Aug 16, 2011

Birthday Girl

Soo...my birthday is in a few weeks and I am daydreaming about what I would love to eat! Should it be pie or cake? Only one dilema. Who is going to make this for me?


First.......the PIES:

Blackberry Pie

Blueberry Pie

Chocolate Pie


Key Lime Pie




Or you never know....I could be in the mood for....CAKE!:


Lavender Cake


Flourless Chocolate Cake


Strawberry Shortcake


Black Forest Cake


Gracious! So many decisions!!! Good thing I celebrate a full birthday week and not just one day so I can try a bite of every one of these. Yes.

Aug 14, 2011

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 :)


Aug 10, 2011

Jumpsuit Girl

  Jumpsuit: Forever 21, Heels: Target, Sunnies: RayBan, Hairflower: DIY

Jumpsuits!! Pros: lightweight, full coverage, fun prints. Cons: going to the bathroom takes forever.
I had lots of fun wearing this! It was a blast. You either love these things or you hate them. But the response I got was really positive. I think most people are intrigued. And for as cheap as this was it doesn't really matter if you never wear it again. Actually, it will probably fall apart before I wear it as much as I would like. I also love how the legs have elastic bands so you can pull the legs as high or as low as you want to go! Limbo!




Photos by Brian - thanks sweets!

Aug 7, 2011

Marrakech Girl

 Dress: Thrifted, Wedges: Target ($12 on sale! Yippie)

Feeling a bit Moroccan in these colors! I can dream about visiting Marrakech, Morocco but I doubt it will happen anytime soon. I don't even know where it's safe to travel anymore in this day and age. Maybe I'm just being overly cautious. I would love to visit the pyramids in Egypt but after all of the horrific stories of terrorism, it makes you stop. Maybe one day. Sometimes you do have to take risks. But as for right now, I have to be responsible and not put myself in too many risky situations because I am a mom of a small child and I want to be there for him throughout his life. I can't go running around to high alert zones! Sheesh! Anyway, some pictures will just have to do for now.



Aug 6, 2011

Canoeing Girl

 T-shirt: JC Penny, Pants: Columbia, Sandals: Teva, Belt: thrifted scarf

Put on a life vest and I would be ready to hop in the canoe for a ride down the river! I think my mom might be planning a way to steal these shoes..... :) I'll have to get all Matlock on her

Aug 4, 2011

The Good News....& The Bad News

If someone asks me, "I've got good news and I've got bad news. Which one do you want first?" I will always say "Give me the bad news first". I don't want to get all excited about the good news and then get slapped in the face with the bad news. No! Get the bad news first and then forget about it because you are celebrating the good news. Well...the bad news is:

I burned the holy heck out of my leg. 
With the iron. Yes. I was ironing clothes. How did I burn my leg? I was being lazy, cutting corners and trying to iron a skirt really quickly on the floor. I sat down on the carpet and proceeded to iron my skirt. No, I wasn't wearing it. Ha! The iron tipped over when I sat it down because, duh, it was on carpet. It hit my leg for one half of a half of a second. Enough to burn my skin almost completely off. Well, it was definitely a second degree burn. I didn't want to show you the actual burn. I didn't want to be responsible for you blowing chunks on your keyboard.

AND THE GOOD NEWS!!!!!
I met my 5% weight loss goal with Weight Watchers!

You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have the facts of life...the facts of life.

Aug 2, 2011

Harvest Time

My sweet little gardener reaped the harvest of the season a couple of days ago! He was so surprised to see what was at the end of this stem:
Shizam!


 He is very proud of this carrot!