¡Hola Primavera!
It’s Sunday afternoon here in Texas when you open this. We had a pretty decent thunderstorm this morning during church and will get a series of storms on and off this next week. It has been a very tropical summer which I’m told is rare, and while I don’t hate it, the stickiness in the air leaves much to be desired.
We just finished watching the Hungarian Grand Prix and I’m forcing myself off my phone because the McLaren strategy team is trying their hardest to create a toxic work environment and a team rivalry that would put this years presidential campaign to shame.
📷 cred to F1troll
Romanticizing Summer
I’ve spent the better part of this week scrolling the Instagram Reels and watching YouTube videos. People are ready for fall and Halloween. Normally this is a bandwagon I could hop on, I live for fall. I’m historically known for rushing into holidays, I like the long savor of fall and Christmas because I always felt like they never lasted long enough. I’ve been this way since high school. Now that I have kids, I want to enjoy and savor summer with them, to not rush through to the next holiday. I remember popsicles, the World Cup, Swimming days, Beach trips, and more Library trips.
Nothing gives me summer vibes more than the smell of chlorine pools, my hubby making carne asada, and enjoying a slightly later than usual dinner. We love that it is lighter out and the tree in our backyard provides nice shade for the kids to play on the playset later. Texas is pretty unforgiving when it comes to the humidity. I love in the afternoons snuggling up with a book in the AC obviously, enjoying watermelon and peaches, baseball games, and making a batch of cookies. The hubby just got a Traeger and I am going to make a peach cobbler that has the wonderful scent of wood chips and Smokey air.
-We are close to finishing our pool construction. In the fall the area will double as a fire pit zone and we plan to set up a projector so we can roast marshmallows with the kids and watch Great Pumpkin with them. See, fall is easy for me to romance. Summer takes a bit more work.-
What I’ve Been Reading/Watching/Listening to:
I finished this past week a novella called The Misplaced Miss Eloise by Maggie Dallen. Her books kept popping up in my ads on Instagram and once I found out it was a clean read (not faith based though), I decided to give it a shot. I’m a sucker for historical romance. It’s my safety genre. This was cute and not too shabby! But I’m not necessarily in a hurry to pick up another one of her books. 3.5⭐️
I’m currently binging Royally (Re)Arranged by Emma St. Claire. This author is heralded as a clean romance author. There’s zero spice. This one is a bit more on the hallmark side which I have zero qualms about but just know it’s cheesy. It will end exactly how you think it does, but I’m excited to see the author fleshes it out.
I’ve been suckered into the world of Chappell Roan. I’ll be totally surprised if Good Luck, Babe isnt my most played song this year. It has bops but I could also see my brothers listening to it in their office during the work day. This song is channeling my end of summer vibes. That transition from summer to fall.
Hart to Heart with Andy Samberg: If you have Peacock you probably have seen the commercial ad for Kevin Hart’s show where he interviews celebrities over a glass of wine. As the hubby and I are wrapping up Brooklyn 99, we watched this interview and it felt like I was invited in on a conversation that would have been shared in private. For some reason his movie Hot Rod lives rent free in my head and more times than I care to admit I find myself saying “WHeast. WHut Whut WHway.”
Okay I know a lot of people may not care about this last one but my husband has created some importance and nostalgia surrounding the Home Run Derby. This was the first year that our oldest was super into it so we let the kids stay up a little bit later than normal to watch. We’re big Dodger fans and to see a Dodger player win for the first time was exciting!
Prime Day
I would love to say I got some exciting things on Prime Day but the jury is still out on that one. I was both overwhelmed and underwhelmed by the sales this past week. I did snag two dresses which I will review here when I get them (they wont be here for another week) and a book that was recommended by Ahya’s Cottage on YouTube.
The Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal Buy Here
Ahyas Cottage has the most cozy vibes. She will let you know if a book is too spicy too but I find her soothing to watch. Watch Here
Friday is Opening Ceremonies for the Olympics in Paris! I’ll be watching and hopefully you find an event that tickles your fancy! Till next week! Hasta Leugo.
Winnie