weekend

It has been one of those non-stop, 16-hour-days, body aching kind of weeks.  I am ready for the weekend but not quite ready to kick into weekend gear.  I'm taking some downtime before diving head first into what should be a few nice spring days complete with a wedding to attend, projects to complete, and a handful of new camera apps to play around with.  What are your weekend plans?

*above iphone photo edited with camera bag & phonto apps.

weekend: rockin and shoppin

A busy Saturday meant the last of our markets for 2011 and man was it a big one! We spent the day in Durham, NC at the lovely Motorco Music Building selling our wares for the Rock & Shop Market. The venue was great (they also had vendors in the Trotter Building and Fullsteam Brewery), but the best part was all of the great locals we met and chatted with and getting to spend the evening with some friends in Durham.

After the show we hooked back up with Andy and Nicole from APK Printworks and Un Original Americain and Sarah and Alec of Shed Letterpress. We got to kick it at Sarah's studio, see her Heidelberg in action (amazing!) and then had dinner down the road at Geer St. All in all the day was a huge success and ton of fun and I actually woke up on Sunday relaxed because I realized I could clean and wrap gifts-- finally. Success!MotorCo.Set up.After party.Heidelberg beast.

weekend

It was a busy weekend around here with gifts, crafts, and holiday parties all gearing up. But somehow my photos of the past couple of days only show the quiet moments, undisturbed seconds of soft lighting and a break in the action. It's nice to remember things this way.Prepping for crafts.
Loading and editing.
Thrift store finds.More crafts for Christmas.

Evening drive and fleeting light.

mill adventures

This weekend I rode along with the mister while he was on a job getting some shots of the mills around our town for his work. The story was covering the rundown buildings left from an industrious time in our city's past as well as looking at how some of the mills have been reimagined and renovated into new business, academic, and social venues in a revitalization effort. The juxtaposition of new thriving business in such close proximity to areas that looked like they hadn't seen a human in decades was eerily beautiful. As we passed by the No Trespassing signs and ventured around the muddy lots, peering into broken windows grown over by years of encroaching nature, I found myself taking dozens and dozens of photos. We live in a fairly bustling, thriving city but it is always nice to find those quite places that take you immediately into the past, wondering what it was like for the people who lived, worked, loved, and struggled to get by- just like we are now- in that same spot so many years ago.

weekend recall part one

As I shared last week, we had a pretty action packed weekend. One of the highlights of it was that on Sunday afternoon we drove up towards the NC mountains to watch the mass ascension of hot air balloons at the Carolina BalloonFest. I have had a long running obsession with hot air balloons so this was pretty magical to me.
The weather was perfect and we ate a greasy bloomin' onion as we watched about thirty hot air balloons inflate and take flight all around us. I was amazed at how close the spectators were allowed to be to the balloons and was mesmerized by some of the really beautiful designs. (This is not including the huge advertisements or 200-foot tall US Constitution). We took what seemed like a million photos but here are some of my favorite shots on my phone. Gotta love those apps.

weekend: trailers and barns

This is where we spent our weekend. More details on that later. Busy busy busy this week getting ready for back to work, back to school. I promise to spend more time here when I get a chance!

weekend moments

This weekend started off with a bang- a birthday and surprise engagement in one night. It was so exciting to celebrate these big moments with some of our closest friends. After that the rest of the weekend was really nice and quiet. We watched a few movies, ate pancakes, drank wine with my mother in law, had tacos and strawberry-basil margaritas with my family, and generally did not do too much. The sun light coming into our house on Saturday was a perfectly still, soft, warm tone that matched my lazy mood and I had to snap some photos before that rare occasion passed. As much as I love our house, the one downfall really is the lack of natural light, I guess that comes from being in a mid-century home with high, horizontal windows. Here are some of the stolen moments from our weekend:natural light and an old bowl that I made and that reminded me how much I miss ceramics.
yard flowers, new perfume oils ordered from here, strawberry lemon bars for birthdays.

top image: couches, new lamps, and sunlight on the ceiling.

weekend and babies

This past weekend started early on Friday afternoon and included impromptu pool parties with champagne and sushi, pizza at the best local spot, record release shows for a friend, bonfires and housewarmings, and another trip down the river. Oh and no photos, not a single one, sorry. I guess I got carried away with all of the activity and I think that is exactly how summer should be.

Yesterday I took a mini road trip to visit a dearly missed friend and meet her little man, Ollie. He was just as sweet, playful, and cuddly as I had imagined-but he would have to be with the two amazing people who are his parents- and you guys, he is a little mozart!
Moving a little slower today, adding some new work to the shop (yay!), sipping pink lemonade, and soaking in every page of this. I think it is the best way to beat the heat around here. Hope your summer week is lovely!

blog love and weekend

I wish I had taken more photos from this weekend. It included lovely moments like wedding dress shopping (ok, this was more terrifying), craft and music festivals, dinner with ladies, and brunch with friends. And on Sunday it rained and fall arrived. The temperature dropped and I got to open windows and lay in bed with my computer and a cup of coffee. In that time I also stumbled upon a blog of a very talented lady that I had forgotten all about. For me, for you features crafts, food, weekend bits and lovely 35mm photographs. Add it to your reads if you have not already.

**all photos by kate of for me, for you

laying low

It was a nice relaxing weekend with no plans, no parties, and no jobs. Just what I needed after the first week back to work. Settling into that new schedule with early mornings and shorter evenings, but not quite grasping the rest of my life quite yet. I guess it takes a few weeks to get into work and being able to accomplish anything else. Looking forward to doing some sketching and painting soon- and filling some orders for the shop. Cooking, working out, and getting my hands into wedding plans are all on the long-term list as well.

Looking forward to the near end of over-90 summer days (though not this week) and the slow settling in of fall. The pace of everything seems to slow down a bit as the days get shorter and you can't quite fit as much on that to-do list-- I really love that. Evening bike rides and cheese biscuit baking and porch nights with glasses of wine are all in my near future.

the weekend

Long weekends are usually always great and this one was no exception. Along with optimal relaxing and eating, I also managed to fit in::
A productive trip to the farmers market,
An awesome girls day with my mom and sisters, filled with food, shopping, and pampering;

and a lovely cookout at our place with beloved friends, lots of drinks, and some delicious food. I couldn't have asked for more.

tgis

Thank god it's the weekend. My health is finally on the upswing after two weeks and I am able to get out and enjoy the days off finally. Got some new clothes and a new bike today, unfortunately it has been raining for hours so no leisurely rides as of yet. I can feel summer creeping its way in and in just a few short weeks I will able to fully embrace it! Now that is worth celebrating!