Podcast 127: Summer TBR, bucket list, and baby's 1st birthday recap

Hello hello, and welcome to Episode 127 of Life On the Brink!

It’s summer! After a long and wonderful spring season, the warm glow of summer is here at last. Today I’m sharing my (quite varied) book TBR, as well as some garden updates, beach vacation plans, and Bucket List items for this summer..

Also, I’m recapping my sweet baby girl’s absolutely magical first birthday! Hint: the theme was adorable. 

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SUMMER 2025 TBR

-Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen

-Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

-Dune by Frank Herbert

-Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole

-Wings of Starlight by Allison Saft

Reading by the pool=essence of summer

Things I Mentioned in This Episode:

-Podcast 57: Summer Reading List + reading challenge

-Podcast 87: How To Throw a Great Party w/ my sister Sarah!

Virginia summer sites:

-Chrysler Museum of Art

-Virginia Aquarium

-Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

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This Week’s Little Joy: Josh and I had a super fun date night recently alongside two of our dear friends. There’s a Greek Orthodox Church close to us that puts on a huge festival twice a year, and every time it simply does not disappoint! We had delicious Greek food and saw live dancers, I bought a linen dress and amazing pastry (my favorites are kataifi and galatoboureko in case you were wondering) and tried ouzo for the first time. I look forward to this festival all year, and it was so enjoyable.

What I’m Listening To: One of my favorite summer playlists called “Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar.” Exotica at its finest, very vibey and great for the season.

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