under the sea

On Sunday Dan and I completed our "tour of Atlanta" with my cousin with the Georgia Aquarium. While crowded, we had a great time taking photos. I have discovered I really enjoy making these collages of photos on photoshop.

america's favorite past time

My cousin, Danielle, came into town to visit for the Labor Day weekend. Meaning Dan is meeting more of my family.

While in town, Danielle really wanted to go see a Braves game and go to the Georgia Aquarium. Last night the Braves were playing at 7, so we hopped on Marta (Atlanta's version of the metro/subway). We traveled on the train to the stadium and trecked through Underground Atlanta to Turner Field. This was also Danielle first experience on Marta and in Underground...probably not the highlight of her trip.


Anyway, we bought tickets & went straight to the beer line. Because you can't enjoy America's favorite past time without a pint size can of a frosty beverage. We also ate hotdogs, peanuts, enjoyed the unfortunate she-mullet seated in front of us & watched a scoreless game until the 8th inning when the Braves lost to the Reds. However, in spite of our loss, Turner Field put on a spectacular fireworks display. A great baseball night all in all.

Next up...the Georgia Aquarium.

What a great day!

This weekend had a lot of potential because I had off work on Saturday. Usually when I'm not working on a Saturday it's because I am going out out of town or have a show. So this was super exciting as I had NO plans!

First on the schedule was to hit up to Morningside Farmers Market. This market has local grown organic produce, herbs, flowers, & soaps. My friend, Julia Daniel of Lush Designs, lives in the neighborhood so we walked down to check it out.

The market had a really great vibe. There were a lot of people there, waiting in lines to get fresh tomatoes, rosemary, peppers, you name it! They have demonstrations of how to cook various products also, this week it was using eggplant. I was most excited about the flowers, but I waited too long to get them and ended up only with a photograph! However, I did leave with a huge bag of fresh edamame, rosemary, and some local honey. I have a feeling I'll be going back.

Boyfriend and I spent the afternoon scouting boutiques & then I came home to work in my studio. We decided to go to my favorite mexican restaurant in Atlanta for dinner, Panchos. And I was thrilled to see a mariachi band!

Boyfriend said the fajitas were the best he ever had. Score!

(If you look closely in the photo of me and the mariachi man, you can see a new design I'm perfecting. Hopefully I'll have more information about it later in the week)

We ended the evening at my friend, Miranda's, for her 25th Birthday. I made her a custom fortune cookie lariat. I think she was pretty excited about it! A great day all around!