Life Nuggets

Hi Y'all!

I hope you all had a great Fourth of July! We did, and I'll share more on that later. 

I've been such a lazy blogger this Summer. We've been busy organizing our stock and getting prepped for Dragon*Con. But, we've managed to sneak in some good times as well. Here are a few life nuggets from this Summer. 

I bought this card for Aron's birthday. It made us both very happy!

We met up with The Ellers and Macseks for Aron's birthday dinner at La Tavola.

Ben and Tracy introduced us to La Tavola this Summer, and we are eternally grateful. We decided to have Aron's birthday dinner there. Everyone agreed that my seafood risotto was the best dish at the table. If you are in the area, give La Tavola a try! You won't regret it. 

The Macseks and us went in on a co-op with a farmer so that we can get fresh veggies every week. This heirloom cucumber makes me giggle. 

Becca and I had an awesome, mid-week pool day. 

We met up with Ben and Tracy headed over to Dave and Busters at Opry Mills. That afternoon, I felt like a kid again. 

Well, I better get my day started. Tonight is girls night with Steph and Tracy, woo hoo!

Adrienne 

Brunch Time

Hello Again,

A few Sundays ago, The Ellers had friends over for brunch and a viewing of DJango Unchained. Bloody Marys and bloody movies are a winning combination! Though I am more of a Mimosa kind of gal...

I wore this bright, cheap dress I picked up at Ross. It reminds me of a 1950s peasant, vacation dress. 

Dress: Ross

Bow Flats: Target (old)

 There were waffles & fruit topping, potatoes, deviled eggs, fruit, and cupcakes. I am salivating just remembering this meal. Tracy did an amazing job hosting this brunch!

Tracy also made these little coconut strawberry confections. They were so yummy!

DJango Unchained is an amazing film. We first saw it with the Ellers on Christmas Day, so this was our second viewing. It was even better the second time around.

I hope you are all having a fab Friday. I am off to set up for a comic convention this weekend. I will be skipping the convention this Saturday morning, and attending the grand opening of our local Torrid with some friends. Woo hoo!

Don't forget to enter our Anjolee Anniversary Ring Giveaway!

Adrienne 

With A Little Help From My Friends

Hello Again!

In mid April, my love Aron took a week long business trip to Germany. While I was happy that he gained more international travel experience, I missed him very much. Luckily, I had my fab friends to keep me company that week.

Saturday night the Ellers had friends over for yummy red beans and rice, and a viewing of Killer Joe. Have you seen Killer Joe? Though it is not for the faint of heart, I highly recommend it. You will never see Kentucky Fried Chicken (K-Fri-C) the same way. It was a fun night :)

Later that week, I went for a much needed pedi with Becca. Afterwards, we stopped by The Painted Clay to check out their wares. Cupcake AND Wolverine pottery? Radness. 

John and Becca also invited me over for a yummy dinner of pork chops and mashed potatoes, finished with some Publix Espresso Chips frozen yogurt. It was great company, and a great meal.

Speaking of Publix frozen yogurt...ummm, I think I may have a problem. I devoured this fabulous coconut stuff in just a few days. Wow. 

Later that week, Kelly and I had a girls shopping day. We went to the Rivergate Mall and Opry Mills in Nashville, then ended up back at The Avenue in Murfreesboro. It was a fun filled marathon!

 I do most of my shopping online, so it was nice to try on some different styles and see how they work. Well, except for these jumpsuits. 

I loved these styles I spotted at the mall, but they did not meet the Kelly stamp of approval!

I also had these furry faces to keep me company. Though their love for Aron far outweighs their tolerance of me, I cherish them just the same. 

I am so thankful to have these wonderful friends in my life. They made my week without Aron much more enjoyable.

I am also thankful to have Aron back home :) 

Have a fabulous Friday!
Adrienne 

Anniversary-Palooza

Hello Again!

Have you entered our Urban Decay Giveaway? Today is the last day to enter!

Aron and I spread our anniversary celebration out over a few days. For the first leg of our adventure, we visited Bell Buckle, Tennessee to check out some antique shops and spend a relaxing day together.

Bell Buckle is a small town with shops that specialize in handmade gifts, antiques, and yummy food. I like the down home feel of their tiny downtown area.

We started off looking in a few of the local antique stores.

Gorgeous toiletry case

Poodles! Salt and Pepper Shakers and Bookends 

 Aron spotted books, of course :)

After we looked through a few shops, we stopped for a quick lunch at the cafe. Then we had some delicious ice cream, and looked around a bit more.

Bell Buckle also has two larger antique malls withing walking distance of the main cluster of shops. It was there that I found some awesome milk glass vases.

 

Here are some of our cool antique finds:

My milk glass vases, bunny figurine, and 1959 copy of "The Electric Cookbook".

 

First, let me say that I didn't know how deep my love of milk glass was until I saw it in multitudes in the antique shops. Most of it was pretty pricey, but a picked these vases up for a couple of bucks each. Oh, and how can you go wrong with a $2 bunny figurine?

 

This brings me to the cookbook. This fascinating piece of history takes me back to a time where a woman's "first interest is her family, who loves to please her husband and children, whose heart grows warm when they like what she cooks". Their words, not mine :)

 

 

  

The next day, we headed over to Franklin to check out some shops at The Factory. I wore my favorite, old ASOS dress.

 At The Factory's Antique shop., we found this awesome, rose gold, pearl, and ruby ring from the early 1900s. I simply love it.

We walked around downtown Franklin and checked out all the amazing shops.
 For dinner, we ended up in downtown Nashville at Sitar.

Aron takes his Vegetarian Thali very seriously. It was a delicious, enormous amount of food.

We ended the night with a scoop from Ben and Jerry's. What is Indian food without ice cream for dessert?

 

We had a great anniversary weekend together. I am truly a lucky woman to have my wonderful Aron:)

Have a good one!

Adrienne

By Golly, I Have A "Real" Camera!

Hey Guys!
 
I finally did it, I purchased a "real" camera! Well, my husband Aron actually purchased it for me, as a late birthday gift. No more fuzzy iPhone outfit photos, woo hoooo! I've been researching cameras online for quite a  while now (3 long years), and I think the Olympus E-PL1 was the perfect choice for me :)

Though I have a snazzy new camera, awkward arm is still awkward. I'll work on that.

 Dress: Torrid

Leggings: Forever 21 Plus

Bag: Big Buddha

Shoes: Target (old)

Snglasses: Target (old)

Necklace: Gift from Aron

 

Aron snapped these photos one Saturday afternoon before our Panera run. I love their broccoli cheese soup!

 

Aron grabbed one of these yummy pecan buns. I was super jealous, so I nabbed a bite. Or two.

 

Don't forget to enter our Urban Decay Vegan Palette Giveaway!

 

Have a good one!

 

Adrienne

 

 

Annie's Visit Part Two

Hello Again!

Here are some more nuggets from Annie's visit to Tennessee!

We headed up to Nashville Sunday afternoon and walking Broadway and 2nd Ave.

Me and The King. I love my apple shirt from Forever 21+!

Hi Mr. Horsey Man!

Such a sad yet sweet story about this doggy.

I have many memories of The Attic (now closed) in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. I found another one in Nashville!

We headed over to the Hard Rock for foodage. I started with a yummy Blues Riff cocktail.

Had to get a burger.

Hole was everything in the 90s

Set list and gold record

The Pumpkins

 

We miss Annie dearly, and it was awesome to see her! We hope to make the trip back home to Florida soon to visit her and all of our friends and family.

 

Have a good one!

Adrienne

 

Annie Visit Part One

Hello Again!

A few weeks ago, our rad friend Annie paid us a fun little visit! We ate good country food, drank a little moonshine, and got lost listening to a Flaming Lips mixtape. To hear more about our shenanigans, read on.....

Aron had to work for some of the visit so Annie and I braved this local Mediterranean restaurant alone. The food was sub par, but check out the new friend we made!

Saturday night, we all headed down to The Loveless Cafe in Nashville. If you live in the Middle Tennessee area and haven't eaten at The Loveless, then you are truly missing out. It is country food done right.

During the day, Aron and Annie had visited McKay Books while I was at my friend Becca's bridal shower. They found this little golden nugget, which they rightfully assumed contained tracks of the Flaming Lips covering their favorite jams.

 Well, it ended up being more of a mixtape of some of the band's favorite ditties. There were some interesting choices to say the least. There was one song The Flaming Lips actually covered, The White Stripe's Seven Nation Army. It was joyously disturbing.
 
So, we were headed out to the Loveless listening to this CD, and we noticed that our journey was taking a bit longer than anticipated. The GPS decided to take us in a circle, through Natchez Trace State Park. At one point we saw signs for Tupelo, 141 miles, and I thought we were doomed. But, eventually we came full circle and ended up at The Loveless. It was worth the drive!

Generally, there is at least a 1-2 hour wait for a seat in the restaurant, but we did the "call ahead seating" deal, so our wait was less than an hour. We looked around at some of the shops at the restaurant, and found some cool things.

 Hee Hee

 A Moon Pie and an RC Cola, it's a Southern thing :)

The Loveless makes their own peanut brittle, and this version has a little bacon added. It was pretty good!

 

 Some pics were snapped with the brittle while we waited :)

Dinner was awesome! The Loveless is known for their biscuits, they are amazing.

 Annie and I both had a Watermelon Crawl, which contained moonshine. They also came with their own mini Mason jar to keep!

 I had the sampler plate, which was super yummy, but was a ridiculous amount of food. Let's just say I had breakfast the next morning.

 This is their Elvis tribute pie. Banana, peanut butter, marshmallow, and bacon (yep) chunks. The bacon was a bit much, but it was yum. This was another dish that was shared between us for breakfast the next day.

 

We all went home and passed out from food overload. Well, at least Aron and I did. Annie stayed up until about 1:30 chilling and painting her nails. She joked that moonshine must give her energy!

 

More later!

Adrienne