Ocean Reminders

I love shells and love the memories I have made searching for them. My collection has found it's home in my plant pots.


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Friday in Clearwater

Kayte's Bachelorette Weekend has started.







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Meme in the City!

Dinner with Mama and Meme at Einstein's, which is next door to my condo building. What a treat! I love these two women with ALL of my heart!



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Mint Greyhound

Vodka
Grapefruit Juice
Garnished with Fresh Mint




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Cicadas

I hear them every night when I am watering my plants. I'm listening to one now. It sounds like a bicycle coasting down twelfth street.

Every evening I look over my balcony thinking the noise i hear is Ben coasting down twelfth. He often passes by on his bicycle cruises in the evening - not tonight though.

Thank you Cicadas... There is still a peace in your sound, at my Home In The City!


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Getaway to Sea Island, GA

Ben and I went to Sea Island for a weekend getaway in June.  The Callaway's have a family friend that has a home there.  We were so excited to be able to go there and it was MORE than a treat.  Our get away was a Thursday - Sunday trip.  We returned back to Atlanta and returned back to same house for a Wednesday - Sunday family vacation with the Callaways.  Separate post to come for round 2 of Sea Island.

We rode a tandem bicycle the whole weekend.  So perfect, appropriate, and FUN.

Front of house.

Back of House

View from back of house.

The weekend "invader" in back yard.

One of John Portman's homes, Entelechy II, is on Sea Island.  He is a world famous architect from Atlanta and this home is AMAZING.  This island is full of beautiful homes that are oozing with unique architecture and character.  

Bring the Heat!

Ben and I are out on our bikes. We just stopped by to say hello to our friend Steve, the "King of Pops". His cart is in the Highlands at corner of N Avenue and N Highland to get a refreshing treat. I got the plum granita and Ben got the orange basil. Yumm!



Ben's new shirt. He loves soft t's.



Now we are on the porch at our other friends' restaurant in the old fourth ward, Across the Street. We are having margaritas, some guacamole, and listening to our friend Wesley spinning some old school reggae.




It's hot, but we have most certainly managed to chill! Happy Sunday!

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Anything but their bowl.

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I may or may not..

I may or may not keep my clothes, shoes, and accessories like my mama did, to pull out to my children one day and say, "look what mama wore, I always had my own sense of style."

I may just take a few pics of what I love now in my closet, jewlery box, and drawers to show my kids of what my style is/was at 28 so I can remember and have proof I was cool (or at least my mind I was).

Okay, so I may not keep as may things as my mama. Note:  My mama still has her bikini she wore when she was in Miss Greer (she won bathing suit competition), she still has her knee high boots from the 60's (which I wish I could wear), a few jump suits, wedding dress (of course), purse she took to her senior prom...just to name a few.  I remember the smell of each item she would pull out as trends circled back around (they ALWAYS do!) and I remember picturing what she must have looked like...

My mama is the reason I love shoes and accessories (wink wink Mama) and I think I may just have to keep a few...so one day my children will remember the smell and picture what I looked like...

BUT...Just in case I do not keep all of my favorites, I think I will post soon about what it is I have and love in my wardrobe today...

Tour de Cure

May 16, 2010 Tyrone, GA

Ben rode 100 miles, a century, to raise money for the American Diabetes Association.  I am so proud of him! He exceeded his goal of raising $500.00!  The American Diabetes Association is very close to both of our hearts and to both of our families.  My Uncle Steve died from complications with his diabetes and Ben's dad, Tony,  has diabetes.

Go Ben and Congratulations!

Finished in just over 6 hours

Ben and his friend Justin rode together

Replenishing lost calories

Litt'l bit of this Litt'l bit of that.

This.



That.



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5 months later

5 months ago I adopted Renny because I had this perfect vision of Lyla having a playmate, a sister, a side-kick. I often wondered if I had made the right decision for Lyla...after all, there was blood shed, hissing, and much needed seperation of the two. I knew Renny was mine (and Ben's too), but today I realized Renny was now Lyla's playmate, sister, and side kick. Oh, I just love when a plan comes together!







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We Shoot the Hooch

"Shooting the Hooch," is what we say in Atlanta for tubing down the Chatahoochee River.  Ben and I have gone 3 times now this summer.  Once for 6 miles (it took 6 hours), once with Anne, Ben's sister,  for 3 miles (3 hours and see pic below), and once with our friends Kate and Mike for 3 miles, this past Saturday.  It is a wonderful way to see the beautiful side of Atlanta, peaceful and quiet.  We bought our rafts at the Bass Pro Shop.  We just load our cooler, blow up our rafts, and hop in! 

I'm listening to...

Taj Mahal's greatest hits today. It puts a pep in my step while doing Monday home "maintenance." It makes me think of my siblings. It makes me whistle.


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