Highlights and Happenings in July; One Sentence a Day
We had a pretty rainy, muggy, hot July but it was a lot of fun too. We crossed a lot of things off our to do list which felt great.
1. My mom and I went to the gym then the boys and I loaded up the car and headed to Little Compton Rhode Island to spend some time with our friends eating, playing games, and walking along the beach.
2. The boys and I woke up early, checked out of our rental, and headed back over to our friend's cottage around 7 and by 9 am I was taking all 4 boys out to breakfast, then I read on the deck for a bit while they played games and then we spent our afternoon on the beach before it was time for the boys and I to head home.
3. I got caught up on household tasks like watering plants, prepping food, paying bills, doing the laundry, etc. and got our fridge/freezer all cleaned out in time for the delivery of our new one!
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| I LOVE my beautiful new fridge! |
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| I changed in the late afternoon when the wind picked up knowing we were also headed to the grocery store and it would be cool inside. |
4. Happy 4th of July! We had a lazy day with no plans so I spent most of my day reading and working on the blog. Alec had a job cooking at a cookout and I had to pick up our CSA farm box but in the afternoon I was sitting outside as the flotilla parade went by (before it started pouring in the middle of it).
5. We woke to more rain and no real plans other than prepping food for the party tomorrow so I spent a quiet day crafting, reading, blogging, and watching TV.
6. Saturday morning we woke to get ready for my husband's family huge annual 4th of July cookout to find it pouring, thundering, and lightning-- from experience we knew the party would still go on but thankfully the rain stopped right around noon and held off the rest of the day.
7. Alec headed off to work and Ian and Evan headed off shopping for my birthday gift; they gave me part of my gift early so I could bring my chair with us to the cottage for another afternoon of lake fun.
8. My mom and I went to the gym then headed out for my annual birthday shopping/lunch trip. We went to Buckland Hills mall and lunch at Artisanal Burger Company.
9. I was up early and got the laundry done, dishes put away and made a lasagna before we headed out at 8:30 in the morning for Alec to have all his wisdom teeth removed. I spent the rest of the day taking care of him.
10. I woke up and decided to skip the gym so I could see how Alec was feeling when he woke up; he had a great day and only took one dose of pain meds choosing to just use Motrin the rest of the day. Evan and I did do groceries but then I just hung out at home all day.
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| I finished my library's color challenge-- Well, I started the final book for it anyway! |
11. Another day spent mostly at home taking care of Alec-- he was doing great but still was a bit sore and tired. We got some paperwork done for college and I went to pick up my CSA in the afternoon.
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| I beat Alec, Ian, and my mother in law at rummy |
12. Gym with my mom, blueberry picking with the boys (it rained on the way there but stopped by the time we parked at the orchard), food prep, cleaning the house... it was a busy day!
13. It poured all morning and our power kept blinking on and off-- Alec went back to work and I worked on the blog and some reading while waiting around for him to come home hoping he wasn't overdoing it. My husband and I headed out on a date night to try a new (to us!) restaurant called Alicante-- it was delicious.
14. A hot, lazy day lying around the house and the lake reading and visiting with some family.
15. Gym, grocery shopping, Amazon dorm shopping with Alec and then Alec, Evan, and I headed to the botanical gardens.
16. Prime day shopping, lots of cooking and baking, bill paying. cleaning house, etc.
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| Blueberry Boy Bait |
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| I made blueberry jam following my 3- ingredient jam recipe |
17. Gym in the morning then Alec and I headed out to Target, the bank, Lowe's, a couple of greenhouses (he wanted 2 specific plants), etc. to finish up his dorm room shopping.
18. Another long morning spent online doing some research for college, getting Alec signed up for his own credit card, looking into the Amazon student prime account, etc. Then I went to pick up our CSA box in the afternoon.
19. I spent my morning making Kabobs for dinner and my afternoon driving Evan back and forth to his friend's house (they live over 30 minutes away so that was a good 2 hours of my day). I did find time to do my nails though.
20. We had a birthday/ graduation party for one of our homeschooling friends but it ended rather suddenly when the skies opened up and began downpouring.
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| we all got a kick out of the "Happy Bitrhday" sign when we finally noticed 1/2 way through the party that it was spelled wrong! |
21. We got a late start to our day but my husband and I headed to the grocery store and then spent a lazy afternoon around the house reading, mowing the lawn, etc. He talked us all into getting ice cream after dinner.
22. Gym with my mom, ordered Alec's culinary uniforms/picked out actual dorm room/ ordered MORE stuff/ etc.
23. I worked out at home then headed out for a haircut (just a trim) and spend most of my afternoon reading and napping.
24. Gym with my mom, cooked up a dish for dinner and then worked on cleaning the whole upstairs before heading out for lunch with Alec at Pub 99 and to (hopefully!) finish up shopping for his dorm.
25. I cleaned the whole downstairs and started washing bedding in the boys' rooms before heading out to pick up our CSA box (in the pouring rain!) and stopping at the library to get Alec some books on houseplants and succulents.
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| gym clothes |
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| Gardening outfit |
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| I showered and changed around 3:30 after I finished in the garden |
27. Ian, Evan, and I headed to my mother's house to do odd jobs for the day getting their house ready to sell.
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| What I wore; but I took off my blue blouse for painting staying in just my shorts and white tank top |
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| Ian pressure washed their whole exterior for them! |
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| My brother and his whole family showed up too. |
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| I was on door painting duty with Evan's help |
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| my after painting/after shower outfit |
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| a yummy afternoon snack; homemade pita chips with hummus and carrots |
Your July was rainy? Wow! For us, it has been the hottest and sunniest yet! We have had passing thunder showers but the best summer weather wise I can remember- love all of your summer outfits!
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DeleteWe also had such a rainy July compared to normal. It stormed last night and the night before, too! Great that you document your months so well!
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DeleteOh my gosh - I love your new frig! How are you liking it? That is the exact model I want the next time we get one.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE it so so much and wished I had switched to this style years ago!!
DeleteI love that library book challenge for colorful books. That's so fun! We had a really hot, rainy July, too! I think it rained every single day last month except for just a couple.
ReplyDeleteI thought that colorful challenge was going to be so easy (and I guess it would have if I had settled for picking colorful book covers but I really wanted the color name somewhere in there so that made it more challenging).
DeleteI concur with Lindsay (she lives a couple hours south of me) that it rains most days in July! August is looking better in that area except it is starting with really high humidity! I am hoping I will move more in August and get back to some healthy habits. July was a doozy in that area!
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Yeah, I really need to get better about moving more; I can see the muscle tone loss and it's killing me. I worked so hard to get there!
DeleteI'm amazed how many of your days last month included rain. Now I know where all of our rain has been? Up north!! I, too, love your new fridge!! New appliances are so fun:) Oh, and those blue hydrangeas - gorgeous!! Here's to a great August ahead. I should try and take 1/10th of the photos you do for a month!!
ReplyDeleteLOL! Yep, we've been hogging all the rain.
DeleteBlueberry picking sounds like so much fun! I love your nails throughout the month. They're all so cute.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I love pretty nails.
DeleteGreat pictures. Love all your fingernail polishes.
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DeleteIt seems like you had as much rain as we did! That is unusual for us, though. All of that fresh produce looks so good. I checked to see if that program was available near us, and it isn't...darn! Is your mom moving far? I love to paint but not doors! When does Alec head to college?
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My mom is moving to North Carolina to be near my sisters but she'll still be up here for the summers. Alec heads off to college in 3 weeks!
DeleteWe had so much rain this spring and last winter, its abnormal. But luckily we now have somewhat dryer days. Love the maxi skirt on you!
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DeleteI love your summer outfits and your nails are gorgeous. Your fridge looks beautiful with all the space and the lights. That would be my husband's dream fridge with the water dispenser. For now, he'll have to stick to filling water bottles and putting them in the fridge himself. LOL
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Aw, thank you so much!
DeleteOur July was rainy too, but cool. Thankfully we got a heat wave recently to help our tomato and pepper plants along. I love your blue hydrangeas, but what happened to your lamppost? Did one of the boys back into it? I would love to know your blueberry jam recipe.
ReplyDeleteThat is not my lamppost; that's at a house along the shoreline where we were visiting so I'm really not sure what happened to it. To make my blueberry jam I followed this recipe & just subbed out the blueberries for the strawberries: https://www.myslicesoflife.com/2024/07/easiest-3-ingredient-homemade.html
DeleteYou were busy! But lots of fun things! 😘❤️
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DeleteThat's a great month! I love all of your nail pictures. They are so fun!
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DeleteLooks like you had a wonderful and productive July. Your new fridge and painting job look great. Thank you for your weekend coffee share.
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DeleteThe weather has improved here and we've had quite a few sunny, warm days which have been lovely.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great month! It sounds like you had a lovely trip at the start of the month. The water looks amazing.
Your fridge is just awesome and the 4th of July cookout looks like a wonderful get together.
Yay for good weather! We have a good mix of sun and rain; just enough to keep our plants alive but not so much that I feel like I can't enjoy summer at all.
DeleteWhat a lovely month. Loving all of your pretty outfits, you look fab.
ReplyDeleteWe have a fridge similar to you, they have so much space don't they!
I hope this month is just as lovely for you. :)
Aw, thank you! I am LOVING all the extra space in the new fridge. We used to really struggle to fit all our groceries into our old one on shopping day but I almost feel like I have room leftover now.
DeleteThe weather all of July looked lovely. The "Happy Birthday" sign was rather funny.
ReplyDeleteThank you! We all got a kick out of that sign; but it did take us nearly 1/2 the party before any of us noticed.
DeleteLots of wonderful things in July. I especially love the spectacular photos of the ocean/beach and the gorgeous blue hydrangeas!! Lovely outfits, good looking food, and nice family.
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DeleteWhat a month! We've finally gotten a lot of sunny days but I know New England got a lot more rain than we did in NJ. I love seeing your eats and outfits! Your cute nails too!! That new fridge is so gorgeous!
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DeleteI enjoyed your update...what a beautiful place to visit. Love your new fridge too...I was so excited when we finished our addition and got new appliances. My blueberries are just about done...I think I can still get another gallon size bag...I've collected 12 gallon size bags this season...
ReplyDeleteThank you! Wow; that is a lot of blueberries.
DeleteSo much goodness here. First, I always love your nails. I think you use wraps quite often. I keep buying them and then am too scared to try them. DUMB. And I love your blush outfit with the little striped blush top and solid pants. You look beautiful in that color. We really, really need to paint around here but trying to get certain people on board has been hard.
ReplyDeleteAll your eats look scrumptious, too. Wish I could get PC to eat salmon. And peas.
The boys have grown and changed so much. You look just as young and pretty as ever. How does that happen?
Aw, thank you!
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