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A few Antique Store finds today! I love going antique shopping. Though it can be kind of creepy and sketchy in those stores sometimes, you can find some brilliant items! My favorite local antique store near me is Antiques on Main . This morning I grabbed some coffee and headed there before going to "work" at home. Coffee at Avant Garden before antique shopping :)  A Whiting & Davis cross-body purse ($ 22.50) When I saw this I immediately knew I was going to buy it! It's chic and the perfect size that I wish all purses were. I then looked up the brand and saw the brand is actually quite an expensive one going for $150+. It was definitely a plus that it comes with a small cross-body inside it. This bag will be perfect for days and nights out!  A Dofan France handbag ($19.50)  There was another purse similar to this that also caught my attention, but the white leather lining inside totally bought me. This leather purse feels quite fine. I like ...

So, I made this elaborate plan/map of new foods that I wanted to try at the fair. Of course knowing that I won't stick to it, but it was cool looking at all of the new foods and beverages. Below is the map I made during my extra time on Saturday: (Yup... I used Paint hahaha) It actually was really useful in navigating where to go next to try something new! By the end of the day though, we were all just too full to enjoy food or drinks anymore. We only got to a few foods on the list: Duke of Cuke:   Yay , I really liked this beer! I thought it was quite sweet. We originally went to Lulu's (a place I swear I've never seen at the fair before haha) to get the Adult Red Bull Slushie but by the time we got there they said that they were remaking the slushies and it would be about an hour or two before it would be frozen again. So we skipped the slushies, but I'm glad I got this beer in place of it. Ordinary Mary: Aight , I love bloody's so I'm a bit picky. T...

I started this morning out with searching some yoga routines to relieve neck pain because the right side of my neck was so sore when I woke up. I'm not sure if I had just twisted it some odd way yesterday or just slept wrong, but it's still quite sore even right now at night while I'm writing this. I followed this " Easy Neck & Back Pain Stretches & Exercises " by PsycheTruth routine. Since it was only 10 minutes long, I also did a different PsycheTruth yoga routine " Neck & Should Pain Relief Exercised & Yoga Stretches Jen Hilman ". To be honest, I enjoyed the second video much more. She was more interactive with her camera audience and just made it enjoyable (maybe that was just because it was a longer video so she had more time to fill up but who knows). Later in the day I took advantage of the warmer Minnesota weather we've been having and did a light 15 minute jog around Buffalo Lake. I haven't jogged in such a long time;...

Gooseberry Falls was quite the view. Not too much of a hike, so it's really family friendly! I'm not sure if we just came at an odd time, but the water was quite brown. I'm not too much of a science person, so I have a hard time remembering anything about how nature works.  Lake Superior was also a wonderful view on the trip towards the Falls! Most people already know, but if you don't, Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes in North America. :)  I couldn't imagine ending my summer any other way than with my family on an outdoor adventure!