just be.

mom, est. 1953.

my gorgeous mom turned 60 on nov. 30th!

we created a list of 60 things we love about mom.

we went out to my mom's favorite spot & 

over-ordered & over-ate & laughed too much!

here's my mom with her pops 

looking adorable in the 70's.

you just keep getting better & better every year mom!

happy (late) hanukkah

it's a bit late for a happy hanukkah post,

but i hope everyone had a beautiful holiday,

filled with meaning & love & potato latkes. 

found this.. so funny.

beautiful baby ayden.

my workout bff sarah popped!

ayden prentise elliott.

my friends have the cutest hairiest babies!

this was a few days before Ayden was born...

sarah's already back in the gym, kicking my but!
yeah, she's lost all her baby weight in a hot 2 weeks.

yum!!! xoxoxoxo

what i'm reading.

i'm reading this...

it's a good read.

emily giffin is one of my favorite authors.

her stories are well told & interesting.

her characters are so lovable and many of them

make appearances in later books. 

haven't read any EG? start from the beginning & enjoy!

lil' buco.

check out this funny resturant in austin texas.

lil' buco, fine dining for kids.

spaghettio's gazpacho, rustic cracker.

peanut better, jelly, uncrusted bread.

 

hot dog, ketchup reduction, mustard water.

sous vide pop tart.

so funny.. now i'm hungry.

goldie.

i just saw on huffpost that it's goldie hawn's

68th birthday. she's my all time favorite!

when i was a kid people used to tell me i looked like her,

and in this pic i think we do kinda resemble each other.

i'm pretty sure this is her original nose...

she's just too cute!

i loved her in overboard. it's such a classic!

also, i love that dean & her are together in real life, like forever.

happy birthday goldie!

my stool.

i scored this awesome & adjustable stool from 

world market with a super coupon. it's just fabulous.

just for today.

go go goldieblox.

hold on.

hard is hard.

this is one amazing conversation.

we're all living in our own closets.

think good thoughts & shine.

i love mr. dahl.

west egg.

i just love west egg.

it's one of my all time favorite places to eat.

a few weeks ago we got a few pals together to

celebrate jared's 30th birthday!

slim & i. 

he's ridiculously handsome, i know.

david & his precious little family, nikki & charlie..

table decor.

jared trying on his new birthday 

sneakers with slim.

lea, right before she left for a velvet party.

yes, velvet.

the birthday boy.

my kind of princess.

wow. take a look this amazing group of women

princessified by artist david trumble.

here's the group picture, but click here 

to checkout the article & each princess. 

here's my favorites:

jane for lea.

buy local.

happy halloween!

yoga props.

carve out some time & do yoga.

you'll thank me later...

i am & so are you.

61.

we celebrated my dad's 61st birthday

on october 15th.

61- if you know anything about the ny yankees 

you'll know how special the number 61 is.

here's to hoping my dad has as great of a year being 61

as roger maris did in 1961!

my mom got this amazing print showing all the places they've

traveled and lived together. in this pic dad was going through

each place and talking about the experiences.

it was a really perfect night....

all that was missing was our cara & ned.

*thanks to my fab cori for capturing all these kodak

moments for us!!

we also went out my parents & the zimmerman's a 

few days before & celebrated at the marietta fish market.

wow. that place is ridiculous! 

the food is delicious, but the place is so big & busy.

they sang happy birthday to my pa

and brought him a slice of cheesecake!

asheville.

my mom & i made a short & sweet quick

trip to asheville a few weeks ago.

we love the southern highlands arts & crafts

guilds fall show, so we made it happen! 

we went up on friday afternoon & had

tapas at zambra's & then hit the drum circle.

chocolate fetish is so dangerous & delicious!

i was so happy to see this woman!

this is sandra, my favorite fabric artist!

3 years ago jim & i went to this same show

and bought a large piece from her that hangs in

our office. it states:

 something wonderful is about to happen!

she is so cheerful & passionate about her work, truly

inspiring. mom bought a gorgeous sun printed table runner. 

on the way home we stopped by a farm

stand and loaded up on apples & corn & peppers.

i just thought these guys were gorgeous.

i surprised slim with these dark chocolate

covered oreos... holy moly!