So how I do for my summer list? Here goes:
Sunset harbor cruise. We went on a sailboat named Hestia one Friday night. It was an amazing experience. I’ve been on Boston Harbor cruises but this was much more personal- only seven people on the sailboat. We went from the Long Wharf into the North End, Charlestown, under the Tobin Bridge, turned around in Chelsea/East Boston and went across the harbor to the Seaport district and came back in seeing the Boston Harbor Hotel. It was such a nice night for it (full moon) and the weather was perfect. There was even a dog onboard!
Finally hike Blue Hills. I watched Tina run her 1/2 marathon at Blue Hills. Even though I didn’t get to the top, we still walked about 6 miles that day, all before 10 am.
Attend a couple of weddings!! I got to see my sorority sisters, Robyn and Jess, get married to start the summer off. They were both beautiful brides and it was so fun to see all my sisters in one place. Of course, singing heaven too!
Weekends at Dover-Foxcroft, ME. I got to go to the cabin for two weekends! As you know, we spent Labor Day weekend in Maine as well as went up in August. It’s so peaceful. We went canoeing, swimming, fishing, read and just relaxed near Sebec Lake. Some pictures:
Weekends at Sebago Lake, enjoying family at the cottage! I was also able to spend some time at the cottage at Panther Pond, which connects to Sebago. I went for July 4th with the family, a weekend with my parents and Chris and then a crazy weekend with lots of friends. Pictures (before sunrise & lake view):
July 4th celebrations. This July 4th was different in so many ways. We traveled yet stayed home, saw fireworks in both the South Shore and in Boston. Best part of the 4th- listening to the Boston Pops on the radio while watching the fireworks from a new “secret” spot overlooking Boston.
Have a pool day. Yes! I actually took a couple of separate days and just relaxed by a pool. It was great to swim and be in the sun. I wish I had more of those days! Thank you to Kelly who took a vacation day too and just enjoyed acting like we were teenagers again– ordering food and swimming all day 
Richardson‘s on a Friday afternoon after work. I drive by Richardson’s everyday, it was only a matter of time before I eventually stopped for an ice cream. I went a very long time-6 months!- without even thinking of stopping. Then on a Friday sunny afternoon, I enjoyed an ice cream cone. It was delicious! If you go, please splurge and get chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream– it’s the best!
Have a girls weekend with the Revere girls. We weren’t able to sneak away an entire weekend but Jen, Kelly and I were able to have a few nights this summer seeing each other, catching up and just enjoying ourselves. Our neutral favorite new spot- On the Border in Woburn. Eventually we have to do a girls weekend
Go to a drive in movie. It was amazing. We saw Salt & Dinner for Schmucks, had two sodas, a large popcorn… all totaling= $21. You can’t beat that! It was an amazing sunset and great experience! We went to Pride’s Corner Drive-In Theatre in Westbrook, Maine. Salt was great, Dinner for Schmucks was funny if you like “The Office” humor
See the Red Sox! Because of a miscalculation (wrong date), I was lucky enough to go to TWO Red Sox Games. Nothing beats a beer, Fenway Frank and two wins from the home team!!
Relive my middle school days and saw the Backstreet Boys. Saw them. Realized I’m old. They weren’t bad. Enough said!
Country Concerts- I saw Lady Antebellum & Tim Mcgraw in concert this summer at the Comcast Center in Mansfield with Tina, Berns, Marissa, and others. Tailgating and the lawn were fun:
Revere Beach Sand Castles: It was a great date! Kelly and I walked the beach and saw this year’s sculptures. I wish I had pictures!
Restaurant Week in Boston. This summer we tried Sportello for Restaurant Week. The food and wine was so fresh, so different, amazing. I highly recommend it!! If anything, try the spicy tomato soup!
Celebrate Tina, Berns & Cat’s 24th birthday! My college best friends, Cat, Tina & Berns all turned 24 within one week of each other. Last year, they did a trio-birthday, so why not continue it this year? I got to see so many sorority sisters and it was fun to celebrate another birthday! We had a private room at Bell-in- Hand (Boston’s oldest bar) and danced the night away.
Go fishing, yes really, I want to catch a BIG fish and did I ever!! Pictures are worth 1,000 words.. ten minutes and the result of my fish vs. Chris. They were both thrown back! Someone spent a couple days continuing to fish…
Learn something new & interesting each day. I truly feel that I learned something new or interesting. I love to read (finished multiple books this summer) as well as increased my blog roll. It was definitely a learning summer!
What I didn’t get to:
*Spend a day at the Harbor Islands or do the Boston Harbor Walk* Deer Island walks this summer * Find an apartment! *Explore the South Shore *Run, learn to love it and make it part of my daily life!* North End Feasts * Explore the South End * Have a beach day *Go tubing or waterskiing again * Ride on a motorcycle
and overcome the loon fear!
Looking back, it really was busy and fun summer. It had its highs and lows but overall, it was a great way to spend summer ’10.
