Summer Lovin - Had me a blast!

SportsDude:
It’s the beginning of May which means that summer is pretty much here. By now the New Years resolutions have gone out the window and it is time for summer goals. I don’t’ know if anyone else does this but I thought it’d be fun.

1. Drop 15 pounds, I’m getting older and getting smarter but I don’t think I have put on 15 pounds in my brain, so I’m going to have to lose this weight. Shouldn’t be a problem I bought some Nike + shoes so I can track how much I ran. If I knew how to let the public look at my profile I’d let you guys track me but I can’t figure this out. If anyone knows then let me know. I have to drive by the outdoor trail everyday to get home and if wouldn’t have been raining everyday this week I would have been there a lot more. Does anyone know if the Nike + shoes tracks your progress on the treadmill? I don’t think it can.

2. Try to avoid watching chick flicks. ShopperGal is gonna go crazy on me when she reads this. I can watch chick flicks in the winter because it’s cold outside and everyone else is laying around watching movies. In the summer though, I could be drinking outside on a patio, barbequeing, hanging out at the lake, or a million other things than watching a chick flick. So “Georgia Rule” you listen to me, I will not be watching you this summer, maybe in the winter when nobody can see us together.

3. Learn to golf. Oh yeah, I can hit the ball and land it on the 7th green except I’d be aiming for the 6th green. I have been designated the official cart driver and beer drinking previously when golfing but not this summer. I also think every company needs an official golf player/deal maker. I don’t if this job exists but one day I’m gonna have it.

4. Not get wasted at every wedding reception I go to. This should be an easy to accomplish but I can see the internal battle coming. Saturday Saturday Saturday SportsDude’s cheapness vs SportsDudes will power. I won’t want to drink that much but if it is open bar then………. I mean it’s free which is almost as good as cheap.

5. Taking some trips to see my friends in different cities. I have got to get this done. I don’t really have an excuse now. So my friends located in Weatherford, Indianapolis, KC and STL I’m coming over. Knock the beer bottles off the coach and flip the couch cushion that has the pee stain onit, because I’m sleeping on your couch!

Does anyone else have summer goals? I hope you hold yourself to higher standards than I do.

ShopperGal:
SportsDude wants us to write about our “goals” for the summer but I’m not really sure I have any goals for the summer. I guess I do but it’s hard to define them. More than anything I just want to enjoy the summer and do fun things. I’m going to give it a try anyway to list my goals although some might not technically be goals.

1. Case in point: One of my goals for the summer is to go boating at every available opportunity. I love boating and I love spending the day on the lake. There’s nothing more relaxing. Combine that with the fact that I get a good tan out of the day and I couldn’t be happier.

2. I guess another goal would be to lost about 10 pounds. I know this will be SportsDude’s goal too. Probably his number one. He loves to work out. Me, I could take it or leave it. However, since we’re getting married in December it would definitely be nice to slim down. I am hoping to get a bicycle for my birthday (which by the way is next week) so that SportsDude and I can go on long weekend bike rides. My ideal trip would be a 15-mile ride on one of the city trails to the winery. Granted I might be too drunk to ride back but that’s a risk I’m willing to take. Back to the losing weight part: I’m going to try. Swimsuit weather is not a good time to be carrying extra weight.

3. Another goal for the summer is to finish planning my wedding and get all the details pinned down. I’m still missing a few key areas, including cake and food as well as some others but all in all everything is coming together and going very smoothly. I fully predict it to be planned by the end of summer.

4. I also want to go on a float trip or two. I’ve never been on one and I’ve always wanted to. We already have a couple in the works and hopefully they will pan out. Another reason why I want to lose 10 pounds.

I don’t know that I have any other goals for the summer. As I said earlier, I just basically want to have fun. That’s what the summer is for. I plan to spend my days in the sun and the nights drinking on the patio of local bars. Oh what a life.