Friday Favorites – July

Hiking

Mike and I are hiking Half Dome in Yosemite next month. To prepare, we’ve been trying to go on some nice long hikes. Around here, we’ve hiked Quicksilver; which proved to be very difficult on a hot day… We plan to do Windy Hill soon too.

In the future, I really want to do some of the Lost Coast Trial.

New books!

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Amazon Prime Day was all about books for me.

I’m trying to carve out more time to read. Who doesn’t love getting lost in a good book? I find when I read fiction, I’m more likely to read quicker. Overall I also like non-fiction but never find them to be page turners.

I’m currently reading Hey Ladies, which is a very lighthearted book about a group of friends and their email exchanges to each other over a year. A lot of the emails are relatable and pretty funny. I’m enjoying the book but it’s more stylistic than really telling a strong story, so I can’t say it’s my favorite. Good for a quick read though!

I am really looking forward to reading Bear Town, which my future mother and sister in law both raved about. The Favorite Sister is in the pile too, our first book in #bookclub. The Perfect Mother looks very intriguing so I’m hoping to get through the other two first and dive into this one ASAP. I also just heard great things about The Nightingale, a hand-me-down from my grandma. So many books, so little time…!

Surfing Sundays

Mike and I have been going down to Santa Cruz on Sunday mornings and it’s been a great way to end the weekend. He surfs and I alternate between reading in a cute cafe or reading on the beach. Bliss.

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img_20180715_093541 — Cute little flower van outside of the cafe

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Engagement gifts!

We registered on Amazon for our engagement party and let me tell you how fun it is to come home to presents waiting for you on your doorstep! We got so many sweet gifts (I already mentioned our wine cooler last month). I’ve been loving using all of our new pieces, which have mostly been for the kitchen.

A full cooking set from my ~~friend~~ sister Kristina

img_20180725_162840 — Cooking books! Community was from Mike’s sister in Australia

img_20180725_162905 — How nice are these S&P shakers from the future in-laws? Not going to lie, these make me feel very much like an adult! 🙂

Also a HUGE thank you to my mama llama, who planned our engagement party. It was a dream!

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Other Friday Faves:
January
February
March
April
May
June

2017
Friday Favorites #5
Friday Favorites #4
Friday Favorites #3
Friday Favorites #2
Friday Favorites #1

Something new!

An intention set for next month: In August I hope to start meditating. Stay tuned.

4 thoughts on “Friday Favorites – July”

You and Mike are the perfect dream couple. It was our pleasure and honor to celebrate a huge milestone in your relationship with Mike. Getting engaged is a BIG DEAL! So proud of you and all the experiences you are able to share with the world. I enjoy reading about different milestones in your life and good tips in your blog. I love you.
Mama Llama

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