purple and yellow

it's amazing that all of our baby friends are turning the big o-n-e. it seems like just yesterday they were all tiny and swaddled. our darling friend lindsey threw the most elaborate and adorable party for her daughter parker. the attention to detail is amazing.



beautiful little p with her purple tutu.



beautiful tiers of wheatgrass, housed gerber daisies and homemade pinwheels. i am in a sugar coma from all of the amazing sweets. cake pops, petit fours, cupcakes, and champagne all made their way to my mouth. yum.



a photobooth set up with mustaches, lips, and more!



me and my dear friend brit and til.



matilda and parker finally met!! i love this picture so much.

such a fun weekend getting ready for the party and having some late night crafting fun at this adorable house.

see the rest of the pictures here!


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My kind of day

Starts with my morning banter with Sam. We start teasing each other with our first breaths. Then it's Matilda time. I love seeing her smiling face in the morning. This morning I was greeted by a bouncing child squealing with delight, tiny hands clutching her monitor antenna. Ay-y-y. She screamed bloody murder when I put it back. After our morning routine I was able to squeeze in a workout (although I got a friendly phone call with a coffee invite and it was soooo hard to turn down). Discipline.

Then I worked on writing a few things before the after nap routine, then it was a short stroll with Guinness. My main gripe about my 'hood is that there is no great path to walk on...

Then I whipped up a simple, but lovely pasta salad complete with herbs and tomatoes from our garden. Feels good.

Tonight I'll get a visit from Rachel and then it's a victory party for this guy!







just because these make me happy.

oh and i'm buttcrazy in love with all of these.

what are some of your favorite workout dvd's?

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Boo Y'all

what a jam packed october! i can't believe that november is here, but i'm excited. the holidays are my favorite time of year. i love christmas, i love everything about it and i plan on draaaaawwwwwwiiiiinnnnnnngggggg it out this year. much to sam's dismay i will be caroling, decorating (i totally slacked on halloween this year), and hopefully spreading joy in any way that i can. oh yea, halloween. here is matilda as a flower. i whipped this little ensemble up day of. we didn't even carve a pumpkin this year. what the hay.



we also tried it this way...



i was happy with how it turned out and super thankful for my tiny sewing knowledge.



we headed over to jessie's for a halloween fest. jess went all out with the decor. i wish i had more pictures! she made chili and had all the fixings. it was so fun and festive and then we took the kids for a super damp/freezing round of trick or treating and then home we went.

sam is in an amazing cover band, so he spends his holidays being awesome. here they are in all their glory...



stay tuned for lots of festivities!!

and please keep my grandparents in your prayers as my grandfather recovers in the hospital, thank you.

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may the force be with you

this halloween weekend



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thanksgiving planning

my lovely stylist friend annette is giving away her delicious secrets...her entire thanksgiving menu! she is an inspiring lady. you'll love her beautiful blog. enjoy!







{sweet potato casserole}


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under the weather-ether-ether ay ay

for the first time in about two years i have been sick. can't get out of bed sick. i am feeling a million times better today thanks to lots of tlc from sam and mama. not only did mom take care of matilda yesterday, but she sent sam home with garlic bread, salad, the world's best chicken pot pie, and apple pie. i swear that's why i feel better. i also got a sweet knock on the door from christy with brownies and chocolate covered pretzels in tow. couldn't ask for better neighbors. thank you so much.

all this to say that with a lingering cold and the rain outside my window, i'm craving all things cozy.

I love this rosemont sweater.



to go along with my favorite peppermint tea.



nothing beats curling up with a good book...makes me think of grammy and mama lou.

i'm currently reading this, on loan from this lovely lady.

now...another piece of pie?



lick your own bowl

i blame it on watching my favorite movie...



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sneak peak

scott and cristen posted a stop motion video from kate and andy's wedding. we had the best time making it. enjoy!



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octoberrrr

well, it was pretty chilly, but it's warm again. typical georgia weather. we've been particularly busy these days, hardly a moment to sit still. matilda has been getting more teeth and drooling like a mad-baby. she also learned how to stand up in her crib, but can't get back down. it makes me realize how dependent we are on our parents. i still am. i don't know what sam and i would do without my parents.



the inspiration for my garden...always. i love this little community near our neighborhood. it is so beautiful. reminds me of europe. i need to travel. neeeed it.



i took matilda to the park for the second time. she loved the swing! she laughed every time i pushed her. i love this little girl.



a tiny hat for a little friend. birthdays all around!




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persona series

jason travis, a local photographer/designer/etc and so forth (he's super creative) has put together i think one of the greatest photo series ever. the persona series is a diptych series which features a portrait and coinciding bag with its belongings.
great for anyone with voyeur tendencies. i mean, who isn't interested in seeing what other people find important enough to carry around? several of these little gems will be featured in the atlantan.









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they did it!

what an amazing wedding. it was such a huge honor to be a part of kate and andy's wedding day. i could go on and on about how beautiful, sweet, fun, and wonderful the entire weekend was. everything from the big white balloons to the delicious food, to the amazing dancing. it was an absolute blast!

i can't wait to see the pictures...seriously. scott, adam, and cristen were just the nicest, calmest, people to work with.

see sam's pictures here.

the rehearsal and dinner were equally lovely. we had the yummiest dinner at mary mac's tea house on ponce. i always thought it was this teeny tiny place and it was huge. the food was to die for. i always love experiencing people's first bites of fried green tomatoes. i couldn't live anywhere else.



see the rest here

there's nothing as special as a wedding. a room full of people who share the same love and commitment for the bride and groom. it's palpable.

congrats again kate and andy!

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