I missed the official first day of summer by a few days, but it feels like my summer will really begin tomorrow, when John and I leave for our big road trip to Michigan! Here are a few other things I’m hoping to “accomplish” this season… — Host an adventure dinner party (!!!) — Bake something with fresh berries or fruit — Order from a local food truck (I’m eying this one) — Swim in the Eno — Go to an outdoor country concert — Watch an outdoor movie at Koka Booth and the NC Museum of Art — Spend a day at the beach — Watch fireworks — Pick blueberries — Canoe down the Haw River — Stargaze during the Perseids meteor shower — Buy a grill — Make flavored lemonade — Jump off the dock at the Island — Eat lots of bruschetta :) What’s on your list? I’m always inspired by what y’all have planned!

Happy first day of summer, friends! This new season is really announcing itself, isn’t it? I don’t know about y’all, but it’s forecasted to be in the mid-90s here today! Yeesh! I make a summer to do list almost every year, but I feel like it’s even more important this year, as wedding craziness (inevitably?) descends. Hopefully these to dos will be a reminder to pick my head up every once in a while, have simple fun with John, and savor the warmest months of the year! Jen Huang via Snippet & Ink Special for 2012: — Take a calligraphy class (whee!) — Host a picnic — Bake something with fresh berries or fruit — Try a gourmet popsicle — Order from a local food truck — Have a staycation at our apartment complex :) — Read three new novels — Take some sort of dancing lesson with John Must dos every year: — Take a walk on River Road in Mystic — Swim in the Eno — Watch an outdoor movie at the NC Museum of Art or Koka Booth — Spend a day at the beach — Go to a Backporch Music concert at the American Tobacco Campus — Camp — Take walks before or after dinner as often as possible — Watch fireworks Printing this out and sticking it on my fridge! What’s on your summer to do list? P.S. Spring 2012 and summer