friday night's wedding was beautiful. the bride, becca, and i have been good friends since we moved to chattanooga three years ago. she is an all around great girl and part of what i love about our new hometown! love her! it is an honor to call her a friend and a joy to see her love for her now husband, kendal. many happy returns to the new couple!
these two girls make life great! so many, many pics and memories of the three of us.
saturday we were up and at'em early! i grabbed the best adventure gal pal i have, laura, and headed up raccoon mountain at 7 am (what were we thinking, its the weekend!) to enjoy the cool weather, beautiful views, and great trails. it was fantastic! look at this girl go!
as i headed home i realized exactly how much i needed to squeeze in to these precious, delicious moments of mild summer weather. i grabbed the dog, a poop bag, and my key and headed out for a walk. when i got back 45 minutes later, josh was sitting on the front porch locked out and just waiting. now, for those of you who know us, you'll realize the irony of this. i am perpetually locked out of the house. i can't seem to remember my keys. ever. josh does not have this problem. except when i have his keys! yes, this caused me further delight in our fine weather!
next up was a girls clothing swap at my friend's house down the street. now, you'll notice i've packed a lot in so far and it is only 10:30 am. there has been no shower since yesterday afternoon...and i have danced the night away, ran 5 miles, and now walked my dog. there's no time! fun is left to be had and it will be mine! well, i didn't let a silly old thing like hygiene slow me down; no, i packed up my sewing machine and closet cast offs and set out! i returned victoriously (and still a little stinky to be honest) with a vintage dress, a darling j crew sundress, and two new winter skirts. woo hoo!
from there, off to the pool for a little napping and reading of this book. did you see and love stardust? i totally did and even though this was one of josh's 30 days of birthday gifts, i thought i might break it in for him.
finally we returned home and i forced myself to take 10 minutes and attend to my bathing needs while our veggie calzones baked away. an inspired idea occurred to me and i threw in a batch of sugar cookies overloaded with blackberries.
why the cookies? because of course up next was a trip to the drive in to see harry potter with some of my all time favorite families! $5 to get in? a huge grassy lawn to play on? ridiculously beautiful views? perfect sunset? yes, please. i allowed the 50 degree weather, my warm blanket and the big screen to lull me to sleep in a matter of moments after the movie began. i maintain that i got my money's worth!
this morning we might have accidentally (ok, totally on purpose) slept through church so we could eat roast veggies and poached eggs on toast in the backyard. i practically woke up singing with excitement about peach day at the market. we returned victoriously with one huge basket of bruised peaches for $5, 2 pints of blueberries, 1 gallon of blackberries, 2 pounds of lamb chops and 2 kinds of goat cheese. i have never felt so rich in all my life!
so tonight, after a bike ride around chickamauga battlefield and one of those irritatingly obligatory showers, i created this feast.
roast chicken with lemons, garlic, and thyme. roast potatoes and onions with rosemary. fried okra. fresh wheat french bread. tomato salad with feta and basil. and a peach blackberry cobbler for dessert.
now that's what i call a pretty perfect weekend. i'm already planning what we'll do next weekend...
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