Summer Must Haves

I love this time of year! I am gearing up for Summer time! I love spending the weekend at the lake, grilling out with friends, Redbirds Baseball games, traveling, reading a lot, playing tennis, and relaxing. During the school year, I stay busy, busy! I look forward to winding down and doing a lot of R&R over the break. This summer, I will be gearing up for a J-O-B! I hope that I can find a teaching job come this fall! I will be attending quite a few workshops and spending a lot of time getting my classroom together.  I WILL relax some, but it will definitely be different than the summers in the past. Until then, I want to share with you some of the "things" I CANNOT live without through June, July, and August...

1. Summer Dresses

I cannot tell you enough how HOT it gets here in the summer.

I cannot stand to sweat, so a dress is my only option during

this time of the year. During the day, it will usually get over 100

degrees. I honestly do not see how people can wear pants/denim.

2. Linen

I adore linen. I will wear anything that is linen.

I love linen pants, linen shorts, linen dresses, etc.

It usually takes the place of my dress pants and denim

in the summer time. I love that linen is super flowy, so

I usually never get hot when I wear it. Also, if you

have an office job, where you HAVE to wear dress

 pants, linen is a great substitute because you

can dress it up!

3. I love Aveeno's Positively Radiant Moisturizer.

I love wearing this stuff in the summer.

I will never leave the house without it on!

It's light, airy, and keeps my face from burning

in the hot heat. I also love it because it gives my

skin a radiant glow, so lots of times, I will not

put any face makeup on.

3. White Wine

If you know me in real life, you know I am a

red wine drinker. I love my Cabernet.

Unfortunately, I cannot drink red wine in the middle

of summer time, especially if we are outside at a

cook out. I usually will order a white wine when we

are out to dinner. It's definitely not my favorite, but it

is a lotttttt cooler ;)

4. Fish

This somewhat goes along with why I drink more

white wine in the summer. I LOVE any kind of fish

in the summer time. I love it all the time, but ESPECIALLY

enjoy it more throughout June, July, and August. It is super

light and wonderful with fresh veggies. Sounds crazy, but

I cannot eat a heavy steak and potato in the summer.

My favorite fish: Red Snapper, Halibut, Grouper, and Salmon.

5.  Cute Ponytails

I have long hair, but you will never see it

down much in the summer. I wear it up A LOT!

I am constantly looking for cute ponytail styles.

If you know of any, please pass them along!

This is just a short list of what I cannot live without in the summer! What are some of your must haves?

BJH