How I Did on my Summer Bucket List - 2023

August 31, 2023

Hello friends. I can't believe that August is over and tomorrow is September 1st. I hope you enjoyed the summer months.

I did a Summer Bucket List 2023 at the beginning of the summer.

SUMMER BUCKET LIST 2023

Go to the beach
Go to Coney Island
Take a vacation with my husband
Gardening - Take care of my plants, herbs, and veggies
Annual family summer BBQ
Visit outdoor concert
Get ice cream
Barbecue some new recipes
Try out a new recipe
Try a new restaurant
Read books
Stream movies & tv shows
Visit a farmer's market
Work on my crochet market bag
Clean out garage
Declutter my basement
Visit a museum
Take a day trip to a new place

HERE IS HOW I DID ON MY SUMMER BUCKET LIST:

We went to our nearby beach and we also went to the beach in New Jersey.
We went to Coney Island for hotdogs at Nathans and ate them on the beach.
My husband and I didn't get to go on vacation to Las Vegas as we planned at the beginning of July. You can read all about that here. We did manage to take a car trip and vacation to the Jersey Shore last week.
My flowers and veggies did great this summer. I grew kale, cherry tomatoes, romaine lettuce, zucchini, eggplant, basil, oregano, and watermelon. My husband makes us protein shakes every day and he added kale to our shakes. I made a few salads with the romaine lettuce I grew and threw in a few cherry tomatoes that I planted. I made eggplant with olive oil and garlic. I made pesto a few times with the basil I grew and made it with pasta.
We had our annual family BBQ last month which was a big hit.
I didn't go to any outdoor concerts.
We had ice cream a few times this summer.
We didn't BBQ any new recipes.
I did not make any new recipes, but I'll have to try some this fall.
I did try out a new restaurant. My husband and I went to an Italian restaurant called Nonna Dora's. We both enjoyed our dinner. I will be doing a blog post about our dinner.
I did read some books over the summer. I will be doing a blog post of what I read.
We did a lot of streaming tv shows and movies this summer. I will do a blog post about what I saw.
I did not visit any farmer's markets this summer.
I did not work on the crochet market bag that I had started at the beginning of the summer. I'll have to work on crocheting this bag in the fall.
We did clean out our garage. We also got a new garage door installed.
We are working on decluttering our basement.
We did not visit a museum.
We did not take a day trip to a new place. I would love to do it this fall.