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

Honey in the sun

Outdoor movies, popsicles, cheese&crackers, best friends, picnic baskets, never having plans while always having plans, impromptu Modern Family marathons, nail painting parties, building couches, temporary tattoos galore, cranking up the AC, scaring kids with your white legs...

PEOPLE, THIS IS WHAT SUMMER IS ALL ABOUT!

Every year summer comes along and like clockwork I bust out my countdown till when I get to wear tights again. I always forget the many pros of summer! {the Tennessee heat makes me forget for like 4 seconds and then I come to my senses.}

Baking mini cupcakes is my new favorite thing because well they are uber cute and make you feel like you are soul mates with the giant in Jack and the Beanstalk and most importantly I can convince friends they are way more healthier than the normal cupcakes I bring them and we all feel much better about ourselves. {Also I got those adorable flag toothpicks from my most favorite shop in Ohio!}

There is this thing that me and my friends do where we make a homemade pizza loaded with 2 family size bags of cheese {its safe to say that I'm single handedly supporting the cheese industry. You are welcome family cheese farmers to Wisconsin! Hope the kids are well!} and watch 'Going the Distance'. Its my most favoritest of nights. {It just barely beats The Voice and mac n cheese nights with Wensley} There is green stuffs sticking out because I guess I needz my greenzz!

Guys, my cheese man at Whole Foods gave me a a free tub of cheese. And before I died, I thanked him and flashed a smile, which of course was without a doubt a spinach in my teeth smile. Damn you strawberry and pecan salad. But for real, this cheese is like THE GREATEST! Like God himself came down and churned the cheese himself, this stuff is great.

FLAMING LIPS!!

I can't even do this show justice by writing about it. Anything I say won't convey the wondrous of this show. Giant balloons, confetti galore, human bubble, Wizard of Oz guest appearances, giant hands, lazzzer lights, bears, AND CRAZINESS ETC! I mean I didn't even do two pictures of my new favorite cheese {see above} if that tells you anything!

One of my favorite humans and my most favorite animal!

{Aunt Tessa loves her nephew, Wensley, maybe more than I do because I would never feed him food from my palm because, um, GERMS!}

Going bangless makes me feel like I'm going out without my clothes on! SO EXPOSED! My poor forehead hasn't seen the light of day in one million years. {Shield your eyes! My God, its painful!}

Hope your day is ridiculously wonderful! I'm off to drink 5 cups of coffee and frost a bijillion cupcakes for the people of Nashville {Gosh, so needy} Lets be honest I'm probably gonna get a couple muffins too!

Honey in the sun- Camera Obscura

christmas eve baking.

christmas eve is spent baking all day, eating ourselves into a sugar coma {dough for breakfast, lunch and dinner anyone!?}, a quick trip out to church for the candlelight christmas eve service {where my sisters always play with the wax and i shamelessly partake in the fun too... woah wait whats my age again!?}, a dinner of chinese deliciousness, and a combo of too much sugar and wine that makes me and my too-many-cookies sister go on a grinch quoting rampage. {some people might have been something elegant in their past life but i was definitely jim carrey's relative in a past life.}

chocolate crinkle master.

making oreo balls.
a tradition i forced upon our family because they are just so good.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS BROWNIE!
griffith girlz style.
aka homemade.
aka unreadable.
aka Jesus still loves us despite the brownie diaster.
rolling out the dough like a pro-ugh.
putting me to shame.
what can i say, girls got skills.
sneaking in bites of the dough!
TYPICAL.

SUGGGAHHH COOKIES!
the trees and the candycanes are always our favorites to decorate. you gots to grab those fast before they go!
looking adorable as ever.
decorating christmas cookies.

CHRISTMAS COOKIES!
allll donnnnne!!!

signed sealed delivered. bringing you your christmas cheer way past the expiration date! {I CAN'T BE STOPPED! JUST TRY AND MAKE ME EBENEZER!}

tanksgivin' dinna!

IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!

the time where everyone gets together and designates a day where calories don't count and if you eat less than 5 dinners than you should be ashamed of yourself! but really, what a swell day. macy's day parade? check. jimmy fallon and the roots in macy's day parade? {swwoon} check! forgetting to go on a run? check. GRANDPARENTS!? check, check! top secret homemade pumpkin bread? chhhh-heck! cooking enough food for the state of tennessee for 6 people? you bet my bloated bottom dollar. {every year my family tries to cook less and less food. and i take it upon myself to do the exact opposite} oh yes, thanksgiving day in all its glory. kicking off the greatest 30 consecutive days ever. happy happy joy joy!

THE PLATE.

WHO SAYS YOU NEEDS MEAT!?

i've got the three main food groups.. BREAD, STUFFING {aka more bread}, and a dollop of veggies!

now this is where the real fun begins.

enter the main course.

that's right folks, DESSERT!

homemade cheesecake {like you gots be kidding me}

pumpkin pie.

apple crisp.

a more than generous serving of each that would make paula deen proud. and whilst we eat ourselves into a coma we turn on It's a Wonderful Life and revel in holiday traditions. which of course turns into getting on my mother for quoting all the lines and then fast forward ten minutes later and i'm quoting them with her.. ahh #family.

"HERE THEY COME!"

"MY LIPS BLEEDING BURT, MY LIPS BLEEDING!"

"SHE'S JUST ABOUT TO CLOSE UP THE LIBRARY"

"ZUZU'S PETALS ZUZU'S PETALS!"

"HOT DOG!"

in a state of total stuff-ation nation and pure sugar high we elfed ourselves and laughed for hours while pretending our dance skills were this good. also i do believe my calling in life was to be an elf. and also it should be noted that tessa's skills are that good! hip hoppin' dancing diva extraordinaire who can whip her hair like woah. {i'm not bitter. she just stole all the cool genes in the fam. its whateve.}

hope everyone's thanksgiving was button poppin', delish food eatin', and good time havin'! {also it seems i'm country now... so that's excitin'... okay i'll stop with that...}

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!

board game MARATHON!

lazy days where you stay in your pajamas till 3 and sprawl out on the floor while you play game after game are basically perfection. and thats exactly what tess and i did! 4 different games, snacks galore, and real housewives of new jersey playing in the background. {tessa is my sister, what do you expect?! another bravo addict!}

FIVE CROWNS!

aka the staple marathon starter game.

these cards are so worn down and loved.

and it might be one of the most addicting games.

OLD SCHOOL CONNECT FOUR!

and when i say old school i mean old school, this box is from the 80s. but we don't need the new fancy shamncy kind. this one was just fine! also i forgot how insanely fun this game is. we maybe accidentally played this one for about an hour.

MASTERMIND!

another old school treasure. i remember playing this when i was in elementary school. apparently its not as fun when you're older. we both figured out the "secret combination" within seconds.... NEXT!

HOOPLA!

if you've never played this than you must! after dueling the whole day and keeping track of points. i won. it was wonderful to end the day with a game where we were a team racing against the clock! also we got to act, draw, make rhymes and riddles galore! and we destroyed the clock. twice.

rolling a "cloodle" is my favorite. i get to display my messy squibble drawing artistic ability.

drawing out car wash.

i about died.

she drew a sponge with long fuzzy strings and a car.

but since we are like this i got it right away.

cat in the hat, girl scouts, las vegas, kermit the frog, paper airplanes, flamingos, roller skating, lumberjacks, and bears...OH MY!

WE WON!

HOORAY FOR BOARD GAME MARATHON DAY!

and sisters.

and laughs.

and triumphs over the clock.

and for pajamas.

hope your day is simply the greatest and filled with joy!