Good Monday morning friends and hello summer. We had a nice weekend, pretty low key with a visit to my mama, a trip to Costco, a day of puppy sitting for my daughter's new dog, lots of World Cup viewing, Sunday morning church and then grandkids home from holiday coming over Sunday afternoon for a swim in the lake.
And according to hubs I had a seriously good nap on the lower patio couch which is so super comfy you cannot help but sink into sleep there.
It's not Father's Day unless Dad cooks his own dinner, right? We grilled a pork tenderloin Saturday night and we love to make fried rice on the griddle with the leftovers. So good!
Since spring has officially come to a close I'm going to look back at my bucket list and see how I did. It would be better if I glanced at it a little more often than I actually have this season, but c'est la vie.
I used to make lengthy lists, but the summer I fractured my ankle I realized most of that summer's very long list was not going to happen and now I make lists that feel more manageable. Here's what my spring list looked like-
Help Mom move-✔️
Meet some bloggers irl ✔️ This was fun and I wrote about it here-
Weekend ReKap
Easter! with treats for the grands ✔️
plan a special something for D1's birthday ✔️( ish) -Daughter1's birthday landed on a Sunday at the end of a weekend filled with the baseball all-star tournament her son was playing in, so whooohoo! Baseball's special, right? I did make her an angel food cake topped with strawberries and whipped cream which is her favorite so that counts.
About that attic (again and still)✔️-hubs and I made a significant dent in the attic organization and while it's not completely perfect it is vastly improved. More importantly hubs isn't bringing it up on a regular basis anymore so even he is pretty happy with our efforts.
laundry room (ditto) X-this will stay on the to-do list because I didn't get to it this spring. It's not a huge task, but I need to buy a couple of organizational bits and bobs before I pull everything out of the cabinets and I haven't gotten round to doing that yet. YET!
buy spring dresses for the grandgirls ✔️-you don't have to tell me twice lol. I bought each grandgirl an Easter dress and a fun spring dress and I could have bought at least a dozen more but I kept myself in check. The struggle is real.
host a Derby party X- as it happened my mom moved into her new space Derby weekend so we had to bow out of hosting. Instead I spent that Friday with my sisters helping mom get settled, then had the five grandkids plus an 8-week old puppy here overnight on Saturday. Life y'all. Gotta live it.
shop a Farmer's Market X-still have lots of opportunity to make this happen so it's going back on the list for summer
visit a garden ✔️-hubs and I walked the Botanical Garden trail in Highlands NC while on our anniversary overnight getaway. It was lovely.
celebrate sweet baby J's birthday ✔️-the cousin crew is together this week and we're having a lakeside family birthday celebration for our favorite 4-year old. He celebrated in Tennessee with a friends party but since they were coming here the next week we decided to have a cousin bash too.
They're made with fresh strawberries, fresh strawberry puree, and freshly squeezed lemon juice. So good!
visit a restaurant new to us ✔️-we dined in a restaurant I'd never been to on our anniversary and loved every bite, loved the attention to detail, and loved the wonderful service. We also tried a fun BBQ restaurant whose grill master won last summer's season of Bobby Flay's BBQ Brawl. Really good!
Well, look at me go. Set the bar low and it's easy to hop over ha! There were some enjoyable spring activities on this list and checking things off felt like fun, not pressure, which is the way I want my bucket list to feel.
Now onward to summer. I don't include activities like swimming and boating and BBQs with friends because it's summer on the lake and those things happen whether I write them down or not.
Do you have a few things you don't want to miss this summer? What's on your list?
Linking with Holly and Sarah today for their Hello Monday hop
You did great with your spring bucket list! And your summer bucket list sounds great.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great weekend! We watched SO MUCH soccer- it's been a lot of fun. I haven't followed any of the non soccer viewing like overseas fans coming to America but I've heard about some of the reactions. You did well with your spring bucket list! And it looks like your summer one is chock full of fun activities. Will look forward to reading about bucket list adventures should you decide to write about them :). Happy Monday!!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like such a lovely weekend. The fried rice looks so tasty and good job with your bucket list. I love what you have planned for the summer.
ReplyDeleteYou got so much accomplished this spring- kudos to you! Love the part about Dad cooking his own dinner- ha! Sounds like a blissful summer weekend!
ReplyDeleteYou did real good on your Spring list. Love the sound of a nap on that comfy couch. Fried rice with the leftover pork...why didn't I think of that. :) Fun summer list. We are on our way to our first real beach getaway in ages at Cannon Beach Christian Conference Center. A last minute opening came up and we said yes. We are watching lots of soccer, too. Hope you have a great week. Time will tell how much blogging I'll do from 'camp'. Happy Summer!!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a very nice weekend and dinner sounds delicious. I think you accomplished a lot on your bucket list. The strawberry Lemon bars look yummy. Enjoy your summer fun on your lake.
ReplyDeleteHigh Fives with your Spring bucket list. :-)
ReplyDeleteI am excited to hear more about the 2027 trip.
xo
Carla
Your seasonal lists are such a great idea! As a lifelong list maker, nothing makes my little heart happier than checking things off as they get completed. It's truly amazing how busy we all stay in our retirement empty nests.
ReplyDeleteI just love "low level goals" (from the Big Boo podcast.) You did a great job checking items off the list, and the attic and laundry room will be there later for you to get too. Enjoy the family time!
ReplyDeleteYou left off meeting a blogging friend in person for your summer list!! Well done on your Spring List. That fried rice looks yummy! Have a happy week ahead! xo
ReplyDeleteSo nice! I just hope to do some cooking this summer at least once a week. And my vacation is a life bucket list!
ReplyDeleteYou did well to check those things of your spring list
ReplyDeleteGreat list! I was happy that I've followed along enough that if you blogged about it, I knew you were going to have a checkmark next to it :). For some reason yours is the only blog I can't comment on when I'm on my iPad, which is 95% of the time. . .but I'm reading and being inspired. Especially your DITL post - you and Amy are showing me that retirement CAN be productive and busy!
ReplyDeleteIt's nice having a list to keep you structured on days you feel you need it, right? Have a great week with your company! We've had some terrific lake weather lately.