My self-named “blog manager” {aka boyfriend josh} thinks that blog posts about “things that i think are pretty” are lame. But today i do not care, i was in a blah mood today and decided to look through my computer folders at the pictures that i have saved this past month. 🙂 looking at pretty … More pretty things that make me smile 🙂

Last week was Josh and I’s one year anniversary! I like to call it a date-iversary though. It is so weird to think that it has already been a whole year, the BEST year! 🙂 I will spare you my mushy-gushy-iness, but I have to tell you about our date! We went to a dueling … More date-iversary number one

Lately I have been back to my old, time-sucking habit of combing through blogs. I really do love it. It’s fun to peek into someone elses life and join in their joys, hear about their struggles, watch their lives develop and learn some good ole life lessons {and recipes & diy tricks!}. Blogs also tend to send … More happy words & happy pictures

Last week I visited ADAC (http://www.adacatlanta.com/) to hear Michael Boodro, the Editor in Chief of Elle Decor speak! He just recently took this role at ED and has been making some changes and visited ADAC to speak about their new Designer Registry program and their online Look Book. I LOVE Elle Decor and have visited … More adding to my hopes & dreams file

So I wasn’t going to post this, but I just ate the leftovers and they are really good and I have changed my mind. I also wasn’t going to post this because this picture just doesn’t do it justice…I swear, this tastes really good! And I like to consider it healthy 🙂 salmon… green veggies… … More glazed salmon & veggies

It’s rainin’…..it’s pourin’….but I ain’t complainin’…I love the rain. Except…that’s not really true. The rain actually has me in a blah mood and it kept me up all night scared for my life so I am super tired. But the rain reminds me of something that hopes & dreams are made of! 🙂 My Hunter rain … More it’s rainin’…

I can’t decide, but I know it is yummy! Giada De Laurentiis is my faaaaavorite, I am just short of being obsessed with her and having a total girl crush. A while back her video for Orecchiette with Mixed Greens & Goat Cheese popped up on foodnetwork.com and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since. While … More is it a pasta dish or a salad?

Saturday morning Josh and I walked over to The Sugar Shack…a.k.a. little home of wonderfulness. It is located on Peachtree next to Pub 71, Hudson Grille, Cook’s Warehouse in Brookhaven, conveniently just steps away from my lovely new home. http://www.metrocafes.com/sugarshack/ We walk in and my ADD takes over instantly- cases of brightly colored cupcakes and … More sweet and spicy wonderfulness

I made these on a whim, no recipe or research…eek,  and now I can’t get enough of them….and neither can my co-workers. One little lady, who shall remain nameless, has set the record of eating 4 in one day. That is talent. You’re going to l-o-v-e how they melt in your mouth and are perfectly satisfying … More little gems of yummy: chocolate chip cookie brownie cupcakes

Last night was rainy….a Monday….there were talks of tornadoes …..I had finally recovered from my 24 hour headache/migraine….and Josh was on his way over asking “what’s for dinner”…. I started to thumb through my new immaculately organized recipe binder (which is also super cute, thank you Target! I should post a pic of it..) and … More clean-out-the-kitchen chicken pot-pie

If you know my mom, you know it is innately in my blood to be fantastically good at cooking, decorating and crafting. She always had high hopes for me…. Forcing me to put on an apron and cook something …to pull on gloves and plant something …get out the hot glue gun/sewing machine/paint and get … More LATE BLOOMER