Weekend Recap

Oh Monday...it's you again.

Hope your weekend was swell.

On Friday evening, J + I went to see the new movie "Everest" on IMAX. It was so good and the views of the mountains were absolutely breathtaking. It's a must-see, but be prepared to be emotionally exhausted afterwards.

On Saturday, I enjoyed a sunny morning outside on the back porch while Townes sunbathed, per usual. Then we went for a walk and enjoyed this upcoming Fall weather! As always, Townes's favorite place is in the water (playing with the ball by himself).

 After our walk, we spent time around the house (picking peppers and tomatoes from the garden) and rearranging furniture.

 We're getting so close!

We got these new chairs from Wayfair and this awesome stool to use as an accent table. J thinks that the chairs are too big for the space since our front door is directly to the left in this photo and the hallway to the rest of our house is on the right. We got some great feedback from friends on Facebook and are going to play around with the space a bit (primarily the wall layout) and we did go ahead and add some small pillows. If you have any suggestions, we're all ears!

Here are some more pictures of our new living room layout:

 On Saturday evening, we headed down to Blue Willow Inn for Grandma + Papa's 60th wedding anniversary! We all enjoyed our southern food and great company! It was the first time everyone from the family was together in 5 years (wish I had a photo on my phone of everyone)!

We ended the night by watching "The Summit" on Netflix (in staying with the mountaineering tragedy theme from Friday night's movie selection). It was really good and reminds me to stick to hikes that are not in the death zone!

On Sunday, we went to Pet Supermarket near our house and did a Lifeline adoption event. Sadly we didn't get too much traffic and it was way too hot (89 degrees) to have the dogs outside for too long. We did get in some good walks with the dogs (although they kept wanting to stop in lay in the grass...I didn't mind obliging them)! :)

For dinner, I made this tofu, okra, and dirty rice recipe. 

It was good, but not necessarily something I'd cook again. 

We ended the weekend by watching the new movie "Digging for Fire" and laying low.

How was your weekend?

xo

Friday Favorites

Happy happy Friday!

This weekend will be spent with my sister-in-law before she heads back to FL, some volunteering, Anthony Bourdain, and then possibly some pool time or a hiking adventure!

Speaking of adventures, how incredible are these beautiful campsites?

I need these watermelon lemonade slushies. ASAP.

Did you know it's the 40th anniversary for the movie "Jaws?" Check out this insane screening in Austin!

Preach.

Interesting article about what to do with weird farmers' market veggies (I really needed this to use all of the CSA seasonal vegetables)!

Quick and fun quiz to determine which "Parks and Recreation" character would be your BFF.

What are your weekend plans? 

ATL will have hot, sunny weather so I hope everyone local gets to enjoy the heat from the water!

xo

Friday Favorites

Happy Friday!

It's been a long week, good but long. 

I'll be traveling for work all next week so I've got a lot to get done this weekend!

I am LOVING these Carrie Bradshaw quotes!

Really enjoyed this article about the moral bucket list. Worth the full read!

"It occurred to me that there were two sets of virtues, the résumé virtues and the eulogy virtues. The résumé virtues are the skills you bring to the marketplace. The eulogy virtues are the ones that are talked about at your funeral — whether you were kind, brave, honest or faithful. Were you capable of deep love?

We all know that the eulogy virtues are more important than the résumé ones. But our culture and our educational systems spend more time teaching the skills and strategies you need for career success than the qualities you need to radiate that sort of inner light. Many of us are clearer on how to build an external career than on how to build inner character."

How tasty do these baked brie, pear & pecan bites look? #notgoodforbikiniseason

Feast - Short Animation by Omigu

The cutest animation ever!

One of my new favorite Zumba dances! Salute!

Isn't this garage apartment adorable? I love the surfboard racks!

Hope your weekend is amazing!

PS - Happy birthday to my dear friend, Jen! 

You are by far my favorite and it's beyond amazing that I get to have you as a friend.

♥

Weekend Recap

Hey hey! 

And we're back to another Monday!

This weekend was a good mixture of down time and then social commitments (which is always nice).

Friday night, we made this awesome potato, carrot, and leek soup from Blue Apron. My best friend Kelly sent me a free week's subscription for 3 meals. The big box arrived on Thursday with 3 set recipes and all of the necessary ingredients. I'll be honest, 2 of the 3 meals weren't my favorite, but it was nice to try new recipes and get out of my comfort zone. This soup with a french baguette was by far the fan favorite. If you're looking to try new recipes or cook in more, I'd definitely recommend Blue Apron. Ironically, Kelly also made this exact same Blue Apron meal on Friday night too (great minds)!

We ended the night watching the movie "Unbroken" about Louis Zamperini. I enjoyed it, but it's always so hard to watch war movies and see the ways people dehumanize others during wartime...anyways, that's for another post! :)

On Friday night, when I was leaving the gym, a HUGE storm ripped through Decatur (it even hailed!) and caused a lot of damage. Our yard was all messed up and a few trees fell in the neighborhood. One road was totally blocked off (as seen above) and one tree broke part of the wooden path trail in our neighborhood!

After a long walk, Townes was exhausted and decided that this pavement was the best spot to lay down on in the park. Silly pup.

The rest of Saturday was spent doing yard work (thumbs up for home-ownership) and cleaning up around the house and then on Saturday night, I went shopping with a friend and got a few things at H&M and Express. I hadn't been to a mall like that in years (which is probably a good thing) but it was fun. 

On Sunday, my best friend from high school, Melanie, and her boyfriend, Ryan, came into town from Oakland, CA. Our dear friends Jen and Daniel also came out to lunch. We all went to Krog Street Market to grab some lunch. I finally tried the falafel laffa wrap (say that 3x fast :D) at Yalla. It was super tasty, but huge! It's definitely enough for 2 people.

 YUM.

After lunch, we headed to Ladybird for some drinks alone the Beltline before heading home. It was so nice to hang out with great friends (old and new) and catch up! If only Melanie and Ryan lived closer *wink wink*!

I can never get enough of this lady! She's only 45 minutes away, but it's too far too...

The ladies ♥ My heart was so full!

On Sunday night, we celebrated my sweet niece, Brittany's, 21st birthday! Man, makes me feel old! We celebrated at the restaurant where she works, Eclipse di Luna. They had great tapas and had a whole side of the menu dedicated to vegetarian tapas so that was greatly appreciated! Hopefully she had a great birthday since she was surrounded by so much love. Her smile and energy is so contagious! I'm so lucky to be her aunt (and that she lives closer to me now)! Love you, Brit!

The whole gang (minus Jackie, who was missed greatly)!

 Another ladies shot :)

 The birthday girl and me! ♥

 

Thumbs up to a solid weekend! Now back to the grind with rain slated on the forecast all week...

How was your weekend?

♥