How can it be August already?! I hope we can squeeze all the summer goodness out of this last month of summer! You can catch up on past personal posts below: April // What I’m Looking Forward To -- April Recap May // What I’m Looking Forward To -- May Recap June // What I’m Looking Forward To -- June Recap July // What I'm Looking Forward To -- July Recap Here’s what I’m looking forward to this month! What I'm Looking Forward to in August: 1 // A little getaway with Bjorn! We have a … [Read more...]
July Recap
July 2017 has been absolutely packed!! It has been a busy, full, fun month, though. I'm excited to share a bit of a personal update today! RELATED: July // What I'm Looking Forward To Our month of July has ended up looking a bit different from what I'd anticipated, but I'm loving it nonetheless. It's shaping up to be a beautiful summer (I'm actually typing this post while sitting outside on our front swing!). July Recap: Bjorn's sister got married! Bjorn's sister, Amy, married Tyler … [Read more...]
July // What I’m Looking Forward To
I'm blown away by the fact that it's July already!! Can you believe it? Summer's officially here and we're loving it. You can catch up on past personal posts below: April // What I'm Looking Forward To --- April Recap May // What I'm Looking Forward To --- May Recap June // What I'm Looking Forward To --- June Recap Here's what I'm looking forward to this month. What I'm Looking Forward to in July: 1 // The 4th of July! (Aka, my half birthday!) I've always LOVED the 4th of July. In the … [Read more...]
June Recap
I've been loving these "new" personal life updates! Many of you had requested more personal life updates in my most recent reader survey (you can see the summary of the survey results here). So, I've been trying to make that happen because of requests, but I'm also enjoying these updates just for the fact that they're helping me journal a bit about life! June has been a busy, fun month! But just like I said about the month of May, it’s been a wonderful month and all of these fun experiences … [Read more...]
June // What I’m Looking Forward To
Can you believe it's JUNE already?? June! I feel like summer is just minutes away! You can catch up on my personal posts from April here and here and my personal posts from May here and here. Today I'm sharing what I'm looking forward to this month. What I'm Looking Forward To In June: 1 // Summer starting! I love teaching but I also love summer. :) Summer break will be starting soon and it will be a nice chance to relax and focus on important non-school things (like Baby!). 2 // Our … [Read more...]
Our Summer In Numbers!
I did a post like this for our first year of marriage and it was so fun! I know numbers can't fully describe everything, but sometimes it is fun to get a little snapshot using only quantities! :) Plus, this acts as a little life update as well. Here's what this crazy summer has looked like for us, in numbers. Summer 2016, In Numbers: 41 // total days we spent away from home this summer 3 // countries visited in July 4 // flights in July 12 // cost in dollars of the airpot's … [Read more...]
Revisiting That Summer List
For those of you who have been following along for a few months now, you may recall that back in June, I wrote about being intentional about summer. Though I didn't share all of the specifics of my Summer 2015 list, I did explain that I had subdivided it into categories such as “things to prep/start early,” “on-going smaller projects,” “bigger projects to conquer,” and “later in the summer.” Well, now it is definitely "later in the summer!" As much as I hate to admit it, I definitely struggle … [Read more...]
Belle Meade Plantation in Tennessee
One of my very favorite things about this season of life we're in is the freedom Bjorn and I have to adventure together! Bjorn and I had a blast road tripping through the south back in July! Even though I did write a post on Andrew Jackson's home, we visited a lot more than that! Today I'm sharing about our tour of Belle Meade Plantation in Tennessee. This place was definitely a favorite for us! We are fascinated with architecture and history, so touring a huge historical home is always … [Read more...]