Summer Lovin'

55 Simple Summer Pleasures

Add yours!

-The Betty Editors

There's something special about summer that thrills us like no other season. Here are a few of our favorite things about this sultry season:

1. Rolling in the grass
2. Dewy skin
3. Daylight Savings Time
4. Vacation!
5. No school lunches to pack
6. Camp

7. Popsicle-stained children
8. The ice cream man
9. Ice cream
10. Simple road-trips
11. Car games
12. Walks at dusk
13. Catching fireflies

14. Front-yard sprinklers and kids in bathing suits.
15. Swimsuit lines on the tan little bodies of children
16. The smell of suntan lotion and having a sexy someone rub it on your back
17. Pool time!
18. The hypnotic motion of the ocean

19. Sand castles
20. Body boarding
21. Water skiing
22. The call of seagulls

23. Surfer dudes
24. Sea shell hunting
25. French fries at the boardwalk
26. Free fudge samples
27. Grass/sand/ dirt between your toes

28. Fresh-cut peonies in vibrant pink
29. Geraniums
30. Comfy tank tops
31. Flip flops
32. sexy sundresses
33. Crisp white cotton nightgowns
34. Sleeping with the windows open

35. White mosquito netting blowing in the breeze
36. Hammocks
37. Reading outdoors
38. Hikes
39. Produce beyond potatoes and apples at the farmer's market
40. Blueberries, strawberries, cherries, watermelon
41. Hotdogs and Hamburgers on the grill (is there really any better food?)

42. Vegetable gardens
43. Mint lemonade
44. Mint lemonade with a splash of vodka
45. Ice-cold white wines
46. Margaritas
47. Guacamole and Negro Modelos on the front porch
48. Impromptu neighborhood BBQs

49. Rooftop parties
50. The Fourth of July
51. Long nights
52. Summer love
53. Hot sex
54. Sex on the Beach
55. Air Conditioning!

What are some of your favorite summer things? Help us add to our list by leaving a comment below.

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