12 Days of Christmas Music

Though you wouldn't guess it by the looks of the blog lately, I love Christmas time.

I created a little Christmas playlist to get me and you through the work days over the coming weeks ~ enjoy!

Summer (sort-of) Break

Hello Friends!

We're still here... we're just not really... here.

As summer - as far as school goes anyway - draws to a close, we have unofficially taken a few days off, so please bear with us while we try to squeeze in a little play while the days are still long.

And enjoy a little music mix, courtesy of NPR. Those guys are so nice.

atl ♥ bound

happy wednesday, friends.

this morning, kristen and i are working (we have a lot of custom orders we're wrapping up so if you're expecting one get excited (and check out these sneak peeks ;) ) but in a few hours, i am loading up with almost my entire immdediate family to travel to atlanta to see tom petty. for real (the all riding together part (five people in one car) and seeing tom petty. on a wednesday. all true)

we are going for my dad's birthday (happy slightly belated J-Man). my mom's even going (they aren't married). how awesome are we?

while i'm there i think i'll swing by scott's (and try my hardest to not buy anything). i haven't been in a while ;) and i do need a few things ...







have a good rest of the week - i'm cutting out early!



xx

currently obsessed with...

I've been such an absent blogger. I'm sorry. It looks like I might continue to be for a bit. I'm sorry for that too (or you're welcome, whatever works for you). If there is a word for exaggerated overwhelmingness, that's what I've been (if there is such a word, I'm too overwhelmed to think of it). As goes with being distracted by real life, I'm not exactly inspired enough to blog about anything worthwhile, so I'm just sharing a few of my current obsessions with you. Ya know, just to show you I care ;)

everything ginger

You may have read of my adoration for the delectable ginger martini i've been seeing everywhere lately. Well, I can't have those every day. But these, I can. and do:

{Little Bottles of} Ginger Ale: No, I haven't discovered a new or different brand or kind of ginger ale. I just can't stop drinking it. For some reason (I'm thinking it has something to do with cocktails), we have all of these small glass bottles of ginger ale in our fridge and i literally cannot. stop. drinking. them. They're perfect. They happen to be Schweppes but I don't really think that's the point.

Susansnaps: I'm pretty sure I adore all gingerbread, gingersnaps, etc. but  Susansnaps are - hands down - the best ginger cookie I've ever eaten. ever. If you like this sort of thing, you must try them. Actually, try them anyway. They're that good. If you're local, I am pretty sure you can get them at Place on the Pointe. If they're not (or you're not (local)), you can order them online. And do yourself a favor - do not order the snack pack.

oh yeh ... and music
lately, this has been where it's at.

and lastly, this (and yes, i did check the gap's size chart just to make absolutely sure that there was no possible way i could squeeze any part of my body into any of these pieces. total fail.). if you have children (or are as small as a child), you should definitely check it out.

oh wait - i almost forgot about these. cocoa roasted almonds. are you kidding me (in a good way)?

(ok, so obviously i'm not gonna fit into gap kids clothes any time soon either. oh well. i'm not a kid.)



have

a

happy

thursday

xx

Chuck Leavell

The man who Ketih Richards credits with the continuity that makes "the Stones the Stones", renowned pianist and keyboardist, Chuck Leavell will be playing in Albany on Friday, February 5 (a week from today!). Leavell, who can be recognized for working with such musical forces as Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, The Black Crowes, George Harrison, The Allman Brothers Band, The Indigo Girls, Blues Traveler, Train, Montgomery-Gentry and Lee Ann Womack, will be at the Albany Municipal Auditorium playing an event to benefit local recovery residence for women, Graceway.

I think this is so cool. I'm proud when Albany pulls something like this off ;)

Tickets are available on ticketmaster

Festive Tunes

In case your local radio station is wearing out their slim selection of holiday music and your own Christmas c.d.s are misplaced (this is hypothetical, of course), Free People has a fun playlist. It makes a nice gift-wrapping soundtrack.

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Ray LaMontagne

photo from lastfm.com

I vividly remember the first time I heard Ray LaMontagne (last name pronounced LaMontaine - not LaMon-tahge as I so eloquently left out the 'n' and said it the first time i was telling my brother (who of course already knew about him because he knows everything about music. Well, that and I am behind on everything)). I was visiting my sister in Savannah. We were getting ready (for what, I do not recall, but we were getting ready none the less) and taking our sweet time. Getting ready together is a completely different experience than getting ready separately as when we are two our wardrobes quite literally double. The background, which later became the soundtrack, to all of this was one Ray LaMontagne. I hadn't ever even heard of they guy before but it was love. If memory serves the music was so lovely that our plans turned into wine drinking on her stoop. and it was the best thing.

if anyone would like to offer a tutorial on how to get a video in a blog post i will gladly be your first student ;)

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