time for tea.

i just enjoyed a delicious cup of orange passion 

fruit jasmine green tea as i sit here

waiting on my 5 o'clock client.

just enough caffeine to ensure a successful

late-afternoon art therapy session with a 12 year old!

go have yourself a cup!

re-group.

slim & i went out last weekend & caught up 

with our besties at auguestine's in grant park.

*heather was there for a quick second

& jared was at the farm. we missed both of them

lea, me. raffy & tara jane.

raf has been so busy traveling for work lately,

and has been in california & ny and obviously 

felt like she was being attacked by paparazzi.

some solid angry faces.. lea's doing a whole30..

i was being angry with her for moral support...

and slim's just a bit confused i think?

cheers to friends & laughs & smells of trash.

i had a prosecco slurpee. raf had a run & coke slurpee. 

it was SO delicious- but filled with sugar

& i had a tummy ache for hours.

it was a very hot pink night- color coordinated

slurpee & envelope clutch.

(clutch from gap)

it's your choice.

baby james

our nephew james is growing up so fast.
james came to visit with his brother & sister
& mom a few weeks ago & here's a few pics.

big boy james and baby james.

why so serious?

james will be 1 in november!

sweet myra.

slim & i spent saturday night with our

buddies sweet doll baby, myra loren!

here's the bogenschutz crew:

becca, drew & myra.

at six months old, myra was just the happiest baby.

she smiled & laughed & was super curious

& is teething, so she was gnawing on everything!

in this pic, slim was double tasking by amusing both myra

& pup shelby.  

she got super independent with her bottle.

look at that tiny little hand holding her bottle.

i just melted!

easy scones.

i whipped up these scones last week when boot,

my father-in-law was in-town & they were delicious.

i've been a huge fan of trader joe's 

easy make, prepared foods for a long time,

 but these were really great- just add water!

lea the brave.

how beautiful is my little sister, lea?

she's absolutely perfect, inside & out.

adam & barbara.

just doing a little halloween pre-planning.

beetlejuice is one of my all-time favs!

beetlejuice

beetlejuice

beetlejuice!

ordinary is okay.

bargains, bargains.

i'm hitting up sephora today!

i need some fab new lipstick for fall.

they say it's just as good as pricey nars.

find the article here.

train hard.

take 7 minutes, 3 times.

need to work up a sweat?

get after it, then reward yourself with a smoothie.

my post sweat go to smoothie:

1 cup of frozen berries (blue, black, rasp)

handful of spinach

half cup plain greek yogurt

1 tablespoon of chia seeds

half a banana & a few fresh berries (if available)

1 scoop of protein powder

handful of ice

blend it & bam- you're gifting your body

rich nutrients & creating strong, lean muscle!

bowling

we went bowling last weekend.

i hadn't been bowling in years &

i'm not sure why, because its SO much fun!

here's our crew.

we went to suburban lanes in decatur.

watermelon bowling balls- yum!

slim killed it. almost got himself a turkey twice!

our resident studmuffin, jared.

one of my favorite parts is all the

pretty colors. if you were to make a custom

bowling ball, what would yours be?

tara said her's would be tie-dye w/ glitter.

this gorgeous mauve ball matched my 

purse perfectly. if it had fit, i would have taken it!

tri-mom.

join me in congratulating my

mother-in-law in not only finishing, 

but placing 1st in her age group at the

acworth women's sprint triathlon.

just out of the water, after her swim

.

hip hip hooooooooray!

me, carolyn & slim just after

she crossed the finish line!

i also got to chase oliver around which is

so much fun. those curls are even sweeter in person!

online shopping

i feel like i owe a lot of my love for

shopping (especially bargain shopping)

to my grandparents.

when i used to visit them in new york as a kid

we would shop our hearts out.

now that my grandma lives here,  but is

unable to get out as much as she'd like

i'm slowly introducing her to the insane 

world of online shopping. she loves looking

at the pictures and just like me, 

loves a good sale.

recent advice: "a red bag can go 

with just about everything"

30!

happy 30th birthday to my workout bff, sarah!

you make the gym fun!

honorary levine team sista!

you inspire me everyday as i try

(really, really hard)

to keep up with you...

 you are one amazingly strong momma-to-be!

now give me 330 burpees!

little lucas

happy 5 months to my perfect lil buddy!

hopeless wanderer.

i love the intense eye contact....

i just laugh & laugh & laugh. 

#midkidstrike

calling all my fellow middle children.

on august 12th join me in demanding attention!

what do we want? attention!

when do we want it? NOW... or as soon as

you're done paying attention to our siblings.

find more details here.

gym rocks!

happy first day of school!!

i sent my big kid off looking sharp this morning!

lucifer speaks.

lea dana.

how gorgeous is lea?

she was the hostess with the mostess this weekend!

blurred lines.

i turn this song up every time it comes on the radio.

i always love it when jimmy & the roots break out

old school musical instruments & rock pop songs!

lululemon headband.

this pretty much sums up crossfit.

it's surprisingly, embarrassingly accurate!

#amrapmusic

tgif y'all!