We’re continuing my “Years Past” photo project, and this time, I’m taking you through some of my memories of Junes of years past. (Check out February, March, May, and July!) I use photos from very old Facebook albums as well as my own iPhone photos to compile these memories, and for June, I was able to go all the way back to 2008!
June 2008
This is Minnie. She died in June 2008 from cancer. She was my first dog and my very best friend. She was a beagle/terrier mix, adopted from our local SPCA at just a few months old, and I adored her.
June 2010
And thus begins our trip down memory lane of all my hair changes throughout the year. In June 2009, I decided to do something crazy and cut off all my hair and went blonde. I loved this adorable bob!
June 2011
More pictures of me with my bob. Apparently, I really loved taking selfies at this stage in my life. (I mean, I was in my early twenties so it makes sense.)
June 2012
Remember the days of early Instagram when we would filter our photos to death? I think that’s what happened with this one. But look at my nephew! He’s 16 now and has a job and a car, and it still feels like he should still be this cute little 3-year-old.
June 2013
It’s Dutch! For newer readers, Dutch was my soul-dog. He was the sweetest miniature dachshund that I adopted from my aunt when Dutch was 6 years old. He was my everything and he died in February 2018, after which I became a crazy cat lady!
June 2014
What a cute collage! The photo of Dutch was taken on the morning we did Take Your Dog to Work day at my job. It was a small office so it worked out, and Dutch did so well! (Aside from pooping in the CEO’s office; yes, I am still scarred by that.) My nephew is 5 years old in this photo and helping my mom bake cookies! And I have always loved this photo of my book club girls. We did a pool day!
June 2015
One of my favorite photos of the two of us! Dutch is mid-yawn, but it looks like we’re both giving big surprised faces to the camera! (Apparently, nothing else was happening in my life at this time as it’s one of the only pictures I have! The other is a picture of a grocery cart, so I chose the much cuter option.)
June 2016
More Dutch photos! Can you blame me? He’s so cute! We did some fun adventuring in June 2016, I guess. And I love this photo of me and Pops. This was the first Father’s Day after my grandma passed away, and I remember wanting to get as many photos with him as possible. I had so many photos of grandma and me, but fewer of Pops and me. I had no idea I’d only get two more Father’s Days with him. (He died unexpectedly in October 2018.)
June 2017
Two great photos here! The first one is when my mom and I took my nephew to a Rays game. He was (and is) a huge baseball fan and made us stay for the whole game, even though the Rays were losing badly the whole time. (My nephew is 8 in this photo!)
And I got my first tattoo! It’s a book tattoo, and my friend Mikaela has a matching one. I had been longing for this tattoo for so long and was so happy to finally get it done!
June 2018
Puppy Chip! He is 3 months old in this photo collage and has already perfected the art of the dachshund side eye, as evidenced in the middle photo. Chip was such a rambunctious puppy, but has majorly mellowed out in the past few years.
June 2019
It’s time to bring in some cute photos of my little ladies, finally! I am now officially a crazy cat lady. I had adopted Eloise (tuxedo) in December 2018 and Lila (calico) in February 2019, so we were now one happy family. These photos remind me that the girls used to be much bigger snugglers than they are today. Wah!
June 2020
My mom and stepdad bought a house in June 2020! Since they were part of my “bubble,” it worked out perfectly that their new home came with a pool. While public pools/beaches were not shut down (reminder: Florida was the wild west during the pandemic; beaches reopened in MAY!), I was definitely not visiting them. It was nice to have an option to beat the heat during the summer of 2020.
June 2021
In 2021, we were doing sporadic book club meetings where we would meet at a local park, socially distanced on our own blankets, and bring our own picnic. We would eat and talk and laugh and reminisce about the good ole days! Our June 2021 book club meeting was made even more special by Olive’s presence. She is just a month away from finishing her cancer treatment here, and she was in really great spirits!
June 2022
June 2022 was our big trip to Niagara Falls! This was such a fun trip with my mom. We went to Toronto for a day, spent a few days at the Canadian side of the Falls, and then went to the U.S. side! I have such great memories of this vacation, even though I was an anxious mess about crossing the border into Canada!
June 2023
I went to my first Pride parade in June 2023, and it was such a beautiful time! It was such a happy, welcoming atmosphere and I really enjoyed myself.
June 2024
Last June, I was with Kim in Illinois! We had tickets to see The Popcast Live and made it a great girls’ weekend complete with bookstore visits, cat cuddle time, and rock painting. (I debated between photos of us and photos of Kim’s cats. I went with photos of us, but I’m unsure if it was the right call.)
June 2025
And now we come to today. June has been a weird month for me, filled with a lot of doctor’s appointments and not feeling my best. But rather than show you the inside of a doctor’s office, you have Eloise helping me with laundry, Lila helping me with reading, and then a giant ice cream cone I had during book club last week.
What’s the last photo you took on your phone?
Yay for June of years past! Look, if I had a bob like that, all I would do is to take selfies all day long. We don’t need to discuss my various attempts at that hairstyle.
You and Kim are two of my favorite people on the internet, but I am also unsure if photos of you vs photos of her cats was the right call…it’s too tough of a decision to make.
I think this is the first time I’ve seen Minnie! I knew all about Dutch, but not Minnie. This is a great photo of her.
i love how this is a parade of pets and hairstyles through the years (omg- puppy Chip!!!) It’s weird that the trip to Niagara Falls was three years ago??? It doesn’t seem that long!
My last photo is a picture of the boys at the park that we checked out yesterday afternoon. Nearly all of my photos are of the boys!
I met Anne of My Commonplace Book for tea on Friday afternoon and we talked about how long I’ve known certain bloggers including you! She started reading your blog just after Dutch had died. I said how it’s weird to see pictures of your big nephews as I remember when they were toddlers! But I know you feel the same way seeing pics of my giant nephews!!
June has been pretty bleh here this year. Our weather has been so disappointing but it should start to improve soon. I just want some warm, sunny pool weather! The pool we like to go to is only open until mid-August as it’s heavily staffed by HS/college students so it closes fairly early since they have to go back to school. But I’m thinking this weekend we will hit it up because it’s supposed to be HOT! Sorry to hear that your months has been FULL of doctor appts. That is NOT FUN but I can so relate.
What fun to see your photos through the years! I didn’t know about your sweet dogs. Thanks for sharing – I really enjoyed knowing more about your life.
Sweet pups!!!
I love these posts, Stephany! It’s so fun to visit you “through the years.”