It’s Memorial Day, and the unofficial start of Summer!

Before, your summer schedule gets filled with work events, graduations, and weddings, plan some summer activities for you and your sweetie. If you live in, or plan to visit, the Washington DC metropolitan area, I have listed below 22 summertime activities that could bring you joy and a little romance.

 Get massages together

 Make out on top of the National Harbor’s Capital Wheel.

 Volunteer at Bread for the City.

 Go on a spontaneous road trip to Shenandoah Valley.

 Take a dance class together.

 Share a milkshake at Good Stuff Eatery.

 Stay up all night, and watch the sunrise together

 Check out the local crafts and yummies at Eastern Market

 Dance at a free outdoor concert at the Capitol Riverfront

 Coo over some of the baby animals at the National Zoo.

 Watch some awe-inspiring fireworks

 Enjoy a scoop of Toby’s Homemade Ice Cream.

 Share some fries and an ice cold beer together at a Baltimore Orioles game or a Washington Nationals game.

 Dine al fresco at a local restaurant

 Build a sand castle in Rehoboth Beach.

 Get stuffed at the Chesapeake Crab & Beer Festival

 Skinny Dip (The location is at your discretion!)

 Watch champions in action at the Citi Open (formerly the Legg Mason Classic).

 Take a hike at the Black Hills Regional Park.

 Check out a summer blockbuster.

 Sleep in and wake up to croissants from your local bakery

 Spend an afternoon together, free of electronics.

And, most of all, have fun!

Love & Soul Always, Kawania

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