Weekend Instagram Recap Girl

Hi! Happy Monday. I'm choosing to relive the weekend via my instagram instead! We ate lots of good food and soaked in some sunshine at the Beer City Festival. Here's what I wore, what I ate and what I drank! 

Thursday night we attended the Asheville Grit 1st Anniversary party. We had a blast and ended up getting to spend some more time with a fellow blogger that we had met only a few brief times before. Selfie sticks were laying on the tables so we could take lots of selfies! I got to talk to everyone that I wanted to connect with. I am NOT a social butterfly and it takes every ounce of courage I have to start a conversation. I had a huge headache by the end of the night because my stress level was through the roof. I know, I know, NERD alert! But the more I put myself in these situations the better. Maybe someday I'll quit acting like such a dork. Probably not.

 We decided to make dinner plans with our new found blogging friend Joseph for Friday night so we could continue the fun. We went to The Junction, a restaurant in the River Arts District. I got the Shrimps N' Grits which was actually prawns. We also had a delicious meat and cheese tray and skillet cornbread. YUMS.

I've been on a new kick lately of ordering "mock"tails at dinner so I can still enjoy a delicious drink just without the alcohol. The bartender made me a delightful rose water, lemon, fizzy concoction. It was the prettiest little shade of pink!

We went over to Buffalo Nickel in West Asheville and had a few more drinks. Unfortunately the bartender did not produce a good mocktail there so no photos, sorry. It was probably my fault because I didn't ask for "bartender's choice" and tried to wing it myself by just choosing one of the house cocktails - just leave out the booze. Wrong idea. Just let them make something. They're the pro. I did have a delicious creme brulee that I should've taken a picture of but stuffed it in my face too fast! Dessert freak!

On Saturday mom and I drove out to Rosman for a birthday part for my cousin's little boy. I always LOVE spending time with my family that I don't get to see enough! I wish I lived closer to my cousins and my aunt! After the party I came back to Asheville to meet up with the hubs at the Beer City Festival. The little beer cup was so tiny compared to my man's huge beard. Lol. I didn't drink but I did enjoy some pizza and live music. The people watching was spectacular! 

Speaking of people watching...it was prom night too! I went to the fence of the festival to take this photo. I loved seeing the gals dressed to the nines. Look at that hot pink poofy dress! 

What I was wearing was far from a hot pink poofy dress! I dressed for comfort and coolness from the heat.

I picked up this tee shirt and cutoffs at a college yard sale that was....FREE! Yes. Free. That's my kind of shopping. The tee shirt was fairly plain so I chopped it up and slashed the back. I took a few inches off of the shorts too. Here's the back of the shirt!

I am in LOVE with my "new-to-me" tee shirt. I couldn't have asked for a more worn in, soft, old tee. 

Later that night we grabbed dinner at Thai Orchid - our favorite Thai place. Have you ever had Thai Iced Tea? It's SO good. Yuuummmm

Of course I can never pass up a dumpling! Are you kidding me man?! For my entree I had Pad Thai and tore into it before I got a photo! I really should branch out and try something different but why mess with perfection! 

No photos from Sunday because all my lazy butt did was binge watch season 1 &2 of Entourage!

It's Monday now so whether you had a good weekend or a crappy one it's a new week! 

 

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Festival Fun

Festival season is upon us guys! I'm actually hitting one up myself the first weekend in May in Memphis Tennessee. While we're there we are also going to tour Graceland which, my friends...it is hard to hold in my excitement about that bit of fun! It's not Coachella (which is on my bucket list) but planning what I'm going to wear to the Beale Street Music Festival is fun, fun, fun. The Bleachers are on repeat for me right now so I'm super stoked to see them perform Saturday night. I would love to have any of these in my arsenal to choose from:

Abercrombie & Fitch destroyed high waisted shorts

festival ikat bag

Dr Martens shoes.

dreamcatcher

Forever 21 round frame sunglasses

Macramé Yoke Chiffon Top | Forever 21

cage and twist rings

Sourwood Festival 2011

Ignoring the 70% chance on rain in the forecast, Brian and I braved the elements and traveled down to the Sourwood Festival in Black Mountain. We didn't catch a drop of rain! Ha! Take that weather man. We actually made it to the grocery store and all the way home before the sprinkles started. 

When we first got to the festival I was soooo thirsty. So when I saw a sign for Blueberry Lemonade I stopped in my tracks. YUM! So delicious. Right behind the darling lemonade stand was a old white farmhouse right in the middle of downtown that is a quaint little cafe.

They were serving brunch so we decided to go ahead and grab a bite. I ordered silver dollar pankcakes and Brian had french toast. Best breakfast in the history of the world!!!

With our bellies full and caffeine in my system, we headed out to explore the festival. This festival is my new favorite! We have lots of different festivals here. Some good....some weird...some just so-so and some that we avoid like the plague. But Sourwood seemed really special. I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe it was because it was 5 minutes from the house. Maybe the Blueberry Lemonade put me in a trance or maybe it was all of the shade...maybe it's because I love Sourwood Honey!!!

 After I saw this sign I knew I had to have some beeswax. Check out the stuff you can do with it! I couldn't quite lay the cash down for the candles and I knew I would never get up enough nerve to actually burn them. But they smelled soooo delicious. So I got a tealight because I knew I would burn that baby.

Distracted by jewelry, of course

And lots of handmade lovlies

Brian needed just a quick rest...

 Festival food! Seems like the bigger the better is the basic theory.

We slowly wrapped up our visit and strolled back to town. We had to stop for one more thing before home......Chocolate Turtle Cake at the local coffee shop. Ahhh, a nice way to wrap up a Sunday afternoon. 

Thanks Brian for sharing this day with me :)

Packing before I start Packing

First of all, just wanted to say a quick thanks for all the wonderful comments that you guys leave!! I never thought my little blog would ever be something that anyone else would enjoy - much less receive such sweet comments as yours. You guys are great inspirations! :)



Sorry for the lack of posts - it's not because I'm not taking pictures! I went ahead and canceled my internet at home because I will be moving in 2 weeks. That means I have to grab some internet time when I'm over at the ol' bf's house but I've not been over there in a few days. Plus whatever computer time I have it is uploading pics from my brother's wedding last Sunday. Over 600 of them! I made photo cd's today until I thought I was going to turn into one. And NOW I am going camping all weekend at the Lake Eden Arts Festival. It is a weekend full of food, fun, tons(!) of music, performers, art, crafters, healing arts, classes, relaxation therapy, vendors, ziplines, boating, swimming (if you're crazy. There's snakes AND might I add that the water is freezing this time of year). This time I am taking my son, Riley. It won't be his first time camping but it will be his first time at LEAF. I am very excited because they have a whole section of the festival dedicated to the younger peeps. It's called LEAFlet Village and it is jam packed with kids stuff. That way the adults that aren't interested in that kind of thing or just get freaked about by kids, they don't have to even set foot in that part of the festival. If you're that freaked out by kids then us parents don't need you to be around them anyway, right? It's a win-win. I don't have my photos from the last LEAF I went to in May 2010 (they have 2 a year) but here are a few so that you get the gist....

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Anyway, I say all that to say that the outfit posts might be a little scant right now. I will try my little darnedest to get some up because I like to keep things fresh here. Don't like it stale - ya know?

As soon as I get 15 followers I am planning a giveaway. Don't know what the giveaway will be for...just yet but I will make sure its something that you would want! :)

See you later! Have a great Wednesday evening everyone