Author Archives: Franci

Create a Summer Fun List

Summer fun list attached to a clipboard outside with a child in hammock in background.
Find this free Summer Fun List (confetti version) template at the end of this post. Happy Summer!

Every year we create a summer fun list. We add things we want to do individually, ideas our kids suggest, and activities we like to do every summer to keep traditions going.

We go to at least one baseball game, hit up the local swimming pool, and take a family camping trip (we cabin camp because of the air conditioning). I like to list parks or shops that we have known about but haven’t had a chance to visit. We include festivals, new restaurants, and amusement parks. We also add low cost or free summer ideas such as picnics, kite flying, snowcones, and running through the yard with the sprinklers on.

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Grab a Coffee, Let’s Chat

cherry tree in bloom with light pink blooms. Light green leaves, branches and blue sky in background
Cherry Tree in Bloom

What are you looking forward to most this weekend? We are hanging at home mostly. I am excited about slow dinners and lots of time outside.

As a family, on Friday evenings we have been watching The Walton’s. It’s a great show to watch together, we all enjoy it plus good conversations and questions stem from the content.

I saw The Upside at the movies and really liked it. Based on a true story of a quadriplegic, it was inspiring and motivational by helping me gain perspective on how much we need others and reminded me how anyone’s dreams are possible. Have you seen any good movies recently?

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The Soda Parlor: Super Chill Arcade in East Nashville

UPDATE: The Soda Parlor was hit by the March 2020 tornado that brought devastation to Nashville. Sadly, it is no longer in operation. If you are interested, they have set up a fundraiser here.

Raised counter in shop with black subway tile. The words "The Soda Parlor Nashville, TN" is in cool white font on top of the tile.

Fun arcade games, a selection of specialty bottled sodas and free parking– what more could you want? We set out on an adventure into East Nashville to celebrate my husband, Brent, turning 41. He requested a place with video games but had no idea what Nashville had to offer since we are fairly new to the city. A while back one of my neighbors mentioned The Soda Parlor and I kept it in the back of my mind for such a time as this.

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