july in review || hello august

July was such a great month, I don't even know where to start! From the wonderful 4th of July I had to my seventeenth birthday, it was awesome!

I got my own car!!! (new post coming soon :D )



Jason, Katy, and the three girls (and Napoleon) left to move out West. I miss them more than you can imagine.



I celebrated the 4th of July with my wonderful family and friends! It was soooo much fun! :D

Daddy took us to the VA Historical Society and to the VA Holocaust Museum.



I wrote a letter to President Donald Trump and Barron Trump!! I hope that I get a reply back!



I celebrated my seventeenth birthday!



I started learning the upright bass! It's so much fun! :)

I have 45 followers! :D

 



my car

going to a local bookstore and getting five books for $4.00


getting to see my Uncle, Aunt, and cousins

riding in the boat and going for an evening walk with my cousins ^

milkshakes at Sonic



homemade iced coffee



emailing a friend from England!

phones and facetime so we can talk to Jason, Katy, and the girls out west :D

all the phone calls, comments, emails, letters, and packages for my birthday! thank y'all so much!!!

visiting with missionaries and their adorable children

Daddy buying us each a Frosty at Wendy's!





get to Nehemiah in my Bible reading

try a new recipe

get to 22 hours in my driving time

take a picture I'm proud of

pass out 20 gospel tracts

 

I hope that August is a wonderful month!



 

 

 

how was your july? what are some things you did this month?
your favorite thing about july? what are some of your goals for august?

my 17th birthday || lots of pictures + a ride in the country

As you probably already know, I had a great 17th birthday!


Mama took me to the store with her on Tuesday and we went by goodwill together!!! :)
I got two adorable shirts for just $7.00!


Once we got home, we ate lunch, and then Kristen took me outside for a Birthday Photo Shoot (I'll do another post on that sometime) :)
After the photo shoot, I spent time with my family. We sat outside together. Kristen made us some homemade iced coffee (which is SOOO GOOD) and we drank that up while we enjoyed the nice weather.


It's been really hot here lately, but on Tuesday it was in the low 80's and very low humidity! It was absolutely gorgeous!



After dinner, we all went for a ride in the country (at my request) with the windows down!! It was lovely!
(Gideon, our bullmastiff, also came along and rode in the back! He loves going on rides! :D )



It was a wonderful ride!!! I am so blessed to live in the country!!!
It was a laid back sort of day spent with my family and I loved it! :)



 

 

 

what did you do for your last birthday? do you prefer the country or the city?
do you live in the country or the city?

 

i'm seventeen || a trip to the bookstore + 110 degrees

Yesterday was my seventeenth birthday!! ♫ Happy Birthday to me ♫ !!! :D





I really enjoyed being sixteen and I hope that I'll enjoy seventeen just as much! :)
I had a wonderful day yesterday! I spent the day at home with my family and we had fun together. After dinner, we all piled into the truck and went for a ride in the country with the windows down!!! Ah.... :D
I'll share the pictures of my birthday on an upcoming post (maybe) !!!



My Daddy took me to a local bookstore the other day and I had so much fun!!! I had only been once before, but ever since that first time, I had been dying to go back. :) This book store has really good deals!!! Paperback books are $.50 and Hardbacks are $1.00! I mean talk about a booklovers dream! And most of the books are in like new condition. Some even look brand new!!



I got five books for $4.00! :D
I'm not sure about the Oliver North book yet (if it has stuff in it or not, because I've never read a book by him before) but it was only $1 so I decided to at least give it a try ;)

It's been really hot lately. On Saturday, the heat index was 110! Talk about miserable. Daddy was kidding around and said, "It doesn't feel like 110. It feels more like 109." :D

We had a storm on Saturday and the clouds were actually rotating. They were going in circles! It's the first time I had ever seen anything like it. And it was right over our house.
I got a picture of a cloud that actually looked just like a tornado. Yep, it was kinda creepy.



 

My Summer is going wonderful so far, though it's going by too fast. But Summer always flies. I think it's because we enjoy it so much! :)

 



 

 

 

do you like to read? what's the best deal you've ever gotten on books?
how is the weather like where you live? how is your Summer going so far?

recipe || lemon blueberry layered pie

If you are looking for a delicious, easy, summer time dessert, then this definitely a recipe worth trying! We have made it several times this year, and we haven't been disappointed yet! It turns out wonderful every time!



 

• 1 9-inch graham cracker crust


• 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened


• 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk


• ¼ cup powdered sugar


• 1 3.4-ounce box instant lemon pudding mix


• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon zest


• ¼ cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed


• 1 21-ounce can Blueberry Fruit Filling or Topping

 



Combine cream cheese, condensed milk and powdered sugar in a large bowl. Using an electric mixer, mix at medium speed for 1-2 minutes, until smooth. Add pudding mix, lemon zest and lemon juice; mix until well blended.

Spoon about half of the Blueberry Pie Filling evenly into bottom of graham cracker crust. Spoon lemon-filling mixture on top and spread evenly. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour.

Spoon remaining Blueberry Pie Filling on top just before serving.

I hope y'all enjoy this wonderful Summer time treat!! Make sure to leave me a comment if you try it and how you like it!!

did you try this recipe? how did you like it? would you make it again?
what's your favorite kind of pie? favorite fruit?