Summer is:

• Tomatoes that actually taste like tomatoes
• Apriums, sweet and juicy
• Hot, hot, hot
• Worrying for months about not being tanned enough, but worrying even more about getting skin cancer, which means never getting tanned
• Popsicles made from strawberry lemonade
• Monday night at the movies (so far we’ve watched Up and Away We Go)
• Days at my friend’s pool
• Electric bills that are way too high
• Impatience with my 13-year old car’s inability to cool down fast enough
• Choosing parking in the shade over parking near the door
• Wearing a huge sweater at work because the air conditioning is so cold
• Dreaming about autumn (which will never come in Austin)

And I want to remember to:

• Drive our scooters to the sno-cone stand
• Hike the greenbelt and swim at Sculpture Falls
• Walk down to Cheap-o records to buy vinyl
• Take late-night strolls
• Take at least one dip in Barton Springs pool, even though it’s too cold
• Buy striped socks and tights for the fall
• Eat watermelon and cantaloupe and sweet corn and lots of tomatoes