*Homemade sweet tea in the fridge at all times.
*Cracking blue crabs at a newspaper-covered table with my family.
*People-watching in the ocean breeze on the Boardwalk.
*Lola rolling and scratching her back in the warm grass.
*My mom's homemade potato salad at backyard cookouts.
*Flip-flop tans and blonde highlights in my hair.
*Jon's fabulous margaritas on the rocks with lots and lots of salt.
*Catching up on several months worth of magazines while sunning by the pool.
*Trying to taste every flavor of snowball (not snowcones and definitely not Italian ice!) at the neighborhood stand in those few, short summer months.
*Cold beers and hotdogs at Camden Yards while watching my O's.
*Brightly colored sundresses and big movie star sunglasses.
*Nibbling on sweet corn on the cob and fresh Maryland tomato sandwiches.
*A hotly contested game of wiffleball on the beach.
*The smell of freshly cut grass, suntan lotion and watermelon.
What defines summer for you?
