Dreaming of Summer

This is probably the most random post I’ve ever written, but it’s pretty indicative of what’s going on inside my head lately! Every year at this time I start obsessing over summer. I enjoy a festive cold snap during Christmas and a few cool days in the fall, but that’s it. I am a warm weather person for sure. So, when January rolls around and the forecast doesn’t indicate any warm days in the near future, I spend my time dreaming of summer. Since I took a blogging break last summer, I thought I’d share a few pictures of items I did for EmeryBodie LLC and also tell you about a really fun adventure.

First up, the adventure. Hubs and I, along with three other couples, booked a waterfall rappelling excursion with Green River Adventures in Saluda, NC, back in July. Saluda is only about an hour from Greenville, maybe less, so it’s a great place for a day trip. I’ve done numerous trips with Green River Adventures and they’ve all been fantastic. This particular trip was the Little Bradley Falls Rappel + Waterfall Trek Full Day Combo. Our guides were wonderful and our day was full of thrills and memories to last a lifetime. Truly, the waterfall rappel was way more intense than I anticipated. I was a little nervous dropping over the edge, but so proud of what we accomplished at the end of the day. If you’re in the area and looking for a great couples or adults only adventure, I highly recommend. www.greenriveradventures.comNext up, a super fun (and surprising) drink to help you skip the wine….anyone else struggle with this? Almost every evening I get the urge to have a glass of wine (or two) during the hell hour of homework/dinner prep. I really do not need all of these empty calories, nor do I need to drink every night. I realized this was almost a ritual, so in an effort to trick myself I discovered that making an unexpected mocktail totally works. My good friend, Casey, told me about this concoction and I was definitely skeptical. She suggested mixing La Croix with flavored kombucha and pouring in a fun glass to make it feel special. I am normally not a fan of kombucha, but I’ve learned that buying the flavored varieties and diluting with my tried and true La Croix flavors makes it delicious! This is my favorite combo:My friend has been experimenting with berry, pineapple and mango flavors. Use a ratio of 2:1. I pour twice as much La Croix as kombucha into the glass and this seems to work well. I never realized how many flavors of kombucha are on the market. All of these are available at Publix. Try it!Lastly, here are some summer orders I did last year that never made it to the blog….It’s never too early to start planning for camp! I love how this periwinkle trunk looks with it’s Lilly inspired decal.Precious sister outfits and a lunch box for day camp. Gotta love those seersucker ruffles!This may seem like a back to school item, but we actually used these items a ton over the summer for swim meets and looooong days at the pool. Our bill at the pool snack bar quickly gets out of control, so a few days per week I pack lunches and snacks for the kids. These lunch bots from Amazon were perfect. They’re environmentally friendly and have three divided compartments for a variety of foods. The Bumkins snack bags, also from Amazon, are ideal for goldfish crackers, veggie straws, dried cereal, Nilla wafers, etc. I just stick mine on the top shelf of the dishwasher and they’re good to go. I love products that are easy to reuse. The Lunch Bots also go in the dishwasher and the vinyl has never once faded, peeled or bubbled.