With Memorial Day weekend just around the corner, we can now safely say that it’s officially summertime and we could not be more excited. After an especially grueling and really, really long winter full of Polar Vortexes, we can’t wait to truly embrace everything that this summer has to offer. We know you’re excited too. And if you’re not yet? You will be after reading this list of the 101 sweetest things about summer.
If you like, feel free to treat this as a bucket list. Challenge Accepted!
1. Bikini Car Washes
2. School’s Out
3. Snow Cones & Ice Cream
4. Lollapalooza In August and A Bunch of Awesome Music Festivals All Summer
5. Siestas (aka Being Lazy)
6. Slip ‘n Slides
7. Wife Beaters
8. Water Gun Fights
9. Girls Tanning
10. BBQ
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11. Road Trips
12. Bonfires
13. Wet T-Shirt Competitions
14. Hanging at the Beach
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15. Rope Swings
16. Beach Parties
17. Summer Movies
18. Awesome Summer Television
19. Tan Lines
20. Baseball (And Drinking At Baseball Games)
21. Amazing Summer Parties
22. Summer Fridays
23. Extra Hours of Daylight
24. Weddings
25. Swimsuit Calendars
26. No Homework
27. Biergartens
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28. Bike Riding
29. National Bourbon Day
30. Professional Beach Volleyball
31. Sleeping In Late
32. Taking Really Long Lunch Breaks
33. Playing Frisbee (And Frisbee Golf)
34. Seeing All Your Friends Who Hid Away All Winter
35. Skinny Dipping
36. Water Skiing
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37. Jet Skis
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38. Boating
39. Drunk Girls Kissing
40. Watermelon
41. Camping
42. Celebrity Bikini Pics
43. Going Barefoot
44. The 4th of July
45. Girls of Summer
46. No More American Idol
47. Cruising
48. Roof Parties
49. Summer Brews
50. The Ongoing Console Wars
51. Amusement Parks
52. Shorts
53. Cliff Jumping
54. The Ice Cream Man
55. Garage Sales
56. Fried Chicken
57. Street Fairs
58. Farmers Market
59. Water Sex
60. Surfing
61. Central Park SummerStage
62. No Snow
63. Wimbledon
64. Fireworks
65. Softball
66. Movies in the Park
67. Pub Crawls
68. Dodge Ball
69. White Water Rafting
70. Summer Flings
71. The Hooters Swimsuit Pageant
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72. Trampolines
73. Extra Time to Watch a Full Season of Your Favorite Show
74. Marco Polo
75. MLB All-star Game
76. Sprinklers
77. Concession Stands
78. Outdoor Bars
79. Staying Out Really Late, Even When You Have Work
80. Hammocks
81. Micheladas
82. Tree Climbing
83. Lake Parties
84. Booze Cruises
85. Short Shorts
86. Chicken Fights
87. Sitting Next To An Air Conditioner On A Super Hot Day
88. Popsicles
89. Crawfish Boils
90. Girls in White Pants
91. Sundresses, Sweet, Sweet Sundresses
92. Long Weekends
93. Coney Island Freak Show
94. Hot Lifeguards
95. Hemp Fest
96. Memorial Day
97. Thongs
98. Hot Tubs
99. Bikini Contests
100. Water Parks
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