Lets do this. Back by popular demand: Summer! And what’s summer without my 100 days of summer to-do wish list? The rules are simple and I welcome all of you to join in with your own list – it started this (long) weekend and ends on September 30. Get what you can get done because summer is here for a short time so it is best to make it a good time.

This year’s list. Many are pick-ups from last year because why rock the boat when the boat was awesome?

1. go on a sail boat**
2. watch an outdoor movie**
3. play corn hole**
4. see Shakespeare by the Sea**
5. fly a kite**
6. play sandbar soccer*
7. drive in a convertible* (Larry promised he’d take me out this summer)
8. try rock climbing* (Kristin said she’s go with me)
9. drink a road rocket “kidding” *
10. ride a slip & slide*
11. visit magic mountain*
    NOTE: the above 11 items are * 2015 not completed **2014/2015 not completed. Third time a charm?
    
12. swim in a lake
13. swim in the ocean
14. swim in the Wallace River
15. make homemade ice cream
16. hike Cape Chignecto
17. visit Victoria Park and climb Jacob’s Ladder
18. sunrise at the beach
19. sunset at the beach
20. find a waterfall (Amanda’s idea)
21. go to a country fair (Amanda’s idea)
22. ride shot gun in a car driven by Amanda to either item 21 or 22!
23. learn photography… for reals
24. make sweet tea
25. have a lunch date
26. have a brunch date
27. have a post-work beer date at the Stillwell beer garden
28. go to a wedding
29. bike a trail
30. hike a trail
31. run a trail
32. attend a festival
33. send a postcard
34. send a parcel
35. ride a train
36. ride a ferry
37. ride a bike (with David) to bike and bean
38. run to bike and bean
39. do a pull-up (just one)
40. go strawberry picking
41. make strawberry jam
42. train for a marathon
43. sleep in a tent
44. make campfire Kraft Dinner (must remember to bring a pot)
45. go for a run and jump in the water right after
46. have a party (or two)
47. attend a party
48. watch the movie The Man In The Moon
49. watch the movie My Girl
50. watch all of the Star Wars movies with David (in order of release dates)
51. make a batch of beets
52. have ice cream for supper
53. buy a fern
54. get a pedicure
55. eat on an outdoor patio
56. drink on an outdoor patio
57. play croquette
58. play washer toss
59. night swim
60. have a bbq at least once a week
61. go two 5 different farmer’s markets
62. drink my morning coffee outside
63. have a water balloon fight
64. accidentally get a sunburn
65. picnic at the ocean
66. picnic at Public Gardens
67. make iced coffee
68. make lemonade
69. watch Lemonade
70. run in 5 races
71. plant herbs
72. run the golf shore loop (again)
73. go to the 2016 Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Championship in Dartmouth
74. cheer for a friend
75. have fresh flowers in the house always
76. make rhubarb pie
77. stand up paddle board
78. kayak down the river
79. tube down the river
80. hang out on the Halifax waterfront
81. go to the Tattoo
82. build a sand castle
83. buy a summer dress
84. hear bag pipes
85. watch a parade
86. dance
87. watch fireworks
88. play hooky
89. read a magazine outside
90. buy a pineapple
91. get crafty
92. eat from a food truck
93. only use the clothesline
94. go to the Shore Club (I’ve never been!)
95. visit a cottage
96. drink beer from a cooler
97. get muddy
98. get sandy
99. go to a yard sale
100. mow the lawn

You can see last year’s list here and the results here and 2014’s list here and the results here – I have repeated a lot of items because they’re too much fun not to not do! Card from here

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