Vegging Out

I went to Pike’s this weekend to start growing some herbs and vegetables for the summer.  I later went to Lowe’s because Pike’s didn’t have cilantro, and turns out Lowe’s is half off all herbs and vegetables right now.  So go to Lowe’s (or Home Depot), but at least Pike’s vegetables are certified organic so I guess I have that going for me, which is nice.

I came home with
Rosemary
Thyme
Green peppers
Tomatos
Basil
Mint
Cilantro

They are now in pots in the backyard hopefully getting lots of sunlight
This will be great for cooking, and eating a wonderful tomato basil sandwich in a few months.

For now, I can enjoy the mint in my tea on a spring afternoon!

Joe and Kate plus One

One of my dearest friends had a baby girl back in March, so Missy and I took a day trip to Augusta to go see her and our lovely friends, Katie and Joey.

This baby is the sweetest baby.  I know people say that, but this time it’s true.  She doesn’t make a peep.  She sleeps continuously and even when she is awake, she just smiles and looks up at you with her beautiful blue eyes.

It was a perfect day.  Not a cloud in the sky, temps in the 70s, and I had a baby in my arms.
Missy even held her!

 We had such a great day with them and got to see all the renovations they’re doing on their house, which by the way they’re taking an older house that hasn’t had much done in forever and making it look like Pottery Barn.  A dream of mine!

Can’t wait to see that baby again!

The boys are back in town

Friday was the home opener for the Braves.
After two home runs, they beat the Brewers 10-8!

Even though you can’t tell it by this picture, the Civil Wars played after the game.  Fab, just fab!  The female singer, Joy Williams, smiled the whole time they played, and you could tell they were excited to be there.  Happy people make me happy!
Ready to head back to the Ted for more games this summer!

Jumping on the bandwagon

Kale chips are the new thing, so I of course had to try them.

Just kale, olive oil, and sea salt.  Then bake.
 Consensus: I had two complaints.  I put too much salt on there and even a couple hours after you eat these things, the taste will not escape your mouth.  They were pretty good, didn’t taste like much really.  I’d eat them again to get my vitamins from the kale, but mixing it with pasta or potatoes might be a tastier option.

And then we raged

I ended up running in the Color Run this past weekend with Annie and Sarah Beth.

It’s a 5k that raised money for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

We started off the morning nice and clean in Piedmont Park.
After getting hit at each kilometer with a color, we ended up looking like so

 

Super fun race with a great cause and wonderful friends!

My favorite things right now

1. Mad Men is back.  Finally!  After watching each episode, I love to read the analysis from this site.

2. Bluebonnets.  I’m not in Texas right now, but if I was, I’d see this
3. This bag.  Grey, which goes with everything, and it has the option of being either a satchel or a shoulder bag.  Luckily, I reasoned that I shouldn’t spend over $400 on a bag, though bags and hair are the accessories you wear everyday.
 4. Burt’s Bees Lip Shimmer.  Chap stick + lip stick.  Jamie turned me onto this and then I turned Amanda onto it.  I only wish it stayed on longer.

5. The weather right now.  I love spring.  Azaleas.  Dogwoods.  Tulips.  Everything is blooming.  Perfect windows rolled down weather.

6. The Masters Music on CBS because that means it’s Master’s week!

7. Living with girls.  Dance parties are the best.

 

She & Him

There was a boy I met in high school.  He had crazy hair.

And then there was this girl I met when she was kind enough to pick Jamie, Kacina, and me up from our first social the first week of college.  We eventually became best friends.

Later, many years after I met both of them, they met each other.

After a trip in a suburban to Mississippi State, lots of gchat, texting, and then a date, they were an item.

On Saturday, they got engaged!
What an exciting time!  This is the reaction they imagined people having:
 Congratulations Sloan and Ryan!!

E-cards

These are really popular right now, so here are ones that I find funny.

8 Months Later

We finally took a roommate picture with all four of us!
 To top of the weekend, Annie scored a Hawks snuggie and I won a Powerball t-shirt.
 and Whitney made a delicious Irish dinner for us

It’s like living in a B&B without the maid service

SMRIB (Saturday Morning Roommate International Breakfast) is back!

This time I recreated a wonderful breakfast I had when my family visited our uncle at his bed and breakfast in small town Texas many years ago.  Ok so, this breakfast may not technically be international, but croissants are French and Texas is like its own country.

Fill croissants with cream cheese (already a good combination) and orange marmalade and then put it in french toast batter and cook it on the skillet.
Quite scrumptious.