Summer Hopes

 I am not calling this blog post “Summer Plans” because we all know what can happen to plans… that’s right, they go down the drain!!!

Our summer is shaping up. We are getting together with friends in late June to go to the shore. We are going to Vermont for a week in July (just our family). We are getting together with my husband’s family in early August for a week-long stay at the beach. Two kids are signed up for soccer camp. There is a good chance that all 3 kids will stay with their grandparents for a week (“camp grandma and grandpa”).

I am trying to figure out what type of activities we are OK with and what stuff we are going to try and avoid. 

We will do hikes, beach (away from crowds), biking, outdoor ice cream shops, berry picking, outdoor get-togethers with friends. I am hoping to be able to take kids to the library and bookshops, if the community covid-19 spread is low. We will keep going to our local outdoor farmers market. 

I would like to take our older daughter clothing shopping (she needs to try stuff on to make sure it fits!) and kitchen/bath stuff shopping (but we will not go into super-busy stores). I’d like to take all 3 kids to the local Lego store (if it’s not too busy…). I would like to take our son clothing shopping (because he is almost a teenager and is becoming more opinionated about style/color, etc).

We will do our best to avoid crowded places, indoor dining, amusement parks, concert halls, movie theaters, and busy shopping malls.

I think my husband and I need to do something special, just the two of us. Our family is not big on romance stuff and I can’t say it’s something I really want to do. I do believe we need it, though – something for just the two of us. Something enjoyable and relaxing to make us feel special and connected. 

(Don’t want to go out for dinner, don’t want to go on walks…)

Dear reader, do you have any suggestion for romantic (but not too romantic) things to do for 2 introverts?