Blue spotted tail

Fall is great, why? Well mainly there are two options of things for me to do. I can twirl around outside a midst the changing leaves while wearing my favorite tights&boots combo and holding a fancy latte of sorts or I can wear my favorite flannel pajamas and curl up on my favorite spot on the couch with Wensley while eating cheese and drinking wine and watching Christmas movies in preparation of December. GUYS, ITS HERE! And while I've managed to last this long without having a men-with-scruff-wearing-boots heart attack (who knows what the pumpkin bread currently baking in the oven will do to my heart) here are a few snapshots of my fall so far.

Dinner party extravaganza, pre-vegetable pesto pasta and post total demolition of said meal. (RIP my 'Le bon lait' milk jug. Wensley destroyed it while jumping on the table to eat the remnants of a muffin I left there one morning. THE ONE TIME I DIDN'T FINISH AN ENTIRE MUFFIN.) Lesson learned- you have to eat every bit of your meal in my house or my cat will wreck havoc. (I can handle that.)

My grandmother gifted me with this because can I get a "what what!" if you've got a giant middle child shaped chip on your shoulder. It was a delicious red with a hearty aroma and undertones of berries and 1000 year old oak with just a hint of I don't know what the heck I'm talking about.

Lazy Sundays watching "Sleepless in Seattle" and having a champagne cupcake for breakfast are becoming a necessity for me. Waking up at 6am for work at the bakery takes its toll on me and Wensley. So on Sundays we pretend we are Kate Middleton and get our princess rest.

Wensley loves his Meg Ryan rom coms. He's all like "Mom! I don't know if Harry and Sally are gonna get together!" LOLS all around Wensley, we watched it this morning.. you know what happens!

Nothing like OHMYGOSH-ITS-THAT-TIME-OF-YEAR-AGAIN-HOLIDAYS-&-FALL-&-A-BIRD-JUST-DIED-CAUSE-I-SCREAMED-SO-LOUD like a giant sparkly pumpkin on your front door.

Hope your Friday is simply spectacular!

Blue Spotted Tail- Fleet Foxes

Fleet Foxes have been on repeat because well there's never a reason to not listen to them. Take me away, Fleet Foxes!

Sun Was High

Summer is coming to an end and its so funny because I'm just as pale now as I was when summer started. Actually with all the hiding out inside I've been doing due to the unbearable heat in Tennessee I could very well be even paler. Summer was great and wonderful but I just ordered some tights so the seasons need to change accordingly. (As for the watermelon shaped hole in my heart, I think hot chocolate will fill that void just fine.) Here are a couple last snapshots of the summer.

The most wonderful Hatch Show Print.

When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza that's amore!

(Yes, thats a pizza/my eye.)

Many summer adventures for goat cheese swirled with red cherries ice cream and impromptu stops for some prime time picture taking.

PANCAKE PARTY!

Tess and I got our brunch on this summer. Pancake Pantry might have been the winner (sweet potato pancakes with cinnamon syrup and blueberry pancakes with 4 lbs of butter. Sweet mother of Land O'Lakes!) but cheesey grits and banana french toast at J. Christopher's was a close second!

One of the 1000 homemade pizzas I managed to make this summer. Cheese, sauce, cheese, onions, cheese, spinach, and (hold onto your 5lb-hand-weights-as-hard-as-you-can-cause-I-sure-didn't-this-summer..) MORE CHEEZE!

OH NASHVILLE!

How I love you.

Should I count the ways?

NOT ENOUGH TIME!

Lots of flea market finds this summer. One trip ended with a jam packed car where the trunk was tied with rope. But I mean, like I'm supposed to pass up a $10 pale yellow tv stand.. UHH I think not! Also that wonderful white fence part is going to be used as Ali's headboard, cause she is a creative genius handy woman!

A true gem found at Goodwill.

Kiddies Christmas.

That is all, goodnight.

Summer 2011 was one for the books. But don't let the door hit you on the way out, back sweat, hot car seats and high electricity bills! I've already bought my autumn leaves candle from Yankee Candle so its about time you beat it, fool. Nobody likes you anymore, summer! (I was expecting to see my thermostat drop if I bullied summer out but apparently its just not taking it! I tried y'allz. It's like those Obama 'CHANGE' posters never even happened!)

Hope your day is outrageously wonderful!

Sun Was High- Best Coast

Summer Mood

Impromptu weekends where my little sister Tess stays with me all week and we spend it with board games, black bean quesadillas, Arrested Development marathons, blue hair dye, 4 cheese pizza, banana pudding pancakes&cheesy grits, and laughs galore.

Road trips to my homeland.

Wensley got his hair did. And when I say he got his hair did I mean that we had extra blue hair dye which meant we got a blue streak on top of his head SO WE CAN BE MATCHING FOREVER! (or at least until it washes out.)

COTTON CANDY MAKING Y'ALL!
Step right up to Carnival de Chelsea. We've got the blue haired cat, the cheese obsessed lady, and now some sweet treats to enjoy while watching the spectacle. But for realzz, making homemade cotton candy is my new favorite thing and I hope my neighbors don't get tired of me passing out sticks of pineapple, cherry, and blueberry cotton candy!

Not only finishing a game of monopoly but actually winning it too?! Sweet cream cheese schmear on a bagel, I never thought I'd see the day! I would like to thank Disney Monopoly, the power of bruschetta, and my prime time 101 Dalmatians spot.

Dance times on the boat.
(This picture is sponsored by the Beach Boys pandora station)
MIDNIGHT HARRY POTTER MOVIE PREMIERE!
Where BFF, Chelsea... I mean Luna Lovegood, ran into Hagrid.

Hope your day is incredibly joyful and that we are all recovering from The Bachelorette season finale last night. (But can I get a WHAT WHAT for Bachelor Pad next week!?)

Summer Mood- Best Coast

Screws get loose

Another round of disposable camera pictures!

Mayor McCheese at Scots Antique Market in Atlanta.

{Its safe to say I definitely missed out on adding this buddy to my living room decor.}

Disposable camera love and overloading on Sweet Cece's,

Hot air balloons and clear skies.

5 cheese pizza with triple the amount of each cheese than normal with spinach and onions and a 300th viewing of 'Going the Distance' this is what Wednesday nights are all about!

Those Darlins at Mercy Lounge.

{One of my favorite new bands.}

Happy birthdays and 8 layer cakes.

Harassing my little sister at work. I'm sorry, that was being uber supportive to my sister for her very first job.

Hope your day is SIMPLY THE BEST!

Screws Get Loose- Those Darlins

Help me Rhonda!

I figured since the end of the world is coming this saturday then why not get in one last blog post. {P.s. I am so embarrassed by my blog post counts for 2011... only 12?! I'm officially depressed for myself.. get me a grilled cheese sandwich STAT!}

Interpol at the Ryman. Paul Banks, how are you so beautiful and so talented?! My mind can't fathom and my heart can't stand it! MARRY ME!

How are things on the west coast?
I hear you're moving real fine.
You wear those shoes like a dove.
Now strut those shoes we go roaming in the night.

Sublime Donuts on a mini Atlanta road trip.

Holy sweet cream and sugar. I didn't even know such goodness existed. I started off with the cream cheese danish {you think I got just one!?} and on the way back to good ole Tennessee I broke out the honey cinnamon donut and had a bite of the orange glazed star. I swear on my love to Jimmy Fallon, these are the world's best donuts. RUN to pick up a dozen and then another dozen to freeze so you can have them in a week.

Homemade banana pudding popsicle from King of Pops food truck. Hmm.. I am contemplating how to describe one of the tastiest treats and THE MOST delicious popsicle ever. Ryan Gosling swinging from star to star with you tuck under his arm and his ukulele strapped around his back.. a picinic candle light dinner waiting for you guys at the moon? Yes, that perfectly describes these popsicles.

Our version of flowers for mother's day at the cupcakery.

I was so proud of my purple "carnations" I just about crossed off "seeing my child graduate kindergarten" on my bucket list. But then I realized I would then never qualify for Real Housewives of Nashville.

I just adopted this little nugget.

Wensley St. Clair.

He likes Bravo tv, long walks on the beach, and tearing up all my toilet paper.

Orchids at Scott's Market in Atlanta.

Why do I not fall asleep in a sea of flowers every night? Is there no God?! Is Oprah just a mirage!?!

Hope your friday is fantastic and your weekend is filled with joyous adventures!

Help Me Rhonda- The Beach Boys

**I've had this one repeat all day. Do yourself a favor- have a scoop of butter pecan ice cream and fall in love the stripped shirts and ultimate dreaminess of The Beach Boys.

Wednesday, Thursday, happy days!

a few snap shots of happy things that happened.

and although i didn't take a picture of the tomato soup spilled all down my sweater that had just gotten a brutal tomato sauce spilling earlier that day {man, must've really offended the tomato plant recently!} i have to admit that made me smile. {now sweet mother of tide how do i get rid of this stain?!}

i always ask to do the fondant stars at work. customers can ask you whats the difference between white and chocolate cake. {insert me pointing to the door and kindly saying 'get out.'} but fondant never fails you. within minutes i'm surrounded by stars and i just became the first person who ate muffins on the moon.

sunflowers.

i'm thinking people don't realize how easy it is to become my favorite person ever. deliver zach galifankis to my front door or give me a bouquet of sunflowers! bam! numba one stunna in my life instantly.

serious egg dyeing adventures.

where and Eggward Cullen was created, watermelon eggs came about, metallic eggs shined and i had to name my friend the most brilliant egg dye-er in all the land. {p.s. happy late Easter}

i'm full on ramotional about Something Borrowed.

Darcy+Rachel=4eva.

reading this book in one day is my greatest regret ever. {except for that piece of cake i declined in the 6th grade.} i should of stretched it out! it was 2Good2BeTrUe! we won't talk about how teary eyed i get every time i see the preview for the movie. seriously we won't, i might start crying and i just did my makeup! {not pictured Trader Joe's dark chocolate edamame. SOMEBODY STOP ME!}

best blog friends who send you the most gorgeously dressed packages. it was almost sinful breaking into them. but then i remembered the handful of jellybeans i had for breakfast and i didn't think twice about it. opened it up to find this {george, brad, johnny, owen, and jake all on one tea towel!?} and justin bieber press on nails. let me repeat that for my oldies-but-goodies-80-yr-old friends in the back... justin bieber PRESS ON NAILS!!

my most favorite dog in the world. usually during movie times i need both my hands to balance my wine and twizzler combo but i make an exception for a cuddle buddy with Dash.

two for one:

nailing up shelves all by my single gal self.

new shampoo that tames my hair as to help me distance myself from my hair alter ego, little orphan annie's fro.

Wishing a happy day to everyone!

Happy days {these days are ours!}

P.s. A giant, giant HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Memo!! For I love her with all my heart and wish her a day filled with cake, balloon bouquets, and Robert Redford!

The 59th Bridge Street Song

Well March has practically flown by without a single blog post..so theres that! "WHAT IS THE DEAL!?" said in your best Grinch voice. {Yes, I'm still quoting the Grinch.. everythings the same! There's really no need to catch up!} But besides the usual Friends marathons, over-dosing on cheese, and quoting the Grinch... here's what I've been up too!

Mexican coke vanilla bean gelato floats at Burger Up.

I had to pass due to the fact that I ate every single sweet potato fry in the building. Can't I have just have the marathon burger for every meal? Who do I need to make a deal with... just gotta part with my soul or something?!

Birthday cake I decorated for my sister's birthday.

{You probably can't guess how old she turned.}

Also lets not talk about how I wasn't invited to the party this cake was for. Its like she is too cool for her awkwardly embarassing sister! Pssh!

Rock band marathons.

Boston- More than feeling.

The Police- Message in a bottle.

Blink 182- What's my age.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Maps.

Rocking 100% all day long. Does this mean I can be a profesh star guitarist now. Watch yo'self Jimi Hendrix! Jumping picture fail WIN!

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER!
And loving Ali's way too awesome skirt.

G. LOVE!
Any man who can rock a harmonica likes that has my heart. {it doesn't hurt that he sings about cups of coffee and wine galore.} TO-TAL ladies man.
And had the gaggle of screaming ladies to prove it. I, of course, kept my cool. No I didn't.Going out dancing!
Bustin' a move while simultaneously avoided the creeptastic brah who wouldn't leave us alone! Flea market fun.
Why I passed on the opportunity of owning a larger than life size Darth Maul will forever haunt me. I mean he would of been a perfect addition to the living room.. right next to the end table!

Not pictured: gluing my hands together with krazy glue, dance sesh to B.Spears' new song, dreaming about Michael Moscovitz after watch Princess Diaries {FLASHBACK!}, cheese balls, cheesecake, my pretend sprang brake '11 {since I don't really get one..}, mini road trips to Chattanooga, popcorn buckets, and the day I drove around giving away 16 dozen free cupcakes.

The 59th Street Bridge Song- Simon & Garfunkel
Feelin' groovy d0000d!
I'm on a total Simon & Garfunkel kick right now. Thanks to a recent rewatching of The Graduate. A little "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" when I'm cooking. And some "Sound of Silence" to start the day.


Hope your day is groovetastic!

12 Days of Christmas: Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas time!

officially, christmas is over. {WHY GOD WHY!?!?!?!?!?} unofficially, i'm going to hold onto to it as long as i can. {where are you christmas why can't i find youuu?!} so get ready for some jam packed christmas posts to come! {that's what she said.. NO TIME! its almost another holiday!}

christmas lights in franklin.

cookie baking and sweet treats making.

franklin's version of the rockefeller center's christmas tree.

ANTLERS, YO!

"alright, you're a reindeer. here's your motivation. you're a freak with a red nose and nobody likes you. then one day santa picks you and you save christmas!"

dickens of a christmas!

in the middle of a snow storm!

holly jolly holidayzzz.

CANDY CANE KISSES!

you could say i am just a little bit obsessed.

just a little bit.

oh christmas tree, oh christmas tree.

pretty tess next to the pretty tree.

usually i am very picky about which christmas tree we get.. the bigger, the better {i mean i am american..am i right or am i right?!} but i didn't go to pick it out this year. but tess did me proud. ITS GINORMOUS!

it's a wonderful life at the belcourt with wonderful friends.

"What is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey. That's a pretty good idea. I'll give you the moon, Mary."

hope everyone's christmas was MERRY and BRIGHT!!

*all pictures are from a disposable camerea. i can't get enough of them! apparently its the 90s again! quick someone grab jelly sandals and my tamagotchi pet!