Weekend || 6/26-6/28

What I loved about my weekend:

Birthday Celebrations along with Kilwins Ice Cream party

Slot car racing…. 2 laps in 47.52 seconds

Watching Top Gun for the 12745^th time #maverick #goose

Big J’s b-day dinner at Herrera Vineyards, the crab cakes were delicious and taking pictures with the “water feature”

new favorite: Pinot Gris

Visiting with friends in Winston & grabbing a bite to eat at Mozelle’s

new haircut

Relaxing and enjoying a little pool time + blue skies

xx

Weekend || Father’s Day 2015

What I loved about my weekend:

Celebrating #1 Fan, my dad!!

Looking through tons of old family photos with my grandparents that my mom has found & getting to hear stores and tall tales from when they were growing up

Looking for “the goose”

Creating a succulent oasis for my desk using the old vase from flowers from JG

Watermelon + cherries

Driving through terrible rain storms, but getting to see the rainbow

Spending the weekend in Raleigh

Letting my hair be wild due to the heat and humidity-- anybody have a cure?!

Enjoying the outdoors, grilling out, and making s'mores

How was your weekend?!?

xx

Weekend || 2015 Memorial Day

Yes…I do realize that it’s Wednesday, but having a 3 day weekend threw me off, so without further ado… What I loved about my weekend:

Beautiful summertime weather for the entirety of the weekend

Long car rides and listening to music

Traveling all over NC—from Mount Airy to Charlotte to Boone and back

Dinner & ice cream at The Depot

Amanda is #finallyAChandler, marrying her best friend Caanan!

BOONE, NC

First River adventure of the summer #7hourtour

Boone Bagel & The Ham Shoppe

xx

Weekend || Amanda’s Bachelorette Party – Wilmington, NC

What I loved about my weekend…

Celebrating my dear friend Amanda before she gets hitched #finallyAChandler

Wrightsville beach waves

Tropical Storm Ana for not raining on our parade

Germany and Asheville #America

Port City Java + healthy harvest muffins

Exploring downtown Wilmington & views on the river walk

Wigging out. Purple hair + purple tulips

Level 5, the best rooftop bar in Wilmington being located in our building

Also… a very special Mother’s Day to the one who knows me best, is always there for a phone call, a pick me up, and enjoys my love of Thai and coconut shrimp. Loving lately getting all of the snail mail you send my way. You are simply the best!! xoxo 

How was your weekend?!?

Five on Friday || Finally Friday!!

ONE|BFF

One of my best friends, Alyssa, and her boyfriend, Sam, are visiting this weekend from Michigan. I am looking forward to a fun filled weekend with them + Jack. Tonight we are going to Science on the Rocks: Geek Out, Freak Out.

TWO|Coasting

If you didn’t see my post on Instagram, you missed out on these awesome coasters that my brother gave me for my birthday. They are one of a kind and I have loved using them at work and home.

THREE|Wedding Season

This past weekend kicked off Wedding Season for Jack and me. We celebrated The Hargrave’s and had a wonderful time in Mount Airy.

 

FOUR|Wine

A close friend of mine sent our group text this picture and it perfectly describes my week. #itsclassy

  

FIVE|Pound Cake

Over the weekend I celebrated my birthday with Jack’s family. His wonderful mom made this pound cake and whipped cream from scratch.I wish that I had some right now, it was marvelous. 

Photo cred: Jack

It's Friday...and I am linking up with: Darci, April, Christina, + Natasha | Oh Hey, Friday: September Farm + The Farmer's Wife

xoxo

Have You Heard || How to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day 2015

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!! 

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17th and is a cultural and religious holiday named in honor of the patron saint of Ireland. It commemorates the arrival of Christianity in Ireland as well as Irish heritage and culture. It is not only  celebrated by the Irish, but also many people throughout the world. According to the U.S News & World Report, "A reported 127 million Americans plan to celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year, as a group more than 26 times the Republic of Ireland's total population plans to wear - and spend - some serious green."


Here is my list of How To Celebrate St. Patrick's Day 2015:

1. Wear something GREEN or get *pinched*
Now for this you can go all-out head to toe in green or wear something more subtle like a green shirt or green shamrock socks. If you don't wear green, beware you may get pinched. The thought of pinching someone for not wearing green started in the early 1700s when the holiday started being celebrated in the US. The thought was that if you wore green you were invisible to the Leprechauns, which was a good thing because Leprechauns pinched anyone they could see.

St. Patty's Day 2014

2. Add some Accessories
Jewelry, buttons, pins, headbands are all great ways to dress up your green. On St. Patrick's Day, nothing can be considered overdone. I think it would be fun to accessorize with something like this little Leprechaun Buddy. 

Party City

3. Learn some Irish words and sayings
Of course the Irish have their own words and sayings so if you want to sound like a true Paddy, try inserting some Hiberno-English into your conversation. Here are just a few you can try: 

• "What's the craic?" (their version of "What's Up?"). Craic is an important word in Ireland what describes the enjoyment of an activity or event.
• "Ah, now" (their version of "hey now") This saying expresses dismay at something and in this example is a playful one towards someone giving them a difficult time about something that is not really that bad.
• Eejit (their version of idiot, but in a playful way). If someone does something silly you can comment "Ah, now ya big eejit!!"

4. Try Irish dancing

Irish dancing is a form of step dancing which is not only popular in Ireland but also all over the world. It is a fun way to burn calories. You can learn to Irish dance by attending formal classes, but if you are like me, you will just try to copy something from YouTube and have a fun time pretending you know what you're doing.

 

5. Drink Something Green!

Most bars and pubs love St. Patrick's Day {because it is one of the few holidays known for an increase in alcohol consumption} and will cater to customers with festive St. Patrick's Day themes. If green beer does not interest you check out the Shamrock Shake at McDonalds or make your own.

Whatever you do, have a wonderful St. Patrick's Day and don't forget to pinch those not wearing green!





xoxo