summer list 2012

Monkey and I say: Hi, friends! Doesn't she look like a Muppet here?

In other news, can you believe it's MAY already? Yowza! Between trips home, wedding plans, races and a part-time in-office gig, my summer calendar is rapidly filling up. Since I'm a list freak, I figured I'd make note of all the things I want to do before the season ends and I'm back in jeans and tall boots:

1. Keep learning how to surf. I purchased a pack of lessons, so it's going to happen! Hooray! [CHECK! AND BOUGHT A BOARD TO BOOT.]
2. See a movie in the park. [CHECK! KIND OF. SAW PART OF ONE.]
3. Go hiking upstate. The train runs up to Cold Spring, and it's so pretty there. [NOPE. MOVING THIS TO THE FALL LIST.]
4. Have a mini-staycation. [NOT A FULL ONE -- JUST A DAY OR HERE THERE.]
5. Go swimming in the Bed Stuy pool. (My favorite!) [McCarren pool opened -- so CHECK!]
6. Ride down to Coney/Jacob Riis. [CHECK!]
7. Rock out at an outdoor concert. [CHECK!]
8. Take the ferry to Sandy Hook. [NOPE. ALWAYS WANTED TO SURF INSTEAD! MADE IT TO LONG BEACH, PLUS ROCKAWAYS ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK.]
9. Run Summer Streets. [CHECK!]
10. Eat at Dressler. [FEASTED AT ST. ANSLEM INSTEAD.]
11. Attend a NBR freelancer's run. (Kim tells me they're not as scary-fast as I think.) [DID THE NYRR RUN WITH APHRODITE.]
12. Take my mom to the science museum. [SHE DIDN'T WANT TO GO; WENT SWIMMING INSTEAD. HER FIRST TIME IN 30 YEARS!]
13. Plant my roof garden and spend more time on the patio. [CHECK!]
14. Visit DC friends. [NOPE. MOVING THIS TO FALL LIST.]
15. Call, email, write or visit friends, near and far, close and long-lost. [CHECK!]

Already/about to be checked off: Rockaway Beach, Southhampton, Smorgasburg, Brooklyn Flea