boho trailer park

i will live in a tree, thanks.

ohh lawdy

i came across this online and showed it to michael because it looked like roxy and just because it made me laugh. wrong move on my part. now michael will not stop talking about getting a tattoo of roxy.  people help me talk my husband out of this craziness (no offense hand model in this picture.)

let’s do

photo by tomme hilton

well said

oktoberfest

sehr spaß

brice and kim took us to oktoberfest with them at this old barn.  i do not drink beer, so that was out of the picture for me.  i was entertained with taking shots of the barn and random items.  i told my brother i was going to do a blog on it, and he said “yea… you do not blog for months and then all of a sudden you have like ten in six hours.”  well brice, these are my six hours.

the real happy meal

my mom and dad took michael, my sister and me to miyami, where they cook in front of you and give you a show.  our chef was hilarious and the food was so good.  the shrimp sauce would be consumed by me every day if it were not triple my recommended daily calories.

super steals

someone else’s trash

is someone else’s treasure

while i was at home, my friend erin and i went to carolina collectables.  erin has the most amazing taste.  she can find random things and make them fit into a space just like that were made to go there.  i was snapping pictures of all the goodies that caught my eye.  i ended up with a wooden vanity chair that i will paint and recover.  erin ended up with this ornate gold frame that was super awesome, both at super awesome prices.

m. clifford goodies

m.clifford

was over at my aunt’s office working on our jewelry ideas and snapped some pictures of some of her fun clutches, change purses and wristlets.  she also did ipad cases, passport holders and business card holders in the stingray stamped leather (pictured last) go to her website here.

hey pumpkin

happy

halloween

i made michael go to the pumpkin patch with me and be excited about it.  i told him we have to celebrate all the holidays to the full extent our first year being married.  we got a big one to put outside, a small one to put inside with our indian corn stalks and one small one to make into a jack-o-lantern (which i am too embarrassed to even post.)  i did make some spicy pumpkin seeds though, which were tasty.  i looked up bobby flay’s recipe and made do with what i had in the pantry.

happy birthday times three

michael’s three brothers have birthdays all within a week.  kyle’s september 30th, keith’s october 4th, david’s october 5th.  we went to spartanburg to celebrate with dinner followed by strawberry and chocolate cake.

thank you whitney

my friend whitney gave me her amazing guacamole recipe.  here it is…

Whit’s

Guacamole

4 avocados

8 dashes tabasco

4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1/2 red onion

1 medium tomato

1 clove garlic

salt & pepper to taste

-scoop out avocados into large bowl

-mix chopped red onion and garlic, lemon juice, tabasco

-use a sharp knife and chop away

-mix in tomato

-add salt & pepper

ENJOY!

skgetti

spaghetti

night

old fave

roxy

my all time favorite picture of roxy.  this was taken right after we got her from lauren and david.

lupies

cafe

lauren’s brother, michael, told us about this place called lupies.  it is sort of a hole in the wall kind of place you would not ever know about unless someone tells you. it was good home cookin kind of food. we had a salad with the good kind of ranch dressing. you know what i am talking about. then i had the chili mac which was just their texas chili (so hot) with spaghetti noodles (the good thick kind) tons of cheddar cheese and cornbread. does not get much better than that. michael had the bbq sandwich, cole slaw and mac and cheese. i highly recommend you try it out.

bubbly goodness

gingies and

lemonade

i begged michael to get some ginger ale and simply raspberry lemonade when he was at the store the other day. it is my favorite, and whenever we get it, we go through it in like two days.