1. Growing vegetables is pretty fun, even if they're just in pots on your front porch and so your "tomato harvest" is just one or two little tomatoes at a time. Question: why would Devin laugh at me when I call 2 tomatoes "today's harvest"? Is that not the perfectly accurate way to describe them?
2. I should have bought more of those 5 Below/Target "plant starter kit" things because my dear friend got a 75-cent cucumber plant at Target and had 20+ cucumbers this summer. She totally wins.
3. "Going to the pool with a toddler" = charging around the baby pool on the heels of your one-and-a-half-year-old who has zero fear and slips under the water at a moment's notice. (I'm a pro & make 3-5 saves a day...remember the part where I said Aiden is fearless?) & here's one of my favorite pool days 😊
4. Being pregnant during the summer isn't any sweatier than usual. I'm just a sweaty person so like, at least I have an excuse now?
5. Backyard movie nights are the best, and I can't wait to host another one this fall (when theoretically we'll need less bug spray...).
6. Even better than backyard movie nights are just gatherings in general. I got invited to a spontaneous play date on the block when a neighbor group-texted 8 moms. I only recognized 2 numbers in the group text, but went anyway, not knowing who would be there, and it was SO FUN! There were a ton of toddlers & babies of all ages, and the 6 or 7 of us who went chatted and laughed while the kids played. It made me want to be better about just inviting friends over, whether they know each other beforehand or not!
7. I will drive anywhere if it means outdoor fun: splash park 25 minutes away, insanely elaborate playground 30+ minutes away, local arboretums, etc. I know it's hot, but if I'm going to be sweating anyway, I might as well forget sitting in AC and enjoy the outdoors. (I'm already dreading the stuck-inside feeling of winter...)
What have you learned this summer?
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