30 Summer Date Ideas
1. Go to a drive-in movie.
2. Visit the zoo or your local aquarium.
3. Go for a starlit walk.
4. Take a cooking class.
5. Fly a kite in the park.
6. Hang out at a bonfire
7. Go stargazing.
8. Visit an amusement park.
9. Escape the summer heat and catch a show.
10. Take dance lessons.
11. Plan a picnic.
12. Check out a free summer concert.
13. Go to a baseball game.
14. Take a sunset hike.
15. Backyard camping.
16. Take a trip to your local winery for some wine tasting.
17. Go rollerblading.
18. Be a tourist in your own town.
19. Enjoy a trip to your local ice cream shop.
20. Take a hot air balloon ride.
21. Go fishing together.
22. Take a road trip.
23. Enjoy a walk along the beach.
24. Go rock climbing.
25. Play putt-putt
26. Watch the sun rise or set.
27. Go go-cart racing.
28. Swing at a park.
29. Have a nerf war.
30. Hit up a farmers market.
Dear Summer Part 3
1. Go to a drive-in movie theater (I’ve never been)
2. Pick strawberries, raspberries and blueberries
3. Build sand castles
4. Go on an adventure
5. Run a 5k
6. Take a sunset beach walk
7. Visit three lighthouses I’ve never been to before.
8. Take sewing classes (I want to make breezy dresses)
9. Spend a day like a tourist around lower northern Michigan
10. Make a gallery wall of pictures in the hallway
11. Go to the zoo
What are you looking forward to doing this summer?
Review: The Southern Pup
I love discovering shops on Etsy, and one of my new favorites is The Southern Pup. The shop offers handcrafted canine couture such as bow tie collars, leashes, monogrammed collars and more. Patterns include seersucker (Jack is rocking this one), madras and gingham featuring plenty of southern charm for your dapper dog.
Twiced Baked Potato Salad
Ingredients:
8 medium redskin potatoes
1 cup sour cream
½ cup Miracle Whip (you can use mayo, I just knew they didn’t)
9 (or more) pieces of bacon cooked and crumbled into larger pieces
2-4 green onions, chopped
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
salt & pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Wash and cut the potatoes into bite-sized pieces, leave the peel on.
2. Cover with water and boil until tender. Keep a close eye and check after 10 minutes. You don’t want them to get mushy. About 15-20 minutes.
3. Drain and rinse with cold water.
4. Make sure potatoes are semi dry and place in the refrigerator.
5. Mix the Miracle Whip and sour cream together.
6. Mix the Miracle Whip and sour cream mixture in with the potatoes, green onions, ¾ of the bacon and 1 cup of cheese.
7. Salt and pepper to taste (I just added pepper).
8. Top with the remaining cheese and bacon.
9. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Five Fun Ways To Get Fit
Meet Me at the Barre. A combination of Pilates, yoga and ballet moves resulting in beautiful, sculpted and lean muscles.
Pound. This full-body cardio workout uses lightly weighted “drumsticks” called Ripstix, and fuses Pilates, plyometrics and isometric movements with constant simulated drumming to torch up to 900 calories in 45 minutes.
Fashion meets Food 