Things I'm looking forward to this summer

At this moment, it's 5 degrees here. Normal highs for this time of year are low teens. A couple weeks ago, we had low to mid 20s and sunshine. Now I haven't seen much sun or temps above 5 for several weeks. Ugh. Spring came out for a bit, but it must've gotten chilly, so it went back inside by the fire. It's so bleh here I can't stand it.

So in anticipation of warmer weather, I thought I would make a list of things I'm looking forward to:

- Sandals, shorts and t-shirts without the long sleeves underneath
- Hearing the birds every morning
- Actually needing my sunglasses because it's too bright
- Opening the sunroof all the way (and not putting on the heat to compensate)
- Playing at various parks with the girls
- Picnics at those same parks
- Swimming at the pool
- Saturday afternoons at the beach
- Going to Gravenhurst to pick up my new kayak
- Kayaking the Grand River
- Kayaking Cootes Paradise
- Kayaking 16 Mile Creek
- Kayaking the Saugeen River
(noticing a theme here?)
- Kayaking the Hamilton Harbour
- Camping with the girls
- Camping and paddling with just Arja
- BBQing without wearing a jacket
- Mowing the lawn
- Sitting on the porch with Arja after the girls are in bed
- Ancaster Heritage Days Parade
- Canada Day
- Spending a weekend at a cottage
- Slow walks with Arja and the girls
- Working with Kanah on her biking - riding without training wheels
- Helping Taly become more accustomed to her trike
- Cleaning up the car and keeping it clean
- Walking the boardwalk at RBG and watching the birds eat from Arja's hands
- An afternoon pint on the patio at St Louis, Montana's or Jack Astor's
- Setting up the tent in the backyard for the girls
- Fresh strawberries
- Fresh peas
- Fresh corn
- Family Camp @ Kahquah? (the jury is still out on that one)
- Watching Kanah shred it up on a tube behind a boat
- Baptisms in 16 Mile Creek
- The Bruce Peninsula
- Canada's Wonderland
- Taking each of the girls kayaking

Ahhhh - that feels a little bit better.