puddles of jam.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

shaky knees.

if you're around atlanta this weekend
please come out & join slim & i 
at the shaky knees music festival.
it has the fixings to be the ultimate hipster party.
if you don't come, whatever- i don't care.
hope to see you out there...
shakin' your tail feathers & what not.

best friends.

did you ever have those best friend necklaces
with the heart cut in two? i  love them. i always 
wanted the first part of the words... the second part
just didn't seem right to me...
check out all the innovative ways to show your bestie you care..
Peanut Butter and Jelly Best Friends Keychains, Charm Keychain, Charm Jewelry, Food Jewelry
peanut butter jelly time for all my camp pals.
Milk and Cookie Best Friends Necklace
milk & cookies for my cookie monster bff raffy.
BFF Best Friend friendship pendant set
phone date gals, for my tara jane.
Best Friends Necklaces
perfect for my nantucket loving best pal, say say.
Poop and Pee Best Friend Keychains - 2 BFF set - Kawaii poo and TP - cute keyring charms
my fabulous cori would totally rock this.
i think she'd be the poo & i'd be the pee...
just because we work together & share too much &
we're totally weird like that.
Oreo Best Friends Necklace - Set of 3
this is perfect for me & my beautiful sisters.
of course i'm in the middle... the sweetest one.

new mattress.

slim & i got a new mattress to go with our fresh & shiny
refinished hardwood floors!
we went to the original mattress factory
after hearing my parents & many others rave about it..
so glad we did because it was so easy & the
mattresses were priced just right.
we got a tour of the factory- they make all
of their mattress right there in store. buy local!
we tried out about 15 different beds
before finding our perfect fit.
there we are in the pic above trying out beds..
we got it set up and slim tried it out,
and we had to double check to make sure we
got the right size... slim barely fits on a queen.
i think that ole' boy is still growing!
more pics soon to show off our floors...

Friday, April 26, 2013

gatsby jams.

i'm super pumped about the upcoming 
great gatsby remake. it looks exciting!!!
checkout these new dreamy jams ftom the
film by nero.
into the past.
together.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

rectify.

you need to watch the new show
rectify on the sundance channel.
the first two episodes aired on monday
and thankfully we were at my parents house so
i was able to tape it & watch it tuesday morning.
my colleague jason told us about it because his fiance, kim
is in it! she plays the scandalous & flirty waitress!
the show is intense and powerful. 

cotton candy.

in honor of administrative professionals day
we had a cotton candy party at work!
*thanks to my fabulous cori for snapping these pics.
here's my amazing super secretary, kathy
 who always does more than she should & keeps us all in line,
up to date and laughing! 
the cotton candy peeps had some awesome flavors:
apple pie, cinnamon bun, birthday cake, carrot cake
and my favorite, key lime pie.
i went ahead and tried all the flavors....
here i am behind that puff enjoying my 5th or 6th serving...

Monday, April 22, 2013

205#

my badass baby sister is strong.
she hit a big PR on her deadlift.
here's the baby in beast mode last week
dead-lifting 205 pounds.
this makes me & brother slim aka "70" mighty proud. 

2day is earth day.

Happy Earth Day 2012!!
have yourself a merry little earth day!
plant something & do a little dance.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

beauty sketches.

this new ad, part of dove's 'real beauty'
campaign is really amazing. it made me cry.

treat yourself.

check out this cnn article on the power of yoga.
Yoga
take time out today and just be.
honor yourself with a focused breath.
yoga
yoga can be such a powerful tool..
we just have to choose to use it.

randomly 30.

i'd like to wish a very happy 30th
birthday to my dog-rescue loving, gluten-free abiding
 sorority sister, blogging pal, emily!!
i hope you have the most fabulous day, em!
xoxo

Friday, April 12, 2013

32.

i'd like to wish my parents a very happy 32nd
wedding anniversary today.
   
you've taught me the meaning of really loving someone...
in mostly weird & unconventional ways, but still, i've learned that
 joking your way out of arguments can can therapeutic.

i love you both, so very much.
enjoy your day! xo

1 year!

happy anniversary to my elly j!
cheers to you + tates 1st year of holy matrimony!
you looked amazing on your wedding day, so in love & happy.
looking better + better + happier with each new day.
celebrate today! love & miss you.

landrie, 10.75

hello gorgeous!
how beautiful is my pal christina's baby girl?
i can't believe she's almost a year old.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

art show.

it's that time of year again!
the open studio art group that i co-lead at the 
jewish tower is having their annual spring art show!
it's this sunday, april 14th at the tower 
from 2-4.
come out & support your elders
and score some unbelievable original art
and eat & drink & win some art from the free raffle! 
you do not want to miss this special event!
Art quote
show details:
the jewish tower
3160 howell mill road
atlanta, ga

craft closet

this past weekend slim & i cleaned out our entire house...
no we're not moving just yet, we're getting our wood floors
redone- sanded and polished.
we moved EVERYTHING.
our stuff is in squeezed into the garage & the back-porch & there's
a big load in my parents garage and then a bunch of stuff at my 
ma-in-laws garage ready to be sold at her upcoming garage sale.
it was really hard work, but we're so excited for the new floors & 
schnazzing up a lot of our space & only bringing back the stuff we really 
 love into our "new" house!
in our office (which we're planing to paint the wood panel walls)
there's a big closet that i made into a pretty legit craft closet..
but i just found these ideas on pinterest... 
small space craft organization

Craft Closet

Craft Closet - embellishment centre is from Making Memories (can find it at Michael's) as well as the jetmax cubes...my closet is double this size, easily, but her organization is really good here...the rolling cart is from IKEA - not the cheapest, but is wide enough to store 12X12's, which is nice.

for your back today.

Yoga for Back Pain

Monday, April 8, 2013

13.5, finally.

the crossfit open has come to an end.
we completed the last workout on saturday & then
celebrated with a bbq party!
the workout was thrusters w/ 65# & chest 2 bar pull-ups,
15 of each, amrap for 4 minutes.
no one at our gym did, but if you got 90 total reps
 you got a bonus 4 minutes to get 90 more, and so on.
i got 15 thrusters & 9 pull-ups.
my goal was 2 pull-ups, so i'm feeling good!
although i forgot to enter my score, so that sucks.
here's me looking at the barbell.... 
contemplating my next thruster?
here i am judging greg, one of our coaches.
 he did awesome!

a special mafia.

DeviantART user SilentSketcher is the artist behind this fast food mafia infographic. The clever piece features a lineup of famous mascots given a mafioso makeover. There's Ron "The Don" McDonald, "Little" Caesar, "Baby Face" Bob, The Subway Boys and "Queen" D.Q., and many others.
the subway boys are my favorite.

1 week, 3 days.

happy one week & three days anniversary
to the newly weds, tara jane & jeff!
they just spent a week in aruba celebrating their nuptials.
their wedding was just beautiful.
tara looked like a total greek goddess in her dress
and jeff was total dapper & really handsome in his suit.
here's a few pics...

tara & jeff heading to dinner the night before!

i remember feeling so much excitement as tara & jeff left for dinner!
wedding prep & dance party.
fab wedding hair w/ flavor sticks.
right before she put her dress on...
grandmama getting her first look. 
tara & the baby.
cute wedding guests, k&b.

tara & her pops make their picture perfect appearance.
our toes.
lea on the left, me in green on the right.
cute boys in their matching suits.
lea looked gorgeous.
that girl can really work a sock bun!
the birdies say: "i do, me too".
me, jared, heather & raf giving the
past, present & future speech to tara & jeff.
tara & her momma breaking it down...
we danced all night long. damn that band was good!