I love my planner, especially during school because I rely on it so much. If I didn't have my planner I would be a mess. I write everything in mine, even little things like my work schedule which doesn't ever change.
These are a few planners that I've used or plan to use in the future.

Every year my family and I make the long, long, long car ride down to Myrtle beach for a family vacation. Since we do it every year we have found a few gems of dining and activities. We love it in Myrtle Beach and we really love to eat down there.

What we did:

• The beach: We love to spend all day down at the beach, most of the time we are taking walks while looking for shark teeth. We made it a competition this year to try to fill a glass bottle but failed due to them being very hard to find. The boys really enjoy riding the boogie boards while the girls relax in the sun. 

• Broadway at the Beach: This is a place that is filled with amazing restaurants and attractions like zip lining and an aquarium. We waited 3 hours to eat the Paula Deen restaurant but it was so worth it and we had a lot of time to explore the shops. 

• Barefoot Landing: This place is very similar to Broadway but with more shops like black and white market and Francesca's. We went wine tasting here and had wine slushies which were delicious!

Where we ate:

• Damons: This restaurant is located on the beach and walking to it from our hotel has become one of our favorite traditions. They are known for their ribs and they were so delicious. While we were eating there, there was a wedding happening on the beach which was so cute to watch.
  
• The Chesapeake House: This restaurant is known for their seafood and their alligator. Outside the restaurant, there is an alligator that lives in the pond and will come up to the fence if you feed it food. It's so cool, and if the alligator is full there is a ton of hungry turtles.
  
• Paula Deen's Family Kitchen: Oh my god, if you ever get the chance to go to one of these restaurants I highly recommend that you do. It is served family style and you pick three entries, four sides, and a dessert for everyone is included. We got pot roast, chicken pot pie, fried chicken, green beans, mac and cheese, candied yams, mashed potatoes, and an ooey gooey butter cake for dessert.
  
• Umberto's: This is an Italian restaurant which may be my favorite restaurant of all time. First thing they give you is bean and greens, then a cucumber with tomato and onions salad, then spaghetti and sauce, then you get your entree. It is so much food but it is so delicious. 

• The compass Cove: This year we stayed in a gorgeous three bedroom condo with the most amazing view. It was so nice to have two bathrooms and everyone to have a bed, so no one had to sleep on a pull-out couch. It also came with a washer and dryer in the room and my mom was so thrilled. Another bonus is the pools at this hotel, there is two lazy rivers, multiple pools and hot-tubs and a pretty big kids area.  

Outfit: Rosegal: Gingham dress | Old Navy: belt | Jack Rogers: Sandals | Kate Spade: Satchel | Kendra Scott: Necklace

I recently wore this off the shoulder dress to dinner on my vacation. If you've seen any of my outfit posts you would know that this season for me has been the season of off the shoulder. This dress was so fun and I love the gingham print. I added a belt to give it more of a shape but it doesn't need one. This was the perfect beach dress!

Tomorrow is our 3 year anniversary of dating and through that 3 years a lot of memories have been made and laughs have been had. Kyle is pretty much the guy you want your daughter to date. He is all around the perfect boyfriend in more ways than one. He is very calm while I am anything but calm. He knows how to make me the happiest person in the world and I could not be more grateful for that. He is my person and even though it's only been 3 years it feels like we've been together forever and I can imagine my life without this crazy, happy, amazing person.

For this post I made Kyle do the boyfriend tag, so he answered the questions and then I also answered them.

Where did we first meet?
Kyle said: "At the mall"
I said: "On a dating app but then we went to the movies at the mall"

Where did you meet my parents?
Kyle said: "At your house"
I said: "At your dads birthday party"
Who said I love you first?
Kyle said: "me"
I said: "He did"
What are three things that I really need in my everyday life?
Kyle said: "Your makeup, your phone, and your blog"
I said: "The Doctor (a video gamer on twitch), food, and me"
What is a food that I don't like?
Kyle said: "lamb"
I said: "The lamb burger at The Brick House"
What is something I wish you didn't do?
Kyle said: "play so much Xbox"
I said: " Worry so much if I locked the front door"
What is something you wish I didn't do?
Kyle said: "yell at me for playing so much Xbox"
I said: "Pick at the callus on your thumb so much"
What is my shoe size?
Kyle said: "6.5"
I said: "13"
What is something weird I do?
Kyle said: "superstition things, like can't cross a black cats path and throwing salt over your shoulder" 
I said:"you eat one thing at a time on your plate"
Which sport do I like?
Kyle said: "skiing"
I said: "football"
What do we fight the most about?
Kyle said: "how I  don't pay attention to you while I'm playing video games"
I said: "you not giving me enough attention even though you do"
Who is the dominant one in the relationship?
Kyle said: "me"
I said: "I am"
Where did we go on our first road trip?
Kyle said: "I don't know"
I said: "Wildwood New Jersey"
What do you love the most about our relationship?
Kyle said: "how easy going we are with each other"
I said: "That we are almost too comfortable with each other and can be so open about things"

1. Download podcasts to listen to. Some of my favorites include: lady loving by hilly Hendricks, Greta Titleman, and Lo Bosworth Views by David Dobrick and Jason Nash and not too deep by Grace Helbig

2. Don't pack snacks I know this is a weird one but for me, this helps to break up the ride. We tend to make many stops because driving with 7 people someone always has to go to the bathroom. So I like to pick up new snacks when we stop to keep things fresh and interesting. Many rest stops now have a fresh station where you can buy fresh fruit and cheese which are some more healthy options. That's where I always start and then slowly make my way to the junk food as the car ride gets longer.

3. Play car games such as "I'm going on a picnic and I'm bringing a..." 1st person brings something that begins with the letter a and then you keep going until someone messes up.

4. Drink lots of water, we drive from New York to South Carolina which is almost 17 hours. It's very hard to stay awake for that long so drinking water is super important.

5. Think of what is coming at the end when you're laying out on the beach it will all be worth it!

Right now I am living out of my beach bag because my days are filled with the beach and pool. As you may know, if you are a reader of my blog, my family and I are on our annual family vacation. Every year we drive down to Myrtle Beach and spend the entire day relaxing on the beach and then enjoying a nice dinner and some activities at night.

When I say we spend all day at the beach I mean we spend the entire day down at the beach and all of us wouldn't have it any other way. But being down at the beach so much my beach bag essentials come in super handy.

A towel: This one seems pretty obvious to me but it is super fun to use a nice one. I really want to invest in a super nice one but I can't justify spending a ton of money on something that is thrown in the sand. I use a Victoria Secret one that I received as a free gift and I love it.

Sunscreen: I have three sunscreen essentials the one is a face sunscreen which I think is the most important object in your beach bag. This is the Avene ultra light hydrating sunscreen for the face. It's very light and doesn't leave your face feeling greasy. The second sunscreen essential is the Australian Gold sunscreen spray gel. My skin is so sensitive to oils and creams that anything else makes me break out into hives. This is the only one I can find that my skin is okay with, I really like it because it's a mix between a spray and a lotion for super easy application. My third sunscreen essential is a chapstick with a sunscreen built in. I love Pacifica sun lip balm, I have a bunch that I use because I always end up losing them.

Sunhat: My eyes are so sensitive to the sun and there is nothing worse than a sunburn on the top of your head so this makes a sunhat a key essential. I am loving the blue and white ribbon on this one from target, you can see how I styled it for the lake in my post here.

Sunglasses: Like I said my eyes are so sensitive to the sun so sunglasses are a must, I have a pair of pink ones from Kate Spade which are my favorite but here is a similar pair and a cheaper pair here.

A good book: I am a sucker for a good easy beach read. My go to is a Nicholas Sparks book, His new one titled Two by Two looks like its a really good one.

Beach cover up: This Micheal Star scarf can be worn in so many different ways that it makes the best cover up. It can be worn as a skirt and wrap around dress. I've been living in it while at the beach.

Weekly Review: This past week was my last week at my summer job which is a bitter sweet moment because I am sad that it is over but I am so excited to go on my vacation tomorrow. This week was very low key not much happened other than getting ready for vacation.

Weekend Happenings: This weekend looks like a lot of open roads and rests stops. Tomorrow morning we leave for a 17-hour car ride to Myrtle Beach South Carolina. So we leave on Saturday and we will arrive there early afternoon on Sunday.

Favorite things on the internet:

• Dunkin Donuts changing their name: They may be changing it to just Dunkin, I am a huge fan of Dunkin Donuts and most of the time I just call it Dunkin so I think it's pretty fitting.
• The Ellen DeGeneres baby line: Ellen just released a baby clothing line and it is pretty cute!!
• The most popular fruit in fashion: This article has so many cute clothing pieces in relation to fruit and they are all so cute! I was surprised at what the fruit was.