Monday, July 31, 2023

Dear July

 

July, you were WEIRD; I'm sorry but you were weird and there were so many weird and connected things that happened during the month that I felt myself saying "huh?!" ALOT. Can you tell August to be more normal?

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Here are some words that were prominent during my month:  

Fireworks/// It's July, of course I am seeing fireworks this month. I always feel like a child when I watch fireworks

Traveling///  We were on the move this month! Renault Winery, Boston, NY, Philly, and everywhere in between. Don't worry, Penelope was along for the ride too! 

Unusual/// I had this feeling all month that I couldn't properly communicate. It was really weird and I wished I could have pinpointed why I was feeling this way.

Thinking/// AND to go along with the above word, I did a LOT of thinking this month. Everything was jumbled in my mind and I didn't let anyone know what was going on in  my mind- except my therapist. Even then I was reluctant to speak what I was thinking out loud. It made it feel TOO real. 

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Emoji of the month:


❤️

Gratitude, love, happiness, hope or even flirtatiousness.

I was definitely feeling LOVED all month! I was feeling grateful for feeling good, being able to experience all that I have been and just plain happy.

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Flashback

In 2022, I went on vacation, got C0v!D, and played catch up; in 2021, I did a social media detox and I was going to therapy regularly; in 2020, I went spending a lot of time outside, I had a realization and started feeling better; in 2017, I was getting back into blogging under Everday Jersey Girl, Started my first Couch to 5K; in 2015, I began again with blogging and I was REALLY sick; and lastly in 2011, I went to the New Kids on the Block & Backstreet Boys concert, and shared some random musings as a 23 year old.

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Gym Update

I did not go to the gym at all this month BUT I did walk/run/explore 9 days out of the month. The biggest walking day had to be Saturday July 22 when we explored Boston in the morning and then walked to Fenway Park in the evening. LOTS of steps. 

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Looking Forward

August!  A golf tournament, a beer crawl and my favorite 5K of the year! 

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Posts

Did you miss any of my posts from this month? Find them below:

Random #18 | 12 in 12: July | WGJ vol. 43 | Diary #43 

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[[darling, you feel heavy because you are too full of truth]]



Thursday, July 27, 2023

Diary #43

Here we are, another month filled with photos from my camera reel. July was a hot and sticky one and clearly full of lots of fun.... enjoy!

Ocean Gate's Patriotic 5K 

Red, White & YOU

Mama

Peep the flamingos!

Renault Winery

Magical Place

Inside the tent 

Full Moon

4th of July Fireworks

Cool bug!

These sounded good in theory.... they tasted like cardboard

Magical tree

Remnants of 4th of July

The turkey and I scared each other- running in opposite directions

Picture Perfect Flowers

A FULL rainbow!

He was less than thrilled

New Sewing project pattern

I want to be as fashionable as her when I grow up

Blue Sky

Authentic life

!!!!!

Close but not exact

Peep Penelope hiding

Foggy mornings

Summer (blues) selfie

Arriving in Boston

Girlfriend loves to travel

Dinner at the Lexington

Boston

Always a firefighter's daughter

Public Gardens

Reflection

Look closely there is a man in there

Never met a weeping willow I didn't love

Girlfriend had to get in on the action 

Boston Commons

Massachusetts State House

Moo

Cheers at the Cheers Bar

Can I live here?!

Magical and Picture perfect

Boston Public Library

She's got a thing for staircases in libraries

Arches and marble

Boston Public Library

FENWAY

Historic Fenway Park

Blissfully Unaware

She felt out of place

Red Socks bullpen cart

My first game buttons

Such a cool stadium

Fenway with the 7 Line

Darron!

Fenway!

We were so close to the Bullpen!

She stole ALOT of snacks 

LGM

Another Summer (blues) selfie

I guess following your dreams didn't work

Magical

I haven't met a sunset I didn't like

Come on now!

Essie nail polish for $1.99?!

Train ride to Citi Field

Girlfriend was confused on the subway

Citi Field

7 Line Army Truck

Shake Shack!? yes please!

More Snacks stolen

Mets colored sky

No shame in asking a STRANGER to take this photo for me

Long night at the ball park

Best friends
[[FACT: Boston is an hour drive from Boston]]