My Summer Vacation is Over

Hello everyone! I am a little bummed that my summer has officially come to an end but I am also looking forward to things getting back to normal.

My summer ended up being SUPER BUSY! Which caused me to really slack on blogging and reading. I am sad that I didn't get much done blogging and reading wise, but I still wouldn't change the wonderful summer with my family that I did have.

Earlier in the summer I shared my 2015 Summer Bucket List, so I thought I would share how I did.

• Spend a lot of time with my daughters (reading, playing board games, etc.)
• Spend time with my family
• Go to the drive in
• Go to a baseball game
• Relax by the pool
• Read some awesome books
• Read some books from my LONG TBR
• Have a cookout
• Go to a water park
• Have a movie night
• Go to a museum
• Have a game night (or multiple game nights)

I didn't do too bad. 

I had fun swimming, eating delicious food, watching things with my family (mostly kid things like Inside Out, Teen Beach Movie 2, and Descendants), and going to fun places. 

I wasn't expecting to fall so behind on things, but on top of spending time with my family, I ended up catching a summer cold! And it SUCKED! I was sick for WEEKS. MISERABLE. And I still am dealing with some of it. At least I am feeling a lot better. 

I didn't really read anything. Which was pretty weird. I have gotten so used to reading several (usually at least 8) books a month. So I have a lot of catching up to do! 

I'm even behind on my Goodreads Reading Challenge: 

8 BOOKS BEHIND! Oh well. I am really happy with how most of my summer was spent. (I really could have done without the cold!) 

So now that things are returning to normal I will be posting again and will be back on Twitter and Instagram more. (I feel so disconnected)

I hope you all had WONDERFUL summers! 

What did you do this summer? What books did you read? What was your favorite thing from this summer? Favorite book?

My 2015 Summer Bucket List

It is officially summer! School is out and I am on vacation. Hooray!
This summer is going to be a pretty busy one for me. So, I probably won't be posting as much as I usually do for the next few weeks and I won't be on Twitter as much.

Here are a few things that I am planning to do this summer:

Beach Day by Karen Roosa

Title: Beach Day

Author: Karen Roosa

Illustrator: Maggie Smith

Length: 32 pages

Publisher: Scholastic

Classification: Children's Book

Release Date: May 2002

Source: Paperback 

In this charming picture book, a cheerful family tumbles out of the car and onto the beach, ready for a perfect day. Buoyant verse just right for reading aloud and bright, playful illustrations capture the singular feeling of a hazy, lazy day by the ocean, complete with a ball game with new friends, water-skiers and sailboats, and a picnic lunch of fried chicken and deviled eggs. This book is a captivating introduction to the beach for young children and an irresistible gift for beach lovers of any age. 

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