If you've been reading along with me for a while then you know that last summer I really got into going to the racetrack. My interest in the track grew last year thanks to America's Best Racing, a company that works at racetracks all over the country to promote the sport of racing and show the lifestyle, fashion, and competition that are involved. My time spent at the track has taught me that horse racing is a beautiful sport that combines athletics, tradition, action, and glamour. I've learned so much from America's Best Racing and they are one of my favorite companies to work with!

Yesterday my Mom, best friend, and I went to Monmouth Park Racetrack with America's Best Racing for a day filled with horses, racing, and a lot of fun. We were lucky enough to be able to start our day with a behind the scenes tour of the stables, which is something I have never done before. We got to learn about what it is like to raise and train racehorses, see them in their stables, and even got to pet them!

I fell in love with the sweetest horse named Mulligan Singer. At first I was so nervous to touch her, but am really glad I got over that fear. I got to spend some time petting her, but when I stopped to take a picture with her and my best friend she started stomping her front foot and then leaned over and licked my arm! After that I promptly returned to giving her attention, which made her very happy. She was too cute and I wanted to keep her as my pet!

I was so happy that we got to go on the behind the scenes tour, it was definitely something I will never forget. All of the horses we met were so nice and I learned so much about the sport of racing and what goes into raising the horses. Thank you so much to America's Best Racing and our tour guide Liam for an awesome experience!

Come back Wednesday to read about the rest of my day including all of my outfit details!

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Today I'm linking up with #HowISummer, Manic Monday, Mingle Monday, Weekending, and MIMM.

If you follow me on Instagram (@theblushblonde) then you've probably seen some of my posts from the J'adore June Instagram Challenge that I hosted with Jordyn. I want to thank everyone that participated in the challenge throughout the month, the number of participants and all of the support we received completely blew our minds and we could not be more happy or thankful about that. I cannot believe how June completely flew by and that the challenge is already over! You may have seen my past posts about my favorite participant pictures from the challenge (here and here), but today I have a recap for you of all of my posts throughout the month.

Day 1: J'adore...

J'adore black, white and pink! Just a few of my must haves for summer including these too cute earrings from @eastandlinbrooke that I will be wearing all summer long!

Day 2: Foodie

Homemade pesto with fresh basil and parsley from the garden.

Day 3: Today

Today I ran lots of errands, which included checking out all the pretty flowers at @costco sad there were no peonies.

Day 4: #tbt

#tbt to my 21st birthday

Day 5: Sweet Treat

I donut know about you, but I'm awfully glad it's National Donut Day.

Day 6: Best Friend

My fuzzy little best friend

Day 7: Selfie Sunday

Shopping selfie

Day 8: Blooms

The beautiful blooms yesterday outside the New York Public Library.

Day 9: Quote It

Day 10: Perfume

A few summer makeup essentials including my favorite perfume - Pink Sugar.

Day 11: #OOTD

Today's #ootd and a sneak peak of what's up #ontheblog tomorrow.

Day 12: Thankful For...

Today and always I am thankful that I have a mom that I am lucky enough to call my best friend. My mom is my biggest cheerleader, always up to go on crazy adventures with me, is there for me no matter what and so much more. I can't even express in words how thankful I am to have her in my life.

Day 13: Obsession

Pretty in pink.

Day 14: A Place to Call Home

Home is where the cake is.

Day 15: In My Bag

What's in my bag, I'll be doing a post with all the details#ontheblog sometime this week!

Day 16: Confession

Confession: Some (ok, most) days I much prefer dry shampoo to regular shampoo. Don't worry I do wash my hair regularly (and hate every minute of it), but on days that I just don't feel like washing and styling my new favorite dry shampoo (@batiste_hair that I get at @ultabeauty) extends my style for a few days and makes my hair smell amazing!

Day 17: Sealed With a Kiss

Sealed with a kiss (@revlon Black Cherry).

Day 18: Guilty Pleasure

My favorite guilty pleasure is definitely s'mores.

Day 19: Live Colorfully

This year I am loving all the pretty blooms more then ever.

Day 20: Water

Rain, rain go away.

Day 21: Family

A #throwback for Father's Day.

Day 22: Summer

Fun time exploring @peddlersvillage with my Mom today, summer day trips are my favorite.

Day 23: Think Pink

On #NationalPinkDay it's only appropriate to wear pink bows.

Day 24: Out & About

Smell the sea and feel the sky, let your soul and spirit fly.

Day 25: Beauty Secret

This little bear (aka honey) is my #1 beauty secret, honey face masks, honey face wash, honey hair masks, and more! I have an upcoming post on all the ways I incorporate honey into my beauty routine.

Day 26: Pet

This little diva has taken over my bed today.

Day 27: Sunnies

Dreaming of the sunny weather we were having the other day because today was quite rainy and tomorrow doesn't look much better.

Day 28: Sunday Funday

Bad weather with the best company.

Day 29: Weather

The most gorgeous weather today after a rainy weekend.

Day 30: Black & White

The rest of the world was black and white, but we were in screaming color.

I had so much fun with the challenge and I hope you did too! I already have my eye on a July challenge so check out my Instagram to see what I have in store. Also before you go don't forget to enter my Blogiversary Giveaway, you only have one day left to enter!

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