Tag: summer adventures

Idaho trip August 2025

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Hello, my bucket list friends! I still have a lot of adventures from last year to share with you. I have no idea when I will be caught up with last years posts. My work schedule is allover the place and I have had a hard time getting into a routine. However, I still love blogging and I’m excited to write another post about last summer. With that being said let’s get to it!

August 11th – This was the day that my mom and I arrived in Idaho. I was excited to see my grandparents again. We spent some time hanging out in their backyard. I love summer nights . I love spending time outside during warm summer evenings.

August 12th – On this day I did a lot of shopping. I went to Walmart and I got some fun art items including a lot of stickers, a craft kit, and colored pencils. I also went to four different thrift stores. I got a lot of fun Items. Some of my favorite things that I got are a bag of hair bows, Barbie books, stickers, and a vintage American Girl book. However, my favorite thing was this Lisa Frank stamp set. I love finding Lisa Frank items at the thrift store. I was so happy when I saw it! Some other finds included a headband craft , a journal, and a little Squishmallow plush. That night I spent some more time outside. It was a good day of vacation.

August 13th – On this day I got to see a lot of animal friends. I went to a family member’s farm. I got to see cows, pigs, horses and chickens. I also got to pick some nectarines. I love nectarines so that was one of the days big highlights. I got some fun pictures from my day there. That night I spent some more time outside.

August 14th – On this day we had a family party. It was great to spend time with family that I don’t get to see as much as I would like too. We went out to lunch and then we went back to a family member’s house for desserts. I also got to go to another family members house and hold some of their cats including some beautiful Maine coon cats.

August 15th – On this day my mom, sister and I went to zoo Boise. I love this zoo. I have been I few times and I really enjoy seeing the animals here. Some of my favorite animals that I saw on this day were the penguins, the African Wild dogs , and the Red pandas. I also got some fun souvenirs here. It was a beautiful day at the zoo. we also got lunch and then got our toe nails done. I got sparkly nail polish. It was a a very fun summer day.

August 16th – On this day I went back home. I had a great vacation in Idaho.

Thanks for reading.

Love , Christina Epperly

Two days two Mets games

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Hello, my bucket list friends! I’m so excited to write this post because I get to write about The New York Mets! This summer I was blessed to see the Mets two days in a row. It was a truly wonderful experience that I’m very thankful That I got to see my team two days in a row! With all that being said let’s get to it.

July 25th 2025 – This was the day I went to my first Mets game . I went with some of my work friends. I was so excited when we arrived It was my first time at a MLB game. I was so happy to be there. Our seats were amazing . It also felt amazing to be around other Mets fans. There was a fellow Mets fan that was handing out trading cards. I was so happy when I was handed some Mets trading cards. I also got coffee there. The night was even more perfect because the Mets won! This day is one of my highlights of the year.

July 26th 2025 – On This day I went to my 2nd Mets game! I went with my family this time. I was so happy to be back in the ball park watching my favorite baseball team. It was good to be with my family . I loved cheering for the Mets in person! I’m very happy to say that the Mets won again!

Thanks for reading and Let’s go Mets!

Love, Christina Epperly

Going to a local zoo, celebrating July 4th, shopping at Target and other July fun.

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Hello, my bucket list friends, I’m excited to continue telling you about my summer adventures. I had some fun adventures in early July that I’m excited to share with you, including going to the same local zoo that I went to as a kid. With all that being said, let’s get to it!

July 1st – The first day of this month was a normal work day. I got coffee, and I went to work. However, I did get some Claire’s items at work, including lip gloss and a pair of cupcake earrings. I miss having that Claire’s display at my work. It was so fun seeing the new items that would come out every season.

July 2nd – This way the day that I went to my local zoo. I’ve been going here since I was a kid, but It had been a while since my last visit. It was not an inexpensive trip, so I probably will not go back anytime soon. However, I did have a good time. I loved seeing the capybaras the most. They were so much fun to watch. I also enjoyed the barnyard area. While I was at the zoo, I got to do one of my favorite things. I got to go on a carousel. There was also a gift shop and I got a magnet there. It was a fun day at the zoo. After the zoo we go lunch and after that I got to see my cousin. It was a wonderful summer day.

July 3rd. – On this day I got iced coffee and I went to work but I did wear my Mets shirt. I love being a Mets fan!

July 4th – the 4th of July is one of my my favorite holidays. On this 4th of July, my parents and I went out to eat, and then we went to a minor league baseball game that had fireworks after. The fireworks show there is always amazing every time I’ve seen it year’s was no different. I also got a big soft pretzel. I had a great time celebrating the fourth this year.

July 5th. I did not really do anything on this day, but I did wear my Mets shirt again! Let’s go, Mets!

July6th- On this day, I went to Trader Joe’s. I got a coloring page and some 4th of July stickers! I love the stickers that trader Joes has they are just so cute !

July 7th – On this day, I went to Target after I got coffee. I got some really cool Barbie pens and a folder. I also got a Barbie Doll ,craft kits and Joy ride candy. It was a good Target shopping trip.

Thank you for reading about some of my July fun.

Things I love June 2025

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! As I write this, it is a gloomy September day, and I wish I could go back to summer. These blog posts are a good way for me to look back on all the fun adventures that I had during the summer of 2025. I’m excited to tell you about more of my summer adventures, but for now, I will reflect on the things I loved in June 2025.

Volunteering on the first day of June . On the day my summer bucket list game started, I got to volunteer at a fun event. ( You can read about it HERE )

A small Dollar Tree haul in early June – I went to the Dollar Tree on the 2nd of June, and I got some fun items, including a Barbie sticker book and hair bows. ( You can read about it HERE )

Big Sur adventure – I got to go on an adventure to Big Sure with my amazing friend! It is such a beautiful place to explore. I recommend going if you get the opportunity. ( You can read about HERE )

Going to a cookie shop that had huge cookies – I got to get some huge and yummy cookies this month at a cute cookie shop ( You can read about it HERE )

At work shopping , I bought some great items at my work this month. ( You can read about it HERE, HERE, and HERE )

Las Vegas vacation – I had so much fun going to Las Vegas this month! Some highlights were, Going on the High roller wheel at night, shopping at the ABC store, going on the fly over ride, going to the rainforest cafe ,and taking a tour of the Hoover Dam. (You can read about it HERE and HERE )

Going to Target – After I got back from Las Vegas, I went to my local Target to participate in Joy ride day . I also got some cool items, including a Barbie doll , a craft kit, and a squishy toy. ( You can read about it HERE )

going to my favorite used book store – I got to visit my favorite used book store this month. ( You can read about it HERE )

Celebrating Fathers Day – Father’s Day was this month, and I enjoyed getting to celebrate it with my family. ( You can read about it HERE )

My Mall weekend tradition – This month I did my tradition where I went shopping at the Dollar Tree on Friday and then I went shopping at the mall on Saturday. When I was at the mall, I went to Build a Bear Workshop, and I got a plush axolotl. ( You can read about it HERE)

Making clay art and a drawing of my cat – I did some fun art projects this month ( you can read it HERE )

Going to my favorite local thrift store with my friend. – I had a fun day with my friend this month. ( You can read about it HERE )

Thanks for reading!

Christina Epperly

Summer mall weekend 2025

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I’m excited to write this post about one of my favorite summer traditions. I’m not sure how long that I have been doing this tradition for but for a while now I have been choosing a weekend in the summer and going shopping at the Dollar Tree on a Friday and going to the mall on Saturday. I had a great time shopping at the Dollar Tree and the mall this summer, and I can’t wait to tell you more about it, so let’s get to it.

June 20th – On this day, I went shopping at my favorite local Dollar Tree location. I love going to this location because it is always clean and organized. There is also a good selection of items at this location. I got a bunch of great items during my Dollar Tree shopping spree. Some of my favorite items that I got on this shopping trip are two bags of air dry clay, Barbie pets, Surprise toys, a sticker activity book, glitter markers, a headband with a lemon pattern, erasers shaped like ice cream, an ice pop banner, foam stickers, puffy stickers, bath bombs with prizes, and a Crayola tooth brush. Summer is my favorite time of year, and I was happy to get a sign that says happy summer and some drink pouches that said endless summer on them. The pouches also came with straws. Some other fun items that I got during this shopping trip were hair ties, Squishmallow toothpaste, a book that teaches you to draw animals, and a doodle notebook. It was a fun shopping trip to the Dollar Tree.

June 21st – This was the day I went shopping at the mall. I went to my favorite local mall. One of my favorite stores in the mall is Claire’s. I got some many fun things there, including jewelry, hairbows, and stickers. I went to many stores during this shopping trip, including Daiso, Hallmark, bath and body works, Old Navy, Nordstrom rack, and Target. I don’t  go to Nordstrom Rack often, but I am so glad I did. I got some great items there, including a Squishmallow hand cream. I bought so many items on this shopping trip some of those items are, flip flops, stickers, a squishy toy, beads, lollypops with covers, highlighters, lip gloss in containers shaped like bears, a scratch art craft kit, erasers, a holder for hand cleaners, small hand cleaners for my holder ,a notebook shaped like a dog ,straw covers, and a Barbie themed hair set. One big highlight of my mall trip was going to build a bear workshop and making a plush axolotl. I named my plush axolotl Neon Sands because I wanted a Las Vegas inspired name. Also, at Build a Bear, I got this cute passport that can be stamped at different locations. I love my plush axolotl and I love that my favorite mall has a Build a Bear Workshop it in. In addition to all my shopping fun, I also enjoyed taking pictures during my mall trip. I took a lot of pictures during my mall adventure, including in a photobooth. I also got lunch at the food court while I was at the mall. Before going home I got an iced coffee at the Starbucks in Target. It was a wonderful summer day at the mall.

Thank you for reading. Love, Christina Epperly

Las Vegas adventure June 2025 part one

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! We are now in September, but I had a pretty amazing summer. Now that things are slowing down, I’m ready to write blog posts about my summer 2025 adventures! I’m very excited to write this post about some of my Las Vegas adventures. Without any more introduction, let’s get to it!

June 9th – This was the day that my mom and I began our Las Vegas vacation. At the airport, before getting on the plane, I got a magazine that had some fun food art on the cover. The short flight went well. Our hotel for this trip was the Linq. I had walked through this hotel before, but this was my first time staying there. I thought that the room had a fun and artsy feel to it. I liked that check-in was super easy on the kiosk. After getting settled. We went out to eat at the boss cafe. The food was really good. I’m glad that this place was inside our hotel . After eating we walked to a nearby candy store. I also loved how close this place was. I got to go to it more than once during this trip. On this night, I bought a few Las Vegas themed items from the candy store, including a cute tin of mints. I also got to cross off a bucket list item on this day when we went to the Minus 5 ice bar. This ice bar was a very fun place to take pictures. There were a bunch of different themed areas, and it was a great escape from the Las Vegas heat. My favorite part was getting to drink out of a cup that was made out of ice. After our ice bar experience, we went and saw the Bellagio fountain show. This show is iconic and something that I highly recommend doing while you are in Las Vegas. It is free and it is fun to take pictures and videos of. After the fountain show, we went to the Bellagio conservatory. This free attraction is an amazing work of art that changes with the seasons. I loved the flamingos and the zebras. Back at our hotel, I bought a magnet that had the High Roller Wheel on it. It was a wonderful first day of vacation.

June 10th – This was our first full day of vacation, and we had some fun things planned. When we were in Las Vegas in 2023, we loved doing the flyover ride, so we decided to do that again this time. We ended up doing three different rides, and they were all amazing. I highly recommend doing this ride at least once. I believe that there were four different rides when we were there. They also have a fun gift shop so I got a few things there. Next to the flyover ride is one of my favorite stores in Las Vegas. It is called the ABC store, and it has a great selection of souvenirs and other items. I love the hat that I got there. I also got a plush animal that comes with a blanket, some post cards, a rubber duck, and a shirt. After doing the flyover ride three times and shopping at the ABC store, we went to lunch at Olive Garden. When we went back to the hotel we went in the pool. It was a lot of fun. I love staying at hotels that have pools . This pool also had a DJ, and drinks were available it was still pretty lowkey and chill. After the pool, my next activity was to go and cross off a bucket list item that had been on my list for a long time. There was a tattoo shop in our hotel so I went there and I got a tattoo of a starfish. I had been wanting to get this for a long time. I got a starfish that had a fun pattern of circles and dots. I also got another bucket list tattoo because I had Philippians 4:13 written above the starfish. I was so happy with the way this tattoo turned out. After getting my tattoo, my mom and I went on The High Roller Wheel. I can not recommend the High Roller Wheel enough. I went on the High Roller Wheel of the first time back in 2023, and I loved it, but this time, I wanted to ride it at night so I could see all the city lights. The views from the high roller wheel are simply amazing. I got some wonderful pictures of all of the city lights below. The capsule that you ride in is a good size, and you can move around to different windows. I loved getting to see the Las Vegas Sphere with different designs on it. The beach ball was my favorite. After an amazing ride on the High Roller Wheel, I got a deck of playing cards from the Linq at the gift shop. it was a day full of adventure. I got some pizza to end the day on a high note . It was a really wonderful day.

After Big Sur but before Las Vegas

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! As I write this, it is the middle of August, and summer is coming to a close. However, since I have a lot of blog posts to write about my summer adventures, I can step back into summer fun with every post I write. Writing posts about my summer adventures is a great way to distract myself from summer ending. In this post, I  will be writing about the time between two of my summer adventures. With all that being said, let’s get to it.

June 6th – On this day, I got to go to Batch 22 bakery. I had never been here before but I’m glad I went! Their cookies are huge, and they taste amazing. I also bought some colored pencils and a sketch book at work. in addition to that I got to go for a walk in the park it was a good day.

June 7th – Today I got coffee and I went on another walk in the the park.

June 8th – On this day, I got coffee, I also got some foam grow toys at the grocery store. In addition to that I went to the park and I went to the playground. I love walking on playgrounds, but since it can get busy, I don’t always get to, but today, I did. This was the day before my Las Vegas adventure began.

Love, Christina Epperly

Summer 2025 check in !

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Hello, my bucket list, friends ! I know I have not been blogging lately. The main reason is that I have been having a summer that is full of adventures, and it is keeping me busy. I’ve gone on some great vacations, including one to Las Vegas, where I finally got the starfish tattoo that I had been wanting for a very long time. I also went on a road trip that was full of adventure, including going to a zoo that I had never been to before. Other highlights include my summer mall weekend tradition , spending time with family and friends , going to my first Mets game, making art including chalk art , shopping at some of my favorite places including Target and Five Below, and going to a local zoo. I will be doing blog posts about all of these adventures. However, for now, I just wanted to write a quick blog post so I don’t go the entire month of July without writing a blog post. I plan to write more blog posts in August, but for now, I’m going to say I hope that all of you are having a wonderful summer and here a few pictures from some of my summer 2025 adventures!

Love, Christina Epperly

Early summer fun including volunteering and a trip to the Dollar Tree

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I have been having so much fun this month that I have gotten very far behind on my blog posts. I’m going to try to get caught up, but it may take a while ! Anyway, let’s get to it

June 1st – This was the day that my summer bucket list game began. I had the day off, and I was excited because today was the Firemen’s BBQ fundraiser, and I got to volunteer. There was another American girl doll in the raffle this year, and of course, I tried to win her, but I didn’t this year. However, I did get to pet a very cute dog. It was a good way to spend the first day of June.

June 2nd – On this day, I went to the Dollar Tree. I went to a location that I don’t normally go to. I got some fun items during my little Dollar Tree tip. some of the items I got were a Barbie sticker book, two hair bows, a Barbie cup, and a bottle of body wash. It was nice to get to go to the Dollar Tree.

June 3rd – On this day, I had work. I bought some things at work. I bought two bottles of scented sunscreen and I bought some Claire’s items that were on sale. It was a good day to go shopping at work.

I hope you are having a great summer!

Love, Christina Epperly

Other July 2024 highlights

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I’m going to do one more post about July before I do a thing I love post on a month that was pretty great for me. I realized that there were a few more things that I wanted to say about the month before I wrapped it up. Without any more delay, let’s get to it.

July 13th – On this day, I went for a walk with my mom. I know it is a very basic activity, but it is one that is very good for stress relief. I enjoyed going on a quick walk on this day.

July 17th – On this day, I went to a playground at one of my favorite local parks. I love the pictures that I took there.

July 22nd – On this day, I had a big accomplishment in an online game. I got the crown of wonder in Webkinz. It was an exciting moment!

July 27th – Before going to work, I went out to lunch with my family, including my sister. It was great to get to have a family lunch!

July 30th -I went to a beautiful restaurant with a friend. The restaurant had a really cool place to take photos. I had a lot of fun doing a photoshoot here.

Thanks for reading about more of my July adventures!

Love, Christina Epperly