Life lately :: hashtag crazy.

Aside from trying to stay focused on the Whole 30, I haven't had too much going on for Life Lately this  last two weeks!

 [Trying so hard to mix up my Whole 30 breakfast options #hard]

 [Crazy in love with the farmer's market these days!]

 [Okra #obsession]

 [Honoring bfw's memory #love]

[Dying over smoothies as my a.m. post-workout breakfasts.  I literally look forward to them #runningwin]

 [Back to Athens for my first baby shower #scary]

[Awesome new slap watch (remember those slap bracelets??) I found in Athens for just $12 #score]

I didn't want to bore you with a million boring food pictures, and I was the worst and took NO pictures of my quickie Athens trip.  While the drive was long and the rain was crazy, it was so worth it to be back with two besties.  A three hour dinner and picking up right back where we left off was the best!  While CAP(M) still owes me for losing our "baby bet," I'll let it slide this time around.

I need to be a bit more productive over the next month.  I'm getting ready to head to Austin, TX next weekend.  

What am I loving most (aside from seeing the besties and getting ready to travel again)?  Enjoying summer fruits, new routine, and my new job!  #summerwin

What are you loving most?

Linking with some amazing ladies!

       

Life lately :: There's been a lot of drinking going on.

How is it already practically June?  With that said, the days are slowly, steadily going by until school is over.  I've been doing lots of drinking, eating, and trying to fit in spring fun before the heat hits and it's summer.

 [Terrapin pint nights with D]

 [Breaking out the rain boots not often enough]

 [Party outfit for the Bee Ball]

 [Yeah, we won free carrots at the Bee Ball, no big deal]

 [Another try at homemade salsa, and I'm going to say it was a SPICY success!]

 [More poached egg obsession :: Avocado on toast with arugula + egg]

 [A round of tequila shots (my favorite) for the birthday boy!]

 [A glamour shot for the 28 year-old]

[Private brewery tours that I've done one too many times.  But I am excited about a special Terrapin cask coming to Raleigh that was spotted!]

 [A few too many margaritas and a bit too much food...but never enough time with friends at our favorite Mexican restaurant in Athens, GA]

 [Back in Raleigh for crowded pool time...worth it]

[Pooltime essentials]

Now we're busy waiting on sangria to "ripen" (yep, another version with peaches, pears, and kiwi!) and tuna steaks to be thrown on the grill with asparagus and corn.  That's a BBQ for a pescatarian :)

Hope everyone has enjoyed/were lucky enough to have a fabulous three day weekend!  Bring on 8 more days of school!

Super thrilled to link up with Haley AND Alli this week!

   

Self- portraits, etc.

I mentioned that I was headed down to Athens on Saturday.  I've been here just hanging out.  I figured I'd do a little photo dump to show what we've been up to the past couple of days.

 [Lots of screen porch time.]

 [I have big dreams of one day having a swing on my own screened-in porch]

 [The pups are loving the change of scenery]

 [Yeah, we did a little nail painting]

 [A little craft beer drinking]

 [Self-portraits drawn by me and MGK, but the rest are all her.  She's a way better artist than I'll ever be]

 [MPK's first time making french toast]

[Monday was spent eating at my fav Mexican restaurant (sans margaritas...what the hell?!) and swimming]

Thrilling times around these parts my friends; be jealous.

Was it corny and mazey?

While in Athens, I got to spend a lot of time with my sisters.  It was definitely one of my priorities.  My grandma is so sweet and offered to take us all to a corn maze one night.  I think it was really fun for them.  I mean who doesn't love a corn maze/fall festival.  For $10 each, the girls were allowed to participate in all crazy activities.  This included a bouncy castle, a farm slide, the corn maze, a petting zoo, hay rides, and "hillbilly golf."

My grandma and I took up this opportunity to hang out and chat while M & MG played.  First we hit up the bouncy castle.  I was surprised it didn't last longer.  Then we headed over to the "farm slide."

Yeah, that's right.  It was a huge pipe that they slid down on potato sacks.  It's really the little things...they loved it.  After they got bored of that, we headed over to hay ride it to the corn maze.

[A very poor view of the corn maze]

 [M & MG hay riding along to the maze]

 [And off they go]

My grandma and I let the girls go in alone (there were workers supervising to ensure they didn't get lost), but I'm actually bummed I didn't do the maze with them.  M loved it, but I think MG got a bit lost inside which may have freaked her out a bit.  Grandma and I rode the hay ride around to pick the girls up.  Then we ventured over to the amazingly exciting somewhat lackluster petting zoo.

Those crazy animals just wanted to eat.  What you see is about all there were there too.  MG didn't really get too into that.  Oh we also watched a pig race, which mainly made me worry about how those little piggies are treated.  We rounded out the evening with what was dubbed Hillbilly Golf.

And you ask, "What the hell is hillbilly golf?!"  There you go...lanes set by pipes, putters are brooms, balls are plastic, and holes are buckets, toilet seats, etc.  It was interesting. 

Afterwards, we headed back to my grandma's for a delicious homemade meal.  Now that I live farther away from my sisters, I take advantage of every bit of extra time I can spend with them. 

iPhone snippets.

Since it's a bitch to get photos from my iPhone to my computer, I just needed to give you a quick post with some snippets of my Athens/fall break trip. It was so nice to be around family and friends. I'll be back next week to post about some really fun, memorable events that went down.




Sweet pups on the road trip to Athens.




Road trip fuel - first pumpkin spiced latte of the season (and maybe last because it's a little too sweet for me)




Breaking out the booties for a vent/friend session at the brewery. I really want neon laces.




Puppy-kitten stare-down over food.




Treating my sisters to McDonald's and a little playscape time.




I spent a lot of time with my dad and sisters doing puzzles.




Screened porches are one of my favorite things ever.








Bottling, labeling, and wax dipping the beer brewed in loving memory of our friend, BFW. Amazing story on the beer and label (as well as the beer dinner in her honor on her birthday) that I can't wait to tell later.

It was a wonderful trip, but I am so happy to be home back in Raleigh relaxing (and trying to get over a cold). We'll be catching up on Dexter season 5 as well!

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