Share 4 Somethings in August; 2025

Since the last Saturday of the month is tomorrow it's just about time for Share 4 Somethings with Jenn. As always we're sharing some things we loved, some things we learned, some things that went well, and some things we let go of. 


Some things I've loved: We've had lots of delicious food and ice cream this month. 

 

We loved playing cornhole with my sister in law and nephew one night.  


 

 We loved exploring the botanical gardens with my mom.




We loved spending time with my husband's family to celebrate my mother in law's birthday.



Some things I've learned: I learned that I won a summer reading prize through my local library and in doing so I also learned that there is a cute new bakery in the next town over! I can't wait to check it out. I hardly ever win anything and now I've won two things in one month. 

Some things that went well: Whelp, Alec and I managed to pack the car and fit nearly everything into it! The only thing we couldn't fit was this new cool wagon I had bought to help us transport his stuff and since his building doesn't have an elevator anyway we figured it would be pretty useless. Good thing too as we were not fitting one more thing in the car-- we barely had room for the 3 of us!


he put the bin with his 7 (yes 7!) plants on his lap... 

His room is lovely and move in day was a breeze; we all remarked on how much easier everything went this year and tried to figure out how/why that was. Within just an hour and a half we had everything unpacked and put away and headed out for a late lunch. 

I forgot to take photos of anything unpacked (except for the bathroom!) but here's what his apartment/area/complex looks like:

 
kitchen

living room

one of the bathrooms off to the left; the washer/dryer in the closet in the hall. All the bedrooms are off the hall on the right.

the bathroom Alec and his friend are sharing (there are 2 sinks behind me with a storage cabinet in between them). There is another bathroom just like this one for the other 2 roommates to share.

Alec's room; each of the 4 bedrooms has a lock/key and thick steel door so they can be as open/closed as they want to. He has a HUGE closet too. 

Some things I let go of: I've packed up 2 boxes of puzzles, book and things to give to our library. Each fall they have a sale to raise funds for the library and take donations of books, puzzles, movies, and things like that. I try to store up our "stuff' for them each year and drop off at least a few boxes of goods. 


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  1. Kathrine EldridgeAugust 29, 2025 at 6:33 AM

    Congrats on winning the summer reading prize! Love all these wonderful moments.

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  2. Amy ScottAugust 29, 2025 at 6:39 AM

    Good job on letting things go and to a worthy cause! Congrats on winning the prize! Great college apartment and I love the 7 plants!

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