Life Lately

Well, weekends lately really, because during the week it's pretty much wake up, drive, work, drive, go to sleep...and doesn't leave much time for anything more than a quick load of laundry, some vacuuming, or a bit of some good ol' tv watching. :) No complaints, though, because the weekends spent with Pete and Chubbs always make up for the long week.

 

Also, you'll be happy to know we were just talking about needing to bring our nice camera out more often rather than just our iPhones; so hopefully my picture quality will be picking back up again soon for you all.

Fall in Atlanta

It's Fall; my most favorite time of the year. The crispness in the air, the amount of friendly people outside all taking advantage of the weather, opening the windows to air out the house from the long summer, eating myself sick from candy corn, and of course, all things pumpkin. I love everything about this time of year.

 

Especially watching Chubbs come alive now that it's not 610 degrees outside. He's a different dog in cold weather and it's pretty cute to watch. I think we were asked about 14 times if he was a puppy this weekend :) I wish! So needless to say, we've been spending most of our weekends lately at dog parks and outdoor restaurants (so Chubbs can come of course!) to watch football and sip on some fall Brewskies.

 

Some of my favorite pictures as of late:

This bag might have been gone in one week...I have problems when it comes to candy corn.

Football Sunday

My favorite Octoberfest

Piedmont Park - Atlanta, GA

Do you see what I have to put up with? ;)

The Mom's Chili...nothing like it.

No caption necessary...

Date Night!

JAZZ AT THE ART MUSEUM

The third friday of every month is Jazz night for members of the Atlanta High Museum of Art. This past friday was our first time attending and I must say we were quite impressed.

From about 5pm - 10pm people of all ages gather for food, cocktails, and live jazz in the first floor of the art museum. As the band plays, people chat, catch up and enjoy winding down. The best part is that the museum itself is also open for the event. So not only did we sit to enjoy a glass of wine and jazz, we also walked through the museum for the first time with the music lightly playing in the background.

And the other best part? We have two guest passes for guests to come visit! ;) AND there's a really fun/delicious Mexican Cantina around the corner from the museum, called Tin Lizzy's that we will most definitely stop at. Have I twisted your arm enough yet??

I ALMOST FORGOT!

Pete won some tickets through work and took me on a date to see my first (and his too) Eagles Game!

It was rainy, it was intense, we lost and the crowd got mad, but I had great company (and a cold brewski in my cup holder). I was one content little Eagles fan.

WEEKEND RECAP

This weekend in a recap; get ready because it was pretty amazing.

1.) Snow on thursday lead to a short work day on friday which lead to an extended weekend. Always the start of a fabulous weekend.

2.) Friday night dinner with some old friends and a bunch of new ones. Laughter and good food is where it's at.

3.) I found this cute skirt while thrifting with my mom on Saturday. At least, I think it's cute; picture it with a chunky camel-colored belt. It makes me feel like I'm in California when I wear it, can you tell I'm ready for warm weather?

4.) I got these super soft sheets from Target for only $34.

450-thread-count, striped, two sets of pillow cases. Score. 

They'll look wonderful on my cute bed in TX...as soon as I get it out of storage!

5.) Got a random CD from Sister Hazel in the mail on Saturday. Sounds like nothing, but then I realized it was confirmation for my spot on The Rock Boat XI next January! So excited for my first cruise with some pretty wonderful friends and good music.

6.) Lastly and most excitingly, I became a Godmother TWICE in the same weekend! 

To these two cuties, my niece and nephew:

I am beyond honored.

And now it winds down and I get ready for another week. But after a weekend like this one, I will start it refreshed :)

Happy Monday!

LET'S PLAY CATCH-UP...

Saturday was a day with my girl! My precious niece, Mackenzie. She's getting so big and learning so much I just LOVE spending time with that little one. Kyle and Steph got out for a few quiet hours alone while Kenz and I read tons of books (or more like the same book tons of times), had a Taylor Swift dance party, played The Itsy Bitsy Spider 1743623 times on her toy piano, and watched the snow storm outside. It was a blast. See for yourself:

Aunt Kara's cell phone is so fun!

Moo Cows!

She's even working on her 'I Love You':

Kenzie/Aunt Kara day is a success!

Sunday/Monday/Tuesday I was pretty much out for the count. I woke up on Sunday hardly able to open my eyes from some kind of pink eye, but it wasn't until it got 10x worse on Monday morning that I knew I had to go to the eye doctor. Thank goodness I live close to home, Mom had to come pick me up to chauffeur me around because I couldn't see anything. Scary! But nice to feel like you're 6 years old again with mom driving you to the doctor :)

Turns out, the doc said I have Corneal Inflammation (aka inflamed corneas). Weird, I know. Who gets this stuff and how does one even get it?! Who knows, but if you can help it, I don't recommend contracting this, it's the worst pain I've ever felt in my eyes.

After a couple days of rest at home and some miracle eye drops, I have my eyes back :) Praise God.

Wednesday my sister, Kelly, and nephew, Ryan, came up for a visit (banner week for the nieces and nephews!) Unfortunately the daunting snow storm predicted for the weekend cut their short trip even shorter, but I'm so glad for the few-hour visit we had. I forget how fast babies grow in the first few months! No pictures from this time, but hopefully our next visit isn't too far away.