I love summer.  People are nicer, generally, the weather’s better, and there are lots of fun activities planned all the time.

When I was a kid, I didn’t like summer as much.  Basically, I was a nerd.  I loved school (I still do love school), and after the first couple of weeks of summer vacation, I was ready to go back; with the exception of a few family road trips and vacations.

Yesterday evening, I sat on the patio of Hilltop Grille eating dinner with two of the coolest people I know, and I found myself thinking, “This might be one of my favorite summer memories.”  I then begin to think of some of my other favorite summer memories:

• riding my bicycle with my neighbors all around (until the street lights came on, of course)
• catching “lightning bugs” in mason jars
• traveling with my Junior Olympic track team to various states for track meets
• working and hanging out at Hargraves Recreation Center
• Project Uplift
• Sunflower County Freedom Project
• learning how to spit watermelon seeds (I know, it’s SO uncouth) on the patio of Ty’s parent’s house
• going to pick to strawberries

Good times and GREAT memories!  So, what’s your favorite summer memory?