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15 things I'm looking forward to for summer 2024

It'll be here so soon! 

  1. Whale watching with a friend
  2. Bookstore crawl with a friend
  3. 57th Street Art Fair
  4. Beach days
  5. Movies in the park
  6. Swapping out my wardrobe
  7. Being done with egg retrievals (hopefully)
  8. Helping a friend plan her wedding
  9. Going to Galena
  10. Taking other trips with friends
  11. Doing more sessions of my D&D one shot
  12. Eating ice cream on hot days
  13. Dining at the Point
  14. Trying to find an agent for my picture book ideas (hopefully)
  15. Reading more (hopefully)

(Prompts by me)

"Sperm Whale diving" by Bernard Spragg. NZ


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