and to tell you that i am going to capture something hilarious on video.. i have to. i will and i will share it with you. I will give you a hint – it involves a child and a Spanish matador. Any ideas? :)
post by kristen
March 15, 2010
time spent
The past few weeks have gone by so quickly and it’s hard to find the time to put it down on paper the computer! I have been visiting friends & sisters, laughing at kids, needing breaks, working on frames, sending kids to their rooms, reading books (to children), strolling a baby, doing laundry, dishes, cleaning (jim would argue me on this one), cooking, eating, making birds and paper flowers watching mills learn to walk, molly become more independent, & mj act like she is 4 mostly, but sometimes 60. So just life – but i would like to give you a glimpse of this…..
and to tell you that i am going to capture something hilarious on video.. i have to. i will and i will share it with you. I will give you a hint – it involves a child and a Spanish matador. Any ideas? :)
post by kristen
and to tell you that i am going to capture something hilarious on video.. i have to. i will and i will share it with you. I will give you a hint – it involves a child and a Spanish matador. Any ideas? :)
post by kristen
March 12, 2010
In a Rut
I don't know if the concept is universal but at Chick-fil-A in Albany, the employees say 'see ya tomorrow' as you drive away. The other day i had to move my empty chick-fil-a cup so I could put a new one in its place. I was doing this as they bid me farewell in their usual way and all I could say was 'I know, right?!'
post by arre
please excuse the early, incomplete version of this post that was published before. i'm having to refamiliarize myself with emailing posts from my phone...
post by arre
please excuse the early, incomplete version of this post that was published before. i'm having to refamiliarize myself with emailing posts from my phone...
March 5, 2010
so proud!
In case you've missed this, E now has it on her blog. Yesssssssssss! I am sooooo proud of and impressed by you, precious friend! xx
and E's not the only person I'm proud of in the Coastal Living(!) article... can you see what else I might be beaming about?!
post by arre
March 4, 2010
when life gives you lemons…
make cupcakes.
Yesterday was our blogaversary :) We have been blogging for 1 full year now. So to celebrate, we made cupcakes. Really really yummy lemon cupcakes.
lemon isn’t exactly the flavor my kids had in mind for cupcakes so no one wanted to lick the bowl….except my go-to girl on food.
may not be the healthiest snack for a baby but who wants to lick a bowl alone?
The final product was d.e.l.i.c.i.o.u.s! So cheers to you blog world, but mostly to all of our readers (who we appreciate more than you can know)! We’ve had a great first year and are thrilled to see what the next one will hold!post by kristen
s p r i n g !
we are ready for you -
it has sprung in our house…maybe not outside – just yet, but we’re hoping soon!
I hope your weekend will be as warm & sunny as it will be here! I can’t wait :)
decor is not JUST for spring – we have a 1 year old (spring) birthday party coming up soon! (and a baby shower…hoping to use for both!)
post by kristen
March 3, 2010
good eats (and drinks)
~disclaimer: if you are not interested in food (specifically, food in Athens, Georgia) or if you think I am obnoxious OR if you have a limited amount of time, this post is not for you~
I recently made a quick trip to Athens for no particular reason at all and for about 11 different very good reasons.
The trip was so full of goodness I can't possibly fit it all into one post, so there will be a few. In true form, I'll first share about (allllllll of the) the marvelous food. (confession: when traveling to ... pretty much anywhere, I spend a large part of the car time calculating how many times I can possibly eat once I get to wherever I happen to be going. I'm serious.)
Upon arrival, I met one of my most favorite friends in the entire world at Speakeasy - for a cocktail (or two) while we (excitedly) awaited the arrival of my SISTER (see, I told you the weekend was overflowing with goodness). Speakeasy is dark and moody. It has a very 1930's feel to it. Save for the 1100 college kids who were incessantly pissing off our bartender, it was lovely. I had the Ginger Gimlet Martini on the rocks (thanks LL for that tip! it's my new favorite trick and has revolutionized drinking for me. I used to avoid martinis all together simply because of the blasted glass). It was refreshing and exciting - just what I needed after a long afternoon in the car (I made a stop on my way, remember?).
We ate dinner at The National, which is new(ish? I've been gone for a while...) and cool. It was so cool in fact, I felt a little uncomfortable when we walked in. And my (first) drink tasted like a bath product. But the food was excellent and the company, even better. I think we laughed more than we ate. What we did eat though, we enjoyed.
since i already felt so stupid, i was shameless enough to take a picture of my dinner this night.
I had salmon and while it was very good, the manchero stuffed medjool dates Abby ordered were the stars of the table (I thought. She didn't. That worked out good. For me.). The National Tonic, which I smartly chose the second go 'round, was another winner. While I don't know how to make it, I do know it consists of the following three ingredients and I will be trying to recreatetonight this weekend. Beware if you come over anytime soon. I might try the dates too.
National Tonic:
Bulliet
Grapefruit Juice
Blenheim's
After dinner, we popped in the Georgia Bar (when in Rome...) to see an old, dear friend aaaand ... have a quick drink. (I can't find a website, if there is one, someone let me know and I'll amend this post)
The next day, I met another favorite friend for lunch at one of my favorite's Five Star Day Cafe.
~confession: this post is making me so hungry i just had to scavenger around my office to find something to eat. thank goodness for girl scout cookies~
Five Star is so sunshiny and retro you cannot help but be happy while eating there. I mean, they had this bus (pictured above) parked outside. The hip twist they put on soul food (they call it gourmet soul food - cute) helps too. The garden club sandwich (that I was only going to eat half of) was so good I didn't even realize the mess I was making. I don't think many things are better than sliced tomatoes, fresh basil and fresh mozzarella. This sandwich was that plus roasted zucchini dressed with a tangy vinaigrette. yum.
Later that afternoon, Abby and I took a break from perusing downtown (only purhcases were made at SchoolKids, we're impressed with ourselves) to indulge in Yoguri because we heard we had to. Yoguri is locally owned. It looks and is organized like a machine though - in a good way. I guess it's sort of Nothern European looking with its sleek white decor and minimal menu. We shared (again, impressed with ourselves) original and pomegranate (side-by-side) topped with strawberries and blueberries AND graham cracker crumbs (because the price was the same whether you got three toppings or one. and we were sharing ;) ). It was delightful. The yogurt and the place.
Friday night we had a late dinner reservation so we popped in The Winery first. There was nothing noteable about this experience except for the fact that it is called The Winery, it is dark and otherwise wine-like, it was c-c-c-c-cold outside, we drank pinot noir, you get the picture... and our bartender was dressed like a surfer. Board shorts and all.
moving on...
isn't this logo the cutest thing?
Farm 255 (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) is where we (finally) ate dinner. And it. was. superb. Everything about it. From the hidden-away-from-the-street location to the huge, open dining room to the menu to the cocktails to the adorable logo to the pricing. I was so surprised when our bill came (yes, that was the first time i noticed pricing). For such phenomenal fare, I was expecting to flinch at the bottom line - but no! Entrees were reasonably priced and oh. so. good. The fact that 70% of their offerings come from their local farm is an added bonus and one that makes them definitely worth checking out.
We left Farm andonce again pretended we were college dropped by Tasty World to hear a band so noteworthy, they have their very own post coming later.
The next morning I sadly had to return home but I didn't leave town before squeezing in one last meal, of course ;)
Mama's Boy (who i heard catered the adorable wedding of this lovely lady... true JMB?!) was the last stop on what ended up being a culinary tour of Athens. I honestly can't speak to atmosphere because the weather was so nice we sat outside (at a picnic table - I guess that says something about atmosphere). The food was pretty much what I consider to be brunch perfection: mimosa + anything green and pungent cheese filled egg-something. Their mimosa is made with pink lemoade (and served in a mason jar (see above) - again, there's your atmosphere) and their special, was a spinach, goat cheese and roasted red pepper egg scrambler. served with cheese grits. *sigh*
~(yet another) disclaimer: i did not go directly home. as in, i did not pound champagne based cocktails and then hit the road. where i went next also has a post of its own coming soon... stay tuned~
one week and way too many words later, i'm full.
(entirely too long) post by arre
I recently made a quick trip to Athens for no particular reason at all and for about 11 different very good reasons.
The trip was so full of goodness I can't possibly fit it all into one post, so there will be a few. In true form, I'll first share about (allllllll of the) the marvelous food. (confession: when traveling to ... pretty much anywhere, I spend a large part of the car time calculating how many times I can possibly eat once I get to wherever I happen to be going. I'm serious.)
Upon arrival, I met one of my most favorite friends in the entire world at Speakeasy - for a cocktail (or two) while we (excitedly) awaited the arrival of my SISTER (see, I told you the weekend was overflowing with goodness). Speakeasy is dark and moody. It has a very 1930's feel to it. Save for the 1100 college kids who were incessantly pissing off our bartender, it was lovely. I had the Ginger Gimlet Martini on the rocks (thanks LL for that tip! it's my new favorite trick and has revolutionized drinking for me. I used to avoid martinis all together simply because of the blasted glass). It was refreshing and exciting - just what I needed after a long afternoon in the car (I made a stop on my way, remember?).
We ate dinner at The National, which is new(ish? I've been gone for a while...) and cool. It was so cool in fact, I felt a little uncomfortable when we walked in. And my (first) drink tasted like a bath product. But the food was excellent and the company, even better. I think we laughed more than we ate. What we did eat though, we enjoyed.
since i already felt so stupid, i was shameless enough to take a picture of my dinner this night.
I had salmon and while it was very good, the manchero stuffed medjool dates Abby ordered were the stars of the table (I thought. She didn't. That worked out good. For me.). The National Tonic, which I smartly chose the second go 'round, was another winner. While I don't know how to make it, I do know it consists of the following three ingredients and I will be trying to recreate
National Tonic:
Bulliet
Grapefruit Juice
Blenheim's
After dinner, we popped in the Georgia Bar (when in Rome...) to see an old, dear friend aaaand ... have a quick drink. (I can't find a website, if there is one, someone let me know and I'll amend this post)
The next day, I met another favorite friend for lunch at one of my favorite's Five Star Day Cafe.
~confession: this post is making me so hungry i just had to scavenger around my office to find something to eat. thank goodness for girl scout cookies~
Five Star is so sunshiny and retro you cannot help but be happy while eating there. I mean, they had this bus (pictured above) parked outside. The hip twist they put on soul food (they call it gourmet soul food - cute) helps too. The garden club sandwich (that I was only going to eat half of) was so good I didn't even realize the mess I was making. I don't think many things are better than sliced tomatoes, fresh basil and fresh mozzarella. This sandwich was that plus roasted zucchini dressed with a tangy vinaigrette. yum.
Later that afternoon, Abby and I took a break from perusing downtown (only purhcases were made at SchoolKids, we're impressed with ourselves) to indulge in Yoguri because we heard we had to. Yoguri is locally owned. It looks and is organized like a machine though - in a good way. I guess it's sort of Nothern European looking with its sleek white decor and minimal menu. We shared (again, impressed with ourselves) original and pomegranate (side-by-side) topped with strawberries and blueberries AND graham cracker crumbs (because the price was the same whether you got three toppings or one. and we were sharing ;) ). It was delightful. The yogurt and the place.
Friday night we had a late dinner reservation so we popped in The Winery first. There was nothing noteable about this experience except for the fact that it is called The Winery, it is dark and otherwise wine-like, it was c-c-c-c-cold outside, we drank pinot noir, you get the picture... and our bartender was dressed like a surfer. Board shorts and all.
moving on...
isn't this logo the cutest thing?
Farm 255 (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) is where we (finally) ate dinner. And it. was. superb. Everything about it. From the hidden-away-from-the-street location to the huge, open dining room to the menu to the cocktails to the adorable logo to the pricing. I was so surprised when our bill came (yes, that was the first time i noticed pricing). For such phenomenal fare, I was expecting to flinch at the bottom line - but no! Entrees were reasonably priced and oh. so. good. The fact that 70% of their offerings come from their local farm is an added bonus and one that makes them definitely worth checking out.
We left Farm and
The next morning I sadly had to return home but I didn't leave town before squeezing in one last meal, of course ;)
Mama's Boy (who i heard catered the adorable wedding of this lovely lady... true JMB?!) was the last stop on what ended up being a culinary tour of Athens. I honestly can't speak to atmosphere because the weather was so nice we sat outside (at a picnic table - I guess that says something about atmosphere). The food was pretty much what I consider to be brunch perfection: mimosa + anything green and pungent cheese filled egg-something. Their mimosa is made with pink lemoade (and served in a mason jar (see above) - again, there's your atmosphere) and their special, was a spinach, goat cheese and roasted red pepper egg scrambler. served with cheese grits. *sigh*
~(yet another) disclaimer: i did not go directly home. as in, i did not pound champagne based cocktails and then hit the road. where i went next also has a post of its own coming soon... stay tuned~
one week and way too many words later, i'm full.
(entirely too long) post by arre
March 2, 2010
Happy Birthday Dr. Suess!
Theodor Geisel would have turned 106 years old today. Celebrate this wonderfully imaginative, creative, brilliant man by reading to a child (or yourself!). If you (are like me and) can't decide on a favorite, this might be a good resource. My mom gave it to me for Christmas... like two years ago. She also sent the image above to my brother, sister and me this morning. She wanted to wear this (because yes, it's a costume) to read to kids today - but she's too short. So, she styled, photographed and texted him to us at 7:30 this morning instead. Isn't she a hoot?!
Happy Birthday Dr. Suess!
I love you so!
post by arre
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