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!

just a little.

just a photo.

thanks to cori for sending this my way.

go ahead & share it, you never know...

you might touch a stranger!

50.

is my nephew owen not the cutest little

greaser you've ever seen?!

this was in celebration of the 50th day of school!

owen's got some serious 1950's swagger!

more photos next week- can't wait to celebrate

halloween with the whole buckert crew!

sisters&secrets.

jared.

wishing our sweet, perfect jared

a very happy 30th birthday!

a complete stud-muffin, gentleman.

non-stop fun, genuine & ab-fab.

this is going to be your best year yet!!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

a slice of heaven.

i love it when entertainment weekly

does a cast reunion issue.

hello mystic pizza!!!

my sister's and i loved this movie when

we were kids. it's such a good movie.

what the hell does she put in that sauce?!

remember when she poured the barrel of fish

in rich boy's porsche? classic. 

here's a few other featured reunions.

balance.

autumn nails.

pumpkin, psl & candy corn. 

my fall is complete.

farm life.

slim & i went to the farm a few weeks ago

and our friends ryan & erin joined us.

we were fresh back from NY & sitting shiva

 & needed some farm time.

on the ride down, i enjoyed practicing my 

spelling skills with trader joe's cinnamon cookies.

only on the road to the farm will you see this..

just a tractor heading home on the major road

with a smokey field fire in the distance.

we went down to pappy jack, a magical

swimming hole. it's so beautiful & freezing cold.

my sweet slim & i at pappy jack.
slim jumped off the high ledge...
i was terrified, but eventually jumped off the
kiddie ledge. it was ice cold!

erin's first experience with cotton.

as always, most of my time is spent watching

slim capture amazing pictures.

he is so creative & has such a  good eye for pics.

3.

slim & i celebrated our 3 year anniversary

2 weeks ago & except for the part where slim

got really sick, it was really a wonderful celebration.

slim made this amazing mason jar holder.

*i was all like omg! i love this,

you need to mass produce these....

momma needs more new bling.

**and by bling i mean stuff, material stuff.

***which i don't need, but really want.

i gave slim this super cute vintage fabric patagonia

fleece along with a custom "roam if you want to" print

showing our roots & college travels that eventually

brought us back to georgia & to each other...

and with the 3 year anniversary being the leather

year, slim gave me this amazing bracelet.

it's a lenny & eva creation.

slim was already feeling pretty bad that

afternoon but was a sport & took me to west egg.

we had purchased a scoutmob dinner deal & it was 

SO much food... wine, apps, dinner, desserts, boozy milkshakes.

i had the chicken & waffles which is to-die-for

and then, after we ordered a piece of righteous pie,

we got our salted caramel boozy milkshakes..

seriously so delicious.

i was full as a tick & finished the whole thing!

*the next two days, slim was home with a 

terrible flu-like illness....he's all better now!  

keep going.

choptober.

the braves made the playoffs!

slim was chopping & singing in the hallway

yesterday out of pure excitement... 

the braves played last night and lost 6-1

to the dodgers... but we've still got games to play!

go bravos!!!!

coated.

i'm about to get sucked into a seasonal trend.

coated jeans. like leather, but not leather.

i've always loved the way a sweet pair of leathers pants

looks- perfect for fall & winter. very sleek.

in high school i remember rocking some 

red pleather pants. ugh, cringe.

i love this deep red color from the gap.

i'll try the trend for super cheap from

old navy, in navy. 

on sale for $29

*starting tomorrow everything is 

30% off if you have a on/gap/banana card.

spin for kids.

slim & i will be spinning on october 20th.

there's still time to sign up if you want to join us! 

every penny raised helps send more kids to 

camp every summer. go camp horizon!

please sponsor me!!

special shout out to the amazingly

supportive planer family for their insanely 

generous donation & love!! xoxo

coaches challenge course.

i accompanied slim to an event at his school

a few weeks ago. it was a fun family night with a

special "grand-opening" of the new track.

to my, and slim's surprise the track was name for

and dedicated to jim, and his partner shawn!

this was wrapped & as they were announcing the
"coaches course" details, they dedicated it to them!

so proud of my slim & shawn!
my grandma was also so very proud of jim.
she said, 'what a  honor' & made that proud face
i always loved to see.

slim & shawn cutting the ribbon for their students

 to do the inaugural run on the new course! 

compassion wod.

would you like join lea & i

this saturday for a ridiculous workout

for an amazing cause?

window pick-me-up.

we are so close to being done with the our
office/craft room/creative inspiration space.

after priming, painting and trimming...

but before the fab new window dressings. 

thank you threshold.. a whole new reason to love target.

like anyone seriously needed another reason

to love target...

also, thank to my live-in handyman slim for the

perfect hanging job at 10pm on a school night!

more decoration and updates to come.