Can you believe it’s time for June’s all the things?
Welcome my version of a monthly recap post that lands here on the final Friday of each month. In case you missed any of the previous months, be sure to pop over using the links below!
- All The Things | January 2026
- All The Things | February 2026
- All The Things | March 2026
- All The Things | April 2026
- All The Things | May 2026
Goodness, this year is flying by at lightning speed and it’s nearly July, sweet friends! I’m having heart palpitations just writing that honestly. I love summertime, but feel it goes by quickly enough on a normal, so I really need to time to slow down just a bit. I am a little excited for my birthday next week, it’s on the second, and then my older mom turns 80 the following week – so some fun stuff!
You know the drill! Grab your coffee (or fave beverage!) and let’s dive into all the things from June!
Life Lately
This section is always a mix of personal life, blog life, and everything in between — the real behind-the-scenes of the month.
Movie Date
Kyle surprised me with a movie date early this month and much to Carrie’s dismay, it was The Mandalorian and Grogu, haha! He picked out a cute dress for me to wear the morning-of and I still didn’t realize we were going to the movies, I kind of thought it was a dinner date. But I made a meal on the buttery popcorn! I really liked the movie and if you enjoy Star Wars, I’m sure it’s a must-watch on the list!
P.S. I was a bad blogger and only snapped this single (grimy) photo that evening!
Kyle’s Birthday
I spent a lot of time prepping for my husband’s birthday presents this year. I always do my best, but he is the better gift-giver 10x over. I was determined to make this one a lot more thoughtful though, and it required me to grab some things ahead of time to be sure they’d arrive in time. You know how the shipping woes can be!
I got him a Pebble Beach photo from the shop online and then bought the frame from Amazon for it. I only put it upside down once in the frame, and then once I got it right, I noticed all this verbiage all over it….telling me to please remove the plastic wrap from BOTH sides before putting the photo in. Ha ha! That is so my luck. I also made him a Pebble Beach photo on Erin Condren’s website (they have the prettiest framed custom photos, they make perfect gifts!).
I also got him a Whoop fitness band. Have you heard of those? The PGA Tour has a contract with them so all the golfers wear them and use it track their health. It doesn’t have a screen like my Apple watch, but I think that’s another reason why Kyle will enjoy it hopefully. He doesn’t love all the gadget stuff beeping at him, haha.
While he did love all of his gifts that came in his “fort” (the picture frame came in a massive box, so I just put everything in it and taped it up, haha), I think he enjoyed fishing on his birthday weekend the best! We caught 18 fish (we throw them back!) and even survived a nearby tornado that morning, so it was exciting to say the least. You might imagine I was panicked when we were driving to the pay lake and saw trees down in multiple places and debris everywhere!
He caught the biggest fish at 30 pounds, and got his picture taken by the pay lake. So I got a picture of the picture basically, ha ha! I packed us some snacks, which always includes my favorite pasta salad that is reserved for fishing only. It’s Taylor Farms American Style Pasta Salad. So good! The little duckies were adorable but they are also little thieves! They kept coming by our bait and even got into the bucket, haha.
Father’s Day
Father’s Day started off like our typical Sundays where I’m jetting off to my mom’s super early to do her errands before church and Kyle is off to play golf. We went to my in-laws that afternoon and enjoyed some family time and delicious food. I celebrated with my dad on Tuesday because my older parents do not love going out on holidays, but do enjoy eating yummy food, so he picked Texas Roadhouse. My cousin tagged along too, and we had a really fun time!
Little Joys
Small moments that made this month feel warm, cozy, or meaningful.
I was driving down to my mom’s for an appointment and had just left Biggby Coffee when I saw this gorgeous rainbow. I took a photo was I was safely parked by my mom’s mailbox. I’m so happy I was still able to see it the rest of the 20ish minute drive there! God’s promise was on full display and I had such a special prayer on my heart, so this really touched me.
Such a silly little thing that makes me happy, but my flower pot is bursting with these two types of flowers from Mother’s Day! If you remember, my mom gave me hers and the church also gave me one even though I’m not a mom. I’m enjoying watching them grow!
Meet my accidental early birthday present! As soon as the box labeled Warmies arrived on the porch, I knew I was not supposed to see it, haha. I had been going on and on about this cute cactus that I got as a gift for someone, and then I just think they’re all adorable. I told Kyle he could save it still because I didn’t know exactly which one he picked, but he ended up giving it to me that evening. He got me this adorable Cardinal! Those are special around here because we look at them like visitors from Heaven and you know how much I adore our wildlife here. I was trying to come up with a name for him and landed on Louie after seeing a headline for the St. Louis Cardinals. I love him! He’s so soft and cozy!
Cultivate Corner
Think intentions, small habits, new collabs, and routines.
Storing photos from photo to hard drive monthly
I have been so bad about letting my photos stack up on my phone! It’s all fine until I am getting ready to save a YouTube video and then I realize I’m totally out of space. It’s the worst! So I’m trying to make a habit of doing a photo and video dump at least once per month onto a hard drive, it seems to be helping so far. I also noticed I was saving a lot of things I didn’t need, like screenshots of random things I send to Kyle or friends, and they just take up big space.
New recipe fun
This really wouldn’t be my ATT blog post without including food somewhere, would it? Haha! I have been loving following The Tipsy Housewife on Facebook, I have yet to see a recipe that doesn’t look delicious. I finally decided to try one of them when I saw her viral pregnancy subs (I’m not pregnant, that’s just the name of them). They were so good and I actually just picked up sub rolls so I could make more this weekend.
I also put a new spin on Simply Taralynn’s Almost Carbless Nuggets, where I subbed plain panko breadcrumbs for the almond flour. The almond flour version is incredible, but Kyle is trying to cut calories and it’s pretty heavy on that note. We really liked the panko version and will be making them again soon!
Currently Reading, Watching & Loving
Things I’ve been loving, watching, reading, or reaching for lately.
The Valley, Real Housewives of Rhode Island, Gilmore Girls
Not much has changed with my tv shows with the exception of adding in Gilmore Girls recently to watch with Carrie! The Valley is as crazy as ever with the entire “darkside Danny” narrative (he does irritate me more this season, but they still took it way too far). I miss Beverly Hills housewives, but watching Rhode Island with my SIL has been fun! It’s down to the reunion episodes now. I can’t get over how psycho almost the entire cast is in one way or another, but I suppose that’s what makes it entertaining, haha. I won’t spoil anything, but my mouth dropped wide open at the end of the season finale with Rulla’s news!
I am loving Gilmore Girls and we are in the second season now. It’s so fun to chat about the episodes and I feel like there’s already been some memorable moments or quotes. Chad Michael Murray has been my nemesis on the show so far, he just irritates me so much, haha, but I know his character is supposed to be a jerk. I bet we’ll be in season three by the next ATT post!
That’s a wrap on this month’s all the things, sweet friends! I hope you enjoyed following along with me over this past month. How was your June? Can’t wait to hear all about it in the comments!
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