The Last Summer Night at the Pier

There is nothing better than the San Clemente Pier at dusk. It's one of my favorite places to watch the sunset in the summer. The city of San Clemente puts on a beach concert series every summer and when my family found out that a local reggae band was playing in late August, we headed down to the beach.

The weather was absolutely perfect. Tons of people enjoyed their night, hanging out on blankets and beach chairs down in the sand. The music was perfect for the atmosphere and the concert wrapped up right as the sun was setting. 

Usually, we go to the Fisherman for my mom's birthday every year in July. But, since we weren't all together this year we missed one of the best traditions! So, of course we had to head to the perfect sunset location for some dinner and dessert. The restaurant is the home of mudpie that is to die for. I wish I would have gotten a picture, the piece is huge! The entire night was the best way to wrap up an amazing summer! 

Cute lovebirds enjoying the sunset. It made me miss Steve but I was lucky enough to see him a few days later! 

Our view from dinner 

Love these people :) 

County Fair

Summer would not be summer without a trip to the county fair. My family and grandparents made our annual visit in July when Steven was home for leave. We had a blast!  

Our first stop was the farm animals. We saw baby goats, horses, pigs, and chicks. There are few things cuter than baby pigs, in my opinion. Then we grabbed our favorite treats, went on a ride and played a few classic fair games. My brother Braden was the only one not to win anything. We ended the night in the Carnival of Products, one of my favorite parts of the fair. It's aisles and aisles of weird and random products that you'll never need in life but are super fun to look at. It was one of my favorite nights at the fair! Steven has been gone during the last couple years while the fair is here so I was very happy that Steven was home to come with us. 

Dancin' to Dierks

We had a lot of things to celebrate with my family when Steven came home this summer. My brother and his sweet girlfriend Maddie graduating, my mom and dad's birthday, Steven and I being halfway done with college, the list goes on. When I saw that Dierks Bentley was playing about an hour from my hometown while Steve and I were in town, I bought everyone tickets as a little celebration gift.

It was the perfect summer night and we sat on the lawn with all the rowdy country fans. The openers, Chase Rice and then Chris Young, set the mood for the night with a couple love songs. Then, Dierks Bentley put on a great show for us and we sang the words to every song. I'm going to have to say that country concerts are a lot more fun when you get to dance with the guy you love. It was the best night and I'm so glad that I got to share it with some of my favorite people.