San Diego

I spent most of the week in San Diego for work. It was beautiful! Although I did have to work quite a bit, as you can see below, I was able to find a little bit of time for fun:) The Grand Del Mar hotel was absolutely wonderful.






































































I am having lots of fun with the instagram app on my iphone (thanks for the tips in my last post!). If you have instagram, add me! My username is kristin_fm.

Lace Cottage

Hello lovely ladies! How is your weekend going? So far, mine has been great. My day included sleeping in, a street fair, ice cream, and a beautiful sunset:) I went with a friend to the Mississippi street fair this afternoon. It was hot and crowded, but we had lots of fun! I got some of my favorite caramel corn and also got to visit the botanical bird booth. As I've mentioned before, botanical bird is one of my most favorite etsy shops. I was so happy to meet Cyd, the owner, today and see all of her beautiful pieces IRL. I will show off my new jewelry soon:)

This outfit is actually from last weekend. Unfortunately, I was sick for pretty much all of the holiday weekend, but I did manage to get up and get dressed on the 4th. We went out to lunch and then to a BBQ later that night.












Top: J. Crew
Skirt J. Crew Lace Cottage Skirt
Shoes: Indigo by Clarks
Belt: Anthropologie
Bag: Anthropologie
Necklace: Forever21


I finally decided that the technology in my life needed to be updated, and I purchased my very first (crazy, right?) iphone. I LOVE IT!!! It is so much better than my 3 year old blackberry:) What are the best apps? I would love to hear your favorites!

Bath Time!

Yesterday was bath day for Kya and Talus. Zander was spared, because a trip to the groomers is in his near future.

Kya absolutely HATES taking a bath, and she is not afraid to tell me all about it!

Poor thing! She acts like it's the end of the world.

Talus isn't happy about it, but he doesn't put up too much of a fight.

About 2 seconds after this, he was rolling in the grass and dirt. I think he hates to be clean!

Tandem Jump

Happy Friday! Hooray for long weekends! I am planning on catching up on laundry, books, and sleep over the next 3 days:)

When the Tandem Jump Blouse came out a couple of years ago, I had to have it. Although I adore the blouse, it unfortunately hasn't gotten much wear. I decided to change that today, so here it is.....






























































Top: Anthropologie Tandem Jump Blouse
Cardigan: J. Crew Jackie
Jeans: Pilcro via Anthropologie
Shoes: Gee Wawa Dream Oxfords

I picked these jeans up at anthropologie last week during my trip to Atlanta. They are the Pilcro Slit-Ankle crops. They fit well and are very comfy. I like the dark wash and the ankle slits are super cute.

Enjoy the holiday weekend!

I'm back!

I spent most of last week in Atlanta for work. My brother happened to have an appointment in Georgia at the burn center the day before I got there, so it worked out for him and my mom to meet me in Atlanta and hang out for a few days. Even though I was working most of the time, we still had a blast! We ordered room service, stayed up late talking and laughing, and even visited Anthropologie:) Once my meetings were over, I rode with them back to NC to spend the weekend with my family. It was a nice, somewhat relaxing trip and I was so very happy to be able to spend time with my brother.

He is doing great! His burns are healing well and his disposition is positive. His leg (where they took the skin for the graft) still has a long ways to go, and is very painful, but that is to be expected. It was wonderful to spend time with him and to be able to be involved with his care (in person).

My brother and I at our grandparent's house

Drake and I went out to Tamarind Seed in Atlanta for dinner one night. It was delicious!

One of my favorite meals is biscuits and gravy, and one of the things I love and look forward to the most when visiting my family in NC is my Nannie's biscuits and gravy. Yummmmmmm!

For as long as I can remember, my granddaddy has grown roses. He tends to them thoughtfully, and is always so proud of them. Even at 83 years old, he still has the best looking roses around!

I hope you all are doing well. I'm off to catch up on my favorite blogs. With hundreds of posts in my google reader, it may take a while, but I am looking forward to it!