Hello and happy Friday!…and happy August 1st. I’m not trying to be negative, but I think August is my least favorite month, but it also does mean a fresh start and routine once school starts, and I do like both of those things.
How was your week? I made the most of my last full week of summer…I spent some time finishing getting my classroom in order, went to Pilates, went to the pool, read, went to a movie and more!
As always, I’m linking up with Andrea and Erika for this week’s Friday Favorites...
….to share a look back on July.
July 1st, Hadley went to Young Life camp in Michigan with lots of her friends.
Hayden and other family members ran the Bluegrass 10k on the 4th of July.
I stayed in one spot to cheer them on!
Our nephew won the race.
We wrapped up the 4th by going to our favorite spot to watch fireworks.
I got lots of pool time in July…which meant I had time to chat with my friends, float in the pool or read.
We celebrated Trav’s birthday when Hadley got back from camp. We got him a few gifts, went out to dinner, and had some Crumbl cookies to celebrate.
As I’ve shared a few times (sorry to be repetitive!), Trav and I went Lake Michigan to celebrate our 20th anniversary that was in June. We made do with what time allowed for us to get away for a few days, but honestly, it was still such a perfect vacation. It was nice being able to drive a few hours to a couple of beautiful towns, and the weather was great with low humidity.
I recapped our two days in South Haven in this post.
We stayed at a bed and breakfast right by the beach, and it was lovely.
We also spent two days in Saugatuck, and I shared all about our time there in two posts. (post one, post two). We stayed at a boutique hotel, spent time in town, got a massage, ate a few delicious meals, and went to the beach.
A couple of weeks ago, we went to Louisville for our nephew’s wedding. They got married on a Friday with a dinner to follow and then a bigger reception on Saturday. It was a great couple of days with family.
In July, both of the kids’ sports started. Hayden’s been going to 6am practices the past couple of weeks, and Hadley’s been busy with volleyball. Her first tournament is this weekend.
I also spent the last couple of weeks at school off and on setting up my new classroom. I’ve worked in my room over ten hours, and Hadley has been such a big help.
Just yesterday, we finished the final bulletin board, and now I actually need to start thinking about actual school stuff like curriculum and syllabi! haha
Overall, July was a good month with lots of summer and family fun.
Weekly Recap:
I had a few posts this week:
I hope you have a great summer weekend!
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It seems like you did more than a month’s worth of activities in July! Maybe what you will like about August is routine. Since you all have been every which place, maybe the weeknight dinners will fill your cup – when you can manage them with all the stuff?
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Yes I agree! As much as I drag my feet back to school, it’s not when we have a more structured schedule…& bedtimes 🤣
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What a very special month for you and your fam! Loved seeing all of these fun times again. Hadley’s camps always look like so much fun. Can’t believe how close you are to Michigan. I always thought Kentucky was the deep south until I just referred to a map- you learn something new every day- ha!
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Haha! That’s one thing I like about Kentucky is I feel like we are in the middle in some ways which makes us 6-10 hours from lots of places we like to visit
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I always feel like my wrap up posts for the month are rather repetitive too because usually my favorite moments are those I’ve already shared! But I don’t mind seeing the same photos and reading about the same events. It’s nice seeing them all laid out together because it gives a cohesive look at the whole month and boy have you all had a great one! I’m sorry to hear it’s your last week of summer break though and wish you the best of luck returning to school next week.
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That’s how I feel too…it’s nice to take a look back on the whole month 🙂
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It looks like July was a great month for you and your family!
Happy anniversary to you and Trav, what a great vacation.
Good luck, I hope the return to school goes well.
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Thank you!
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