It’s summer now, whether you like it or not! While some folks—usually the ones living in hot or humid climates—detest summer, there are those of us who wait all year for the iced drinks, cookout food, and summer months of the year. We crave tank tops and shorts, sliding our flip flops over bare feet to walk on the hot pavement. The sun crinkles our deepening crowsfeet, but there’s nothing quite like the happiness we feel in summer. 

Reminiscent of the days when we were kids, riding our bikes until the street lights came on, summer is a time of freedom. Drop your responsibilities and call out of work for a pool day and sip a delicious fruity drink with a pair of sunglasses on. Instead of boiling in the heat, embrace it and let it wash over you. For this, too, shall pass, and we might as well enjoy every moment of it. 

So find your happy place this summer—even if it’s at the movie theater to enjoy the free AC—because these are the months that we’ll always look back on fondly.