An Ice, Cold Glass of Sweet Tea Would be Nice.

Whew, its another hot hot summer day today. I can't really complain though I love summer and the heat. The winter and cold just doesn't suit me. And even though summer is almost ending, I have to go back to school in a matter of weeks for Work Week, I thought I would post about my summer essentials. They vary from person to person, but my summer wouldn't work with

out them.

1.) My Vera Bradley Raspberry Fizz Backpack. Its so easy to carry a few things when I'm

going to lifeguard or go teach swim lessons. It fits just about everything I need.

2.) My skin gets super dry from the chlorine and this is really the only thing that helps. This after-sun smells fresh and leaves my skin pretty moisturized. I'm not into heavy lotion and this is a great light way to quench my skin!
3.) Oh the comfort of these babies! I love these shorts. I have about 5 different pairs and this is one of them. I love the colors they come in especially since I can just pop them over my bathing suit. Nike Tempo Track shorts are a must have for me!
4.) Where would I be without JCrew. These V-necks are a life-saver. They have come out thepast 3 seasons and I don't know where I would be without them. I have them is all of the colors and they are a great light weight tee. They go with everything and I can dress them up and down. I have this one in neon rose and it is a super bright color that makes my complexion pop.

5.) OPI you make great polish. All of their nail polishes stay on my toes for a long time. With the amount of time I spend in the water, cheap nail polish just chips. But with this stuff it hardly ever does. This is Rumple's Wiggin. I love the lavender color!

I of course have other essentials, but I don't think they would all fit.

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First things First

So this is my first post that I've been wanting to make for a while. I'm finally done with all of my finals. I'm out really early compared to therest of my peers because I basically only had oh-so fun papers to write. So I guess first things first, what am I doing this summer...

Well the boy is coming after he finishes his finals. I'm so excited because we finally just get to relax, cook and lay out on the beach. This was taken right before school ended in Dupont.

The rest of my summer is going to be filled with teaching kids how to swim and hopefully working 1 day a week at an attorney's office.

Then mid-July I am going to Rodanthe, N.C. for a beach vacation, not that I do not get that everyday considering I live on the beach, but my step-dad is looking for a better place to surf. And then after I'm going to ARIZONA! I love it there and the people there. The boy is from there so I get to see his cute face!

Just the lazy days of summer; however, I am so excited for one thing and that is cooking.

I am determined to make this plum upside-down cake. My mom thinks its a bad idea, yet I think it looks delicious. She wants me to make this chocolate cake which I will post how it turns out tomorrow. I guess we'll see what happens!