Saturday, June 14, 2014

Creative Recreation

We are officially in the land of the long and luxurious afternoon sunshine.  The race to find an activity worthy of a summer Friday has begun.  Let your imagination wash up along the shores of the Long Island coastline and dance on the rock beaches of Rhode Island.  Summer is the time to crawl out of the skin of reality and celebrate the freedom with lobster rolls and ice-cold beer. Here are some wonderful summer recreation ideas, to inspire your inner child.

1) Summer Lake Adventure.  Having lived in the land-locked Rocky Mountain states for a transformative number of years, I appreciate the sentiment that not everyone can get to the beach.  Having visited the mountains of North Carolina, I appreciate the sentiment that not everyone wants to go.  The beach is the easy good time; the obvious blonde tossing back shots front and center at a crowded bar.  The lake is a profound pleasure; the brunette with great eyes, a wicked sense of humor and a longneck beer.  Find a lake and everyone has an activity-fishing, tubing, tanning, reading, swimming.
2) Picnic.  There is a reason people picnic in the summer.  It represents the ultimate freedom of expression. They is one trick people often overlook--create a theme for your culinary endeavor.  Every party, no matter how casual, can be improved by a theme.  Have everyone bring something they enjoy and make a gastronomic smorgasbord symphony.  Check out some ideas here. Bring lots of ice-packs and shade-inducing accessories.
3) Find your Summer Hobby.  Ideally, you should have a sport or game that you can look forward to every season.  It keeps the fat off your ass and makes you more interesting.  Some great ideas for summer are tennis, golf, bocce ball (doesn't get enough credit-check it out), horseshoes, croquet, volleyball, sailing or swimming.  Pick one that is accessible for your lifestyle and sounds interesting to you.  If you want to awaken your inner summer soul child, the best thing to do is go play.

Happy summer!