blues & brews for barry.

need an event planned? call lea.

lea put on an amazing event for our friends,

the costello family. it was a super fun fundraiser to help

send barry to a speech clinic in michigan.

the event was at red hare brewing co. in marietta.

the brews were tasty & the blues were rocking!

my pops came!
you can't tell from this pic, but he was having a blast!

k+b ventured outside of the perimeter play!
hunk-a hunk-a burning love.

my raffy.

we took the brewery tour.

that sign says something about 'taking a keg'

from this room will result in death or something.

jared & emily touching things they shouldn't.

our amazing gym really showed their support!

*working out with people you like really helps

motivate you to continue working out!

barry & his lovely ladies.

i am so proud of lea. 

she is such a compassionate & supportive friend.

doma=unconstitutional, duh.

a victory for equality.

we're on our way to legalizing love.

cheers to you supreme court, but let's not forget about

the very important voting rights act that

you destroyed yesterday...

havinagala.

slim & i went out on the town to support

my agencies fabulous big brother/big sister program, pal.

it was on the 18th floor at the city club of buckhead.

here we are with our pals & new parents, the skotts.

danielle, slim, me & our paleo pals denise and seth.

we bid on a few things in the silent auction 

but got outbid on everything.

 we drank our weight in soda water & limes!

totally rockin' it.

jack & jill.

my parents rented a beautiful cabin in blue ridge, ga

last week for a whole week. they really enjoyed themselves

and then invited lea, slim & i up to join them for a few days.

we went up and had a great time....  

mom worked on her painting.

we played bananagrams.

*i won twice.

we napped.

i pained lea's silhouette.

we got in the hot tub in 100 degree weather.

*not recommended.

slim & dad played pingpong.

and then...

i hear lea scream and look out the window and see my dad laying

at the bottom of the hill.

mom had fallen down a steep hill while walking stella and broke her ankle.

dad saw that she had fallen and went running to help.

i think he started off a bit too fast....

and he went tumbling after.

we called 911 and it took more than 30 minutes and

slim running around the mountains to redirect the ambulance

to our cabin. they loaded mom up and took her to the er...

there we heard the awful news that mom had a 

"nasty break" and needed surgery.

mom also failed her crutches test.

i'm not sure why lea was smiling? how rude.

we had to wait a week for all the swelling to

go down for them to operate, but here's mom's leg

with a metal plate & pins.

the surgeon signed his fancy work.

 here's to a speedy recover mom! xo

every man can be a husband.

record store day.

don't forget- tomorrow is record store day!

go out & support your local record store.

we'll be visiting sweet melissa's in the marietta square

and then maybe/hopefully wuxtry in athens.

support.

i've loved gloria steinem since my early days of

listening to free to be you & me and more so throughout

my women's studies days at western carolina.

i just watched this clip and it made me smile. enjoy.

havinagala.

we went to havinagala, a party in support 

of PAL, jf&cs' big bro/big sis program.

lea picked up a few #'s & broke a few hearts. 

the photographer said "you're a lucky guy" to jimbo...

  but i know i'm the lucky one!

a request.

two of my favorite people in the world are struggling right now with loved ones who are sick. very sick.
i'm requesting your prayers. if you're not the praying type, please send some good vibes & energy & love.
my fabulous cori's pop fell and is in icu. she is surrounded by family, but extra prayers and love always help.
jeff, my tara jane's partner's mom has fought the good fight against a really mean cancer and from what i hear, she continues to show strength and courage with grace.

life is so precious & special.
all my love to cori & jeff.

love.

a long belated 1st.

2 sailors share a ship's return kiss!

one sailor said: "it's so nice i can finally be myself".

cheers!

born this way.

lea, my mom and i had the pleasure of participating

in the gay pride parade and celebration this past weekend.

we marched with the atlanta jewish community & the rainbow center,

an amazing program at my agency jf&cs.

i'll post pics soon- in the meantime

check out this huffpost story: growing up gay

www.bornthisway.blogspot.com

too much doubt.

'a prayer for troy davis that his life was not in vain,

 but perhaps an opening to positive change in our collective conscience'

rest in peace, troy davis.

she uses magazines.

they say print news and magazines are headed to the grave...

but magazine's are alive & well in the levine-hunt household.

i.love.real.simple.

i can't even explain the feeling i get when a fresh, new & inspiring one arrives each month.

*i try to gift it to someone each year- sue got it last year!

we just started getting g&g after we saw this one 

with the avett bro's on the cover.

it's super southern and fun to read. 

they also showcase tons of gsp's (mr. jack)

*september's issue is all about southern women- luv it!

i've had a love for bust mag for as long as i can remember.

i feel like it's ms. mag for 3rd wave feminists.

*i knew slim was the one for me when he started gifting me bust subscriptions:)

flea market style only comes out a few times a year- i love it.

i'll forever get ms. because i'm a life member of NOW.

we get SI. 

i actually really enjoy reading it every now & then.

it usually has great pics and heroic stories.

somehow i scored a free subscription to glamour.

it's a great fashion, love, health, makes-you-want-shop reader.

the buckert's gifted veg times to us & we love it.

simple and easy recipes and ideas.

we're off.

jim, lea and i are heading off to camp in the morning for a week.

we'll be at camp twin lakes with camp horizon.

1 on 1 camp counseling with awesome lil youngins- we can't wait!

our moma girl has been eating everything lately.

jim found my beloved grace potter shirt, the tv/dvr remote (again) & two pillow cases in her bed.

(the pillowcases went to a badass duvet we got for our wedding= destroyed)

jack is so sweet & energetic. we hope he'll keep moma in line.

we will miss him & moma so much!

i know slim will miss his slack-line while we're at camp too.

the power of a stitch.

i'm lovin it.

i've just been having so much fun with this blog.

it's a blank canvas ready to be used and i love the idea

of creating new posts,ideas & sharing pics.

if you're checkin it out- thanks!

GOOP.

i love gwyneth paltrow.

i think she is really honest & brave & fun to follow.

she talks really openly about her struggle with postpartum depression

and losing her dad and friendship and everyday stuff.

here's a few of my favorite goop's:

i love when she puts outfits together

*not that i could ever afford anything gwen has, but a girl can certainly wish!

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check out goop for yourself!

hurricane laila.

laila & i met during our grad school internships at jf&cs.

we shared the intern office, treats and secrets.

laila and i became roomies with dr. suk on euclid avenue.

i miss laila. she lives in cali & has been sick.

let's all send her good&healthy&happy&strong vibes.

laila was the best roomie any girl could ever wish for-

good listener, great cook, funny story teller and super pal.

orange slices of jello shots were just one of laila's fabulous kitchen creations.

laila makes the most awesome personalized birthday rice crispy treats.

let's be supportive.