Summer Checklist

Although summer hasn't officially started yet, I've been out of school for a couple of weeks now. My weekdays and weekends have been so busy with work and other obligations that I haven't had a chance to really enjoy being free of homework, projects and crazy professors. So I decided it might be a good idea to make a list of things I want to do this summer, whether they be big or small. A checklist of sorts. I'm a sucker for a to-do list. These are ten things I want to do before summer ends: 

1. Go to the Atlantis Aquarium on Long Island.

2. Take a much needed vacation with my boyfriend.

3. Watch a movie on the lawn in Bryant Park at the HBO Summer Film Festival. 

4. Roast marshmallows and make s'mores with friends.

5. Purchase new bedding. Maybe from Anthropologie!

6. Take a day trip to Charleston, South Carolina. (Pat & I always say we're going to do this when I visit and we never follow through.)

7. Host a dinner party and invite all my girl friends.

8. Get my portfolio together and apply for Fall internships.

9. Spend a day doing some tourist-y things in New York City. I really want to see a play and go to the Bodies Exhibit at the South Street Seaport.

10. Go to the beach and be outside as much as possible.

South Street Seaport

A while ago I told you about my friends and I going on weekly adventures during our breaks in between classes. Unfortunately the weather and then our actual school work prevented us from exploring as much as we would have liked. But this week we refused to let anything get in our way, especially with the beautiful weather and the city at our fingertips. So today we took the 3 downtown to the South Street Seaport, something I've been wanting to do for quite some time. (I've only been there once before.) Personally I think the Seaport is one of the most underrated places in the city. I absolutely love it there. Everything from the cobblestone streets to the waterfront view with the Brooklyn Bridge in the distance. It wasn't crowded or full of tourists. It was perfect. We had so much fun walking around, talking, shopping (I got an new pair of flats from J. Crew!), and basking in the sun. We even bought matching friendship bracelets. Super cute. We only got to stay for a little but I can't wait to go back there again.