Tomorrow marks the official first day of fall on the calendar, and I can hardly believe this summer has flown by so quickly! I have to say it was one of the more memorable ones for me. So, to celebrate two of the most important moments of the season, we’re doing a little giveaway to help keep the summer memories alive!
Nothing brings me back to a moment or memory like scents do, so to honor my Italian-inspired Garden Party, this set of delicious lotions from Royal Apothic fits the bill nicely. Venetian Grove and Lemoncello honor the Italian tradition, while City of Angels, A Cutting Garden, and Holland Park celebrate garden settings. All of them fresh and delicious!
And, then of course, there was my recent getaway for a week of sailing in Desolation Sound. I had a moment on that boat, in the incredible sunshine, breathing in the deep sea air thinking… nothing smells as fresh as this! With perhaps the exception of a Sea Salt Candle from Linnea’s Lights. It takes me right back!
So if you’re clinging to summer just a little bit longer (like me) then enter to win a set of one hand creme and one candle by leaving a comment on the blog letting us know what your absolute favorite summer memory was. We’ll draw five winners next week! Good luck! And happy weekend!
My favorite memory of summer was staying on the pier in San Diego and sitting outside at night listening to the waves.
My favorite moment was watching a movie outdoors, under the stars, cuddled on a picnic blanket, with my family.
Is this where u leave a comment?! 1st time! I don’t share personal stuff, but i am inspired and i love your blog. I lost my sweet 7 year old recently and my favorite memory this summer was going to long beach with my 3 other children and husband and writing letters to her, putting them into a vintage bottle we found while picking, and throwing it far out into the ocean on her birthday. Then for hours we ran aimlessly far out into the tide in the evening. I have never been more sad and happier at the same time. I felt free, i felt her…
forrest, what a touching comment – i am so so sorry for your loss, and what a beautiful memory to have. sad and beautiful at the same time. it sounds like the ocean is as special to you and your family as it is to me!
my favorite memory from this summer is taking our puppy to the dog beach at lake tahoe for the first time. she loved it! and it was a beautiful day!!
A (triathlon) training weekend in Chelan in early July – swimming, biking, running, wine tasting, BBQs, and lots of laughs with great friends! And a bunch of sunshine.
Ah…it always happens at this time of year…the summer cling! I’m still wearing summery clothes in protest!
Jordana
Favorite summer memory: Fourth of July vacation with my boyfriend and family at our grandparent’s mountain house. The house is in a small, lake communitiy in northwestern PA, and we got to watch my younger siblings take part in the the quaint Fourth of July parade they hold each year along Main Street, which is no more than two blocks long and is crowded with all the summer residents. Maybe it was the old houses and the small town feel, but it was all very nostalgic.
My favorite memory of this summer was celebrating my husband’s birthday in Sonoma. I wish I was there right now….
My favorite summer memory was eating gelato at Pompeii.
My favorite memory of the summer was my wedding to the love of my life. There were things that didn’t go as planned, but it was perfect.
I went wine tasting with a small group of girlfriends at the very beginning of the summer. It was one of the first nice days we had this year. We brought a super-fancy picnic lunch a la trader joes and had a wonderful time!
Favorite memory would have to be a 5 week vacation to Greece and Turkey to celebrate finishing my PhD…
my favorite memory was a day at the beach followed by delicious tacos with my friends before I moved away
Always going to the Outer Banks of NC for a week with all our friends every Summer growing up. So much fun!
my favorite summer memories are at the swim club. Hours in the pool, on the tennis court, in the pavilion. It was the best!
My favorite summer memory was getting the chance to sit outside on restaurant patios, drinking cocktails and loving the sunshine.
My favorite summer memory was taking my twins to the beach for the first time!
My favorite memory from this summer was lying under the stars on the beach with my boyfriend, listening to the waves crash after dinner with my family. It was the first time he joined my family and I on vacation. It was amazing.
My favorite summer memory was spending the weekend up at Whidbey Island, WA. The weather was perfect, the water was so beautiful, and it was just a bunch of friends talking and laughing over food and wine.
My favorite memory was riding bikes around a sailing town in NC.
My favorite memory from this summer was our 2 week Honeymoon trip to Italy! We had the best time. I want to go back!
My favorite memory is going to Rhode Island for the weekend with a bunch of my friends and skinny dipping early in the morning on the beach!
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Swimming through the green grotto in Capri!
My favorite summer memory is the 4 hour ziplining and repelling tour my boyfriend gifted me with on my birthday. It was SO. MUCH. FUN. and one fat check off my bucket list!!
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Ashley
Riding my red and white polka dotted scooter everywhere!
My favorite summer memory would have to be sitting on the beach in Brigantine with me mother – enjoying the cool breeze, warm sand under my toes, and my September issue of Vogue, when this bold seagull swooped down and took a bite out of my sandwich I was holding in my hand eating. My mom did not even have time to warn me. I heard her holler but it was too late! It was funny. I was advertising the sandwich way to much for the seagull I guess, he couldn’t resist.
Corporate life means hardly any vacatons during the summer (no one warned me of this in college!). Still, when my dream of treating my mom to a weekend in Savannah fell through, I booked a flight to surprise her for her birthday instead. Yes, it may have been only 23 hours total but those 23 hours were full of laughter, scouring the farmer’s market, linking elbows, and one lovely brunch and 4 mimosas. It was by far my most beloved summer memory.
My cousin’s wedding in New Jersey – despite a tornado warning!
I open your faboulous blog everyday from work and when i get home….. you have inspired me so much, im going to a trip to my country Colombia Sa and i looked at your fashion so i can be as stylish as you when i get there!!!! to me, this is the best blog ever, you’re so talented….i will always wish you luck, happiness and good friends… ciao
Its a tie: getting married on the beach, or our honeymoon in the outer islands of the Bahamas!
i forgot to tell you about my best summer time: back in my country we have summer all year round, trees and flowers are always blooming and the smell of some flowers there are just amazing, we have a great variety of tropical fruits and the vendors had so many colorful flowers and fruits ouside the plaza.. so i can just see you picturing this in your mind Lol….. i miss the colors, the smell and the tastes!!!!! i’ll be there in october and i’m going to take so many pics and eat all those wonderful fruits…i hope you can go to my country someday and see what summer is like ther ” FLAVORS”
I wish summer would never end. Sigh. Lovely giveaway!
Favorite summer moment…? Having late night fires drinking cocktails and roasting marshmellows.
I loved evening cruises on the lake with a cocktail in hand!
my fave summer memory was spending the 4th of july week at the beach with all of my best friends!
My favorite summer memory is my entire week spent at Lake Tahoe; boating, swimming and hiking. It was heaven, I almost cried when I had to get back to reality.
Spending Labor Day weekend buying my wedding dress with my mom and the groom’s mom. It’s the first weekend our families have spent much time together and it’s the closest I’ve felt with my mother in law. Days shopping, nights with the guys grilling out…it was an absolutely perfect weekend!
My favorite summer memory was experiencing our daughter swim in the Mediterranean for the first time. We had tried to convince her to come in with us all summer (she would only wade in at the beach – she wouldn’t swim out) but two days before we departed France she came in with us, kicked around, and had a wonderful time. It was one of life’s little milestones that will forever be marked in my memory.
A summer spent in Guadalajara, Mexico! One I will never forget.
My favorite summer memory was spending time at the beach with my mom! She has been sick and the day we went to the beach she felt great!
My trip to Japan!
My favourite summer memory was sailing through the Grenadines and exploring all the islands! Amazing blue waters!
My favorite summer memory this year was buying my first house!
my absolute favorite summer memory was the Caribbean wine festival. great food, good wine, fresh air with the sweet Caribbean tunes helping my cares drift away. it was pleasurable for all senses!
Best memory of the summers would have to be my fiancé and I hosting our first Fourth of July BBQ at our first home
My favorite memory was going to Paris and having a boat ride on the Seine with my family!
discovering a beach on whidbey island and lying about with my love. followed by moon rise kingdom and a yummy local dinner. if only summer could last forever!
Yesterday I hiked around Cap Ferrat in the South of France and then had lunch at Paloma Beach, a day I will never forget.
Favorite memory? Hiking with my boys
Favorite summer memory was my husband’s band Sea Hero opening for Lee Renaldo (of Sonic Youth) and getting to meet Lee too.
My favorite summer memory is the summers growing up in San Diego. On summer nights I would be right next to the ocean at 2am in the morning (when the clubs were closing) and it was still 85 degrees out but with a gorgeous sea breeze. There is nothing like it in the world….sigh
my favorite summer memory was hanging at the pool with an iced coffee and a great book. i’m easy to please
A few years ago, I was diagnosed with a trying autoimmune disease. This summer, I found out that the medication I have been taking for the last few years has had little effect on slowing the progression and I’ve started a new medication with even more difficult side-effects. This has been a difficult summer, yet one of the most exciting summers I have had.
On an evening when I was feeling horrible after having taken this new medication, I almost cancelled plans to go out to dinner with some friends, but decided last minute to attend; It is summer, after all! That night I met some very interesting people, one of whom has handed me an opportunity that has essentially allowed me to start my own consulting business. This is my favorite summer memory and it has shown me that I have so much to look forward to and to work towards!
My favorite summer memory was a backyard dinner with my best friends from my semester abroad in Italy!
My favorite summer memory is tubing down the river in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee.
Hi, I visit your blog often! My favorite summer memory is watching my 2 year old grandson Jack running through the back yard with his arms outstretched – and, my son and daughter-in-law getting married – a beautiful outdoor wedding at the lake!
My favorite summer memory was a summer luau filled with laughter and music and no humidity which is rare in Ohio in July. The night was magical.
One of my favorite summer memories was jumping off of the deck of our water bungalow into the warm lagoon waters off Tahiti. The exotic fish were spellbinding.
Watching my baby girl experience her first summer… including her first water slide! She’s 9 months old now.
My favorite summer memory is our 4th of july parties as a child. I had a pool and me and my friends would swim while the dads set off fireworks.
My absolute favorite summer memory was getting engaged during an impromptu trip to the beach. After a night of everything going anything but according to plan (3 hours of standstill traffic, the kitchen of the local restaurant closing early by time we got there, etc.), we had a dinner consisting of a bottle of wine and pizza on the beach and once we made our way back to the house, he proposed!
My favorite summer memory this year was our family 3 week road trip up the East Coast to Cooperstown New York for my son’s baseball tournament and then Southampton day trip and a week in North Carolina where we hiked all of the falls that were in the Hunger Games movie….bast summer ever!
Favorite summer memory was our honeymoon to ocracoke-sitting on the beach, riding bikes around the island and eating fresh fish right on the docks. Need to go back again!
So many great summer memories, but my absolute favorites are our time in L.A. with our friends and family exploring an area we’d never been to before.
Thanks for a chance at a sweet giveaway!
My idea of a perfect summer day has always been a day at the beach. But my favorite memory of this summer was probably at my bf’s family Lakehouse. On the lake, with the surrounding mountains, we tried stand up paddle boarding- so fun & what a workout! But the best part was my puppy jumping on and going for a ride on my board
A day on the water, either the ocean or the lake is the best!
My favorite memory of this summer was definitely that evening when we sipped from a good glass of wine in the South of France and watched the sun go down from our little house we rented. At night my husband and I watched the stars… there were sooo many of them, much more than where we live! I loved the warm long evenings there, I miss it… And I miss summer.
my favorite summer memory is my first kiss on my first love… 20 years ago, but still likes today…
My absolutely favorite memory of the summer was what some may consider a little on the boring side….but to me, it was the essence of summer. Not doing too much, and not feeling guilty about it. Just sitting in my lounge chair on the beach at Tybee Island, GA, drinking my coke, watching people walk by, looking at favorite magazines, and thinking about how fortunate I was to have this little luxury.
Vacationing on Catalina Island with my whole family!
A fun visit to a friend who recently moved to Seattle — my first time in the Pacific Northwest, and it was gorgeous!
My favorite summer memory…my senior graphic design show and graduating from my university! It’s still a little unbelievable that i’m done.
Sitting in a low slung beach chair close to the surf on Pawley’s Island, digging up sharks teeth with my toes in the sand. Then going to one of those funky little shops on the “strip” in Myrtle Beach and having a pair of tiny black teeth wrapped in gold wire and made into pierced earrings. I still have my Pawley’s Island Shark Tooth earrings and wear them every time I go to the beach! It brings back memories of those early days when I fell in love with the sand and the sea!
road trip with girlfriends to a little lake in CT, where we rented a cabin and played outside (a la summer camp), took naps in the shade, floated in tubes in the lake and had bonfires at night.
My favorite summer memory was a camping trip I took with my husband for our first anniversary. We went to Central Oregon for a week of hiking, kayaking and playing in the beautiful town of Bend. There’s nothing like a week in the woods!
my favorite memory was a picnic in the park with my friends who i had not seen in a while
summers at my grandparents’ farm in south dakota….it was a lot more fun than it sounds!
My favorite summer memory was attending my younger sister’s wedding in Northern California. I was the Maid of Honor, it was a blast!!!
My favorite memory of summer was spending it with my younger cousin (of about 13 years), Lindsey! Spending quality time with family is always important, but to be able to do so the entire summer was a plus! :]
My favorite memory this summer was sipping wine and eating flat bread pizzas at a winery with friends. It was a warm sunny day and we weren’t rushed or harried to be somewhere else. So relaxing to be in the moment.
My favorite summer memory was meeting my best friend’s second baby boy, Leo. Nothing is more special than new life!
My favorite memory of summer is having endless hours as a teenager to read from my favorite authors such as Austen, Brontes and Dickens.
Spending 10 days in the Wyoming wilderness!
Running through the rain with my husband on our wedding day! We had sun, rain, hail, and then sun again so just embraced it all. It was a wonderful day and most definitely a summer highlight.
Driving across country with my husband to move to Denver. (Such an exciting and new beginning!)
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In a nutshell – The definition of True Summer Glory; had to be my trip to see the Orca Whales in Victoria, British Columbia.
Imagine watching families of Orcas dancing around your boat, while the sunshine fills the air.
A truly memorable experience!
Lisa-Lila
Fave summer memory? Hot dogs on the bbq!
*Yikes* My High School reunion…who would have thunk it!! Complete with “cheers” and tears!” franki fmparde@gmail.com
My favorite memory of this summer is spending a relaxing week with my husband at my in-laws cabin on the lake.
Having gelato in Nice with my mother this last summer, not sure if the beauty of the south of France or the delicious flavors made it so momorable… she had violet and rosmary and i decided on citron meringue et thyme. Delicious!
Peaceful nights on the back patio, grilling out and drinking wine with my hubby!
My favorite summer day was tubing down the Comal River with family, both mine and my sister’s. What an amazing river!
my favorite memory of summer has been having bbq’s with family and enjoying this (surprisingly nice!) seattle weather this far into September!
My favorite memory from this summer has to be my nephew’s 2nd birthday party! Loved spending the day with family and watching my little nephew play with his friends and eat cake.
My favorite summer memory is spending the whole week at Folly Beach, SC!
Sun, Sand and a drink in my hand!
I just graduated from college in May so this summer has been devoid of any exciting vacations but living near the beach makes everyday feel like a vacation!
Swimming at the neighborhood pool!!
Hanging out in Central Park!
so many family events this summer, some somber and others joyful. The highlight was my sister-in-law’s wedding. She was so beautiful. My kids got to see how true love becomes a deep commitment.
My favorite memory this summer has to be giving birth to my son. Sappy, but true!
We had a fish fry in our back yard to celebrate our good friend’s birthday. It was the perfect way to end summer: under the stars and twinkle lights with good friends, some Motown, and a glass (or two!) of pinot grigio.
my favorite memory was taking my kids to the beach for the first time – their reactions were priceless!
There were so many great moments in the summer of 2012, but the first one that pops into my mind was attending the Minnesota State Fair. Cheese curds for everyone!
Late night dinners in the city!
At the very tail end of this summer my sister and I jetted off to Amsterdam, then rented a car to drive around Holland and Belgium. The best moment was walking the canals of Amsterdam looking in the beautiful windows of gorgeous homes in the Jordaan district. Magical Europe!
Biking to Golden Gardens with Red Mill burgers & summer brews in our baskets to celebrate the last day of summer on September 20th
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My favorite summer memory would have to be going home to the Midwest for my birthday this year (the first one I’ve spent at home in 4 years!) to see one of my good friends, also an East Coast transplant, get married to an amazing man! (Not to mention, I had a really cute date-and probably the best birthday yet!)
My favorite was a scavenger hunt we did yesterday in downtown Atlanta. We had so much fun!
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my summer memory was going to the beach with family
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My favorite memory was just sitting around the grill with all of my friends on the 4th of July. The perfect summer activity!
My favorite summer wedding was definitely marrying my awesome guy. Followed by being apart of my best friends big days.
Outdoor music festivals and sunny poolside days brought me back to carefree summer before I graduated college.
I finally got married! I’m the last of my friends to tie the knot and it was wonderful. A small intimate personal ceremony outside in Seattle (the only month that we can count on for no rain
. August). I now am a mrs 
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well, in that case, CONGRATS! i’m the last of mine too – here’s hoping i’ll be next
My favorite summer memory would be watching my son enjoy the fireworks at the fourth of july celebrations.
Thanks for the giveaway.
I didn’t get to create as many summer memories as I would’ve liked to this summer
But I had some great beach days with my sisters on those 90+ degree days. That was the best.
Favorite Summer Memory ~ summer break from school, where I spent my entire day in my roller skates, coloring, playing in the mud. During these long days of summer, playing with my friends in the street until dusk, when mom would call you home for dinner.
My favorite memory of this summer was the wedding of my cousin. Everything was so chic and cute (a little castle in a winery, a perfect weather…) and it was above all the occasion since many years to get ALL the family together, even the ones who live outside France ! Just perfect and unforgetable !!
Favorite summer memory: August in CT – eating lobster and corn on the cob on my birthday every year!
The best summer of my life was the year after my husband and I got married. We saved everything and flew to europe and had the most amazing time traveling around together… discovering a new place as a new married couple. It was incredible!
Relaxing at the lake!
My favorite memories this Summer were bonfires in the backyard with the kids and romantic picnics in the park watching Shakespeare in the Park. So much fun, great giveaway thanks.
This is easy: long summer afternoons spent by the pool with my girlfriends! This year was the best, there was never a shortage of lipstick, laughter or Sara’s low-cal champagne mojitos!
relaxing on the beach.