Pool Day Essentials

One of the best parts of the summer, at least, in my opinion are pool days.

A huge part of my childhood was spent at my grandpa's pool. I wish he still owned that house so much. It was one of the older pools, built in the seventies, so it was a huge rectangle. The icing on the cake was that there was a diving board and a water slide.

I spent a ton of summers having squeeze it fights (we'd fill up empty sqeeze its and shoot them at each other like water guns) and swimming for hours. At night, a bat from the woods he lived next to would swoop near the pool. It was awesome.

We'd always have barbecues with hot dogs and burgers and we'd have the radio blasting. I wish I could go back to one of those days again.

So obviously, I've got a list of pool day essentials.

The most important thing, is obviously a cute swimsuit. I like bandeau tops but they are just not built for diving off diving boards so I like to stick to ones with straps.

Another obvious one is your bag full of goodies and your beach towel. 

I always have a float. If it's a relaxing pool day for myself, you can find me floating around the pool with a book or lounging by the pool with my nook.

I always pack a bag full of a change of clothes, sunscreen, and sunglasses.

Beer or hard cider or hard lemonade is a must, of course. A cooler full please

I always have a radio blasting. It just wouldn't be a pool day without it! 

What are your pool day essentials?

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