hits + misses

June, 2025

hits:

getting engaged to my 9 year crush!!!!!! biggest hit there will be I think.

♩♫♬ flowers (+ pollen) in her hair ♪♫♬

a fancy vanity case - I have this one in that pretty cobalt

strawberry sorbet sunsets

Kuumba Made roll-on perfume oils from Wholefoods… Water Goddess + Lily of the Valley are the best

peeping baby cows at manning’s

De Soi rosé + haute margarita ohhhhhhh wow they’re good

the ease and security of skorts

h&m graphic tees - better than designer.

this how-to sign by Trader Joes (thank you!)

many a fleurday

Vacation face spray + shimmer oil

but supergoop glow oil, too

finally giving a damn about SPF

sidewalk chalk & hints of a loved home

these things:

Mr Rabbit’s strawberry matcha being the best there is

rittenhouse’s fine art show

& these stunnin’ oil fishies

shots in the dark

muscle memory

JELLY SHOES and all the 30-60 year old women that gasp + compliment me on them as they’re overjoyed to be reminded of the earlier days via a weird jelly throwback

banana cold foam

home neighborhood runs

my mom’s wedding planner binder circa 1996

facials

naps!

an 88th birthday cake WITH 88 CANDLES aka a fire hazard

old love

puppy cuddles

Snyder’s of Hanover Rounds With Sea Salt or Butter

pretzels in general, actually

driving a big ole truck (??)

an airport bloody mary

reunited hugs

Gustave Flaubert’s personal Effects:

a textile artist’s take on a beautiful home

clawfoot bathtubs, while we’re at it

anything with a sweeter deeper meaning

this shower oil

this fish taper holder by Oliver Bonas

the best vanity situation I ever did see / experience

trader joe’s Brazil nut body scrub

SNAILS!

this big globe thing

Nespresso stores (ooo so fanc)

tighter hugs

tales of Irish Fairies

the Irish sea

this toothpaste. I mean wow.

whatever color my hair is right now!

mail

all things Meri Meri

swans

brown bread ice cream via Murphy’s

this gap x Doen jacket

gingham in general

Cure Hydration packets (tropical punch & watermelon are the best)

fisherman’s granddaughter core

my butter sonderhaus sweater

this sign:

Moosey

Killiney Beach

resin bangles

egg candles

new traditions

genuine, love-filled excitement

& being overwhelmed by it all^

having a husband-to-be

beachin’

ice

sandy champagne + my rose gold havaianas (again)

missing teeth

my yellow Patagonia hat being the June mvp

brown liner

office mimosas

handwritten cards

balance

veggie-printed things

Alohas shoes

Marina and the Diamonds throwbacks

babysitting after a few-year hiatus

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morning doodling

muddy reservoir runs

sun peeking through trees - there’s a word for that, isn’t there?

this cute view

lakey stripes

bubbly picnic table Veuve

Mood Water

Zara swimsuits ?!

my Clare V Sandy

saltwater

my knee freckles

messy hair

eBay + Etsy

Salomons!!!!

the sweetest Airbnb host, Jennie

summer cocktails

Anna October

summer storms

family dinners

hugs

secrets (the good kind)

so many thrift finds

hemming dresses

hot HIIT pilates

dogs on planes

misses:

MAGA anythings

the Adidas x liberty London collab. I had high hopes but it was a little scratchy

someone rescuing Lucas (2 y/o Great Dane) before us

TKEES sandals (I tried literally 15 and they all sucked)

no-fishing enforcers. not no fishing enforcers

laser hair removal being maaaaybe the worst pain i’ve ever endured? wha?

Philadelphia parking

the smell of beeswax candles gah I wish I didn’t mind but I do

this first-timer’s guinness

105 degree heat

no AC

frizz

returns

overbuying candles

denim shorts

a sundae (I just had higher hopes.. and don’t love whipped cream nor vanilla ice cream)

Fruit Riot sour grapes….. I love fruit riot dearly but JESUS

this tire cover (I am sorry. the sentiment is sweet but)

riptides

too-big flip flops

blisters

no more chocolate chips in my chocolate water ice :( best part

emails

graffiti

dry shampoo

mascara

no books read this month wah.

my latest nail color (I swear I pointed to a different one)

sandy lenses

a sore throat that won’t go away?

not all that much though because I’M ENGAGED ! ⠀‪‪❤︎‬

with love and smirks n winks,

abby