June Highlights

Happy Independence Day!! June went by both slowly and super fast. Not sure how that happened. XD But it was a good month!

I watched Frozen 2 with my sister Grace. I was insanely disappointed. But I also had a virtual movie party with my friend Micaiah and watch High School Musical, which is always fun. =D And I watched Toy Story 2, which was fantastic!

Grace and I were sitting by a pool and... well, I mean the family had invited us to use the pool whenever we wanted while we were dog sitting, so we just jumped in. XD It is easier to swim in a skirt then you would think.

I got to go back to the zoo for the first time since March, which was awesome! I really missed the zoo these past couple of months.

My sister Grace and I stopping for every sunset. XD

My sister Rebekkah and I played eight games of Ticket to Ride London in one day. We decided we should go ahead and buy the full version of it so all us siblings could play it. We found it for a great deal on eBay and our family is having a lot of fun playing it now.

I got to babysit some awesome kids, which was fun after so long of not watching them. I had little boys dragging me to the creek so they could sit on mossy rocks, and them some of the girls I watched thought me to ride a hoverboard. I'd like to point out, they hoverbaords are on wheels, so it's kind of misleading. ;D But we had a great laugh as I struggled to stand up on the board, and the four year old was very proud of me when I finally got the hang of it. XD

We sold the last of the puppies. That was bittersweet since it was a lot of fun to have the puppies around, but on the other hand, it's given us a lot of time to spend with Ranger.

Ranger! <3

The Saharan dust has come. It causes headaches, grainy eyes, general tiredness, and a sky that looks white instead of blue. =P Thankfully it should be gone soon!

We had lunch in the park, and a squirrel came up to me, so I gave it a fry (don't worry, the little guy never touched me, just the fry). It was awesome. By time we left, I had shared fries with eight squirrels. It was pretty epic and funny.

My sister Sarah had a birthday! We celebrated with a lot of games, pool time, and tacos. ;)

My young adults group went Kayaking! It was only the second time I've been kayaking, and it was really fun. I got soaking wet, but I had a blast.

So I re-read the whole Emily Abbot series, which was awesome! My favorite new book I read was a toss-up between Anomaly and The Retrievers. My least favorite was probably Revolutionary. I still need to write a review for that. ;)

Lost or Found Fifth out of Ten 

Heartstorm Once Upon an Ordinary

Way's to Art Journal A Farm Girl's Life

The Quarantine Diaries II Totally Graced

Window Fellow Release Stories by Firefly 

In All of the Changes, Grace Remains All I Know is Grace

How was your month? Do you have any plans for this month?

W I N N E R S

Hey everyone!! I am so excited to announce the winners of my giveaway! I am so excited to ship y'all's happy mail out to you. That is, once I get it all together. ;D

I'll keep this brief since I think I'm even more excited about this then y'all are.

And the winners are...

Brianna 

and

Ellen S.!

Congratulations!! I'll be in contact with you to get your address so I can send the happy mail your way!

Thank you so much to everyone who entered and commented. I loved learning more about each of you! I had a bunch of fun with this little giveaway, so I might just do it again sometime. =)

G I V E A W A Y

Fun fact: this photo is currently my computer wallpaper.

Hello everyone! So if you read my post two weeks ago (It's Okay) you know that I just passed my seventh blogversery! That's counting from the time I started my first blog, The Bubblegum Ballerina way back when I was thirteen. It is also kind of my golden blogversery since this happened on the seventh. So I decided to go a little giveaway as a celebration! This isn't a huge fancy one (unfortunately budget doesn't allow for it) but the exciting thing is it is open for both international and U.S. residents!
Two winners will receive happy mail from me. I'm not sure just what I'll put in yet. It could be anything from jewelry to gift cards, and hopefully it'll make you smile. =)

The giveaway will be open for one week. There aren't a lot of options, so it shouldn't be super overwhelming. =)

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If that doesn't work, try this link.

May Highlights

Well, better late then never, right? ;) After all the craziness of the last few months, I feel like May had some delightfully normal things in it. It also had some super fun things I got to do because there still isn't a lot to do (AKA I'm still not working for the most part, or meeting up with my bible study)

Honestly one of the best things about this month was that church started up again in person. We did our last live stream and began meeting in a hotel ballroom (Which sounds more impressive then it is). There are a bunch of rules but they are 100% worth it to be meeting with believers again in person. =D

The weather was nice on Mother's Day, so we had a picnic out on our lawn. It was really fun to set up a table and chairs out there and eat outside. I don't even remember the last time we did that, so it was very different too. 

Our gift to mom for her birthday: Re-doing and expanding her pond. 

I finished editing two of my flash fictions: Wonder and Flesh and Blood. I started trying my hand at flash fiction last year and have loved it. I'm just now getting around to editing some of the older ones I wrote though.

My sister and I got up a little early one morning and took a four-mile hike down to a tunnel nearby. There are a lot of swallows in that tunnel, so if you go early in the morning they are all flying around and it is beautiful.

I got to sit down in a restaurant for the first time in months, which was great. I also got to go back to the library and bookstores, so life is definitely looking up.

Rebekkah at the Tunnel

I participated in Oh Beloved One's Devo day, which was epic. If you haven't checked out their blog, you should. It's got great encouragement for girls and some awesome devotionals.

My friend Hailey and I watched Prince Caspian together, just a few states away. Virtual movie nights are awesome.

I got to do a zoom interview with one of my best friends, Kate.

In animal news, we sold most of the puppy. Ranger is growing amazingly fast and he's adorable. We also have a new kitten, Ty, who is just about the cutest thing. 

Ranger and I

My sister and I work for a neighbor just around the corner so we spent two days over there organizing a massive bookcase for her. We spent a total of ten hours hauling books off, dusting them, organizing them, and getting them back up. It was a lot of work, but surprisingly fun. 

Our AC was out for a couple days. Not a super fun thing in Texas heat, but we made it with a lot of fans. ;)

I saved the biggest highlight for last, my friend Lauren came!! We've been friends since I was eight, but we haven't seen each other since 2014. She flew all the way down here, and we got to hang out, drive around her old hometown, spend the day at the beach, and then we had to take her back to the airport way too soon. One weekend was not long enough to catch up after six years, but it certainly was a huge treat. <3

I really loved Ransomed, which is saying a lot, because I do not normally like allegory! My least favorite book this month was Words on Fire, which was really disappointed in since my mom's family is from Lithuania.

May 2020 All I Know is Grace

Paintings from Lens Tottally Graced

A Dramatic Floral Photoshoot A Farmgirls Life

I Will Lift My Eyes to the Mountains Fifth out of Ten 

10 Books that Made me Tear Up Little Blossoms for Jesus

How to Make Your Own Custom Designed Shirt Life Without a Latte

To Everyone Who's Afraid of Change & I'm Getting Married at 18 Aria Lisette

How was your month? Are restrictions letting up any where you are? 

It's Okay

It's okay to stop. 

The rain keeps falling. 

The sky is going to stay put though. 

The world will still be here in the morning. 

So turn off your phone. 

Close your computer. 

Don't worry about the rest of the world for a while. 

We'll still be here when you get back. 

Also, tomorrow (the 7'th) is my seven-year Blogversery. What do y'all think we should do to celebrate?