July 23, 2012

the Lou...

Photo by Crackerfarm via OCMS
On Friday after a long, hot day at work (AC on the fritz = an office that feels like sweaty locker room), we hopped in the car and drove down to St Louis to see Old Crow Medicine Show at the Pageant. I have only seen them once before, but in my experience they never fail to deliver! The energy they have on stage is simply contagious! I even ran into one of my college roommates as we were leaving the show; hadn't seen her in years!
Saturday the weather was hot & we were all pretty worn out (or maybe out of practice?). We played Scrabble, drank Bloody Mary's and laughed over each others stories. For dinner we grilled chicken & steaks with fresh Illinois sweet corn. I was sad to see the weekend come to an end; but it made me realize how important it is to schedule fun plans with good friends & make the most of our weekends :)

July 13, 2012

recent pins...

Source: flickr.com via Sarah on Pinterest




            Source: versesfrommykitchen.blogspot.com via Sarah on Pinterest







   







My four most recent pins share a color story. It happens often. I don't spend as much time on Pinterest as I used to (now that I'm working again - yay!). But I still love to browse a bit in the evenings: finding recipes I want to try, DIY inspiration, and enjoying the beautiful pictures!

July 12, 2012

introducing....

My nephew Benjamin Richard made his arrival yesterday at 12:19 p.m. and is the sweetest little guy!   I am especially partial to his tiny chin :)

July 10, 2012

happy list...

  • my sister's boyfriend surprising her with a plane ticket home for this coming weekend!!!!!!
  • watching episodes of Twilight Zone with my dad
  • fresh local produce every Thursday! love our CSA
  • making refrigerator pickles...yum!
  • private drive-in movie night on our friend's patio 
  • baking: zucchini apple bread + chocolate chip banana bread
  • Brave & Moonrise Kingdom at the movie theater!
  • cleaning & organizing at home + catching up on laundry & errands
  • starting a mid-week family movie night tradition (last week was An American Tail)
  • documenting May & June in Project Life (I'm a bit behind)
  • planning a weekend trip to Saint Louis later this month!
  • a growing list of DIY & craft projects I want to try on Pinterest!
  • my nephew Ben should make his arrival tomorrow!!!

July 6, 2012

freedom & full moons...

What a week! I'm pretty excited to be starting my weekend! Things are always a little off when a national holiday falls on a Wednesday...even more so when you add in record-breaking triple digit temps & stifling humidity. I realize how lucky we are not to be dealing with fires or power outages on top of the heat & have been keeping those affected in my thoughts.
I am not quite a month into my new job & the days are flying by. On Tuesday, I did patriotic pedicures with my aunt & cousins who were visiting from California. We spent Independence Day at my sister's house for a family party! We had an indoor, fried chicken picnic for lunch & then all the "kids" went swimming at the local pool. We all went our separate ways for a midday nap & some AC time; we met up again in the evening for hot dogs, homemade ice cream & Texas cake! We threw water balloons & wore our home-made tie dye t-shirts & played with sparklers....we had a very fun & very exhausting day.
It's definitely been a full moon kind of week around here. To make a long story short, I dropped my phone at the grocery store after work yesterday & some jerk was holding it for ransom. The universe smiled upon us when a super awesome police officer was able to return it to us & the guy got a $100 fine. That's karma, people.