Hi guys!
I’ve been thinking a lot about summer lately. This one, for many reasons, is already looking very different from summers past. While I’m somewhere in between planning casual dinners with friends a full month out and living in the moment, I’m committed to being super present this summer and making ordinary days feel extra romantic.
This week, I’ve been thinking back on what I love about summer. There are flashbacks from my childhood, swimming in our pool for endless hours until my finger pads turned into little prunes. Then I think about more recent memories from adulthood; I’ll never forget the summer I fell in love with my husband, where every moment felt electric, easy, and full of possibilities. Every summer is different, but there’s always heat, sun, a go-to playlist, movie nights, naps, sandy toes, something sweet after dinner, and a really great salad you throw together and forever wish you had written down the recipe.
Through all my reminiscing, I realized something: What I’m craving is a Beau Summer…
Beau Summer is:
Equal parts beautiful, but never trying too hard.
Having fresh flowers on the kitchen counter.
Hosting when the house isn’t perfect.
Wearing the dress and earrings.
Getting a spray tan just because.
Jumping in the water.
Ordering the dessert.
Making a road trip playlist that never ends.
Finding seashells.
Crafting at a messy table.
Taking the photo.
Romanticizing your life because this is the only one.
If you’re in, join us. We’ll be dropping Beau Summer issues throughout the next month. You’re all invited!
I never got into banana bread when everyone else was baking it, but I’ve been in the mood this week. I went a little rogue, combining a few recipes I like, adding some brewer’s yeast and oat flour for galactagogues (IYKYK). I made the batter, and then when it was in the oven, I worried I had added too many chocolate chips. But of course, that’s not possible. Take this as your sign to make a banana bread this weekend. It’s so good.
TO CELEBRATE: Pride month!!!
TO COOK: Alison Roman’s Creamy Cauliflower Pasta.
TO WEAR: An outfit I saw and can’t get out of my head. A breakdown is in our Beau Summer edit: These great Cos track shorts, a giant button-up, ballet flats, sunnies, and a dad hat.
TO DRINK: Bone broth hot chocolate. I mix a scoop of this one with hot water or warm milk as a little treat before bed. But as it gets warmer, I want to try this iced version. You all inspired me.
TO TAKE WITH YOU: “Hold steady and allow yourself to bloom.” -Yung Pueblo
Love,
Hailee
(Beau)
Highlighting your comments on the previous week’s issue. Today, Alice’s response to I asked, YOU answered.
“we really were all included 🥹” -Alice
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