Summer To Do List... Part 2

So I was looking through blogs and found this "Summer to do List" at "Fingerprints on the Fridge"... I love how it is made! Makes me want to make my own!

From Fingerprints on the Fridge



I will have to share mine when I make it!

Summer To Do List...

Its FINALLY Summer in Oregon! 

  

So now it is time to sit down with the husband and make a summer to do list!

*Concerts at the Zoo

*Late Night Walks in the warm weather

*Drinkin cocktails out of mason jars

*Beach Trips

*huevos rancheros

*picnics outside

*resturant hunting in Portland

*Drinking summer seasonals

*Attempt to surf in Pacific City

*Hike Neakahnie Mountain

*summer reading lists

*floating on a lake in an innertube

*more bocce and croquet

*CAMPING, CAMPING, CAMPING!

*Visit Alaska

*start an exercise routine

*BBQs

*Wine tasting

What are your ideas for summer???

Weekend Adventure: Gearhart, OR

Erik and I got really lucky and got to have a 4 day weekend over the fourth! So on Thursday night when I got off work, we headed down to the beach in Gearhart, Or! It is so beautiful and quiet there. We build a bonfire and drank some wine on the beach the first night and just got to chat and be a couple. It is so nice to have time to just be with the person you love! 

The next day we went to Moe's for lunch then played Bochee on the beach. It was super fun! We set up camp and just relaxed on the beach. It was pretty amazing weather for the Oregon coast, getting to about 70 in the afternoon.

Then, our friends Amanda and Tyler came down and we had another bonfire and just chatted.. (after the boys had to figure out how to get in the beach house since I accidentally locked the keys inside.. oops). Then the next morning we got some yummy breakfast at the Mcmenamins Sandtrap then headed into Seaside for the parade, some arcade gaming, and some beers.

All in All... AMAZING WEEKEND. Wish I was there now...

Happy 4th of July!

wish i was here...

I want to go camping so badly...

Where do you wish you were today??

Play Along with Olivia Here...

Books for Summer...

Here are some books I really want to read this summer...

Any other suggestions!?

I love summer reading. It is the best feeling ever to just relax in the sun and read. 

I love summer! 

outdoor dining...

I think of dinner as more of an event than just a meal. Especially in the summertime! I have been noticing more and more since I have gotten married that I always want to set the table with matching dishes and pretty napkins.. I want the serve-ware to look nice and think that even the arrangement of the food is important now. Sooo.. I thought I would share with you some pretty summer dishes I have found. I wish I owned ALL of them!

Now only if more people had time to come over! 

anthropologie

anthropologie

anthropologie

Crate&Barrel

Crate&Barrel

Macys

 

where is the sun??

I am so ready for it to be summertime! I am ready to have BBQs on the back porch without people having to be wrapped in blankets! I am ready to make seafood and put it on colorful plates. 

Some things I am looking forward to come summer:

-corn on the cob

-farmers market where we can get all out veggies and herbs for fresh dinners

-summer dresses and tank tops

-watermelon

-bathing suits 

-being able to wear bright, bold colors all the time

-sandals and in turn, pedicures!

-staying up late and it still being warm

-drinking beers on the back porch

-going swimming at lakes

-long drives to the beach

-picnics!

These are just a few things I am REALLY looking forward to!

What are your favorite things about summer??