2013 Summer Manifesto
At first I thought, "No way. Not another list with more pressure added to having the perfect experience, trying to live my days like the unachievable images on the interwebs." Ahem, Pinterest.But then I got to thinking. We're young, married, renters, child-free with good incomes -- we could have the best.summer.ever. Minus the pressure. We could set some seriously fun intentions for the next 2 months.So I wrote up a sort of wish list. It ended up being exactly 30 items, though some things (like "revamp the apartment") will have multiple steps. Even if I do 10 of these things, it'll make for some awesome memories.Kind of already got a head start when my parents were in town. Mom took me out for a mani/pedi and we spent a good chunk of time Newport Beach, welcoming in summer. So we'll see how the rest goes. Thinking it's gonna make for a pretty sweet collage come September.See the sunriseSee the sun (set at the ocean)Eat at Malibu SeafoodRead 4 books, 1 LA noir(Currently reading 3... World War Z, The Untethered Soul & Made To Stick)Take a weekend trip (Visit L&T 8.16.13)Do a LONG hike (8/2/13 Probably only 3m, but it was TOUGH)Eat a perfect peach (8.8.13 delicious sliced peach in a fruit salad during a work mtg)Dive into Ali Edward's Hello Story (7/24/13)Hang some plantsParticipate in August Break (Started 8/1/13) Play Cards Against Humanity (7/27/13)Take a silhouette photoGet a mani/pedi (6/20/13)AZ River Trip (7/27/13)Swim in a pool (6/30/13)Spend the entire day on the beach (6/15/13)Bike to Playa Del Rey (walked this path on 7/7/13 but still want to bike)Run - a trail, the beach path, a 5 milerCreate a feather wallFinish up my digital scrapbooking classWrite a song and record it (with H)Eat a tomato from our plant (7/22/13)DTLA art walkMake and eat s'mores (7/6/13)See fireworks (7/4/13)Celebrate our one year (Weekend of 7/5/13)Take a day off just for meSee an action movie (We binge-watched 70+ episodes of Battlestar Galactic - this so counts)Grill a perfect steak (8.11.13)Revamp the apartment*Inspired by Ali Edwards and Kelly Purkey**If you've written up a summer manifesto, please share it with me. I love reading them. xoAddendumSince this summer has been so awesome, I wanted to add a few items that weren't on the list. Most are from our trip to Philly - and I plan on a better recap post - but adding these things here for now: kayaked for the first time, climbed a rock wall for the first time, swam and jumped at Dutch Springs, saw a Phillies game, ate a cheesesteak, visited Love Park, ran the Philly Art Museum stairs (like Rocky), saw a concert with friends, had my sister babysit Carter, clean our apartment and buy us flowers, started organizing the wedding planning scrapbook, H had our wedding photos printed up, and ate at Wawa (3x - ugh).