Halloween 2015

God I love Halloween!  The best ever!

All dressed up. Inspiration courtesy of Studio DIY.

Trying to get a photo with this little kitty cat.

Waiting for trick-or-treaters.

Party at Leyla's!!

Dance party at Below Zero.

And because I didn't get to see Mr. Louisville this weekend I gotta give him props on his costumes.  Office Space and a Louisville Basketball recruit.

Hope your holiday was as fun as mine!

Austin... a timeline!

Another trip, another timeline.

Saturday
Head to Louisville to catch my flight.
Arrive in Austin around 9pm.  Mr. Louisville arrives shortly after that and we grab our car and head to the hotel.
After a quick change we venture out on 6th Street.  Craziness... I can't imagine going to college here!
We duck into Eurekas! for a late supper.  I had an amazing kale and watermelon salad. 
Side note: I was trying to explain Eureeka's Castle to M but he had no idea what I was talking about.

Sunday
We head out first thing to Ennis TX to spend the day with his family.

We returned to Austin later that evening and met up with some friends at the Cedar Door.
Afterwards, we walked back to our hotel via 6th Street and ducked into Coyote Ugly.  It totally ruined the movie for me.

Monday
Mr. Louisville is in town for a conference so I have the day to myself!  I worked out at the hotel gym then met Mr. L and some of his colleagues for lunch at The Shady Grove.  I had the cobb salad and it was seriously a high lite of the trip for me!
Afterwards I shopped around.

That evening we went to Vince Young's Steakhouse for dinner with drinks before at Handlebar.

Tuesday
I was able to squeeze in another workout before taking myself out to lunch at Moonshine Grill.  I tried a local beer, pimento cheese and a delicious salad.

Afterwords I went to the Contemporary Art Museum and ducked into a few shops and then did a little more exploring.
That evening we went to Black's BBQ for supper then I called it an early night because... too much food!!

Wednesday
Another quick workout and then out to lunch at Numero 28 for the worst meal of the trip. It was so hot and I had planned to do more exploring outside but I relented and went to a cool little movie theater instead.  I saw Martian and LOVED IT!  Afterwards I made my way back to the hotel stopping at the shops along the way.

Cool blue.

That night was date night!  M and I went to the bat bridge and waited around for an hour for those stupid bats to emerge but gave up because we were going to miss our dinner reservations at Parkside.  We shared oysters, crab fritters and great kale salad, strip steak and amazing pumpkin beignets.

Thursday
We both woke up and were able to get a quick workout in before packing up for our return home.  We stopped for lunch at Homeslice Pizza which was definitely  another food high lite!  Nice crisp crust, fresh toppings... everything I love about pizza!  On the way to the airport we drove by a strip of the cutest looking shops!  Was bummed I hadn't discovered them sooner.  Next time, for sure.

So long Austin... Until next time!

Life lately...

READ

Just finished reading Watch Me, a follow up to A Story Lately Told.  As Mindy said, "I can't believe Jack is O.K. with this book." To which Anjelica responded "of course Jack is okay with it - It's a love letter."  Ugh, love her.

Next up, Purity for Babes and Books.

LISTENING
I'm really digging You Must Remember This specifically their season on the infamous Manson murders. Which is timely because Anjelica mentioned the Roman Polanski scandal in her memoir. After every episode I dive deep into Wikipedia to read up on all the crazy stuff surrounding that lunatic. It's fascinating and so sad.

Random Facts: Anjela Lansbury's daughter was once a member of his "family".
Charles Manson is only 5'2".
Beach Boy Dennis Wilson was affiliated with the cult for a long time. This took me down a Beach Boy bender where I discovered that Dennis' cousin, Mike Love is brothers with Stan Love who is the father of Kevin Love - currently playing basketball for Cleveland.
After mentioning my current obsession to my mom she mentioned that my aunt knew one of the women in the Manson family!!!
It's so good and scary... highly suggest!

TRAVELING
I'm going to Austin this weekend with Mr. Louisville.  He's working which means I get to play!  I've already made reservations at Parkside for a date night but I've been looking up all kinds of fun things to do and see in a new to me city. Timeline to come!

CHEERING
I went to a Louisville football game with M and a Bengals game with Ley.  Wins for both!

xo.

Colorado... a (belated) timeline!

Sorry for the summer break around here. But I'm back!  With a belated timeline...

Wednesday- Mr. Louisville and I catch a flight first thing to Denver.  As soon as we land we pick up our car and head to lunch.  Ate at Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.  Quite possibly the worst meal of the trip.

Afterwards we drive over to Heather and Aaron's whom we haven't seen since San Fransisco.  After a nap we wined, dined and had a great time!  They made us delicious grilled fish tacos with fresh pico and guac.  It was a lovely night of catching up!

Thursday - Duck eggs and bacon for breakfast before hitting the road to Fort Collins.  M and I get cleaned up then head out in search of drinks. We had a drink at the Blind Pig (moscow mule for me!) then walked around a bit landing at the Drunken Monkey.  We were there early so we snagged a swing at the bar.  Fun!

Finally, we found Social which was by far my favorite drinking hole. Ambiance, good service, rose!  Highly recommend!

After our own little happy hour we met up with Andi, Payne and their families at Beau Jo's for a pre-wedding pizza party.  After feasting the younger crowd went out for night caps at the Town Pump.  Jello shots and light beer at this point!

Friday - M and I woke up early to go on a little hike per the recommendation of the bell hop at our hotel.  First, a little breakfast burrito fuel at Wild Boar Cafe then we made our way to the Horsetooth Reservoir and did a quick little hike to Horsetooth falls.  It was perfect!

Afterwards, we hit up Target then went back to our hotel to freshen up.  Mara and Brian came in and we went to lunch at Fort Collins Brewery.  Then walked to Odell Brewery and New Belgium Brewery.  Shew!

Around 5 we met in Mara's room for some celebratory sparkling rose before heading to the hostel for a welcome barbecue.

Saturday - We woke up early again and grabbed a quick breakfast at Avogadro's.

Afterwards we met up with Mara and Brian again to go white water rafting.  A little 30th birthday adventure for Mara!
We lunched at Vern's after then headed back to the hotel to get ready for the wedding!

Before the wedding we went to Black Bottle Brewery for a drink then headed back to the hostel.
The wedding was perfect!

After the wedding we made our way to the reception at Horse and Dragon Brewery.  We were greeted with Bluegrass music and beers and feasted at the taco truck parked outside.

Sunday - Mr. Louisville and I got up and freshened up before heading back to the hostel once last time to say goodbye.

Afterwards we hit the road for Boulder!  We met some of Mr. Louisville's friends for lunch at Med and then walked around downtown a bit. I even got to stop into a legal pot shop to check it out.

After lunch M and I made our way back to Denver where we met Aaron and Heather at the pool.  It was a perfect pool day and I proceeded to drink a bottle of rose all by myself. We grilled a bunch of different sausages and had a few different types of salad for dinner.  Perfection.

Monday - Our flight wasn't leaving until 6pm so we were up around 9 for more duck eggs and breakfast sausages.  Then Heather took us up the Mountain to Evergreen Dam.  We walked around the dam and wondered about living in such a place.  We drove around a bit to look at the big homes nearby and we spotted some Elk!  We stopped off for a quick lunch which would've been great had the waitress not dropped an entire ramekin of salad dressing on Mr. Louisville's shorts!!  She was apologetic but didn't comp a single thing. Poor form.

After heading back down the mountain we cleaned up and got ready to go then were off to the airport.

Colorado, you're okay!

A to Z about me!

Carly motivates me to keep blogging.  Besides, I can't resist a questionnaire!

A - Age: 30

B - Biggest Fear: Oh, you know... the big sleep.

C - Current Time: 6:55 P.M.

D: Drink You Last Had: Besides water, La Croix.  Apple-Berry flavor.

E - Easiest Person to Talk To: Leyla.

F - Favorite Song: I recently saw the Alabama Shakes in concert and I'm a big fan of The Greatest off their new album, Sound and Color.

G - Grossest Memory: Recently I was watching my niece Charlotte.  She was naked right before bath time and we were playing when she started to poop.  I screamed!

H - Hometown: Ryland Heights, Kentucky - it's about 15 minutes from downtown Cincinnati.

I - In Love With: My BKR water bottle.

J - Jealous Of: People that can seemingly eat whatever they want and never gain weight!

K - Kindest Person You Know: Mara.

L - Life Isn't Complete Without: Sex, drugs and rock and roll.

M - Middle Name: Rose after my maternal grandmother.

N – Number of Siblings: 2.  Older sister Molly and younger brother Elihu.

O – One Wish: To always have a job that I enjoy.

P – Person You Spoke To On The Phone Last: Mr. Louisville.

Q – Question You’re Always Asked: "Are you a nurse?"  When I tell people that I work at Hoxworth Blood Center.

R – Reason To Smile: LIFE.

S – Song You Last Sang: Build me up Buttercup with Charlotte and Molly while I was cooking dinner this evening.

T – Time You Woke Up: 7ish a.m.

U – Underwear Color: Currently white with blue and green hearts.

V – Vacation Destination: Anywhere!  Next up is Vegas and San Diego.

W – Worst Habit: Using a credit card.

X – X-Rays You’ve Had: Only at the dentist.

Y – Your Favorite Food: Chipotle.

Z – Zodiac Sign: Aquarius!

Your turn!

Charleston and Savannah... a timeline!

A belated timeline.

Tuesday -  Depart Louisville and fly to Charleston (via Baltimore).

Arrive in time for a late supper with Carly and Adam at Minero.  Quite delicious!

Wednesday - M and I walk around town and explore a bit.  We hit 10,000 steps before lunch!

Since we were on a Sean Brock streak we lunched at Husk for a delicious lunch.

Pimento cheese and a bibb salad.

Shrimp and grits with a ginger beer.

After lunch we hit the road for Savannah!

In the evening we meet up with friends for happy hour then head out for supper at Blowin' Smoke.
Pretty decent barbecue!  Afterwards, Spanky's!!

Thursday - Pool day with TP. We are professionals but it was HOT!!  That evening, after happy hour we walked a little shy of 2 miles to Elizabeth on 37th Street.  The route took us through many of the squares so it was quite nice.  We were even up for the walk back!

Friday - I met up with TP and Kath in Savannah.  We lunched at Zunzi's and shopped around town.
That evening was the reception for Mr. Louisville's work thing.  It was a work trip after all! Afterwards, we hopped on the ferry across to Savannah and went to 1860 Gastropub.  It was definitely my favorite restaurant we went to in Savannah.

Saturday - Mr. Louisville and I met TP and BP for brunch.  Then TP and I took off for pool day take 2 while Mr. Louisville took a trolley tour.  A trolley caught fire across the river and we watched the whole thing!
We rendevouzed with the group later for $1 oysters and $5 glasses of wine at our hotel restaurant.

Best deal of the trip!!  Afterwards it was dinner at Huey's followed by drinks at Spanky's.

Sunday - Mr. L and I hit the road back to Charelston stopping along the way to visit with my cousin David and his lovely fiance Taylor!  They are living about 30 minutes North of Charelston for a few months so it was nice to sneak in a visit!  We lunched at Graze and caught up back in their apartment.

Afterwards, we headed back to Carly and Adam's.  It was nice to hang out and drink rose while Carly prepared the best meal of the trip!!  Coconut Mango Chicken Fried Rice.  SO GOOD!!
Mr. Louisville and I had a night cap down the street at a neighborhood bar while Carly and Adam watched the Game of Throne season finale.  We returned just in time to catch the end of the NBA final game 6 before calling it a night.

Monday - We left early and grabbed a biscuit to go and then headed home.

A great trip!

Derby week

Derby in Louisville starts on Tuesday...

Tuesday - Winefest.

Tipsy!

Wednesday - Beerfest.

Thursday - Wing Ding.  Annual shindig with wings, beer and an ice luge!

Friday - Oaks & Mr. Louisville's birthday!  We scalped tickets so we'd have a seat and it was a gorgeous day.  We were next to some folks from New York that helped us drink the bourbon we snuck in.

Abbey came!

Bathroom selfie.

Saturday - Derby.

With Tracie and Pam.

All fun and games until you can't get an Uber home...

Sunday - Tired.  But still managed to make it back home and have dinner with me ladies!