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40 Things To Get You Excited For Summer

Waterslides, anyone?

Monica Levitan

May 02, 2016

Radford University

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Summer is almost here! College students are wrapping up their semesters and public schools will let out in about a month, which means summer is slowly approaching. While I'm sure your family and friends are already planning awesome vacations and road trips to go on, you're still stuck in school or work for the meantime.

But fear no more, I have come up with a bunch of things that make me excited for summer and cause me to have a great nostalgia feeling in my stomach. Here are some things I think will get yourself excited about the best season of the year.

1. Longer days.

2. Later nights.

3. Beach trips.

4. Bonfires.

5. S'mores and roasting marshmallows by the fire.

6. Pools open for the season.

7. Being able to swim in lakes, oceans, and pools.

8. The ice cream man comes through your neighborhood.

9. Roof-top down 80 to 90-degree weather.

10. Watermelon and mangoes are at their prime.

11. Cookouts on cookouts.

12. Reading a good book on the beach.

13. Summer concerts.

14. People blast country music (for those who enjoy it).

15. Road trips.

16. Spontaneous car rides.

17. Drive-in movies.

18. Camping in the woods.

19. Blue skies.

20. Cool breezes.

21. Day drinks.

22. Beautiful hikes and walks along parks and scenic areas.

23. Slip-n-slides.

24. Exploring cities and places you've never been to before.

25. Boat rides.

26. Family vacations and road trips.

27. Beach volleyball.

28. Taking a nap on a hammock.

29. Walking in grass barefoot.

30. Freshly cut grass.

31. Palm trees.

32. Water slides.

33. Amusement parks.

34. Barbecue.

35. Farmer's markets come back.

36. Town carnivals/festivals.

37. Watching the stars at night.

38. Gazing at the clouds while lying on the grass.

39. Grilled corn-on-the-cob.

40. Sunsets/sunrises.

These are some of the things that make me think of an awesome summer. There are so many things that make this season great, and I'm sure you can make a whole new list of summer things that you love.

Summer is only a couple months away, so just keep pushing through and soon enough it'll be here!

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Waterslides, anyone?

1. Longer days.

2. Later nights.

3. Beach trips.

4. Bonfires.

5. S'mores and roasting marshmallows by the fire.

6. Pools open for the season.

7. Being able to swim in lakes, oceans, and pools.

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22. Beautiful hikes and walks along parks and scenic areas.

23. Slip-n-slides.

24. Exploring cities and places you've never been to before.

25. Boat rides.

26. Family vacations and road trips.

27. Beach volleyball.

28. Taking a nap on a hammock.

29. Walking in grass barefoot.

30. Freshly cut grass.

31. Palm trees.

32. Water slides.

33. Amusement parks.

34. Barbecue.

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37. Watching the stars at night.

38. Gazing at the clouds while lying on the grass.

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