Five Things I'm Loving Today

1. Trader Joe's Hydrangeas and Sriracha Hummus // Not together, of course. Our house looks so happy with the big, white bundle of springy hydrangeas. And they last so long! While we gaze at them, we've been putting away some serious Sriracha Hummus from TJ's. We had friends in town this weekend and went through three containers! It's so good, amigos!

2. Mrs Meyer's Limited Edition Lilac Scent Soaps // Ohboyohboyohboy this smells so good! I got the hand soap for the bathroom and kitchen + the dish soap. It's so springy and I just want to wash my hands all the time.

3. Oil cleansing my face // I will do a full post about this at some point, but I just recently started oil washing. Has anyone tried it!? My skin is so much more moist (moister!?). I can't wait to share more after a bit more time. I have been using Qēt Botanicals Lavender Cleansing oil. It is great!

4. My Candlefish candle // In February, my friends and I went to Candlefish at Ponce for a 30th birthday. It was so fun! It's a BYOB and you get two big candles at the end of the workshop. You get to select your scent, too. It has been so fun to burn it during the last few weeks. 

5. These Protein Balls // My sister introduced me to this recipe and I love it. They are the perfect 3 p.m. snack. (+ a La Croix and we are in business!)

friday feelings

Happy Friday! Here's what I'm feeling today:

Ready for: Core Power Yoga tomorrow with Chris, followed by Cafe Jonah almond milk lattes. Jonah is closing its doors, so we're giving it a niiiice sendoff. Extra large, please!

Wanting to share: This Greatist article about why running doesn't always burn fat.  (I hear this!)

Wondering if: I should sign up for some kind of race. Another Tough Mudder or Triathlon, possibly? Feeling like I want something new to train for (but, of course, while still maintaining a healthy relationship with exercise! It's a careful balance for me, always). 

Eager to: Try Press & Grind! A new coffee shop near my house. Yaay! I guess this weekend calls for two coffee stops. 

Wanting to celebrate: The fact that it is a LEAP year! It's been a while and I think we should celebrate it.

Excited about: Going to Joy Stick game bar for the first time this weekend with friends. 

Counting down: To March 4, when my mom and sisters arrive in ATL for a wedding planning weekend. YAAY!

folly beach bach

Hello and happy Monday! I'm back from a quick trip to Folly Beach for Katie's bachelorette! I posted a few snaps below.

Sara and I planned the bachelorette party together as co-maids of honor. We had so much fun creating favors together and wanted to leave the weekend largely unplanned. We spent most of the time on the beach or by the pool, which was great for me - especially as I was still recovering from being sick.

{Flamingo floats to hold our tumblers up in the pool!}

{Bachelorette party survival kits for each girl. We stocked them with koozies, Pirate's Booty, La Croix, sunglasses, Burt's Bees chapstick, Emergen-C (lots of girls in a small space!), Aloe, Advil & a mini bottle}

We also attempted to remake this cute bridal party mugshot collage. Sans a professional photographer, ours didn't turn out quite the same. :) But, for your viewing pleasure,

I hope your weekend was wonderful!

july around here

Happy Thursday, friends! 

I had this post all ready to go this week, then I came down with the stomach flu. Ick! It reminded me of a little blogging truth that's important to remember: people always post the good stuff, so it's really important not to compare your real life to someone's blog life. If I were to post what my Tuesday around 1 p.m. looked like, it would not be pretty.

But, alas, here's the post I wanted to share with you before I spent my week on the bathroom tile :)

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Normally, I hoard my summer weekends. Meaning, I try to leave them as unscheduled as possible, so the warm, long days turn into warm, long weeks. I yearn for July days that are full of what should we do today? and where should we go next?

But this year has been different. July has been packed, with travel every weekend. Although it has made the month fly by, I'm so grateful for the time with dear friends, in sweet cities. Here's what we've been up to around these parts:

We had a Fourth of July cookout with our Atlanta framily.

And a lake trip to south Georgia with dear friends.

Chris and I snuck in a date night, where we saw a movie. Yes, a movie! It was our second movie ever. We saw Inside Out and loved, loved it. If only every movie could be that good! We took an elevator selfie to document the unusual occurrence.

We went to Raleigh for a wedding. Chris was in the wedding, so I spent the day exploring that sweet city town on foot. I grabbed an iced coffee from Brew Coffee Bar, which was g.o.o.d. I'm thinking Raleigh may be my next city guide.

{Speaking of which, thank you to everyone who has pinned my Nashville City Guide. That has gotten a lot more action than I ever expected!}

Chris and I went to Birmingham for the inaugural Sloss Festival. We loved Lord Huron and First Aid Kit! Also! Loved Steel City Pops. Holy vanilla! All of their flavors are gluten free, which I quite liked.

{Turns out Octane Birmingham is just as good as Octane Atlanta}

When we got back into town, we had the pure joy of meeting our friends' new baby, Davis. I couldn't be happier to see Katie & Austen become parents.

And that's July!

I'm supposed to leave for Charleston for a bachelorette party today, but with being sick am going to hopefully be up for it tomorrow. So now, back to the couch :) I hope your week has been swell!