Things That Made Me Happy in June

Here is what made me happy in June:

• Finally getting to ride my bike again
• Checking out the local Day In Our Village fest, and manning my works' booth for a couple of hours
• Celebrating Father's Day
• Getting my summer reading t-shirts from work
• Getting a compliment from a co-worker, on a dress I wore
• Getting a compliment from a co-worker, on my bike
• Going to my town's Thursday Night Out a few times
• Seeing a hummingbird come to drink from our feeder
• Seeing Wonder Woman in theaters
• Getting CPR certified
• Getting to make a necklace for the summer reading program at the library (I LOVE beads!!!)
• Seeing a female cardinal on the front porch
• Seeing the Bean in Chicago
• Seeing the Crown Fountain in Chicago
• Going to a ukulele night in town
• A little girl saying hi to me as I was volunteering one day

I know it's not very long, but at least I have a few things to be happy about this month.

Everything I Love to Do Outdoors

I love the outdoors and all that it has to offer. When the weather is good (or bearable if it's winter), I try to go outside and do something at some point during the day.

I love:

• Swimming
• Walking
• Reading
• Eating
• Bike riding
• Roller blading
• Relaxing in the yard
• Photograph nature (the animals, the plant life, all that goes on)
• Picnics
• Outdoor concerts
• Outdoor festivals
• Shopping

**Thanks to Sarah Jo Burch for the iddea for this post!!!

Things I Want to Make

I have a list of things I really want to learn how to make, and I hope to be able to start as soon as possible.

The things I want to make are:

• Sweaters (starting with one for my dad, as he asked if I could make one for him sometime)
• Gloves
• Pillows
• Pillowcases
• Tops
• Pants
• Dresses
• Purses (I have one that is almost done, that is knitted; I just need to sew on the handle and inner lining)
• Hats
• Bracelets
• Necklaces
• Earrings
• Anklets
• Macarons
• Scarves
• Beach bags
• Market bags
• Skirts
• Socks
• Cakes/cupcakes/cookies for weddings, bridal showers, baby showers, birthdays, etc.
• Sugar/buttercream/fondant/other mediums of flowers
• Figures made out of gum paste, modeling chocolate, or other food mediums
• Paintings
• Drawings
• Scrapbooks or photo albums with all of my pictures in them
• YouTube videos
• Other baked desserts

Five Minute Friday: Worth

I am linking up with Kate Motaung for this week's Five Minute Friday.

This week's FMF is: Worth

Why is it so hard to see the worth in others?
The worth in ourselves?

Everyone was put on this earth for a reason.
Each life is worthy of living, no matter how long or short;
No matter whose life it is.

Our worth is not measured by the opinions of others.
Nor by the amount of things we have;
Not the grades we get in school;
The jobs we have or the amount of money we make.

Our worth is all the same because of Him.
No one is more or less worthy than anyone else;
No one should be made to feel like less.

Many people have been made to feel like
They are bad people,
That they don't measure up to
What society says is beautiful.
Worthy.

Just for being who they are.
Just for being different.
Just for being human.

But different is beautiful, and they deserve a life worth living.
Each and every life is worthy of the One who created it.

Favorite Places I've Been

I haven't been to too many places, but I do have a few favorite places out of the ones I have been to. I love to travel, and I hope to be able to go to more cities/towns/etc. in the future, that I can call my favorties one day.

• Paw Paw, Michigan
• San Francisco, California
• Washington, D.C.
• Billings, Montana
• Chicago, Illinois
• Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

It's a short list, and I feel bad for it being so short, but I do love these spots. Hopefully I can add lots more to this list in the futures.

**Thanks to Sarah Jo Burch for the idea of this post!!

My Dream Trips

There are a lot of places I dream of going to someday. I couldn't choose just a few for this list, as there are lots of places I really, really, really want to visit (I have other posts on here that you can check out as well, of places I would like to visit: HERE, HERE, and HERE.), but here are my top dream trips.

• Italy
  Rome
  Colosseum
  St. Peter's Basilica
  Sistine Chapel
  Trevi Fountain
  Milan
  Santa Maria Delle Grazie (The Last Supper Mural)
  Naples
  Venice
  Vatican City
  Tuscany
  Florence
  Verona
  Pompeii
  Pisa
  Leaning Tower of Pisa
• England
  London Bridge
  Big Ben
• Amsterdam
• Berlin
• Warsaw
• Disney Land
• Disney World
• New York City
  Statue of Liberty
  One World Trade Center
  9/11 World Trade Center Memorial
• Manhattan
• Boston
• Mexico
• Canada
• Hawaii
• Pear Harbor
• New Zealand
• Ireland
  Dublin
  Limmerick
• Mount Rushmore
• France
  Paris
  Louvre
  Eiffel Tower
• Cairo, Egypt
  Luxor Temple
• Giza
  Great Pyramid of Giza
  Great Sphinx of Giza
• Jamaica
  Kingston
• Australia
  Sydney
  Sydney Opera House
  Tasmania
• Spain
  Madrid
  Barcelona
• Russia
  Kremlin
  Moscow
• Brazil
  Rio de Janeiro
• Argentina
• Jerusalem
• Austria
  Vienna
• Haiti
  Port-au-Prince
• Israel
• Peru
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Vietnam
• Belgium
• Denmark
• Greece
  Santorini
  Athens
  Acroplis
  Parthenon
• Niagra Falls
• Grand Canyon
• Taj mahal
• Stonehenge
• China
  Beijing
  Yungang Grottoes
  Longmen Grottoes
  Hani Terraces
  Leshan Giant Buddha
  Forbidden City
  Temple of Heaven
  Shanghai
  Terracotta Warriors
  Shilin Stone Forest
  Lijiang Old Town
  Mogao Caves
  Great Wall of China
• Japan
  Tokyo
  Hiroshima
  Kyoto
  Okinawa
  Osaka
  Golden Pavilion Temple
  Mount Fuji
• Pennsylvania
  Liberty Bell
• Alabama
  The Selma Bridge
• Missouri
  Gateway Arch
• Kennedy Space Center (Florida)
• The Alamo (Texas)
• Crater Lake (Oregon)
• Chimney Rock (Nebraska)
• Space Needle (Washington)
• Old Faithful (Wyoming)
• Salt Lake Temple (Utah)
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Florida)
• Louisiana
  New Orleans
  Baton Rouge
• Wales

There are many, many, many more places I would love to visit, but these are my top ones. I know this is a lot, but I love to travel, and want to visit as many places as I can, as many different cultures as I can.

**Thanks to Sarah Jo Burch for the idea for this post!!!

Things That Make Me Feel Healthy (Mind, Body, and Soul)

I recently found a blog called Paper-Bark Burch (run by Sarah Jo Burch), and fell in love with it. She posts about her knitting, lists, her life, her faith, and more.

She has done a 52 Lists Project, and that has inspired me to write my own posts on a few of the things from the project.

The first one I will do is Things That Make Me Feel Healthy (Mind, Body, and Soul).

• Yoga
• Reading
• Sudoku
• Crossword puzzles
• Knitting
• Nature
• Quiet time every day
• Exploring the town
• Writing (journaling, blogging, etc.)
• Napping (yes, napping. It's one of my favorite things to do for myself)
• Cooking
• Baking
• Trying to learn foreign languages
• Volunteering
• Cuddling with my cats
• Walking
• Inspiring/motivating quotes

My Favorites of Summer

Since I did a post on my favorites of spring (which you can read HERE if you haven't already), I decided to make on for summer now.

Here are my summer favorites

1. Swimming at the pool
2. Road trips
3. Trips to the Farmer's Market
4. BBQs
5. Fireworks for the 4th of July
6. Warm weather
7. Bike riding
8. Lemonade
9. Shorts and t-shirts/tank tops
10. Going barefoot
11. Lazy days
12. Ice cream
13. Local summer festivals
14. Local summer concerts
15. Popsicles
16. The local Day in Our Village festival
17. The local Thursday Night Out festival that goes all summer long
18. Picnics
19. Watermelon
20. Being able to have windows open (especially at night!!)
21. S'mores
22. Bubble blowing
23. Sandals and flip flops
24. Water guns/balloons
25. Corn on the cob
26. Pasta salad
27. Fireflies
28. Butterflies
29. Ladybugs
30. Block parties
31. Hanging out on the front porch
32. Hanging out in the yard
33. Gardening
34. Summer rainstorms
35. Summer movies