Tag: summertime

The summer oath and my summer notebook

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Hello, my bucket list friends! I hope your summer has gotten off to a great start!

For this summer I made a summer notebook. In the notebook I will keep track of my summer bucket list game and my other summer adventures. I think keeping a summer notebook is a great idea and I hope to inspire others to keep a summer notebook as well. I also wrote a summer oath that is basically a vow to enjoy the summertime. You can find the summer oath below as well as pictures of my summer notebook! I hope everyone has a wonderful summer!

The summer oath

I _______________________________ vow to enjoy this summer to the fullest extent possible

I promise to have fun, explore, go on adventures and try new things.

I also promise to be safe, to be kind and to always use commonsense

I vow to value every day that this summer has to offer because I know that it will be over very quickly.

I acknowledge that summer is a special time of year where fun, adventure, relaxation, and exploration are put into the spotlight.

I vow to honor the legacy and history of summertime by living each beautiful summer day to the fullest

Signed ___________________ Summer of ________________

Have a beautiful summer!

Love, Christina Epperly

Summer 2024 bucket list game

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Hello, my bucket list friends, and happy summer! I’m so happy that summer is finally here!!! This year, I’m really determined to get a passing score on this game! The game starts on June 1st and ends on August 31st. Last year, I did not get a very good score. You can see the results HERE. However, this is a new year, and Im ready to win it! Now, with all that being said, let’s get to the game!

10 points

ride a carousal

eat frozen yogurt

do a craft kit

get a colorful summer dress

get a Slurpee

get new flip flops

take pictures in a photobooth

go thrift shopping

go to the movies

get a new barbie doll

draw a summer picture

tie-dye something

make a mini music video that includes a bubble machine

Make smores

Make a sand castle

Make a summer playlist

Eat a big soft pretzel

Go to a park I’ve never been to before and go down the slide

20 points

go to a state I’ve never been to before

ride a rollercoaster

Win a prize from a claw machine

Make sidewalk chalk art

go to a zoo

do my mall weekend tradition

go swimming

go to the beach

buy ten or more items from the Dollar Tree

go thrift shopping in a different state

play mini golf

Get a massage

play games in an arcade

Make a plush at Build a Bear Workshop

Go to a museum

Go shopping at Five Below

Make playdough

50 points

go to water park

Get a small pool for my deck

Get my nails done

go to a concert

go on a vacation

get a new tattoo

ride five or more rides at one amusement park

complete a 5k

Attend a sporting event

Go on a road trip

Go to a national park

Go to a state park

Get my face painted

Jump on a trampoline

Swim or float in a lazy river

100 points

Take a picture with a celebrity

Get to 600 or more blog followers

Post 10 or more times on Vocal

Post 25 or more reels on Instagram

Cross off 5 or more regular bucket list items

Do five or more product reviews on my blog

Get 10k or more views on an Instagram reel

Get 100 likes on a blog post

Make a different smoothie five days in a row

Have barbie themed birthday cake for my 34th birthday !

post five or more videos on YouTube ( Shorts count)

My summer adventures during the first week of July 2023!

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I am still trying to get caught up with my blog posts! I’ve had some fun days in July, including celebrating July 4th. I can’t wait to tell you all about my adventures during the first 7 days of July, so let’s get to it.

July 1st – On this day, I worked the opening shift. before my shift, my dad and I went on some errands, including going to Trader Joes, where I got some cucumber melon mints. After that, my dad dropped me off near my work. My plan was to go to my favorite local thrift store before my shift. However, it turned out that the thrift store was closed for the July 4th weekend, so I decided to go to the toy store instead. At the toy store, I got some fun items, including a craft kit and stickers. I also got this fun wooden toy that looks like an ice-cream sundae. After the toy store, I walked to the coffee shop, and then I went to work. After work, I went to Starbucks, the park, and Safeway. At Safeway, I got a Hot Wheels car and two juice drinks that come with toys. At home that day, I did some of a word search that was in the American Girl book that I got at a Goodwill in Connecticut, and that was my first day of July 2023.

July 2nd – This day, I worked the closing shift. I started my day off by getting coffee and going to church. After church, I went home for a while, and I tried a new coke flavor. ( I will do post reviewing it) I left early for work, and I went to Starbucks, the park, and the candy store before starting my shift. At the candy store, I got some bubblegum cigarettes they have become my favorite kind of bubble gum, and those were my highlights for the day.

    July 3rd – Today was another work day, but I worked the morning shift. My biggest highlight of the day was getting a Pez dispenser at Walgreens.  

July 4th – I had this day off, and I was very excited to celebrate Independence Day. I dressed up for the day, but I wanted to get some more things, including necklaces. I went to a local party supply store where I got some fun things such as necklaces and buttons. I also got a new TY Beanie Baby. There was also a trip to Starbucks and the park before going back home and then leaving again. We went to a local baseball stadium to celebrate the 4th. We got some good food and watched a movie before watching the fireworks show. My favorite food I got there was a pretzel. The fireworks were awesome!! Plus, we were sitting in a really good spot . It was a really good show and a really good 4th of July.

July 5th – Today’s highlight was getting Starbucks oh and I also joined Threads!

July 6th – I will make this simple. Today’s highlights were getting Panera Bread and eating it in the park and then going to the candy store to get more bubble gum cigarettes. 

July 7th – After work, my friend picked me up, and we went to Walmart. I got some bath bombs and Barbie blind bag toys. It was the start of another great sleepover! 

Thanks for reading about some of my July fun! – Christina Epperly

My summer shopping spree June 2023

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I’m working on getting caught up with my blog posts. This adventure takes place the weekend after I came back from Connecticut. every summer I do a little shopping spree where I go to the Dollar Tree on Friday and then I go to the mall the next day. I had a lot of fun doing my shopping spree this year and I can’t wait to tell you about it so let’s get to it!

Friday, June 23 – On this day, I worked the closing shift. Before work, I took an Uber to my favorite local Dollar Tree location. I love this location because it is always nice and organized. As usual, I had no problem finding items to put in my basket. Some of my favorite items I got included blind bags that have a squishy toys inside, a Barbie paper doll set, a pop toy shaped like a flower, two playdoh sets, two Crayola craft kits, stickers, and three Barbie tooth brushes. I also got two summer themed decorations. I was very happy with my Dollar Tree haul. This was the perfect way to start my summer shopping spree. I’m glad I went to my favorite Dollar Tree location.  After the Dollar Tree, I went to Starbucks because I had time before work. I also had time to stop by the candy store before going to work. After work I went to Pizza My Heart. It was a really good day.   

Saturday, June 24 – I had the day off today. I made sure to get my Uber early to avoid traffic. However, because of my early ride, I had a little bit of time before the mall opened, so I stared my shopping off by going to the Target store that is attached to the mall. I entered the store by the dollar section. I got a bag of erasers and some glow bracelets in that area. Some of the other things I got at Target included a foam craft kit where you make art the looks like ice cream cones and a Barbie doll. After Target, I went into the mall. I went to Forever 21, where I got a few things, including a pair of pink Barbie brand shoes. One of my favorite stores at the mall is Claire’s. At Claire’s, I got some hair bows, including some 4th of July themed hair bows. I also went shopping at Daiso. There are always so many cute things at that store. Another one of my favorite mall stores is Old Navy. I got two pairs of flip flips and a shirt. This mall also has set up some places to take photos, so of course I had fun doing that. One of my big highlights of the day was going to Build a Bear Workshop. I made a plush frog, and I named her California Summer. I always have fun at Build a Bear Workshop, and this time was no different. I also made a stop the food count for lunch where I got a veggie burger and fries. Another one of my favorite things to do at the mall is to go to the photo booth. In the photo booth, I chose a fun summer background. I really liked the way my photos turned out. I made a stop at Starbucks before getting an Uber home. It was a really fun day!

Thank you for reading about my summer shopping fun! – Christina Epperly   

       

My Connecticut Vacation June 2023 part 1

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I went on a very fun vacation this month. I had a lot of fun exploring this beautiful state. I have a lot to tell you about, including the two bucket list items I crossed off, so here we go!

Tuesday, June 13th – This was the day that my mom and I flew to Connecticut. We stayed at a hotel near the airport the night before to help reduce the stress of travel. When we got through the check-in process and security. I was very excited to see that close to our gate was an Amy’s Drive thru restaurant. It was on my bucket list to eat here. Oh, and just to make things clear, drive thru is the name of the restaurant. Since it was inside of the airport, it was not an actual drive thru.  I had not planned on crossing off a bucket list item on this day, so it was a pleasant surprise. I enjoyed eating here, and I’m really glad that I crossed off my first bucket list item of 2023. It took us two flights to get to Connecticut, and they both went well. When we arrived in Connecticut, I went to a store at the airport and bought some souvenirs. My favorite item that I got at that store was a magnet that said Connecticut in colorful letters. After that we got our luggage and our rental car. Then we headed to our hotel. after checking in to our hotel we went to get some food. The subway was closed, so we ended up getting food at a gas station store, and that was day one!

Wednesday, June 14th – This was our first full day in Connecticut. Our first activity of the day was going to the carousel museum.  This was something that I chose to do because I love carousels. When I walked into the main room of the museum, I was amazed. I was in a room full of beautiful carousel animals. There was so much to look at! Of course, there were plenty of horses, but there were also other animals such as a dog and a pig. I had a fun time taking pictures with the carousel animals. I truly loved exploring this museum. There was also a small gift shop by the entrance to the museum so on the way out I stopped there and bought a few things to help me remember my visit. If you ever get to the opportunity to visit the museum, I highly recommend it. Our second activity of the day was the day was going on a tour of Yale University. As part of the tour, we got stickers with a very cute bulldog on them. I learned that the bulldog’s name is Handsome Dan, and he lives on campus. I was hoping that we would get to see him, but we didn’t. The tour was very interesting and there was a lot to see. Our tour guide was great and I really enjoyed it. After the tour we went to the Yale book store and got some souvenirs. I did want a plush bulldog, but it was out of my price range but I did get a postcard with his picture on it. That evening we went to the beach. It was the perfect time to go to the beach because there was a beautiful sunset. I got some great pictures at the beach. It was the perfect activity to end the day with.

Thursday June 15th – On this day, I crossed another item off my bucket list with the first adventure we did that day. Our first adventure of the day was going to the Pez visitor’s center, and it was on my bucket list to go there. With your admission fee, you get a Pez lanyard and a discount at the store. The center is full of many different kinds of Pez dispensers. There are also activities you can do there like a bingo card scavenge hunt game. I started doing the game, but I decided not to. You can also see the Pez factory through a window in the visitor’s center. Another thing you can do there is to take a quiz on a computer and then you can print out a certificate. I did this, and as silly as it may sound, I’m proud of my certificate. I was excited to go shopping at the Pez visitor’s center store. I got several Pez dispensers, including one shaped like a truck that you can decorate. I also got an elephant and a bee Pez dispenser along with a Pez visitor center’s magnet and postcards. On the way out of the Pez visitor’s center, I used the pressed penny machine. I want to say thank you again to the person who gave me an extra quarter so I could get a PEZ visitor’s center pressed penny. Our second adventure of the day was going to Kent Falls State Park. At the park we went on a walk up to the waterfall. There are many places at the park where you can see the falls so you don’t have to walk very far if you are not able to. I took many pictures of the beautiful falls, including selfies. After the falls, we ended up stopping at a Goodwill store. I love going thrift shopping anytime but there is something special about going thrift shopping when you are traveling. At Goodwill, I got some fun things, including an American Girl travel games book and an art kit. However, my favorite thing that I got was a Hansom Dan plush! I was so happy when I found him because I had wanted to get one the day before. The last highlight of this day was going to the rooftop bar at our hotel. The views were truly beautiful it was a great way to end this day of our vacation.

Thank you for reading about part on of my Connecticut adventure! – Christina Epperly                               

A beautiful summertime weekend

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Hello, My bucket list, friends! Lately, I have been busy enjoying the summertime, so I have gotten behind on blog posts. However, I have some fun things to blog about. In this post, I will write about a wonderful sleepover that I had with my friend. We did some summer camp like activates during our sleepover, including crafts and swimming! I’m excited to tell you about it, so let’s get to it!   

Friday June 9th – I had this day off, and I was very excited for this day because I was going to have a sleepover with my friend. We met at Starbucks. I got an iced coffee. Our first activity of the day was going to Walmart. I got some really great items, including Barbie pets blind bags, bath bombs, 4th of July items, and a bag of beads. As I mentioned above, one of the biggest highlights of our sleepover besides getting to spend time together was going swimming. Swimming is something that I do not get to  do as often as I would like to. I had a great time swimming. We also went in the hot tub that evening. Also, as mentioned above, we did some craft projects. I brought over a summer craft kit that had a bunch of different projects in it. We each choose one of the projects to make. I made a beach house and my friend made a turtle. We used the beads that I got from Walmart to make bracelets. We also watched a series on Netflix and I’m happy to say that we were able to finish it before I had to go to work the next day but I’m getting ahead of my self so let’s go to Saturday. 

Saturday, June 10th – On this day, I worked the closing shift. Since I was not working until the afternoon, I had some time to hang with my friend before I needed to go to work. We went on a walk to a park that I had never been to before. I enjoy exploring new  parks, so this was a great way to start the day. Before I went to work, I got an iced coffee at Starbucks. It was a simple but great day.

Sunday, June 11th –  I also had this day off. I did not do a lot on this day, but I did go to Starbucks and Safeway. At Safeway, I got some Kinder eggs and a cupcake that had some plastic decorations on top. I also went for a walk in the park at the park. I went up on the playground. It was a pretty good weekend!

Thank you for reading and I hope you have having a great summer ! – Christina Epperly

My amazing first weekend of summer 2023!

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I’m very happy to say that my summer has gotten off to a great start. The first weekend of summer was pretty exciting for me. I went thrift shopping, went shopping at a toy store, and went to one of my favorite local events. I’m excited to tell you more about it, so let’s get to it!

Friday June 2nd – On this day, I worked the opening shift. I started my day by going to the coffee shop. After getting coffee, I walked to my favorite local thrift store. I have been going to this thrift store a lot lately. Even though I go there often, I usually find some great items, and this shopping trip was no different. I got some fun items during this thrift trip including a Barbie doll, a book about cats, a bag of beads, sunglasses, and a stamp and ink set. I also got some stickers and some scrap book paper. After my thrift shopping fun, I went to work, and I had a good day working at the plant store. When my shift was over, I went to the candy store where I got a Pez dispenser and some candy. At home that evening, I did a painting art kit where I painted a ceramic frog. I really like the way the frog looked when I was done painting it. This day was a really good start to my weekend.

Saturday, June 3rd – I worked the opening shift again this day. Before work, I went to Starbucks, and I got an iced coffee before going to open the store. After my shift, I walked to the toy store. I was happy to see a sale table outside of the store. I chose two items from the sale table. One was a fuzzy slap bracelet, and the other one was a hair scrunchie. Inside of the store I got some more items. The items I got were a set of Jacks that used toy frogs instead of jacks, some fuzzy car stickers, and a package of capsules that become foam sea animals when you put them in water. After shopping at the toy store, my mom and I went on a walk at the park. It was a warm day, so after our walk, we went to Starbucks again to get some cold drinks. I had a really great Saturday!

Sunday, June 4th – I had the day off, so I started off my day by getting coffee and going to church. I enjoyed church, but as soon as it was over, I was ready to leave because just a short walk away, one of my favorite local yearly events was happening. For the past few years, I’ve been helping to sell desserts and drinks at the Fireman’s BBQ. The purpose of the event is to raise money for the volunteer fire department. One thing that I really look forward to at this event is the raffle. Last year, I won an American Girl doll, and I was hoping to do the same this year. I’m happy to say that I was successful. However, since the weather was really nice this year, there seemed to be a lot more people there than there was the year before. I knew it was going to be harder to win, but I did. I also won a color by number art kit. That evening, I went on a walk to see my favorite ponies. This weekend was a wonderful one.

Thank you for reading about my weekend – Christina Epperly

Happy June 2023 plus my summer 2023 playlist

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while now, but life has been busy, but the good kind of busy. I’m so happy that summertime is here! My summer has gotten off to a great start so far, and I have some exciting things plans. However, for now, I wanted to tell you about my first day of June / summer and also share my summer 2023 playlist with you . Since I’m not in school, I consider summer to be from June 1st – August 31st. On the first day of June, I printed out and colored a summer themed coloring page. It was a good way to start my summer. As for my playlist, it was pretty challenging to decide what songs I wanted to include. I kept adding and removing songs. I’m happy to say that I have finally put a summer 2023 playlist together! Without any more delay here, it is !

Summer 2023 Playlist

School’s Out – Alice Cooper

Summertime Girls – Y&T

Automatic – Stellar Kart

Escape – Alice Cooper

Holy Water – Alice Cooper

California – Hawk Nelson

House of Fire – Alice cooper

We Gotta Rise – Hollywood Vampires

Summer Fling Don’t Mean a Thing – New Found Glory

Sure Shot – Run Kid Run

One more time – Reckless Love

Bad Reputation – Joan Jett

Fire it up – Thousand Foot Krutch

Responsibility – MXPX

Brighter – Patent Pending

Winner Takes All – Nita Strauss

New Drug – Thousand Foot Krutch

I’ll Never Grow Up, Now – Twisted Sister

Outrage – Capital Lights

Bless Me – Maverick City Music

Balloon Ride – Relient K

Innocent – Stellar Kart

Little Miss impossible – The Dollyrots

Brighter Days ( Are Before Us ) – Meet Me at the Altar

The Dream’s not dead – Candy Hearts

On My Own – Ashes Remain

Not Your Birthday – Allstar Weekend

Roses Are Red – Aqua

Girl Of The Year -FM Static

Train Wreck – New Found Glory

The Science of Selling yourself Short – Less Than Jake

Mrs. Hippopotamuses’ – Relient K

Friend Like That – Hawk Nelson

Sun Arise – Alice Cooper

Thank you for reading and have a great summer! – Christina Epperly

Goodbye summer of 2022 I already miss you!

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Hello,my bucket list friends! Unfortunately it is time to say goodbye to my most favorite time of the year. That time of year is summer of course. Now that it is September, now time to look back on the highlights of this summer.

Vacation to Colorado- this was a pretty amazing vacation! Some highlights include the Denver zoo, the selfie museum,the Denver art museum and Pikes Peak. ( You can read about it HERE ,HERE, HERE and HERE.)

Vacation in Idaho – I spent the last weekend of July in Idaho visting family and having lots of fun. I really enjoyed visiting one of my favorite musumes while I was there ( You can read about it HERE)

Summer shopping spree- I had a fun time doing my summer shopping spree this year. I went to the Dollar Tree and the mall. My mall day included a trip to Build a Bear Workshop. ( You can read about it HERE)

Point of Grace concert- I got to go see a very talented group preform at a free concert this summer.(you can read about it HERE)

Going swimming! – I went swimming four times this summer! Including a really fun pool party! ( You can read about the pool party HERE)

Walking on the beach – I made two trips to my favorite local beach this summer. ( You can read about it HERE, and HERE)

Posting My 10000th tweet – I’m proud of myself for crossing off this bucket list item this summer. ( You can read about it HERE)

Celebrating my 32nd birthday! – Towards the end of August I turned 32! I had a busy weekend celebrating! ( You can read about it HERE)

Visiting Monterey – I really enjoyed going on day trip to beautiful Monterey! ( You can read about it HERE)

Going to the smile kitchen – I had a great time making my own slime this summer. ( You can read about it HERE)

Drawing a summer picture plus other creative activities- I’m very happy with my summer drawing this year. I also enjoyed playing with play-doh and doing a July 4th craft kit this summer. ( You can read about it HERE, HERE and HERE)

Yummy food and drinks – I enjoyed some great treats this summer! You can read about some of it HERE, HERE , HERE and HERE)

Hakone Gardens – I loved Visiting this local attraction for the first time this summer! ( You can read about it HERE)

I’m happy with all the fun things I was able to do this summer! I can’t wait to see what fun things I do next summer!

Rock On – Christina Epperly

Thanks for reading!

Wonderful lavender slime and a thrift shopping adventure

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Hello, my bucket list friends! I have some fun things I want to tell you about. Let’s start with my visit to the slime kitchen last week. On Friday after work my mom and I went to get massages at the mall. We were both in need of some stress relief. In addition tp the massages I really wanted to check out a new place in the mall called the Slime Kitchen. Before this I hadn’t had a lot of experience with slime. I love playdough and I had played with things that were similar to slime a while ago but I have not used slime since it has become very popular in recent years. I heard about the Slime Kitchen on the mall’s Instagram page. It looked fun and interesting. After getting massages and going to Claire’s It was time to go to the slime kitchen. I wasn’t sure how it all worked but the staff was very helpful. I ended up choosing cloud slime and I made it lavender scented! I loved how you got to add two little toys into your slime I chose an ice cream cone and a lollipop! I did enjoy making slime. However, it was $25.00 so I probably won’t do it again but it was worth doing once. The next day I went to Savers to do some thrift shopping! It was more crowded then I expected it to be even for a Saturday. However, I was still able to get some pretty awesome items. Some of my favorite things I got that day are a Barbie collector book,a Barbie horse, some American Girl books, and a chalk book that comes with chalk. I also got another book that is summer themed maybe I can read it before summer ends.

Rock On – Christina Epperly