twenty for 2012: july and august

4. climb mt fuji with my parents
i didn't climb with them, but i climbed twice (once in july by myself and once in august with two friends)

14. do (make?) something for my mom's 60th birthday
i called. i didn't do anything. slacker daughter.

15. do fourth of july (aka picnic party)
didn't happen. BUT, i bought a grill and have had people over a lot for burgers on the grill.

16. go to the beach (and do it before obon, when the jellyfish come out)
done (x2)
went to chigasaki for the first time. got rained on and everything was completely wet except for the clothes that were in our bags. but then the rain stopped, we went to shabushabu for an early dinner and stuck it out to watch the fireworks show, right over the water. it was awesome and i imagine i'll try to plan to go again next year on their firework day.
went to yuigahama for the day with a bunch of fabulous boys. it was perfect weather and i didn't even get burnt. miracle.

20. call/facetime my parents on a regular basis and always tell them i love them.
i didn't talk to my parents much in the last 2 months. missed a facetime call from my dad and tried calling back, got a few "sent from my phone" emails from my dad when they were in colorado hiking mid august, finally got a hold of them on the last day of august.