Summer Want-Haves

• Free Shakespeare in the Park: Romeo & Juliet
• gold flip-flops
• the perfect pair of red peep-toe sling back shoes to match my polka dot dress I'll be sporting to a few weddings this summer
• seedless watermelon slices
• The Decemberists, live in Central Park
• a trip out to the island to see Jocelyn
• an entire day spent by the pool lazily sipping...something
  
• a big, red shiny tomato sliced thick with salt & pepper
  
• a visit to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens
• checking off quite a few books from my self-imposed summer reading list
• banana splits
  
• a picnic in the park
• book club on an apartment roof-deck
  
• Great Adventure and a ride on Kingda Ka
  
• a drama-free wedding for my best friend on August 11th
• a delay-free flight out to Denver for my cousin's wedding on August 12th
  
• a Yankees game or two
• a brand spankin new 20" iMac
• a few leads and maybe even a few offers. or just one offer. one is all I need
  
• a great day at the beach, a great week at the beach
  
• sidewalk café dinners, raspberry cosmos and laughter till well after sundown
  
• a few fantastic 10-mile runs
• shinny new race shoes to break in
• acceptance to the NYC Marathon
• a great start to the marathon training season (July 1)
  
• ice-cream cake
• sparklers and fire works by the bridge on July 4th
  
• Coppertone, Banana Boat whatever just the need for some SPF
• a day off just to do nothing but relax and enjoy summer
• bamboo plants springing to life
• tickets to the US Open after Labor Day
• a fun Labor Day weekend getaway, perhaps to Seattle or Portland
  
• a decision, a made-up mind, a confident feeling
  
• a few half marathons added to the calendar
• another long weekend in Chicago, this time with my Mama
  
• a day on Lake Hopatcong for old time's sake
• water skiing
  
• dinner at the J-house and a few margaritas
  
• yellow cake with cool whip icing, blueberries and strawberries
• dirt with gummy worms
• a meteor shower
• a wish upon a star that actually comes true
  
• a long run on the beach after sunset
• a fun summer fling or a blossoming blissful romance