Boating Season! {What I Bring + a Winner}

Happy Wednesday, loves!

Summer is right around the corner {this month has seriously flown by..} and I got to thinking about my favorite summer traditions or things that we like to do.

In exactly one month, it will be my BIRTHDAY. Turning the big 2-7.

{if you need my address for gifts...let me know ;)}

So, it's only fitting to talk about something that we will be doing

 over my birthday weekend and is just overall one of my favorite things to do in the summer!

That girl with her hand up, but head cut off?

That'd be me.

Boating.

My husband and his family LOVE to go boating. His grandparents have the cutest cottage on Catawba Island (right by Put in Bay - about 2 1/2 hours from us) with a boat and Billy's parents just bought a boat last year {pictured above}, so I feel really lucky that we can typically go whenever we want! Our friends also have a cottage right down the street from Billy's grandparents so it's great that we can go and hang out with them too. Billy is obsessed with boats. He would probably live on one if he could {might look a leetttle odd in our suburb}. Therefore, there will be many weekends spent at the cottage this upcoming year and I couldn't be more excited...

I mean... who doesn't like boating, fishing (yes, I fish believe it or not and I love it!), jetskiing, boozing in the sun, cooking out, listening to country music, cornhole, camping out with family + friends?

I know I do.

When all my blogger loves come in town for my birthday,

our plan is to take them to the cottage that weekend so they can experience it, too.

Glamping, anyone? (RHOC reference) 

Anyways--

I have a few things I NEED to have with me {and I'm not talking about a Corona Light even though that is on the list} in order to have a successful boating trip.

1. A cute coverup
 (you know, for when you've overdosed on sun exposure)

2. My favorite Ray Bans

3. A KILLER playlist full of boating songs

Think: Beer In Mexico

4. Comfortable but stylish sandals 

It doesn't take much in the summer to have fun.

As long as the sun is shining and I've got my loves around me,

I'm good to go. 

heck, I don't even do my hair most of the time...
as you can see from these pictures.

So, what are your favorite summer activites?

Share with me!

*Finally, the WINNER of my Shabby Apple giveaway is....

Haley W. at I Can Only Imagine

Congratulations, girl!

We will be in touch.

xo.