11 Signs You Know It's Summer + June Group Giveaway

Well here in Texas we are inching towards 100+ degree temperatures.
Even in the northern part of the USA it's getting hotter and hotter every new day in June.
But how do we really know summer is here?

Well let me tell you:

11 Signs You Know It's Summer When...

1. I really feel like I should NOT have eaten that sandwich (oh and chips) as I know I have to prance around in brightly colored bikini that hides nothing to the imagination. Oh you haven't been working out? I can tell. 

2. Some days I wonder how I can avoid going outside all together to stay cool and with in the range of the AC. Car to work to gym to home. Avoid the sweltering sun.

3. When someone asks if you want to go jog outside:

4. If you aren't in school or at work you forget what day is it.

5. Your skin looks like this:

5 a. Or like this if you fake bake. And no, we don't have a skin disease:

or like this:

missed a spot.

And we all know it's pretty important to be tan, especially in the warmer months:

via buzzfeed

6. Fantasy:

Reality:

7. You look like this after you are outside for more than 5 minutes.

8. You look at your water bill like this (because of how expensive it is):

9. This is kept near you at all times:

10. The only songs you want to hear are the SUMMER JAMZ.

like this one.

11. And Lastly, and most importantly, it's JORTS or Nothing.

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As you can see I have limited the number of spots on the giveaway which benefits the sponsors and the entrants! 

If you are looking to be part of the next group giveaway check out my sponsor options. 

And now, I present you the lovely ladies of JUNE!

Belinda, Found Love. Now What?

 3 Months of Tea & Crumpets Ad Space

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Kali from Kaliwood

$10 giftcard to DSW

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Janna from Faith, Love, and Hope

 Rich Taste of Louisiana Coffee Sampler (Ground) from Community Coffee

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Erin from The Party Girl's Guide

$25 to Bath and Body Works

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Nicole from Treasure Tromp

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Lindsey from Life on Countryside

$15 Gift Card to Bath & Bodyworks

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 a Rafflecopter giveaway

Get Happy

I can't even put into words how stressful this week has been already. Oh wait, I am a blogger. I can.

From sickness to job stress to life panic... I'm just glad today is not Monday.

So to put me and you in a better mood I am going to tell you what makes me happy right now:

The fact that I get to see Ms. Shenanigans and soon to be Mrs Max Out this weekend! We have nothing planned. Which is good because I prefer to go dancing. Any possible time. So if I'm making the rules, that's happening.

And, less than two months from now I will be going to my beloved music festival in Belgium: Tomorrowland and then going to Spain directly afterward. 10 days of gocation. I took the "va" out of vacation because there won't be any relaxing (or sleeping for that matter) but that's ok.

I'm ecstatic from all the page views I've been seeing lately. People have asked which post in particular. It's hard since it's been different everyday and throughout the day. But I don't care! I love that people visit this blog of mine. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate every single one of you!!

This Buzzfeed Article, The 51 Animal Pictures You Need to See Before You Die, because how can you NOT get happy looking at cute furry animals?

Lastly, I'm extra happy to have Nicole on my blog. This girl is the coolest and I'm only slightly jealous of her travels. Ok, really jealous.

1. When did you decide to start blogging (aka, what inspired you?)
 Besides my livejournal / open diary days? I started Treasure Tromp in June 2012. I had been reading blogs for quite a while and had always been tempted to start one of my own. One day in May I was sitting in a cheap hotel room in Vancouver, B.C. drinking a glass of wine (or two), and writing in my new travel journal when I decided that it might be fun to share my adventures with others.

 2. Tell me your most embarrassing moment?
Little Nicole was walking home from elementary school one day when she really had to pee. Like real bad. She made it all the way to her street and was just a couple of houses away from home when she just couldn't hold it anymore. Little Nicole tried to play it cool and peed her cute little pants while walking the rest of the distance to her house. She would have gotten away with it too if her neighbors hadn't been pulling out of their drive as she pee-walked past their house.

 3. You just got engaged, how's wedding planning going? What's stressing you out so far?
We've been engaged for almost 4 months and we've hardly planned anything! So far we know that we'd like to get married in my hometown of Sonoma (hello, wine tasting). Beyond that? No idea! We've decided to hold off on most of the planning until we return from South Africa in December since planning from the other side of the world may be a bit difficult. The only thing that is stressful is the fact that we don't have a venue or date yet - the two things we wanted to finalize before we leave!

 4. You've established a good following, Advice to other bloggers out there?
Don't let the blog world take over your world! I'm drawn to bloggers who have interesting and novel experiences to share with their readers. As much as I love twitter and instagram, if I'm glued to social media all day I miss out on experiencing the awesome world around me, meaning a less fulfilling life for me and less interesting content for my readers.

5. What is your favorite place you've traveled to?
New Zealand and Costa Rica for different reasons. I spent about two weeks in New Zealand during spring break while I was studying abroad Australia.
I'm not sure if it was hiking on glaciers, the beauty of the Milford Sound, or the horseback ride through scenes where Lord of the Rings was filmed (nerd alert!!), but I absolutely fell in love with the country. Costa Rica also holds a special place in my heart because it was the first big trip that Matt and I took together. We went ziplining, camped on the beach, played with hummingbirds, and rang in 2011 in this beautiful country. Although I love Costa Rica and New Zealand, I'm pretty excited to spend 6 months in Cape Town, South Africa!

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She's also got a HUGE giveaway going on, don't miss it!

An Overload

This post will be picture overload. Sometimes when you have a busy weekend, there isn't much to say, you just have to see it.

Friday I celebrated one of my best friend's birthday and we went to a new place in Dallas called Bowl and Barrel. I lost the two games we played even though I thought I was doing great at first. The pretzel we ate made up for it. As did the barrel of wine. 

Then we decided it would be a good idea to stand in the middle this water fountain thingamajig. Michael's photography skills (or iPhone photography skills) were lacking so you couldn't see how cool this was. Or maybe that's just because it was cool in our heads.

Saturday Michael and I ate at Mariano's , the place where the frozen margarita was invented. So I had to partake, I had a raspberry pomegranate margarita and it was the most delicious one I've ever had. We also went to a wedding Saturday night for one of my college friends. Here was the gorgeous cake. Michael and I ate A LOT of it.

Sunday we spent the day with my Dad and he wanted nothing more than to go to a baseball game. (Luckily he found seats in the shade, but my mom was able to weasel her way out of going to the game and sitting in the heat for 3 hours.) It ended up being a very bad game for the Texas Rangers but we had a blast. 

How was your weekend?