(even more) summer things, Fashion Files, & Tuesday talk

Happy Tuesday, friends! I'm talking about more summer things today. I'm also linking up with Amy for the weekly Fashion Files and Joanne for Tuesday Talk. I'll jump right in! 

Here are some easy summer things that I'm loving at this moment in time: 

• easy mornings that feel luxurious
• iced coffee while reading blogs
• using my living room fan
• fresh flowers in my home
• using the most adorable cup that Drew's girlfriend Mallory brought home for me from the beach

• afternoon drives around town
• finding beautiful flowers to look at
• saying yes to lunch with friends
• staying home in the evenings after a full day
• pool time while I keep the dogs of my friends and neighbors (this is happening again starting tomorrow and going through Sunday)
• a full house and kitchen table of my sons, a girlfriend, and the mom of Mallory (her mom is also Jennifer) and her mom's best friend (Tammy)
• reinstating family dinner night once a week and having most of them show up for the first installment
• more time with Chris that feels like a special treat
• sunset watching
• unwinding after a full week of work

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And now for the fashion files portion...

I'm currently in love with chunky gold jewelry; I actually have been for a long time now, but I'm showing you pictures of what I've worn and loved recently. I'm getting into the habit of wearing a ring again...but I'm not wearing that one on my left hand. I like to wear a ring on my right hand, and this one is my favorite; it was my grandmother's wedding band, and I love the simplicity of it and that it's vintage. When I marry again, I want something simple and similar to this. I recently bought these chunky gold bracelet stacks, but had to return them when they turned my arm. 

Do you have any recs that you can send my way? I am big boned, so they need to be stretchy. I hate things that are tight! I also love the bronze colored knock off Buddha bracelets that you see pictured. These are a few years old and were purchased from a local boutique. I also have them in pink! 

I need your help with something: I tried these two dresses on virtually over the weekend; what do you think of them on me? I'd love your honest opinion. I'm looking for a new long dress for a formal wedding I have coming up in August; I am looking at this dress in one of these color options above, and I'm also looking at another dress in a magenta color, which is my favorite. Help me out please, and send me your advice! 

For the last part of today's post, here are a few things I did this weekend:

• enjoyed an Amy-inspired progressive dinner at a new to me sushi place, then Salad Station after
• watched the sunset from my favorite park in Memphis with my guy
• drove around to look at and dream of homes that I'd love to live in when I sell in a few years
• admired the little free libraries I kept seeing and dreamed of having one of my own
• set up the new Bible I bought for myself to replace the one Rocket ate

It's a good thing he's cute.

• added tabs to my new Bible
• wrapped Chris' birthday gifts
• spoiled him on his birthday that was Sunday the 12th
• attended church at Living Hope for the third Sunday
• went to my favorite bookstore in Memphis, Novel
• bought a couple of book related things
• admired the motorcycle that Chris built for the upcoming race we're going to for him to enter into in St. Louis at the end of the month
• enjoyed a new flavor of a soft serve margarita (mango and strawberry)
• made breakfast on Saturday (scrambled eggs and air fried pork chops)
• enjoyed seeing all of my sons on the same day for the first time in a while

What are your thoughts about all of these things I mentioned today? I'd love to hear from you. Thanks for reading my blog today, friends; I'll see you back here tomorrow. Love to all!

Jen 🖤

p.s. I wrote a bonus blog post yesterday! Here's a link if you want to check it out.