Despite the months spent waiting in angst for summer to finally arrive, it seems like the season usually evaporates as quickly as our wet footprints on sizzling concrete. Throughout every school year, we conjure up elaborate and exciting summer plans, only to let them fall by the wayside when we become occupied with work, vacation, and our own laziness. But not this summer.

This bucket list is my recipe for a relaxing, not-boring summer to remember. If these ideas are what floats your boat, then use them to keep yourself accountable for having a great time!

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Go to the drive-in

Attend or host a pool party

Make your own ice cream or smoothies

Work out a few times a week

Stargaze

Make s’mores over a fire pit

Swim in a lake

Catch a fish

Discover three new musical artists you like

Attend summer camp or go camping

Check out (and read) a book from the library

Attend Riverfest

Cook a meal for your family

Visit the Sedgwick Co. Zoo

Picnic in a park

Dance in the rain

Go water-skiing/tubing

Try a hole-in-the-wall restaurant downtown

Watch a sunrise

Visit an art museum

Have a backyard barbecue

Pull an all-nighter with friends

Shop at a farmers’ market

Do a fun run/walk

Create a piece of art

Go to a concert

Order seafood at a restaurant by the water