happy early thanksgiving

mj and i leave today for Wilmington today - starting our thanksgiving early!!  hope everyone has a great holiday and see you back here on Monday! 

oh and Christmas music has started early this year.  for those of you that live in the dc area.  97.1 is playing it 24/7!!  too soon?  maybe, but i still love it!!  

Veterans Day

Thank you to all that served.

including these three men: my grandpa lee, cousin chris (currently in the air force) and my uncle steve. 



we're off



MJ and I leave for Wilmington today.  His good friend from high school is marrying his college sweetheart and they asked MJ to be in the wedding.  such an honor.   They picked the perfect day for an outdoor wedding - Saturday is going to be sunny and 75!!  Hope everyone has a great weekend.  I'll post photos as soon as i return on Monday.

perfect family weekend

happy monday everyone!  how was your weekend?  mine was way too short - but i guess that's the way it always is when you have family in town.  i miss them already and they only left yesterday.  

 friday night we made it to a nats game - and we won!  beating the braves!!  guess my parents are good luck.  (and yes that is my mom and i with Teddy Roosevelt - it wouldn't be dc without a few presidents running around).

we spent saturday morning at the mall - its been almost 27 years since my dad has been to dc.  anyone else want to visit?  i'm a great tour guide!! 

happy friday



busy busy weekend ahead of me.  my parents are in town and we have dinners, monuments, museums, a national book festival, family, friends and a nationals game to fit in.  hope you have a great weekend and maybe one a little bit more relaxing than mine.  see you back here on monday!

these two in dc tonight.  and i get them all to myself.



what i want to wear tomorrow

my parents are coming to visit this weekend - how perfect would this outfit be for walking around the monuments and smithsonian's?!!  good job sjp.



take a trip tuesday

my dear friend and bestie, sarah tucker started a new weekly blog post, Take A Trip Tuesday.  She asks her followers to fill out a simple form about their city then she posts a different city along with pictures every Tuesday.  such a fun idea and a great way to get to know your followers. 

This week was her first edition and i was her first subject! 
Make sure to check it out here and maybe even fill out a form yourself! 

missing this

I've reached the half way point.  i saw my sisters four months ago for Blair's college graduation and i have four more to go before Christmas.  Sometimes i just really miss them. 

Blair Anne

just graduated and at 22 is already working her way up here. 

Jamie Michelle

moved to LA earlier this summer after having already lived in Rome, NYC and Tampa (she is only 25). 

Happy Birthday BKM!!

Happy Birthday to my sweet sweet best friend Ashley 'BKM' Coggin.  We met the first day of college and along with Sarah Tucker we were inseparable.  We have been apart now for 4 years but still manage to talk every single day and see each other two or three times a year.  Make sure to visit her blog here and wish her a Happy Happy Birthday!

happy birthday to my mom!!

l-r: the fam in michigan last year, mom and dad at cowboy stadium, 

mom and dad at the stock yards in fort worth, mj and mom at houghton lake

happy birthday mom!  enjoy your day.  

 

must purchase

Say Yes to Michigan!  How amazing.   I love the heart over Detroit.  Finding these today made my Friday so special especially since i have been a little down this week: my entire family is in Michigan at our family reunion.  Couldn't make it this year due to a new job but next year nothing will stop me.  c.w.f.h.l. 2011

{via iheartyou}

missing this today

picture text via my mom.  next year i will be there. 

c.w.f.h.l. 2011

a family of models

for my cousin's high school graduation, my aunt had a professional photographer there to take a few family shots (mj even managed to sneak into a few).  These are the results.  Enjoy!

momma, uncle steve, grandpa and grandma lee

grandpa, uncle steve, mj and my cousin chris

the whole group

'hugging the graduate'

love <3

first day of summer

Happy First Day of Summer Everyone!!  I have lots of fun planned for this summer - parties, visits from friends, trips, weddings, and moving into my new apartment!!

Here are photos from my favorite moments of Summer 2009

Georgetown Waterfront with the boys

a visit from these amazing people (Sarah, Shep, BKM and Em)

dinner with Hope and her momma at Oyamel (so good)

trips to Jays in Arlington

wine festivals in Virginia

4th of July at the Meridian

birthday celebrations with friends

save the music charity event

Nats games!

anytime spent with MJ (another stache pic for JB)

visits to Wilmington

Legg Mason Tennis

and finally, Zack being shut-down by a cougar via text

What are your favorite moments from Summer 2009...wont you share??

family in town

going to be heading to Ashburn tomorrow to hang with these guys.  

grandma and grandpa lee

and my momma

hope you are enjoying your weekend!!

don't forget dad this weekend

i wont be able to be with my dad this weekend and although it's hard he knows how much i love and miss him.

here are a few pics of me and my dad.

my dad's first fathers day

and yes i am wearing a washington redskins sweatsuit

 my dad and I at Houghton Lake

with my sweet pops at the new cowboys stadium

my dad with his girls (bless his heart)


and everyone should make this sweet treat for their dad this weekend (via BKM)

 

quarter century for my lil sis

Happy Birthday Jamie!  Wishing I was in LA to celebrate with you!!

J

Jamie as a lil one

my sisters

MJ and Jamie

my momma and Jamie

my five favorite places to be

BKM had a great post about her favorite places to be - she asked us to do the same.  The following are the places that i am my happiest.

 

Houghton Lake with my family

anyplace where i can be with these girls

Nationals Park during the summer

 an outdoor pool with lots of sun (and sunscreen)

and finally - just simply being with this guy