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THE LIST

100 Things to Do Before Summer Ends:

The 2008 Edition


  1. Get ice cream from an ice cream truck
  1. Build a sand castle
  1. Make lemonade from scratch
  1. Take a nap on a hammock
  1. Tie-Dye Something
  1. Watch ‘The Sandlot’
  1. Have a water balloon fight
  1. Go jet-skiing
  1. Catch fireflies
  1.  Visit 5 different states: Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York
  1.  Play on a playground
  1.  Eat watermelon outside with my hands
  1.  Read: ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’
  1.  Get a Henna Tattoo
  1.  Visit an art museum
  1.  Build a bonfire and roast marshmallows
  1. Sleep outside all night
  1. Jump on a trampoline
  1. Get away from city lights and star gaze
  1. Play outside in a rainstorm
  1. Run a 10K
  1. Volunteer at the SPCA
  1. Go to an amusement park
  1. Plan and cook a three course meal
  1. See at least 4 concerts
  1. Make a short film: 5-10 minutes
  1. See a play
  1. Ride in a convertible with the top down
  1. Take a shot without a chaser
  1. Make a CD Mix with songs that have back-up gospel choirs
  1. Go to a farmer’s market
  1. Buy something ridiculous that I will never need
  1. Go see Pineapple Express (the way it was intended to be seen)
  1. Play in a sprinkler
  1. Learn a song on the guitar
  1. Write someone a fan letter
  1. Learn an entire poem by heart
  1. Watch every season of ‘Weeds’
  1. Complete my Kanye West album collection
  1. Watch a sunrise/sunset on the Beach
  1. Get a pedicure
  1. Order and taste every single flavor of limeade at Sonic
  1. Try every flavor of bubbalicious
  1. Spend an entire day barefoot
  1. Do a yoga video all the way through
  1. Buy and consume a whole box of ‘Gushers’
  1. Have a ‘Global Guts’ marathon
  1. Climb a tree
  1. Go hiking for more than two miles
  1.  Make my own batch of fruit drinks (Pina Colada, Margarita…)
  1. Watch Four movies at the theater in one day
  1. Jump off of a high-dive
  1. Get my picture taken with an “Ireland” Street sign
  1. Drive to Ocean City just to dip my feet in the water
  1. Eat a caramel apple
  1. Go to Five bars in one night
  1. Stay in a hotel
  1.  Tip someone 50% for good service
  1. Start a pen-pal relationship with a friend
  1.  Play a game of tennis
  1. Take Riley to the dog park
  1. Go on a picnic at a park or on the beach
  1. Go surfing
  1. Watch a movie on an outdoor screen while sitting on the grass
  1.  Go to an outdoor professional sporting event
  1. Get Rita’s or Sno-To-Go
  1. Ride paddle boats
  1. Make homemade ice cream
  1. Swim in a fresh water river or pond
  1.  Make and eat strawberry shortcake
  1. Pick a bouquet of wild flowers
  1. Set off some fireworks (and sparklers!)
  1. Ride a horse
  1. Go to a Zoo
  1.  Blow Bubbles!
  1.  Fly a kite
  1.  Steal something and write a ransom note with magazine letters
  1.  Make a homemade pizza
  1.  Go bowling
  1.  Bake and decorate cupcakes
  1.  Jump in a pool with all of my clothes on
  1. Buy a giant lollipop and finish it all
  1. Take an outside shower
  1.  Take a walk while there’s a full moon
  1.  Go on a bike ride
  1.  Wash my own car on a hot day
  1.  Ride a rollercoaster
  1. Wear a flower in my hair
  1. Drink a whole bottle of wine
  1. Go see ‘The Dark Knight’
  1. Be vegetarian for a day
  1. Enter a contest or sweepstakes
  1. Eat fresh pineapple or coconut
  1. Mow the grass
  1. **censored**
  1. Ride the subway to Central Park
  1. Play photographer for a day and have a photo shoot
  1.  Go rock climbing
  1. Paint something

100. Have an epic end of summer celebration!

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