Luck

So this happened......

Crazy right? All in about seven seconds, boom boom boom.

And this was a farewell platter my love threw together for us to enjoy on Tuesday. Some dates, assorted cheeses, marcona almonds, Parmesan garlic potato chips, chocolate covered sea salt sprinkled almonds, and garlic rubbed toast points.

Dream haircut

In my head I have this haircut (found via Garance Dore, natch) and look this good. In actuality, not so much. How goooood is it?! It's so perfectly fresh and French and cool.

Plants

We gots 'em. 

Nine pots filled today and planning on refurbishing the herb garden this week (it got fried last summer when I was ill for a month and staying with my parents) and a vegetable garden! 

Last summer we planted seven tomato plants only to get ONE tomato out of the whole deal. It was the single most expensive tomato of my life. 

This finally happened

Glory glory hallelujah. After a life spent without air conditioning in my car, including an excruciatingly hot TEN YEARS in Mississippi (that's impressive folks, let me assure you) I am now the proud co-owner of a car with......AIR CONDITIONING!!!! Whoop whoop!!!

Yes, after years with internal temperatures in my car (with windows down) reaching such highs as to pop a freaking cork out of a bottle of wine (no joke) and occasionally almost bursting into tears at red lights because I thought if we didn't start moving nownownowrightthissecond I might spontaneously combust...we have a car with AC.

It's glorious. We are like officially middle class now y'all. 

Spent today loading it up with plants and potting soil like the yuppies we must surely look like.

Summer, you're totes my bitch now. 

The dog-son totally approves.

Breakfast

I think we all know what actually got eaten. (Hint, it was not a fruit.) 

Does anyone else surround themselves with fruits as a sort of talisman, in the hopes of eating more of them? Perhaps I'm the only one. Vegetables I'm so good at, but fruit I rarely crave or am in the mood for.

The only exception to this is chilled watermelon in the summer. Which is less fruit and more a requirement as necessary as air and a fan to survive the insane heat.

Oh, also berries on the weekend. Somehow it doesn't seem like the weekend without a few berries with our breakfast.

How I spent my 20 minute lunch break

When you can hammock, you should hammock.

I can and I did.

Nail polish is Chanel Peridot. Or, as my fly-fisherman husband lovingly calls it "bass boat green". 

It is my most favorite EVER! And sadly I only just discovered it while getting a pedicure and it is sold out. Curses!

Lilacs

While walking yesterday evening I came upon this rather gorgeous scene. The woods smell so delicious right now with all of the honeysuckle and Confederate lilacs in bloom. Technically I believe they are weeds but I adore them so!

BBQ

Courtesy of work we (me, my bunny, his sous chef and his girlfriend) were able to go to Memphis BBQ fest for FREE! It was super fun. We had Jell-O shots. Also I made a new friend. Also broke it down on the dance floor to a TERRIBLE remix of Michael Jackson's "Thriller". 

Also.....

Best present ever was found today for a very special and beloved Mother Unit. KILLING IT! (While I did purchase this it was purchased on behalf of my Father Unit. Anniversary? Check and mark. Shopping for presents is my favorite!)

Sweetest

Came home after yoga to find these saucy little numbers waiting for me! Kielbasa and spicy jasmine rice lettuce wraps with carrot, cilantro, tomato and onion. Yes. I'm so grateful for my dearheart!

All day

I've been so hungry.

I've eaten:

-2 pieces cinnamon raisin toast with peanut butter

-peanut butter vegan protein bar

-birthday cake

-an apple

-a taco salad

-snack pack of chez-it's

-handful of Hershey's cookies and cream candy drops

-kashi heart to heart honey toasted oat cereal (snack size)

And I could keep going. What's wrong with me?

The First Weekend in May

It was rainy and 40 degrees. Other than going for a few runs (ok, jogs. Ok, walks) we just cooked and watched movies and napped. It was so perfect and so necessary! My love surprised me with homemade pancakes and scrambled eggs on Saturday! It was absolutely delicious and so sweet! I had been craving pancakes all week for some reason, but we just didn't have the time to make them.

Overalls

The Man Repeller wears them. Ditto the Cherry Blossom Girl. Even Rumi of Fashiontoast.

Shoot, they've been my jam for years. Even when they garnered strange looks and disparaging comments. Haters gonna hate. Why? 'Cause they're haters.

Now some of my favorite ladies are joining in. Coolest gang in town don't ya know.


Overalls: vintage
Shirt: H & M
Sandals: Saltwater
Sunglasses: Prada
Swagger: my own

Lately:

Smorgasbord. New (to me) bike. Chopping mushrooms for quiche. Flowers from my dearest Mother Unit.