Pimm's No. 1 Cup

There's pretty much nothing better than a Pimm's Cup on a warm weather day.  Especially when that day was a long one!  Not a lot of people know about this drink, but it is amazing.  I'm not a big drinker, so this drink is perfect because it's not a hard liquor.  Also, it tastes just like summertime in a glass.  Here's how to make it:

1. Fill a tall glass with ice
2. Squeeze a slice of lemon & lime, and drop it in!
3. Add a sprig of mint
4. Peel a cucumber lengthwise, so you get thin strips, and add two to the glass
5. Pour in 2 parts Pimms and 1 part Ginger Ale
6. Tada!  You now have summertime in a glass

I also add sliced strawberries when I have them.  They are SO good to eat after the drink is finished and they have soaked up the Pimm's!

Bon Iver {Calgary}

Sometimes I hear a song that gives me that feeling in my chest.  You know?  I wish I was better at describing things, but it's kind of a fuzzy feeling I guess?  It makes my chest feel heavy, and when certain parts of the song hit my ears, I can't help but to close my eyes and take a deep breath.  Almost a gasp.  I wish everyone could feel this way when listening to this song.  I hope at least one of you does...

Wish List

 

Sadly, finding dresses at Anthro that makes me gasp has been rare.  But, today my hope was restored with this little gem.  A must have for summertime.  Debating on buying it now, or taking the chance to wait until it goes on sale.  Oh, what to do...

abc's rock

I saw these today on Etsy, and I'm usually not a fan of painted rocks but these are really cute!  I know if I bought these for my nephew he would most definitely use them as weapons, so I'll save them for my little cherry pie Nora {his baby sister} for when she get's older! But, if you have a little one that is learning their ABC's, this is a great way to help the process!  They are really different, and I bet your kids will think they are way more fun than flash cards.  They are made by Mama Tita on Etsy, go check em' out!!

banana {ice cream}

Ok.  This is an exciting post.  I know that looks just like chocolate soft serve, but it's NOT!!  It's actually frozen pureed banana!  My friend Jill posted about this on her {amazingly inspiring} blog "Reshape Your Life", and I just had to try it.  All you do is cut a banana into about four pieces and pop it in the freezer.  Once it's frozen, you just puree it in either a food processor or blender and it magically turns into soft serve ice cream!  At first it crumbles into little pieces, but just keep pushing it down off the edges of the bowl and keep pureeing until it melts a little and smooths out to a gorgeous soft serve like consistency.  I added cocoa powder to make it "chocolate soft serve" and it was delicious!  It's amazing how smooth and creamy it is!  It's hard to not feel guilty eating it because it's so good, but it's all fruit!  Jill said you can also add other fruit to it to make other flavors.  I can't wait to try more!  This is a great way to feed your picky eater little one's some fruit.  They will have NO idea it's not ice cream!  Especially if you put it in a cone with some sprinkles.  Thanks for this great idea Jill!

letterpress

{as if letterpress wasn't beautiful enough}

a southern wedding: danielle & franklin {March 19th 2011}

{Richard Bell Photography}

The lovely gal that used to be my hair stylist in Charleston got married in March, and the photographs are so gorgeous, I just had to share them!  She honestly might be the most photogenic bride ever!  It was such a pretty ceremony/reception and it was all designed and arranged by Danielle, who is also an event planner.  And of course she even did her own hair too!  I loved the color combination and the flowers.  And the bridesmaids "bouquets" were a very fun twist!  The whole wedding was just beautifully arranged, and photographed.  I love how sweet the pictures are!  Congrats Danielle & Franklin!