Happiest Place on Earth

Summer used to mean long trips to visit my grandparents in Orlando. A couple days were spent at Disney World getting up the guts to jump on Space Mountain and riding Thunder Mountain more times than I could count. At night, I could be found propped up in the middle of their king-sized bed watching television with my dessert of choice, an ice cream drumstick. (Boy, was life hard then.) Funny how times flies, but summer still has the same fun appeal now even without being spoiled. Disney World is hard to come by, but here's a few things that summertime is sure to bring.

Ice cream truck decisions.
push-up pop or ice cream sandwich


any excuse to throw on some flip flops


Sweet tea brewed in the sun


Bocce ball in the park or on the beach

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