A Perfectly Lovely Weekend

10/05/2009

This past weekend was so wonderful! It started Friday when Jason met me at work with Chick-fil-A for lunch (including chocolate milkshakes.) Then we got on the road towards Valhermoso, Alabama where J was playing guitar in the worship band with our pastor Lindell Cooley at an outdoor festival. Besides the damp chilliness as it got dark, the night was perfect: two hours of worship and dancing and celebrating God, getting to hang out with 2 of my sweet friends and their adorable kiddos, watching our pastor get completely undignified jumping around the stage dancing and worshipping, and ending the night with fireworks! I love fireworks. Here are a few pictures I didn’t take:

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Jason and I absolutely adore that little girl (and her parents are pretty amazing, too)! Getting to hold her always makes our days.

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Her mama adores her too.

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This sweet little boy is going to be a big brother this spring! I love this kid and his mama, too.

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Our husbands, our pastor, and the rest of the band picking out some songs for the night (not that Lindell ever sticks to the setlist!).

Saturday, after sleeping in late, J got together with his bro to work on some recording stuff and us ladies went shopping. Found some great deals at the thrift stores and Macy’s. Had my first real fruit slush from Sonic (Half-price happy hour between 2-4pm – seriously?! My drink cost $0.50! Hello mid-century prices!!)

Later that night we went to PM for sushi with friends and then downtown Nashville to the art crawl. We ended a lovely Saturday falling asleep on the couch in front of Seinfeld in a “Roma-coma”. (Drifting into a peaceful rest after gorging yourself on Roma pizza!)

Sunday after church we had lunch at the brand-new abode of some dear friends; overate and then relaxed on the couch on a peaceful rainy afternoon.

I seriously can’t imagine a more perfect weekend. I am so thankful for our friends, for our church and our pastor, for our family. We don’t normally have a weekend that includes just about EVERYTHING we love: worship, friends, BBQ, music, fireworks, friends, art, sushi, “sleepovers”, church, friends, resting. Ahhh. Thank you Lord!

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Cup of Inspiration

08/20/2009

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I’m very sad to report that my favorite tea cup — the one I use EVERYday — the one that my best friend fellow graphic designer gave me — did not survive the office move. :: sad tears ::

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I just discovered a new blog called Naturally Nina and it’s full of beautiful inspiration. Her mug shot post (where I found these pictures) gives me hope. I will find a new “design-licious receptacle” for my morning cup of tea.

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Bike Route

08/07/2009

It’s a rather boring Friday at work (I LOVE the quiet days right after deadlines) and I’ve been playing around on Google Maps and MapMyRun.com. This map shows the bike route we took the other day, which I just learned is 3.4 miles. Good to know because we were over-estimating—guessing more like 5 or 6 miles.

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We are so blessed to live in a neighborhood nestled in Nashville’s biggest urban park with miles and miles of paved greenway trails along the Cumberland River. Above, I enhanced the park with green tint in photoshop and made our bike route blue.

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Biker Gang

08/03/2009

I went for a bike ride with this cute guy. I’d follow him anywhere.

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We met up with these goobers. These photos are a perfect example of framily (friends+family). Some are family. Some are friends. Can you tell the difference? Me neither. I love ’em all:

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Biking with dogs is funny:

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Dressing exhausted dogs up in clothes is even funnier!

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This is Petey

07/22/2009

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… also known as Peanut. He’s a baby wren. My kind-hearted friends Jeremy and Leila have been caring for him since Sunday. Poor little guy is the sole survivor after the nest where he and his 4 brothers lived was accidentally bumped by a plumber. Petey was saved by a long black hair that was wrapped around his leg and stuck in the insulation where his mama had built their nest. Monday night I helped Leila feed him a couple of pieces of softened dog food and some water. They’ve also been giving him raw meat, bugs and worms. Petey is growing fast and getting more feathers everyday.

Go, Petey! You can do it! Keep fighting!

Anyone else have the song “I’m a Survivor” running through your head?

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