Summer: So close, I can nearly taste its sweet sunshiny goodness.

Today, it's like 80 degrees and just gorgeous. Its one of those days that makes you excited to sit outside with your morning coffee and gives you renewed zest for life.

I cannot frickin' wait for summer. This is going to be an awesome one for several reasons. I'm going to start a whole new phase in my life in the fall, which means that I need to make this summer really count.

Road trip!
Last year, you may have followed my Existential Road Trip blog. This year will be no different. We're not entirely settled on dates or places yet, but we know that we're taking a trip somewhere. Tent, car, cookstove, hatchet. It's going to be badass.

Lollapalooza!
I was really bummed out last year when the Beastie Boys had to cancel their engagement because someone got cancer. This year, I'm really hoping that no one from Green Day is suddenly stricken. And also that they don't run out of big cans of Bud Light Lime after the second day.

Beach!
There will never be any better beach than the one that you can walk to in three minutes. Especially when the only other people that are there are your neighbors. People are never like, ooh, I'm going to head up north to Rogers Park to go to the beach. Which means that you don't need to look particularly good, because, lets face it... it's Rogers Park.

Rogers Park!
Best summertime neighborhood ever. Outdoor dining, movie theater, local weirdos. Beach. Proximity to "cooler" neighborhoods. Best ever.

Summer Festivals!
Day drinking. Enough said.

Moving on with my life!
It's been grand, and I'll miss everything about my little corner of the world when I leave it. But, the good thing is that I get to strike out on my own again, make a new little corner.

My time off this summer is going to be brilliant! Relaxing and organizing. Preparing for the future, indulging in hobbies. Riding my bike, hanging with family and friends, chilling at the beach or out on the deck.

I'm jealous of my summer self. Only about two and a half more months till I'm home free. Right now, I'm super excited. You know how it is when you wake up and think to yourself, "Oh man, I already know that this is going to be the best day!"? That's how this summer is going to be.