Beach Day Essentials

I am on the count down until I am sitting on the beaches on Destin relaxing without a care in my mind (expect missing Maci of course). So in honor of the fact I get to go to the beach in 20 days I wanted to share a few of my favorite beach essentials and how I prepare for a day in the sun. 

• Book - You can see the books I want to read this summer here. I just picked this book because I liked how it went with the other colors but in all honesty I will have probably read this book before I even leave for the beach. 
• Sunscreen - Seriously this is so important take care of your skin. A nice tan looks good for now but at the risk of skin cancer it is just not worth it (get a spray tan). Not to mention the sun causes wrinkles. I burn so easily so I always buy the highest spf. For my face I just use a BB cream with spf in it so that I have a little bit of coverage with protection. 
• Towel - This is kind of obvious but if you are like me sometimes the obvious is easy to forget. I like a really thick towel for the beach because it seems to help keep the sand out. I also like it to be colorful and cute for the pictures (you know what I mean?).
• Bathing Suit - I have been so obsessed with these strapy bathing suits! I have one super similar to the one above that I got on amazon here, but be careful because they can leave funky tan lines.
• Hat - I got mine from Urban Outfitters on sale a few months (you can see it in pictures here) I absolutely love it! It gives extra protection from the sun and keeps me a little bit cooler.
• Water Bottle - This is so so important! Hydration is key when being in the sun for extended periods of time. The best thing about the S'well is their bottles keep your water cold for 24 hours and I promise it really works. 
• Floats - These are just fun! Urban Outfitter have the have the best even if they are a little expensive. You can check them out here.
• Sunglasses - Again this a little obvious but hey just in case you are going to forget your sun glasses, don't!

Blogger Round Up

I love blogs. I love them. I don't know how to put it other than I just love them. I have been readings for six years and writing a blog for one. I feel like everyone has certain blogs you just click with. I can never put a finger on what is about them but I just always go back. I can't explain it other than I just feel like I mesh with the blog. For me it started with on blog then my list of blogs kept growing and growing. I use Bloglovin' to keep track of all the blogs I read at this point. I read a lot of blogs that I like so much, but there are a few that are just my favorite. I wanted to share these favorite because they are fabulous blogs and I hope that you guys will feel like you just mesh with them too!

I am going to try and list these blogs in chronologically order in which I started to read them. Some of them coincide with my favorite people to follow on Instagram, which you can find here.

1) Love Taza

2) The Daybook

3) Aspyn Ovard

4) Something Devine

5) Mostly Morgan

6) Tales of Me and the Husband

7) Headed Somewhere

8) Zoella

9) Wildlandia

A Day at the Lake

Summer time for me means coffee on the porch in the mornings, refueling my mind with many books, refueling my body with many fruits, but most importantly means spending countless days at the lake with my family. If you read my blog enough I am sure you have caught onto how much I love my family. The only thing better than spending the day at the lake with my family is spending the day at the lake with my family AND some of our dogs. Now we aren't crazy enough to bring all six dogs, but that is okay the older dogs and the small dogs are not the biggest fans of swimming. This weekend we spent Saturday soaking up the sun, riding around the lake, and playing on the dock of our good friends. Honestly I think we have just as much fun watching the dogs have fun as anything else. We have a local sandwich shop we always stop at on the drive to lake to pick up lunch. This was the first trip of the year which I was brave enough to get into the water and it was FREEZING! Seriously I had the best time just spending time unplugged from my phone and even my books just talking and laughing with my family.

Things That I Wanted to Post on Instagram, But Didn't

There are a bunch of pictures I wanted to upload to Instagram, but didn't for fear of over load or lack of self confidence. Also know as what I have been doing with my life lately.

This was four books ago.

There is even a dog cage for Maci.

My best friend.

My other best friend and some funky lighting.

I am obsessed with this outfit.

All my life goals were fulfilled after seeing this.

I really just want another one of these. K, thanks.