the best things about summer:
* sun
* air-conditioning
* no school
* light, airy clothes
* fresh fruits and vegetables from farmers' markets
* sunglasses
* longer days
* ice cream
* sandals
* swimming
* tanning
* mini-golf
* dinner outside on the deck
* limenade
* catching up on reading (for fun)
* cool breezes at night
* shirtless boys (this one is contributed by jake)
* the smell of freshly-cut grass
* thunderstorms
* driving with the windows down, listening to oldies