I woke up this morning to thunderstorms! I love storms and rainy weather in general, and I submit that waking up to a summer thunderstorm on a Friday (when you get to leave work a little early:) is the very best way to wake up. I know, its even better on a Saturday with no where to go and nothing to do...but an early afternoon is the closest I can get today.
I'm very excited about going to the Emily Giffin book signing tonight with my friend Lauren. Ms. Giffin is one of my favorite authors, and she's also a WFU alum! There's going to be a meet and greet for all the Deacs, followed by the signing of her new book in the Buckhead Borders tonight. Any friends in Atlanta, you should stop by!
Otherwise, I think this weekend will be a busy, but good one. John and I are attending my friend Claire's birthday dinner party on Saturday, and then heading to Avenue Q. I'm so excited to see what the funny Tony-winning musical is all about. I think we'll also visit the High this weekend so he can check out the Automobile exhibit that I saw last weekend. I'm almost ashamed to admit that my most favorite part of the weekend will probably be when J installs my new ceiling fan for me! Heaven!
What are y'all up to this weekend? Something fabulous, I hope :)
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Friday, May 21, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Sunburnt!
I had a lovely weekend, and I hope all of you did too! I spent Friday night catching up on a marathon of The Hills and Say Yes to the Dress (love both of those shows...and I hadn't watched the Hills since college--major blast from the past). Obviously it was very busy and exhausting-not! Saturday I did even more lounging around because it was very rainy and dark outside. I woke up early and managed to get a nice walk around my apartment complex in before another downpour started. So, I watched tv and enjoyed the rain.
In the afternoon, I finally gave into my permanent Bojangles craving, and drove down to Forest Park to pick up a tailgate special on my way to John's house. Up until this point, it had just been raining. The moment I got into my car and headed toward downtown ATL, the bottom fell out. I'm talking monsoon--torrential rain. It did this for the whole drive. But did I let this deter me from Bojangles? Absolutely not. I drove approximately 40 miles per hour through Atlanta to Bo's, picked up my (phenomenal) tailgate special and drove it to the park in Fayetteville to have a lovely rainy picnic--my favorite! It was under a very nice covered picnic area, and the rain had subsided a little by the time we were eating. We had the whole place to ourselves (except for a possible drug deal that we witnessed...), and it was great.
Sunday was the day of the Renaissance Festival. Oh, yes. I had never been to one before, but it was actually a lot of fun! Highlights included: jousting, a birds of prey show, comedic acrobats, petting zoos, turkey legs, a museum of torture and truly some of the best people watching I have ever experienced. Unfortunately for me, I was burnt to a crisp...ok maybe no that bad, but still pretty red. Overall, Renaissance Festival definitely gets two thumbs up. If you're in the Atlanta area, I highly recommend it. The festival is 8 weekends in Fairburn, GA, and you can buy tickets at Kroger before you go and get $2 off! Photos of the old time fun will be posted later this week :)
And in other excitment, I have a few countdowns:
Raleigh for the weekend--3 more days!
Jekyll Island beach weekend--32 days
BSB concert!!!--38 days (Atlanta friends, I'm sitting on the lawn if you'd like to join!)
What are you looking forward to? Happy week!
In the afternoon, I finally gave into my permanent Bojangles craving, and drove down to Forest Park to pick up a tailgate special on my way to John's house. Up until this point, it had just been raining. The moment I got into my car and headed toward downtown ATL, the bottom fell out. I'm talking monsoon--torrential rain. It did this for the whole drive. But did I let this deter me from Bojangles? Absolutely not. I drove approximately 40 miles per hour through Atlanta to Bo's, picked up my (phenomenal) tailgate special and drove it to the park in Fayetteville to have a lovely rainy picnic--my favorite! It was under a very nice covered picnic area, and the rain had subsided a little by the time we were eating. We had the whole place to ourselves (except for a possible drug deal that we witnessed...), and it was great.
Sunday was the day of the Renaissance Festival. Oh, yes. I had never been to one before, but it was actually a lot of fun! Highlights included: jousting, a birds of prey show, comedic acrobats, petting zoos, turkey legs, a museum of torture and truly some of the best people watching I have ever experienced. Unfortunately for me, I was burnt to a crisp...ok maybe no that bad, but still pretty red. Overall, Renaissance Festival definitely gets two thumbs up. If you're in the Atlanta area, I highly recommend it. The festival is 8 weekends in Fairburn, GA, and you can buy tickets at Kroger before you go and get $2 off! Photos of the old time fun will be posted later this week :)
And in other excitment, I have a few countdowns:
Raleigh for the weekend--3 more days!
Jekyll Island beach weekend--32 days
BSB concert!!!--38 days (Atlanta friends, I'm sitting on the lawn if you'd like to join!)
What are you looking forward to? Happy week!
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