Hello, my bucket list, friends ! We are now in my least favorite season fall, so I will distract myself by reflecting on my favorite parts of summer 2024 . I miss summer very much and I can’t wait for it to come back next year! With that being said, let’s get to my favorite parts of summer 2024.
Vacation and travel
Missouri – This was my first vacation of this summer, and it was a truly amazing time! I crossed off two bucket list items, went to a toy museum, and explored so many exciting attractions. ( You can read about it HERE, HERE, and HERE )
Tennessee – I love the state of Tennessee! I didn’t want to leave. We went on some great tours, held colorful birds, and much more! ( You can read about it HERE , HERE, and HERE )
Idaho – I went to Idaho in August to visit family, but we also went on some fun adventures, including lots of thrift shopping and going to a reptile zoo! ( You can read about it HERE )
Las Vegas – On the way back from Idaho, I got to spend a few hours in one of my favorite cities! It was amazing but I was not happy when it was time to leave! ( You can read about it HERE )
Bucket list items
Shoot for the starts mini golf – I put this mini golf course on my bucket list because it looked really cool, but I didn’t have any plans to visit it . I was so excited when I discovered that I was going on vacation to where this item was located. I had so much fun here! It was a great item to cross off! ( You can read about it HERE )
go parasailing – This was such a fun item to cross off of my bucket list! I did this on my vacation to Missouri, and I would love to do it again sometime! ( You can read about it HERE )
go to the Exploratorium – This bucket list item is only about an hours drive away from me, but this summer, I finally got the time to go explore it. I highly recommend going to this very fun and exciting place. ( You can read about it HERE )
Decorate a shirt or hat with puffy paint – I had so much fun decorating a bucket hat with puffy paint! This was a perfect item to cross off during the summer. ( You can read about it HERE )
Get a pair of jelly shoes – This was a very easy item to cross off, but I really love the green jelly shoes that I got from Amazon. ( you can read about it HERE )
Shopping fun
My summer mall weekend tradition – I love this tradition of mine! This year my wonderful friend came with me! It was a great two days of shopping! ( You can read about it HERE)
Thrift shopping – I got to do so much thrift shopping this summer! I went to thrift shopping both locally and on vacation! ( You can read about some of it HERE, HERE, and HERE )
At work shopping – The place that I work at is full of so many great items! I often go shopping at work during my breaks, and this summer was no different! I got many great toys for my collection and other fun items. ( You can read about some of it HERE,HERE, and HERE )
Souvenir shopping – During my vacations, I got a lot of fun souvenirs. You can read about it in the vacation posts that I linked above.
Five Below – I love this store, but I don’t get to go often. When I was sick with bronchitis, I had to pick up some medicine near this store. I didn’t want to miss an opportunity to go shopping here, so I put on a mask, gathered up what energy I had left ,and I went shopping at this very fun and well priced store. ( You can read about it HERE )
Beach fun
July beach trip – This beach trip was not planned ahead of time. I had an appointment that got canceled, so I ended up going to the beach and building sandcastles. ( You can read about it HERE )
August beach trip – On the first day of August, I went to the same beach that I had gone to the month before. I really like this beach because it is small and dog friendly.( You can read about it HERE)
Celebrating
Father’s Day – This was a great day because I got to go to lunch with my family. With my busy schedule, that does not happen a lot. ( You can read about it HERE )
July 4th – I love the 4th of July ! It is such a fun holiday. I had a great time celebrating it this year. ( You can read about it HERE )
My birthday – I turned 34th this August. I had a good time celebrating my birthday. ( You can read about it HERE )
Other fun highlights
movies – I went to see two movies this summer the first one was Garfield and the second one was Harold and the Purple Crayon. Both were great movies! ( You can read about it HERE and HERE )
Galaxy Con – This was such an awesome convention. I loved getting to take pictures with celebrities. ( You can read about it HERE )
Painting a cute frog – I got a cute art kit at Five Below, and I had a great time painting a cute green frog! ( You can read about it HERE )
An evening at the Boardwalk – I got to visit a local amusement park this summer, and I made it on five rides including the carousel. ( You can read about it HERE )
swimming – I went swimming on vacation but I also went swimming at a local gym. ( You can read about it HERE )
taking fun photos – One of my friends knows how to pick out the prettiest places to eat, and we always have fun taking pictures. ( You can read about it HERE and HERE )
Drawing my summer 2024 picture – I love this summer tradition of mine! I had a fun time drawing this years picture. ( You can read about it HERE )
As you can see, I had a lot of fun this summer! I can’t wait for next summer to hurry up and get here !
Thanks for reading!
Love, Christina Epperly
