Summer Bucket List

My general philosophy is that life needs a little spice. I find that having a little something to break up the mundane really helps pass the days that sometimes can feel routine. Looking forward to something, like a good cup of coffee at 3pm, gives me the jolt I need to survive the boring. So, I put together a short and very doable summer bucket list filled with activities I am looking forward to this summer.

Summer Bucket List  

  1. Have a Staycation

There are so many beautiful resorts just minutes away from our house, so this summer I really want to play tourist for a day and visit one of the pools overlooking the ocean, have a little lunch, maybe some bubbly and pretend to be from out of town.

     2. Overnight Date Night

Now that baby FLO is almost 4 months and is sleeping through the night (on most nights), spending a night away from him seems possible. And to be honest, necessary. Life with a new baby is tough, and we are so overdue for some R&R this summer.

     3. Sunset Dinner Picnic 

I had a few quick lunches at the beach, but I’m sad to say I have yet to have a true, planned picnic dinner on the beach. I really want to prepare a meal and then pack us up for dinner on the sand to watch the sunset. In my opinion, beach picnics should be on everybody’s bucket list.

4.Watch a Sunrise

Mau surfs almost every morning, early enough to watch the sun rise. One of these summer mornings baby FLO and I will join him, and then go out to a big pancake breakfast. This bucket list item is the easiest and toughest to complete, a baby still hasn’t made me a morning person…

5.Wine Tasting Trip

It won’t be a long weekend in Paso Robles or Napa, but we do live close enough to some decent wine that we could easily make a day out of it.

That’s my short, but very possible summer bucket list to complete this summer. What are you looking forward to in the next few months?

... besos, ALINA

Alina Orozco is a freelance writer with a weakness for hot dogs, the beach, dinner parties and DIY projects. She lives in Orange County, California with her husband and their oversized Beagle named Benny.