Welcome to this month’s edition of Tuscaloosa Apartment Living, brought to you by Rock Point Apartments, our apartments for rent in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. This month we’re bringing our residents suggestions for celebrating National Peach Month and National Golf Month, topics surrounding upcoming holidays like National Watermelon Day and National Thrift Shop Day, movie recommendations, and more. Read on to learn more about these topics in today's blog post.
August Celebrations
National Peach Month
Did you know that August is National Peach Month? Make a visit to a farmers market in your area to pick up some fresh peaches to enjoy in or out of your apartment. We recommend trying out this peach hand pies recipe from Girl Gone Gourmet for a sweet treat that is low mess and the perfect dessert to bring along to a picnic. Happy National Peach Month!
National Golf Month
August is also National Golf Month, so break out your golf clubs! We recommend a visit to the Ol’ Colony Golf Course here in Tuscaloosa. The Ol’ Colony Golf Course has been ranked Best Public Course in Alabama by Golf Digest and one of the Top 50 courses in the USA by Golf week. Ol’ Colony is a Jerry Pate designed 18-hole championship golf course with over 70 bunkers and 25 acres of lakes that come into play on several holes. We hope you get the chance to go golfing this month. Happy National Golf Month!
Upcoming Holidays
National Watermelon Day
August 3rd is National Watermelon Day! Celebrate by eating some fresh, juicy watermelon. We found a few tips from Fifteen Spatulas on how to pick a good watermelon to help you out. You could also try out one of these 30+ watermelon recipes from Delish for something refreshing and delicious. However you choose to celebrate, we hope you enjoy celebrating National Watermelon Day this year!
National Thrift Shop Day
August 17th is National Thrift Shop Day! Celebrate by visiting your favorite thrift store. Never been thrift shopping before? Read these thrift shopping tips before you go to make the most of your thrift shopping experience. There’s no need to spend a bunch of money on designer brand clothes when you can find similar gently used items at a thrift store for a fraction of the cost! We hope you enjoy celebrating National Thrift Shopping Day this month!
Movie Suggestions
The Darkest Minds
Have you seen The Darkest Minds yet? Check it out in theaters beginning Friday, August 3rd. Here’s the premise of the movie: “Imprisoned by an adult world that now fears everyone under 18, a group of teens form a resistance group to fight back and reclaim control of their future.”
Crazy Rich Asians
Do you have any weekend plans yet? We suggesting going to your local theater and watching Crazy Rich Asians. It comes out in theaters on Wednesday, August 15th. This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family.
Book Suggestions
All These Beautiful Strangers by Elizabeth Klehfoth
“In the last day of summer, Grace Fairchild, the beautiful young wife of real estate mogul Allister Calloway, vanished from the family’s lake house without a trace, leaving behind her seven-year old daughter, Charlie, and a slew of unanswered questions.”
Twist of Faith by Ellen J. Green
“After the death of her adoptive mother, Ava Saunders comes upon a peculiar photograph, sealed and hidden away in a crawl space. The photo shows a shuttered, ramshackle house on top of a steep hill. On the back, a puzzling inscription: Destiny calls us.”