Ohhhh this makes me so happy that I am actually putting this post together! This means warmer weather, pretty blooms, pastels, Easter, longer days, farmers markets- all things SPRING is finally upon us! I usually am not someone who gets hit with the winter blues, but this year for some reason I was feelin’ some type of way and just craved fresh air, being outdoors, sunshine and pretty things! I still can’t believe that right around this time last year is when the entire world shut down. (am I the only one that feels like that was 5 years ago instead of 1 year ago? yikes!!) Even though we are still in the middle of this pandemic, I am hopeful that this spring we will be able to enjoy most of the things (safely!) on my bucket list!
Go to the farmers markets around our area! (one of my FAV things in the spring and summer! SO excited!)
Kankakee - every Saturday May 1 - October 30 from 8am-12pm
Beecher - 2nd and 4th Saturdays from May - October from 9am-1pm
Cedar Lake - 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from May - October from 3pm-7/8pm
Crete - 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from June - September from 7am-12pm
Park Forest - Every Saturday from May 1st - October 30th from 7am-12pm
Crown Point - Every Saturday from June - September from 8am-1pm
Let me know in the comments below if you know any others around the Beecher, IL area that I can add to my list!
Work on our back patio and get it cozy and ready for lots of time spent outdoors
Do some spring baking (like this pretty carrot cake loaf [[DONE! and it was delicious!!]] and yummy lemon blueberry bread!)
Get the kayaks in the water
Read a business book and a “just for fun-sies” book
Celebrate Zoey’s 8th birthday on May 24th ( DONE! )
Get a session on the calendar for our own family pictures since we’ve never done them with Zoey (and I have brown hair now, yay updated photos!) (oh my GOSH I’m so happy to check this one off the list! They turned out better than I ever imagined!!)
Motorcycle ride to Cedar Lake and get ice cream by the water
Rollerblading and bike riding- LOTS of it!
PLANT OUR GARDEN! Ohhhh I’m so excited for this. I’ve already started some of my seeds indoors and they are sprouting so fast! I’m sooo looking forward to lots of time spent in the garden and picking flowers!
Go on a picnic at a park
Send more snail mail
Dye Easter eggs
Spring clean the house (and open up these windowssss)
Celebrate Earth Day OUTSIDE
Make a bird house
Celebrate Mother’s Day (such a fun day celebrating both my Mom and Brian’s mom! The flower bar was a hit!)
Fly a kite and feel like a kid again (how pretty is this butterfly one!)
What do you have on your Spring bucket list this year? Let me know in the comments below!
