i like

There are so many things in life that I adore. So many things make me very excited. However, lately, there have been a few things that make my heart flutter an extra [extra] bit...

1. Frozen yogurt at Huddles. It's so summer happy.
2. The summerfall weather we've been having. Not as hot, but not yet crisp.
3. Having my siblings home more.
4. Pretty things, like Lau and Lee headbands
5. Being a little extra indulgent
6. Indiana summers, Indiana friends, and Indiana (and the Midwest)

A few of these favorites have come together for me with Sweet Papier.
It's a paper bakery that creates beautiful invitations and paper products (fulfills #4), that are slightly over the top (#5), and are made in the Midwest (#6). They also have an emphasis on sweets, so although they don't quite taste like Huddles, they semi-fulfill #1.

never too late to celebrate

Meghan and Erin and I have been brainstorming a name for an upcoming business venture of one of Meghan's friends.

Erin has easily come up with the best name so far (kept under wraps) utilizing some basic French.

After making sure we were conjugating the words correctly, I was reminded that I completely failed to blog about Bastille Day.

Fortunately, Court summed it up stellarly, but, being the only (semi-) French speaker of the clan, I feel it's necessary to at least put up my pictures...

The adorable crêperie in Charlottesville, the flat.Lily waited so patiently... And while we waited, she told me about the table Skip bought them...
And then she enjoyed...

first timer

Last weekend, I was so lucky to venture to New York City with Katie to visit Emily. It was my first trip there and we could not have had a better hostess.

I knew when Emily emailed us beforehand asking us what we like for breakfast, what we like to drink, the itinerary, and a weather update, we were in for a weekend of major Emily-love.

And she certainly exceeded my expecations. She was a wonderful hostess and Katie and I couldn't be more grateful for her hospitality.

We had an amazing weekend of sight seeing (I loved Rockefeller Center the most), walking everywhere (my favorite was Central Park), and enjoying the city to its fullest capacity (particularly via food).

I also loved being in Bryant Park, the past home of fashion week, and I really wish I could try the free Bryant Park yoga sponsored by Lululemon. However, because we weren't there for the free yoga, we enjoyed Happy Hour, which was not free, and didn't provide the same end result, but was equally as fun.

After spending a full weekend with Katie and Emily, I was reminded that they are one of my very favorite best friend pairs and I am so happy they've accepted me into their lives.

They say the next reunion is going to be in Indiana and I can't wait to show them everything Hoosiers have to offer. It will certainly be different than our time in Atlanta and NYC, but I think they're going to love it here too. I'm thinking happy hour at The Friendly might put Bryant Park to shame...