Top 5 Summer Favorites!

Today I'm linking up for:

The topic?

 {only my favorite!!} 

SUMMER!

It's hard to only pick five favorites about summer time, especially since 

my "MATCH" account was "Summergirl8481" when Joe contacted me :P

There is nothing  I don't like about summer, other than the fact that it ends.

1.  Hot Nights 

I just love those nights where it's so warm, you are literally rubbing ice cubes on your neck.

 The nights where even the air conditioning can't cool you down.

I love that the sun doesn't set until after 9.
You can hear all of the insects singing their summer tunes,
"Katie-did....Katie-didn't"
Did your grams teach you that too?

 Or just mine?

I love gazing up at the stars, finding the big dipper, and hoping to see a shooting star.

2. The Lake

I'm in love with the water. 

Every summer since I was born, I've gone to our family's cottage.

We have a lake front, which my great-grandparents lived in, then grandparents, and 

now, we are in that awkward stage of having it rented out because my grams is the only one still alive,

but she's too old to stay there alone. 

There is a back cottage and a big white garage, and so much space to run around.

The dock is huge and cement, and is the best place to get a suntan.

I could lay there day after day.

I remember how many hours I'd spend jumping off of that dock

and float around with beach toys when I was little.

We have a boat, which is great for wake-boarding, water-skiing, and fun boat rides.

It's amazing at what an appetite you work up out on the lake, and

fresh tuna sandwiches on sourdough bread, chips and dip, fresh fruit smoothies

remind me of many a summer day, on the lake.

3. Fireworks

My husband is like a big kid when it comes to these.

Him and his friend Chris put on a semi-professional show,

and since my hubs works so hard, when he gets a few days off for the 4th,

there's nothing better than seeing him laugh, joke, play around and really

put on quite a spectacular show!  

Last year we celebrated at his grama's house and it was so great, 

we are doing it again this year!

4. Grilling

Hubs is definitely a grill master! 

He'll grill no matter what the weather, if I really want him to,

but there's nothing like a hot summer day to grill some

hamburgers, hots, sausages, veggies, kabobs, steaks, chops...

Dinner time is so easy peazy when you can grill.

I throw together a salad and a side, 

hubs grills the main entree.

I loved sitting out front with him, 

I cannot wait to have the grill on the back deck and I can lounge!!

5. Relaxation with friends and family

For whatever reason, life seems to slow down a bit in summer.

We tend to just go with the flow and let things just be.

I absolutely love it when we attend BBQs and sit around and talk.

A lot of my friends (and me!!) have summer birthdays, so it feels like

the whole summer is a party!

Hubs and I have our anniversary in the summer.

All things good seem to happen in summer.

I just know that summer 2012 is going to be one of

my favorite ones yet!!

Lots of great things are in store.

Sun, you are more than welcome to re-appear any time soon.

I really enjoyed the 80 degree weather in March,

I could totally go for some 65 degrees here in MAY!!

 I'm so ready for this.

 Our lil niece Adrianna!!

What are your favorites about summer?