Your Dishing It! Party Topic for August

I wanted to remind everyone that the next Dishing It! party is coming up this Wednesday. I know some new Followers have joined up since the last party, so I'll explain what this is all about.

One of my favorite things ever is having a girlfriend over for coffee and dishing over anything and everything. That's what Dishing It! is all about: getting to know other bloggers.

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Dishing It! is my way of getting bloggers together to chat about a common topic. I'll post a topic today, and ask everyone to link up and hop around Wednesday and Thursday, after the party goes live. You can view the first party here, the second one here, and the latest one right here.  

The community aspect of blogging is so important! I found many of my favorite blogs and blog friends through participating in blog parties and leaving comments.

With that in mind, I hope this month's topic gets everyone talking. Here's our topic:

{Summer Rewind!}

I have a month left before Natalie heads back to preschool, but I know many of you are watching summer vacation come to a close. So this month, we're going to chat about the best of summer!

Please feel free to use this as a question and answer post, or use it as a loose guide to write your post however you like. Add or omit any questions you like, and feel free to embellish with photos!

~Best activity you participated in this summer.
~Did your family go on any trips this summer? Which was your favorite?
~Best new recipe you tried.
~Most exciting thing you've done this summer.
~Coolest crafty thing you made or home decor thing you tried.
~Best book or magazine issue you read.
~Coolest new (to you) blog you've found.
~Favorite bargain or shopping find of the summer.
~Your best post of the summer was...?
~What's left on your summer to-do list?

All I ask is that you link back to me at the specific party post, which will go up at 9 on Wednesday morning; and that you take the time to visit at least 2 or 3 other blogs on the list. If you need a few days before you know you'll have a chance to visit some of the other links, that's okay, but a blog party doesn't work unless participants join in the party. 

Here's the code for the cutesy party button. I'd love it if you'd add it to your post.

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I hope you'll come by and link up on August 11th!

**And don't forget to head back to Thurday's post to enter the super-cute Giveaway from The Shabby Chic Cottage!**