{"id":25088,"date":"2015-06-03T15:50:57","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T19:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theenchantedhome.co\/?p=25088"},"modified":"2015-06-04T09:39:31","modified_gmt":"2015-06-04T13:39:31","slug":"lets-talk-a-summer-bucket-list-shall-we","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/03\/lets-talk-a-summer-bucket-list-shall-we\/","title":{"rendered":"Lets talk a summer bucket list shall we?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello and happy Wednesday afternoon, nice to see the sun shining after days of cold rain and gloomy skies. First things first, I want to announce the winner of the wonderful book Cottage Style- A Palette of White<\/em>, congratulations goes to-<\/p>\n

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? Love white, especially white Cararra Marble kitchen countertops! Peter Sinnott?s white\/grey marble floor in Kips Bay this year was inspired!!!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Please email me at theenchantedhome@gmail. so that your book can get on it’s way!<\/p>\n

So, every summer, and I do mean every<\/em> summer, I start the season off (normally before Memorial Day) with a visual “checklist’ in my head of what I hope to do during the summer. It is a short season that seems to go by faster and faster every year. Cannot tell you how often I have realized I still had so much left I wanted to do and before I know it, it’s Labor Day!<\/p>\n

So thought this would make a fun and interactive post as I want to hear what’s on your<\/em> bucket list! Here is what’s on mine…..<\/p>\n

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1. Rent my beach house. I rent a beach house “out east” (means the Hamptons and Montauk) every summer. I have rented the same wonderful house for the past few years, its the perfect beach house, a block from the ocean, walking\/biking distance to town, 4 bedrooms, airy and immaculate and I get daily visits from a family of deer right in my own backyard:) Big enough to host another family and\/or houseguests but small enough to not have to fret over.<\/p>\n

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2. Many (I hope) afternoons until sunset spent at the beach. Alone. With me, my beach chair, a great book and a nice cool drink. The only noise will be the oceans roar…that is a perfect afternoon to me….I am never ever as relaxed as I am doing that.<\/p>\n

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3. Lobster rolls! I could live on them come summertime,? and as luck would have it some of the? very best are from The Clam Bar, “Lunch” and Gosmans Dock in Montauk….sooooo good!!<\/p>\n

St. Peters Catch also has wonderful seafood brought in fresh every day and if we just want steamed\/broiled lobsters that is where I go plus they make a great fish taco. Speaking of fish tacos, Bostwicks in Amagansett hands down makes the best fish taco I have ever<\/em> eaten (and a great Manhattan clam chowder). I am getting hungry!!<\/p>\n

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4. A trip abroad. We like to travel in the summer. Truthfully a lot has changed over the last few years, two oldest sons moved out on their own, our “baby” is now a college student and as much as it pains me to say this…they really don’t have much interest our family vacations as they used to. I get it but it doesn’t make it any less sad:(<\/p>\n

We are working on a trip for July that so far (key word) two of my sons have said yes to coming on. I am so hoping it will happen as I am never happier than when we are all away somewhere wonderful together. How big of a flake am I that even writing this I am crying? But then again, its me the one who cannot watch a Pampers commercial without welling up.<\/p>\n

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5. An office redo! This is almost a 911 emergency. My home office is in DIRE need to help. There is a desk, a rug, a chair and a whole lot of papers and that is about it. I spoke months ago of getting it done and the furthest I got was gathering wallpaper samples which are still here sitting where they were over 2 months ago!<\/p>\n

I really want to try to make some progress. I spend a lot of time in there, and there’s no reason it should not be a beautiful space that I love working in:)<\/p>\n

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6. A ladies summer luncheon. I want to host a small lunch al fresco for friends, nothing big or overdone, something small, pretty, tasty and hopefully on a beautiful humid free summer day!<\/p>\n

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7. A trip up to Maine. Maine is so beautiful in the summer. I haven’t’ been in a long time but there is something so peaceful about driving up there, seeing the rugged coast, all the quaint little towns that dot the coastline. Would like to plan a weekend up there.<\/p>\n

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8. Books! I love to read and find that I get more reading done in the summer than any other season. I would love to read at least 4-6 books this summer. I already have a few that I ordered in anticipation of summer reading.<\/p>\n

My favorite reading spot is my loggia\/outside porch, we get really nice cross breezes there, I bring my down pillow,? settle on one of the sofas, grab a cool drink and allow myself to escape into whatever book I am reading, it is soo relaxing!<\/p>\n

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9. Family time! With two boys on their own and a college aged son, we don’t get the family time that we used to and I so miss it. I cherish when we are together and have told them that I expect us to get together at least one a week to do something, whether its a trip to the beach, the city, a BBQ or dinner….it has to happen. I am my most happy when I am with my family!<\/p>\n

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10.Farm stands! Visiting my favorite local farm stands both locally and “out east” as much as possible. One of my most favorite things is to visit farm stands, I love nothing more than choosing fresh produce, picking up a bunch of freshly picked flowers…it really is all about the simple pleasures and to me this is a huge perk of summer!<\/p>\n

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11.? Exercise more. Ugh…even hate the word. But one thing on my bucket list this summer is to lose 10 lbs and to exercise more. With my knee injury I am limited but walking is totally fine and there is no more beautiful time for long strolls than the summer. I know once I get back into it…I will be committed to the cause:) Plus I have a few summer favorites hiding in my closet that I really want to fit into:)<\/p>\n

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12. Flower power! Attend a flower class\/workshop at Flower School New York<\/em><\/a> . Been wanting to do this for a while now. I did one many years ago but I was younger and my passion for flowers was no where near what it is now so think I would have a whole new appreciation for it…plus how fun!<\/p>\n

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So that’s what’s on my summer bucket list. Surely there will be more to add as the summer marches on, but these are all things I would love to do over the short summer season.<\/p>\n

And how about you? What’s on your<\/em> summer bucket list? Can’t wait to hear, thank you as always for stopping in. Wishing you a fabulous day…..until next time!<\/p>\n

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