THE CIRCLE: SUMMER RECAPS + BUCKET LIST CHECK-IN.

It's unfortunate, really. Summer is wrapping up (please don't let it be so!) and I'm sad about losing sunshine, waking up when I want to, and staying up late curled up in bed with a good book. But, when I look back on the past ninety days or so, I've realized just how many memories I've made this summer. And that's exactly what this month's The Circle topic is.

But first, let me introduce you to this month's co-host:



Julie is not only a wonderful + encouraging blogger friend of mine, but my first official blogging friend, too. I'm not sure who found who, but I truly cherish our long distance friendship that I hope will someday be not-so-distant. Girl, come visit me, pretty please!

But I digress. This month, we're sharing our summer recaps and a bucket list check-in. In June, Angela and I shared our summer bucket lists and I loved reading your lists, too. This month, we're looking back at those bucket lists and seeing what we can check off, what we didn't include but accomplished anyway, and what we're going to add to our fall bucket lists. So here goes:



Go to the beach. This was at the top of my bucket list and I'm so glad that I made it happen. Not only did my family get to go on a little beach weekend getaway, but we also got to take a few daytrips to the Coast, too. Sure, it was windy and the water was too cold, but the memories made and the photos taken are

Re-paint my room. This one is sad, but true. Never got to this one, but am including it to my fall bucket list just in case I get a chance to add a lovely shade of paint to my crazy purple walls next month. Finger's crossed!

Schedule more photoshoots. Sorta. I scheduled one but our schedules didn't match up, so it's been put on hold for the time being. And for all my fellow dog lovers, I also got to take a few photos of my dog and some of his neighbor dog buddies together, so that counts, right?

Read more books. This is another fave that I'm glad I got to cross off. While I'm not a speed reader (I'm actually one of those girls who likes to savor and enjoy each book and will purposefully make myself stop reading so I can enjoy the book a little bit longer). This summer I read and enjoyed One Thousand Gifts, part of The Help, Sisterhood Everlasting, Bloom, Bittersweet, and a wonderful singleness book that I'll be blogging about soon!
 
Send letters. So glad I got to make this one come true, too. I'm officially penpals with Megan and I couldn't have asked for a better penpal to write to and receive good old snail mail from. So you guys have pen pals? I'm all for adding to my pen pal list!
 
Re-watch a favorite television series. So sad that I never got a chance to re-watch Alias or 24, but I did discover Graceland and am thinking about starting Gilmore Girls someday, too. Oh, and I also learned that I have some fellow Jack Bauer fans so that pretty much makes up for this one.

What wasn't included but was accomplished anyway: Berry picking, monthly thrifting trips with my sister, playing viola, running, ice-cream making, and lots of sleeping in. Yep, I did just include sleeping in.

So now's the fun part! I want to know what you did this summer. Did you complete everything on your bucket list? Did you go on vacation, travel someplace new? Meet a blog friend in real life? Blog about it and link up below:







The fine print: To join-in, share about your summer, grab a button (add it to your post or sidebar), and then check out how everyone else is spending/spent their summer. Can't wait to see what you've been up to lately!


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