The truth is, summer is THE season to celebrate much like Mr. Depp is ... oh, never mind. I'm talking about summer! How can you argue with all of that daylight? Cannonballs in the pool? Those colorful perennials? Hummingbirds! Butterflies! The ice cream man! Plastic baby pools as cheap as Happy Meals!
Yeah, I know car seats in July feel like mobile skillets, and summer grass can brown faster than a bowl of guacamole. But admit it, hot buns cool fast, and that gauc is still delicious. Summer is just a love.
Here are 15 reasons you should mop your brow, pucker up and give June-July-August a big, sweaty smooch.
Summer's Sweet 15
- Unless you're a vampire, there's no such thing as cabin fever in summer.
- Going anywhere is easier with tots. No mittens, hats or shoes (for baby) to get on. No Michelin Man parkas that turn car seat buckling into a wrestling match. Just get in the car and go, go, GO!
- Al fresco dining.
- Smashing puddles and dancing in the rain without freezing your piggies off. Goes for your kids, too.
- Throwing a blanket down in the backyard at night and doing some star-gazing. (Yep, that's what they're calling it these days.)
- It's light out when you rise and shine, and it's light out after dinner for an evening chase about the block.
- Fresh tomatoes, peaches, strawberries, watermelon, corn on the cob. And that's just appetizers.
- Cul de sac happy hours with cool neighbors.
- Clothes are cheaper. It's the law: Tank tops cannot cost as much as a hand-knit sweater. (Bathing suits, however, are exempt from this logic.)
- The magic of lightning bugs.
- The hose. No more carting Stinker or Boss to the tub with mud-caked arms or sand-filled bottoms.
- Pedicures in boot season are harder to justify.
- Popsicles and ice cream cones (outside, of course). Hit #11 if needed.
- Potty training is much easier in the Great Outdoors.
- Buying a Slip 'n Slide for an adult party.
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