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!

globes promo.

get ready for some girl power at the golden globes.

zombie lawn gnomes.

i just love garden gnomes.

i also love it when people take classic, nostalgic 

things & make them ridiculous! 

checkout chris and jane's etsy shop for more zombie gnomes.

zombie killing gnome family.

cute zombie garden gnomes gnawing on a plastic flamingo.

'tis the season!

call me maybe.

this is so cute. i thought this song was cute & catchy

before but now i absolutely love it.

check out quest love on the kazu!

croquet, cakes & hacky sac.

our pals micah & rachel came to visit.

we had a lot of fun. they came to us straight from

(5 weeks on) the puerto rico beach.

*tara was a bit envious of their tans to say the least...

we played croquet.

slim & micah went to college together

and they hadn't seen each other in 7 years! 

we went to the marietta pizza kitchen and

micah taught us all how to make dollar bill rings.

then we left our creations for a waiter as a bonus tip!

we sat on the porch and ate oatmeal & eggs & fruit.

rachel & micah really love mangos.

they showed us the best way to eat them and we

ate our hearts out. seriously, we just kept eating mangos.

we bought a whole box at harry's!

then we went to the art hunt and all came home empty handed,

except raffy- she found 3 pieces. 2 toilets & a monster.

then we ventured to your dekalb farmers market 

(which is very very super busy on saturdays)

and bought a bunch of delicious foods and cakes and brews

and had a big croquet game in raffy & b & lyric's backyard.

we all took turns using their new push mower.

rachel & jared made up the black (and purple) team.

i think jared just naturally started to have an

australian accent (just like rachel).

they were a fierce & fabulous team.

lea & tara made up the red (and chaco) team.

they liked to call themselves team honesty...

(insert sassy face that says "girl please")

raffy & i were the orange (graphic tshirt) team- also known as

THE WINNERS!

croquet is really fun.

a nice simple game that can easily & quickly become violent.

the boys were all teamed up too..

micah & b were the golden boys, yellow team

and slim & jeff were the green j's team.

they were both the 1st to finish the course and the 1st to 

knock each other out with their poison balls.

even lyric got in on the fun as she played caddy!

levine-hunt's mean muggin.

after hours of crochet and light beers we started on dinner.

we made delicious burritos, guac, smushed plantains & had cake.

then we all did party tricks and played hacky sac & hugged.

then next morning slim, micah & rachel took off for the farm.

the plan is for all 3 of them to ride their bikes and have fun.

micah & rachel are riding all the way home, to new hampshire.

slim is going to ride with them as far as he can.

(before his spring break is over and has to join the real world again)

bon voyage!

birthday pie.

we had a family birthday celebration for slim

on sunday. his birthday is on wednesday, march 7th! 

carolyn, my mom-in-law gave us a step by step

pie making lesson on saturday.

carolyn still uses this betty crocker pie & pastry

baking book from the 60's- you know i love this!

hate when that crisco sticks to the measuring cup?

fill it up with water to the amount you need &

fill it with crisco- bam, easy peasy cleanup!

this wire hand musher helps make perfect crust.

checkout this mat that lets you know how 

much crust to roll out to fit the pie dish.

*always use enough flour, but not too much b/c it'll make your dough rough & crack.

carolyn has the cutest top crust imprinters- apples 4 apple pie!

baked to perfection.

slim sliced a couple pounds of granny smiths.

after watching carolyn, i attempted my 1st pie.

rhubarb, blackberries & apples.

it tasted just as good as it looked!

owen presented the birthday boy with his pie

and then owen & oliver helped slim make a 

big wish & blow out the candles.

 matthew, oliver & jimbo talking about

how amazing the pies were!

then i got some play time with the little guy.

oliver had a few bites of pie & couldn't stop raving

on & on about the soulful flavors.

long day of eating pies makes moma girl a tired pup.

sweat impedes my performance.

the crossfit games competition is fierce.

"my great grandfather was a viking"

love this guy.

2012.

happy new year my friends!

slim & i brought in the new year with our pals 

melanie & rocky and jj grey & mofro.

the show was super fun- and the people watching was epic.

so nice to hang with my old friend.

hello mello.

me and my beau, the lumber jack.

it's going to be a great year!

just dreamy.

what are you doing for new year's eve?

checkout this super sweet video! 

also... i'm currently obsesed with hello giggles. 

it's an awesome website, blog, soap box, diy wonderland, fashion 

hot spot & is filled with a little bit of everything- check it out.

tis the season.

i love garfunkel & oates.

they're so honest and funny.

the shed & church

i turned 27 on the 17th.

i had a fabulous birthday!

me & the baby- how pretty is she- omg!

the baby surprised me with 2 vintage pyrex pieces!!

lea, jared, jeff, tj, me, raffy, slim & brian williams made up

the most exciting & loud table at the shed at glenwood

*thx for the recommendation cori! it was amazing!

i take making birthday wishes very seriously.

it's a homemade birthday ding-dong!

.d.e.l.i.c.i.o.u.s.

handsome jared- still glowing from his safari.

we went to a bar called church..

(sister louisa's church of the living room & ping pong emporium)

slim kicked some major hipster ping pong booty!

the art was amazing & cringe-worthy.

xxx.

thanks to everyone for making my birthday so special!