Thursday, June 7, 2012

Deep thought thursday...

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Nature blew me away this past weekend on my trip to the Great Smoky Mountains. I will post pictures and tell you more about it later today, but I just wanted to stop in and let my little blog know that I'm back! Hope you are having a fabulous Thursday!

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Wandering Wednesday: Instagram lately + Lakeside

I've decided May is officially the month of birthdays. It makes finding something fun to do pretty easy so I'm all about it. The last handful of photos are from this weekend's trip to Lakeside in honor of my friend Logan's birthday (he's the handsome devil in the 10th photo). I love this place because it doesn't seem like anyone has updated it since the 60's-- the signs are still the same, it's dirt cheap and the rides are as rickety as ever. Most importantly, Lakeside is off the grid, which means as a 27 year old at an amusement park with a large group of friends similar in age (and no accompanying children in sight), I don't feel judged. not one bit. So thanks Lakeside, you're awesome.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Wandering Wednesday: The Buff.

My favorite meal of the day is most certainly breakfast. I had breakfast for dinner last night (isn't that the best?) and can pretty much crack an egg on anything and call it a meal. I hate to feature two brunch joints in a row for my wandering but I can't help it! I find myself going out to brunch way more often than any other meal (I tend to make dinner at home most of the time since I love to cook and lunch, if I have it, is generally a sandwich I quickly slap together before work or some leftovers). I find that with breakfast there are a lot of things I like to leave to the experts (i.e. poaching an egg). How about you? Do you have a meal you prefer to eat out?

The Buff is a sentimental spot for a few reasons. I lived in Boulder for 7 years, and this was the place to go for brunch. A group of at least 7 of us would pile into a car and head here to nurse whatever damage we had done to our bodies the night before. This little restaurant is kinda odd at first glance. It's housed within a Best Western and looks more like a hotel eatery than the best brunch spot in town. But don't let it's appearance fool you. The 99 cent bloody mary is what kept me coming back as a college student and well after and the Ole skillet is to die for. I still crave it on a nearly weekly basis. When Sophie and I ate here last week I definitely felt a little pang of nostalgia. But there are somethings worth going back for, and this place is one of them.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Tuesday Tunes: Active Child.

So this weekend, instead of going to the Reptar show, we went to see Active Child at Larimer Lounge. It was a really awesome show and everyone around us was so into the music (which is so much more entertaining than a bunch of bobbing heads). Their harpist, Pat Grossi, performed so well that I was almost compelled to bring out my own lever harp when I got home (I played regularly from the age of 8 to 18 but it's been 3 years since I've really played at all, awful I know). Anyways, Active Child-- have a listen:


Friday, May 18, 2012

Have a sweet weekend!

This weekend is sort of more bittersweet than sweet for me actually. It's Sophie's last few days in town and may be the last time I see her in quite a while so I'm afraid there might be some tears involved. We've had so much fun on our little adventures, I've kind of tucked away any feelings of sadness. Come Sunday though, they will be hard to ignore. In happier news, there is a lot of fun stuff going on this weekend! Tomorrow is the kickoff party for the Justice League of Street Food which is always so awesome. Food trucks and dancing-- count me in! After we are going to keep our feet moving and go see Reptar at the Ogden. Enjoy your weekend! xo.

And check out...

DIY: outdoor party tent. and other memorial day ideas.

MATCHSTICK: illustrations. by Mai Ly.

INSECT: jewelry. loving these.

SUMMER: style. via oh joy!

TREEHOUSE: point. take me to there.

WALL: clips. I've been looking for these forever!

CHOCOLATE: craving. everything I love in one bite.

PARIS: dreaming. got the travel itch right now.

DRESS: for summer. looks so comfortable, by emmeline.

LIVING: in, empire records. that movie never gets old.

BEAUTIFUL: things. magpie and rye.

INSTANT: love. sounds like my kinda book.

WATCH: this. Spring video by Need Supply Co. pretty clever.

ORGANIZE: your life. on my to do list.

(photo via dragontrees)