In early June, I posted our summer bucketlist, which catalogued the stuff we wanted to do this summer–both fun and the not-so-fun.
Now that our summer is just a month or so from ending, I thought I’d check in with some updates and see how the list is faring.
Let’s take stock of the summer of 2017, thus far, starting with the fun.
- Spend several days at the beach
Oh, man. We’ve been pretty bad about beach days, thus far. Weekends are so jam-packed that, when we have a day together as a family, we often have too much on the agenda to visit the beach. Plus, it’s been a super rainy summer, and that’s drenched our plans a bit. (See what I did, there?)
Hit up a new Caribbean island
We leave for Grand Cayman on Sunday. So, stay tuned!
Have a no-cook charcuterie/tapas-style dinner on the porch at least once a week</li>
Check out this charcuterie. Ain’t she a beaut?! We’ve done some no-cook dinners, but more are on the agenda, for sure.
- Have a swanky rooftop cocktail date downtown with my gal
Nope, not yet.
Visit a farmer’s market at least once a week
We’ve done the farmer’s market a lot, this summer. Sometimes, we’ve gone TWICE a week!
- Catch up on our vacation photo books (Alaska/Cannon Beach, Belize, San Juan/Nevis/Anguilla, Virgin Gorda, Italy)
I have a feel that this one isn’t going to happen. Winter project, maybe?
Take Finn to the Thomas the Train show
Done! Despite the long drive and a tot who woke up earlier than expected, meaning it was nearly nap time when we arrived, we had a really good morning at the Thomas the Train event, which took place at the Illinois Railway Museum. He did great, and he was SO excited by all of the trains.
He would not, however, tolerate facing AWAY from Thomas long enough for a photo. Can you see the “c’mon, can we just get this photo thing over with” look on both of their faces?
Kissing ALL the Thomases.
And we did the train ride, too! (Which, honestly, he was maybe a little too young to enjoy, but it was still worth it.)
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isit my hometown in Tennessee for the first time since Finn was born (and eat lots of Mexican food while there)
Check! We went to TN the week of July 4th, showing Finn our home states (Kentucky and Tennessee) for the first time. And there was LOTS of Mexican food had.
Finn LOVED being a country boy for a few days, and he especially loved riding the lawn mower (which he thinks is a tractor) with Pops!
We enjoyed spending time with our family, including Finn’s favorite cousin: Max!
We also celebrated Sona’s 36th bday while we were there!
And we spent little time in the pool.
- Go berry picking with Finn
The berry picking ship has sailed, no? Maybe we can pick peaches?
Binge watch OITNB
The first thing we checked off!
Get family photos taken
Scheduled for Friday!
Finally get back to blogging before/after photos of our house
I blogged the before/after photos of our master bedroom and bath. Didya see?
- Finally get back to blogging regularly, in general
The jury is still out.
- Celebrate Finn’s 2nd birthday with a casual beach party
Yet to come…
Plant an herb garden–and keep it alive
Yes! I have basil, mint, rosemary, thyme, oregano, and parsley. All are totally lush! But the dill? Not so much.
- Finally visit one of the surrounding state fairs
Fingers crossed!
Eat watermelon, corn, peaches, and tomatoes until we explode
Ohmygosh, YAAAASSSSS! In fact, we are having corn and tomatoes for dinner again, tonight.
- Get my hands on a pair of those freaking copper-colored Birkenstocks that I’ve been stalking since February (No, really, I know this one is stupid, but I have wide feet and it’s hard to find cute shoes, and I’ve literally checked for these EVERY SINGLE DAY for months)
I think I should just give up on this one. (Sob.)
The Not-So-Fun:
Finish Kellogg practicum project
50 pages? Sent!
Clean out Finn’s closet and list a ton of clothes in his Kidizen shop
I’ve listed–and sold–dozens of items, already! Not on Kidizen? Use my code–khc5i–for a $5 credit upon signing up!
- Clean out my closet and do the same
Maybe this week?
- Go through the house and clean up/touch up paint, which we’ve been meaning to do since we moved in
Nope.
Pack up some of Finn’s baby toys 🙁 and organize what is left
Yes! We’ve gone from a living room that was being overtaken by toys to just a couple of baskets. I also cleaned out his closet, allowing us to put all of his larger cars (he has like 15) on the floor of the closet, rather than the floor of our living room.
Have all of our windows professionally cleaned–they are GROSS
Done! And what a difference it makes!
Get back into a steady workout routine
I’ve been going to the gym 4 days a week for about a month, now. I’m going to have to find a new routine once school starts back, but I’m happy with my progress, for now.
Have a pretty standard out-patient surgery that I’ve been putting off because it means I won’t be able to pick Finn up for two weeks
Scheduled for early August.
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et started on the two book projects I’ve been delaying, which are due relatively soon
I’ve already had a couple of meetings with my co-author, and we’ve made some good progress!
- Begin visiting possible preschools and (hopefully) get on a waitlist
I emailed a few. Does that count?
Sign-up for and start swim lessons with Finn
We have his 4th lesson tonight, actually! He goes to Goldfish Swim School every Tuesday night. After, we have a casual family dinner. It’s been a pretty fun new routine.
- Potty-train (KILL ME NOW)
Still in denial.