My grandparents live on top of Lookout Mountain on the Georgia side. It's really quite lovely. It's very serene and quiet. However, on the Tennessee side near Chattanooga, there are several different tourist attractions like Ruby Falls, the Incline Railway and Rock City.
While we haven't been to most of them, my grandparents decided to indulge us in a trip to see Rock City.
I was prepared to be bored the entire time, thinking that all we would be doing was staring at rocks for a few hours.
Boy, was I wrong!
It was actually quite amazing. The landscaping was awesome and the flowers were breathtaking, but the coolest part was all of the rocks! There were tight squeezes, and even an over look where you could see 7 different states!
Anyways, I'll stop talking now and just share some pictures of our trip.
I know, I know, I am from Texas and I should be used to it by now,
but every year I swear it gets worse.
Please tell me I'm not the only one!
Anyways, here's what I wore this week, when I wasn't in a tank top and workout shorts. (a.k.a. my summer 'uniform')
I looooove the color of this top! It's a pale aqua, maybe a bit minty with more blue than green. It's a thick linen (Surprisingly not too hot). I was so upset because the tag was cut out! It feels very well made!
Top, Brand unknown; goodwill- $4
Shorts, Tommy Hilfiger; Goodwill-$3
Sandals, Kelly and Kaite; Goodwill-$4
Earrings, Target; $7
*excuse the random box of beads laying on the ground ^*
Tank (a step up from my 'uniform'), Loft; Goodwill- $3
under tank, target-$8
shorts, Banana Republic; Goodwill-$3
Sandals, Tory Burch; Goodwill-$2 (Quite possibly my best find ever, seeing that they retail for over $200!!!)
Sunglasses, Ray Ban; Last Call (Plus my mom's discount)-$40
Just out of the shower after a 5 mile bike ride
Dress; unknown brand; Goodwill -$5
sandals, Forever 21; $8
There you have it. Super casual (You can see I was certainly not going to be bothered drying my hair in the last pic) ;)
A while ago I used to do something here on the blog called "tuesday's tunes," where I'd share music I've been enjoying recently. Well, I haven't done one in a while so I figured today is the day!
Music evokes memories to me especially during summertime.
I tend to have several summer anthems year after year and every time I hear them I'm transported back to that year's summer.
For example, "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae and "What Makes You Beautiful" by One direction, and "Payphone" by Maroon 5 are last year's summer songs.
Every time I hear them, I am transported to the front seat of my grandma's car trying not to laugh at my Nana's dancing and I'm singing at the top of my lungs, whilst looking back at my cousins doing the very same thing.
Oh, sweet summer time.
Anyways, I think I've found this summer's anthems...
1. Florida Georgia Line- Cruise (Remix) Ft. Nelly.
I looooove this song, dare I say my favorite one right now. It instantly puts me in a good mood. My cousins and I have the entire song down to a tee and always sing along when it comes on--with our windows down, of course!!
2. Justin Timberlake-Mirrors
Ok, so NSYNC might've been the very first concert I ever went too, did I really just admit that!?!?!
I love the words, the beat, and of course, JT.
We all sing to this one too.
Ok, I need to stop saying that because we do that to every song!
3. Taylor Swift- 22
You know I had to at least mention one song by my girl T-Swizzle.
and even though I've been jamming to this song since it came out last October, I think this is the perfect summer song. It makes me want to dance around and sing into my hair brush.
5. Maroon 5- Daylight
Did you know that Maroon 5 is my favorite band?
I remember listening to them in 3rd grade when my mom finally bought me the "Songs About Jane" album. I fell in love with the song "She will be Loved" It's still my favorite song to this day.
Anyways, last year it was Payphone, this year it's Daylight. (even though I was still listening to it last summer!) Oh, adam levine.... Marry me?
and there you have it! My summer playlist.
Honorable Mentions:
Luke Bryan- Drunk on You
One Direction- Kiss You
Imagine Dragons-Radioactive
Jason Aldean- Big Green Tractor (This song is so ridiculous it's funny. But catchy. )
Taylor Swift- All Too Well (Not a summer song, but I love it anyways.)
Wow. That was a long break. I didn't intend on it being this long, but man, almost three months went by! I'm so sorry!
So much has happened since then. I went to my grandparents house on Lookout Mountain for the entire summer with my cousins, and had a blast. I really miss it. My brother got married! (!!!!) I started my sophomore year of college and even started a new job at my church's preschool!
I hope to post more frequently now that I am getting into the swing of things. I know I don't have many followers, but what would you guys like to read about? Do you like the what I wore wednesdays? or the Goodwill finds?? (I still love doing both ;) )
let me know....
Until then here are some pictures of my summer:
my new family
good friends :)
brother, BFF and cousins on Stone mountain
Finding nemo ;)
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meeting nicholas sparks
my lovely Grandma and I
Siblings, yup I'm the middle child!
reunion with old friends
yummy tex mex in the ft worth stockyards
fun on the Tennessee river!
more stone mountain :)
we met a cow
shot my first gun: a AR14...and am never doing it again. It scared me so bad!
paddle boating on the mountain
we went to the bush beans museum!
family at the wedding
rangers game! so fun!
white water rafting... more fun!
meeting nicholas sparks (sorry these aren't in order!!!)
I caught a fish!
friday night drive in...Brave and the avengers
cousin love
and lastly, but really it was the first thing we did, meeting winter from dolphin tale!
