… I wish. More like 100 (if we’re lucky) but isn’t that a great movie. The best.

Anyway, with such a short summer, it is crucial to squeeze as much awesomeness in as possible so I decided to make a list. Living in Nova Scotia during the summer months is like living in an ocean playground (oh wait, Nova Scotia IS Canada’s Ocean Playground!) … It is dreamy and it almost makes up for the rest of the year. So, in no particular order, here are 100 things I hope to do / eat / see this summer*. I have already done a few, and will check back in at the end of the season and see how well I did.

1. host a back yard social
2. bike to the Seaport Market
3. swim in a lake
4. swim in the ocean
5. swim in the river
6. mow the lawn
7. paddle a canoe (on the Wallace River)
8. drive a motor boat
9. go in a sail boat
10. go for a run then jump in the water right after
11. stroll through the Public Gardens
12. sit around a camp fire (at an engagement party)
13. go on a road trip (Cabot Trail Relay)
14. hike cape split
15. hike the small loop of the bluff with the boys
16. go for ice cream
17. go strawberry picking
18. make strawberry jam
19. make strawberry shortcake
20. eat from a food truck
21. get a pedicure
22. have dinner and drinks on an outdoor patio
23. watch an outdoor movie
24. dance
25. plant a vegetable garden
26. run in a race… or two … or three (Bluenose, Cabot Trail Relay)
27. go to a wedding
28. buy a sundress
29. go tubing on the wallace river
30. make potato salad
31. accidentally get a sun burn
32. get a bug bite
33. play corn hole
34. play croquette
35. play washer toss
36. eat peas from the pod
37. have a picnic
38. see Cape Breton
39. lay in the grass
40. roll down a hill
41. buy patio furniture
42. eat a popsicle
43. leave the province
44. build a sand castle
45. watch David play soccer
46. eat lobster (post Cabot Trail Relay reception)
47. swim with Henry across the river
48. walk on a sand bar
49. plant a hydrangea tree
50. work outside
51. drink my morning coffee outside
52. sleep with the window open and the fan on
53. have friends stop by unannounced
54. try a new local restaurant… or two … or three
55. watch a parade
56. hear bagpipes
57. walk on a beach
58. night swim
59. make smores and eat them
60. make rhubarb crisp with the rhubarb from the yard
61. make tomato sauce with the tomatoes from my garden
62. catch up to Sons of Anarchy
63. read a magazine outside
64. wear heels
65. wear jean shorts
66. run on the Trans Canada Trail
67. sleep in a tent
68. stay in a hotel  (Cabot Trail Relay)
69. have a yard sale
70. go to a yard sale
71. paint the foundation of the house
72. get blonde highlights
73. register for a fall race
74. walk along the Halifax waterfront
75. morning run along the Halifax water front
76. ride the ferry
77. bike with David further than 3 blocks
78. get muddy
79. get sandy
80. play hooky from work
81. make devilled eggs
82. lay in a hammock
83. have cut flowers on the coffee table all summer
84. hill train one day every week
85. go to Cyclone 5 times in one week
86. eat corn on the cob
87. buy a new bathing suit
88. run through a sprinkler
89. buy some art
90. see Shakespeare by the Sea
91. go on a trail run
92. finish a good book
93. ride a horse
94. mini golf
95. pick a summer song
96. visit Kejimkujik National Park
97. take David to Citadel Hill
98. fly a kite
99. bike over the MacDonald bridge with David
100. have David plan a prefect pre-first-day-of-big-school / end-of-summer-day

How about you? Is there anything that is a MUST DO for you?

*I am saying summer started on the long weekend of May and ends on the Monday after Labour Day (even though our September is pretty amazing!)

psst. If you like what you’re reading, please subscribe and share. xomeg