How many days til summer mom?

sunday. manhattan beach. wet, sandy, & tired.

last summer.

we always pull out the dusty ol' mustang in the summer.

hooray!! it's finally here! evan insists on knowing exactly how many days of summer he has. like "80", i tell him. since this is our first official week of summer break and in celebration of the long awaited, ever so cherished season we live for...we went to the beach, on the hottest day ever - sunday. well, we had to be in the south bay because we had to take daddy to the airport after church because he had to go to london for work. again. so...since we were "in the area", we had to go to the beach. just to see the water. and the sand.

summer.

by suzy tervet.

ice cream truck tune. sunburns. watermelon. the beach. the pool. beetles in the house at night. those wonderful fireflies, when we lived in georgia. ian and lauren would catch them. curtains blowing in the wind. from open windows. and the smell of gardenias and jasmin. sleeping in. chlorine green hair. beach towels. lemonade stands. camping. swim lessons. bee stings. vacations. no more lunches to make. memories of swimming at the public pools as a child with my dad and brother. more memories of long drives to vacation destinations in the family vw van or station wagon. no air conditioning. not in the house...or in the car...on those long drives! and listening to "the eagles" tunes. summer camp at camp "hollywood land". sea shells. tan lines. postcards. on the phone all day. listening to the radio all day. slip and slide. shorts and sandals. hot dogs. bbq's. sunflowers. really tall ones. vegetable garden. chalk. bubbles. coppertone sunscreen. back in the day it was suntan lotion. now it's just sunscreen #70. flip flop tan. itsy, bitsy, teenie, weenie, yellow polka dot bikini. crunchy sandwiches. and everything else that goes in your mouth. at the beach. naps. drive-in theatres. beach ball. hawaii. surf boards. skinny dipping at night. watching the highway dance ahead of you. and the cars too. as you drive thru the desert in 115 degree heat. staying with grandma pat for a week. in bishop. being bored. eating ice cream for dinner. again. popsicles made out of juice and soda. huge thunder and lightening storms. in georgia. humidity too. baseball games at dodger stadium. watching the drunks more than the game. 4th of july festivities. fireworks. writing your name in the air with sparklers. missing your friends. anxious for school to start again.

that is summer. and these are some summer songs i like:

summer of love (b-52's), oh what do you do in the summer time (primary song from childhood), cruel summer (bananarama), boys of summer (don henley), in the summertime (hippyish song from childhood), summer breeze (childhood, again), indian summer sky (u2), rain in the summertime (the alarm), somewhere in the summertime (simple minds). any other good ones?

saw on another blog this open invite to do a "color" week. today i pick purple. even though its 11:52pm and i didn't go out of my way to find purple things and take shots - i'm gonna get photos i can find in my file and post those. tomorrow: maybe blue. you'll see tomorrow - which for you will actually be...tonight...when i post again.

sorry, not focused too good.

song of the day: "in the summertime" or "somewhere in summertime" or "cruel summer"!!!!! check out my playlist for most of my "summer" favorites and listen to them!!!!