First Day of Summer

I hope everyone is having a glorious 1st day of Summer. I did have some outdoor fun planned for this morning, but our backyard is a jungle at the moment and I get eaten alive, so we skipped that. 

In celebration of Summer I thought I would make a list of things I would like to do...in no particular order.

Step outside the borders of Texas…even if it’s only to take a U-turn in Oklahoma….it’s been 5 years since I left the state. Thankfully, Texas is massive.

Maine 2007 - not happening this year, but I'm allowed to dream. 

See fireworks with the boys

4th of July 2010

Dallas World Aquarium

2011 - look how teenie Munch is!

Water fight

June 2010

Tie-dye day

Our last day was in July 2010!

$1 movies

This week...but not actually a $1 movie...Epic was awesome though :o)

Frisco Discovery Center

Last Year

Enjoy a 1st Saturday in Dallas Arts District

Last Summer

Write letters to my favorite girl

Little Sis and I, last weekend. 

Lots of reading and learning with the boys

Update my summer reading list. Almost done with A Dance With Dragons. I want easy and fun reads. Any tips?

Take the boys bowling…I don’t bowl…where is a good place to bring a 4 and 2 year old?

Make a summer wreath for my front door.

Make my Mimi’s Strawberry Shortcake.

Ice Cream Social

And apparently I need to work on scrapbooking, because it's driving me nuts that all the old photos I used in this post haven't made it off my computer. :o/

What do you have planned for the summer?

Five Things Friday

1. Working on getting myself back on track. Last week was national running day...so I ran, for the first time in a while...not pleased to say it was more than a little apparent that it had been awhile. SO, Monday I decided to get serious about my mile a day plan that I had at the beginning of the year. This week went really well. I had to force myself out last night, but I went and felt much better after my two mile walk. Next week I need to really focus on getting all my water...I figure with the Texas summer heat getting stronger every day that won't be a problem.

2013 Starting Weight: 165

Last Weigh In: 165

Current Weight: 170

Lost This Week: +5

Total Lost: +5

Last Mile Count: 145.59

Miles logged this week: 16.33

Total Miles Logged: 161.92

Not happy with the weight gained, but I AM pleased with the miles logged. I already feel so much better this week. The pounds will follow, right now I'm just focusing on feeling a little better about myself. 

Linking up with Angie!

2. Yesterday I realized that Munch is too old to be put in the class I was planning to put the boys in this summer, which is a pity, because it's a drop off class and that would have been wonderful to have 40 minutes to myself every Friday. Today I'm going to plan our summer. We aren't going anywhere and that's okay...but I refuse to stay at home waiting for something interesting to happen. So, I'll be researching and planning...Marking up their Rupert calendar with fun stuff. 

3. I think there should be a support group for people addicted to Washi Tape....cause man, do I have a problem and I KNOW I'm not the only one. Right? Right. I've been using it a lot in my Project Life album, but have plans to dress up happy mail, make some art projects with the boys...there are an insane amount of good (and easy) ideas on Pinterest. I may put together a collection of my favorites. 

4. I really discovered my silhouette yesterday...I've had it for two years now...and really haven't used it. It's just so much work to pull out and set up and put away again....but yesterday I HAD to use it and the project I was working on had some unused space...so I thought, why not? I made a ton of little cut outs for my Project Life album. Why the heck didn't I do this in the first place??

5. I am insanely behind on reading blogs, but know that I love my readers and I love reading!! 

Beach Cover-up

When I found THIS tutorial over at la vie en rose I had to try it.

It was super easy to make and it was comfy.

 However, I think I made it a tad too small and it kinda moved into an odd position if I walked more than a block in it. SO...it got worn once. I'll try again when I get it a little closer to my goal weight. It was nice to finally get a pinned item crossed off my ever growing list.