Tag: i love summer 2024

Fun August 2024 highlights

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I’m happy with my progress when it comes to catching up with my blog posts for the month of August. However, before I officially wrap up the month of August, I wanted to highlight some of my August moments that I haven’t written about yet, so let’s get to it!

Photoshoot fun – On August 21st, I went to eat with my friend at a place that I had never been to before. It was a really nice place that was wonderful for taking photos. I love the way the pictures turned out.

My one year anniversary at work – I never got around to posting about this on social media, so I will post about it here. I got a pin for working one year at my current job. I’m very blessed to have a steady job and to have great people at my job.

Lots of at work shopping – This is pretty much a highlight for every month, but my work is always full of fun items. I got lots of fun items this month, including stickers, activity books, surprise squishy toys, bubbles, a Crayola LOL doll, and more!

Trader Joes – I love going to Trader Joes and getting free stickers! On Aug 17th, I went to Trader Joes, and I got Marshmallows, free stickers, and a free coloring page!

Making smores – On Aug 18th, I made smores! I used the marshmallows that I got the day before to make this classic summer treat!

Taking a photo with a celebrity on the last day of August – The last day of August is hard for me, It means that my favorite time of year is pretty much over. I went to work on this day. I did get some fun things at work, including surprise toys and stickers. I also went to Starbucks before work. However, the biggest highlight of the day was when George Kittle came into my work. I asked him if we could take a selfie, and he said yes! I may have been at work when most people were in Labor Day weekend mode, but I got to take a picture with an NFL player who has amazing hair. It was a great way to end the summer.

Thanks for reading, and keep summer in hearts forever!

Love, Christina Epperly

Things I love July 2024

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! Well, it looks like I’m still a month behind on my blog posts, but I’m still going to do my best to get caught up. July was a pretty good month for me except for the fact that I got bronchitis. I started the month while I was on vacation, but all my other highlights happened locally. There are a lot of things I loved this month, so let’s get to it.

Starting the month in Tennessee , I was on vacation when the month started. The month began at the end of my vacation, but I did start the month off with some fun Tennessee adventures. ( You can read about it HERE )

celebrating the 4th of July – For the 4th of July, my parents and I went to an event that included a concert and fireworks! It was a lot of fun! ( You can read about it HERE )

painting a frog – I got a simple painting art kit from five below, and I had a fun time painting it. ( You can read it HERE )

decorating a bucket hat – I love the way that this project turned out. ( You can read about it HERE )

Thrift shopping – I went shopping at Savers this month, and I got some cool things, including a sand art kit, a Barbie book, and a cassette tape player. ( You can read about it HERE )

seeing my friend – I got to do a quick hang out with my friend this month. ( You can read about it HERE )

Going to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk – I got to visit a local amusement park this month it was fun, but it was very busy. ( You can read about it HERE )

photoshoot at a restaurant – My friend took me to a restaurant that I had never been to before. It was a beautiful place to take photos. ( You can read about it HERE )

Shopping at Five Below – I got to go shopping at this amazing store that I don’t get to go to often I was not feeling well when I was there so I didn’t shop for long but I still got some good items! ( You can read about it HERE )

Shopping at Target – I went on a fun shopping trip to Target! ( You can read about it HERE )

Going to the beach – I went to the beach this month and I built sand castles! ( You can read about it HERE )

Going to the Exploratorium – This was such a fun place, and I hope to go back someday! ( You can read about it HERE )

Thanks for reading about the things I loved in July 2024!

Love, Christina Epperly

An evening at an amusement park

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I wanted to do a quick post about my visit to a local amusement in July . Every post helps me get a little closer to catching up with my blog. Let’s get to it!

July 22nd – On this day, I went to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. My goal was to cross off ride five rides at an amusement park from my summer bucket list. We went in the evening so we could get on rides at a discounted price. The Boardwalk was more crowded than I had anticipated, so it was more challenging to get on five rides than I thought it would be. However ,I was able to do exactly five rides. Those rides were the carousel , the sea swings, space race, tsunami, and sky glider. I also got some souvenirs, including a super cute plush bear, and I also got pizza! I’m going to be honest the long lines made it kind of difficult to fully enjoy the night, but it was overall a good summer night. This is a really great amusement park that I highly recommend going to, but make sure to visit during a less busy time so you can get to experience all the rides here that you want to.

Thank you for reading!

Love, Christina Epperly

My great Tennessee adventure part 2

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I had a great vacation in Tennessee, and I’m excited to tell you more about the fun and adventures I had while I was there. Without any more delay, let’s get to it!

June 29th

The big highlight of this day was going to Parrot Mountain and gardens. This is like a zoo that is focused on birds. You get to hold and feed some of the birds here. I loved seeing the big, colorful parrots here but they do have many different kinds of birds. I do recommend going to this fun and interesting place. I’m very glad that I went to this place during my vacation. It was a whole lot of fun ! The other highlight of this day was going to eat at a Mexican restaurant. It was another good day of vacation.

June 30th

This day was one that was packed full of activities! We started off the day by visiting the most visited US national park, the great smokey mountains. Since we were there during peak season, we got up very early and drove the cade’s cove loop. It was a good drive, and we made some stops where I got some good pictures and a pressed penny. Our next stop was Clingman’s dome. There is quite a hike to get up to this lookout point, but it is a pretty cool spot once you get up there. After our hike, we stopped at a visitor’s center. I bought some fun items there, including another book in the series that I mentioned in my last blog post. This book is called Hello, Smokies and I was very happy to get another one of these very cute books. Before leaving the park we stopped at one more spot because it looked like a fun place to explore. I do not remember the name of this spot, but it had a cool rock structure. When we left the park we road the Ober tram. The tram was fun to ride, but it was very busy on the way up. I liked the ride down a lot better. There were some very beautiful views from the tram. As soon as we were done with the tram, we got out of the area because it was very busy. Later that evening, we went to the Alcatraz east crime museum. This is one of the most interesting museums I have ever been to. The museum covers many topics, including crime seen investigation , cold cases, famous criminal cases, and much more. One of my favorite things here was a machine where you could print out your thumbprint on a card. I highly recommend going to this museum but I would not recommend it for children. That night I went swimming at the hotel pool. As you can see, this day was a very busy but very fun vacation day.

Thank you for reading !

Love, Christina Epperly

My summer mall weekend 2024

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I’m still pretty far from being caught up with my blogging, but I’m excited to write this post! I’m not sure of the year that this tradition began, but every summer, I do what I call a mall weekend. On Friday I go shopping at the Dollar Tree and on Saturday I go shopping at the mall. I had a great time this year, and I’m excited to tell you more about it, so here we go!

June 21st

This was the day I went to the Dollar Tree. My friend joined me for my mall weekend this year. I went to my favorite local Dollar Tree store. I like this location because it is a good size and it is always clean. I got some fun items, including Ty Plush Key chains, sand toys, stickers, a Barbie workbook, puppy in my pocket toys, home decor, and pens. This location has a good selection of items. I love the cross decoration that I got. Some other items I got on my Dollar tree shopping spree were a box of crayons, a pack of paper fans, a pack of frog party favors, and a note book with a Bible verse on the cover. It was a fun and successful start to mall weekend!

June 22nd

Today was the big day! It was officially my mall day! When I got to the mall I went to Claires. I got some hair bows and other cute items! I went to many different stores during my mall shopping spree, including Old Navy and Hallmark. I also went to the Target that is attached to the mall. I got so many fun items from various stores. Some of the items I got were stickers, including barbie stickers, a Barbie mug, hair bows, a sand art kit, cups shaped like pineapples, and more! I also made a new plush bear at Build a Bear Workshop. I love going to Build a Bear Workshop on my mall weekends! I was so happy that I saw the bright and colorful bear that I wanted to make. I named my bear tropical sunshine. She is an awesome addition to my collection. Another thing I did was to go to the Taco Bell at the food court. As you can tell, I had a really good mall weekend, and I got a lot of items and I also had fun taking pictures in the photobooth!

Thanks for reading !

Love, Christina Epperly