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Sunday, August 30, 2015
Friday, August 28, 2015
Happy Hour Time
It’s
Friday…It’s Friday? It’s finally Friday! This week, I promise you, I have had
the week that has felt like it was never going to end! There was some something
going on everyday this week, it was never ending, but Friday is here! Hooray
for us! So eat, drink, be merry, make some good memories and have a wonderful
weekend. Cheers!
“If you want to be happy, you
have to be happy on purpose. When you wake up, you can’t just wait to see what
kind of day you’ll have. You have to decide what kind of day you’ll have.”
~Joel Osteen
Drink
Special!
King’s Ruin
1 ½ cups iced champagne
2 ounces good cognac
Ice cubes
1 lemon peel twist for garnish
Pour into cocktail glass with
ice cube and garnish with lemon twist
Around
Town!
Nashville, TN: KT
Tunstall at City Winery, Saturday, August 29, 8:00pm
Charleston, SC: The Endless Summer Party at Bay Street Biergarten, Saturday, August 29, 11:00am
Charlotte, NC: Food
Truck Tiger Yakitori at NoDa Brew Company, Saturday, August 29, 5:00pm
Birmingham, AL: Rick
& Bubba Outdoor Expo at Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Center, Sunday,
August 30, 12:00pm
Atlanta, GA: Motley
Crue at Philips Arena, Sunday, August 30, 12:00am
All The Bright Places
So I am
definitely one of those people that is guilty of reading a young adult novel
every now and then… However, some decently great books are in the young adult
category: The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, John Green books, just to name a few.
All The Bright Places, by Jennifer Niven, although a bit of a sad story is
definitely one of those books.
Violet, a
high school student who lives for the future and is counting down the days till
graduation when she can escape the small town she lives in, meets Finch, a boy
fascinated by death by death and not quite sure who he is as a person, under
unusual circumstances. One day on top of the school bell tower both Finch and
Violet are up there contemplating jumping off – Finch notices Violet and quite literally
talks her off the edge and breaths life back into her existence again. Violet
also ends up saving Finch that day simply by being at the same place at the
same time.
When
Finch and Violet team up together to do a project to discover the natural
wonder of their state, they end up making more important discoveries about each
other and themselves. Being in Violet’s company allows Finch to be who he
really is and Finch makes Violet stop wanting to count away the days and start
living in the moment.
All The BrightPlaces is the type of book that you will find yourself saying “just one more
chapter then I’ll go to bed”. It is a book with a lot of heart and shows the
importance of finding the bight spots in everyday life.
Thursday, August 27, 2015
How To Make Your Hair Grow
It has
happened to all of us at some point in time. You are on your way to the salon
with the firm decision that you want a couple inches off your hair or are going
to try out a new hairstyle, only to later realize that hair cut/hair style you
were so excited about wasn’t quite what you thought it would be. Whether you
woke up one morning wishing you’re hair was a little bit longer or you’re
recovering from an unfortunate hair cut waiting for you hair to grow seems
like it can take an eternity sometimes.
Recently
I have decided to let my hair grow out some – all the braids on pinterest have
inspired me to do so and my hair is a little easier to manage when it’s
longer…#curlyhairproblems. Luckily there are a few steps you can take to
speeding up the process to achieving longer hair.
1.
Use
conditioner every time you shampoo but don’t shampoo every time you shower –
maybe wash your hair every other day
2.
Always
rinse hair products out of your hair with cool water – the cool water seals the
hair cuticle and locks in oils
3.
Don’t
forget to use a heat protectant or lotion {this is my favorite heat protectant}
when using hot tools on your hair {i.e. hair dryers, curling irons,
straighteners, etc.}
4.
Get
split ends trimmed regularly – regular trims will keep your hair looking
healthy and prevent split ends from working their way up hair strands.
5.
Try
taking multi-vitamins paired with hair growth vitamins or prenatal vitamins –
the average person’s hair only grows a quarter of an inch a month; taking
vitamins that contain biotin along with iron and folic acid will promote hair
growth and help it grow a little faster.
6.
Drink
at least 8 glasses of water a day – water keeps your skin and hair hydrated,
plus drinking a lot of water has many other health benefits
7.
Eat
a lot of protein – eating a lot of protein will make you hair strong and
healthy
8.
Practice
patience – hair can’t grow a significant amount overnight.
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Life Is Better In Pink
{Via}
The other
day I was watching You’ve Got Mail for the millionth time {most favorite movie,
ever} and there was a line in there about cloud delusion and rose colored
glasses. For some reason a lot of people think looking at life through rose
colored glasses is a negative thing, but I think it is one of the best ways to
view life.
There is
a negative and a positive to almost every situation. In today’s society it
seems like it has become easier for people to pick out the negative in every
single situation, no matter how wonderful the situation. So my personal
challenge to you this week is to find the positive first and concentrate on
that instead of focusing on the negative. It’s my personal belief that if more
people had on rose colored glasses, a larger number of people would walk
through life on a happier footing.
“I believe in PINK. I believe
that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing a lot. I believe
in being strong when everything else seems to be going wrong. I believe happy
girls are the prettiest girls. I believe tomorrow is another day. I believe in
miracles”
~ Audrey Hepburn
{Via}
“Think of all the beauty still
left around you and be happy”
~ Anne Frank
“Be a flamingo in a flock of
pigeons”
{Via}
“Anything is possible with
sunshine and a little pink”
~ Lilly Pulitzer
{Via}
“Success is not the key to
happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you
will be successful.”
~ Albert Schweitzer
{Via}
“Don’t be like the rest of them
darling”
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Saturday, August 22, 2015
Happy Hour Time
Well….well…look
who finally decided to show up…thank goodness the weekend is finally here! I
hope everyone is ready to kick back and have a good time. Here’s to good
memories to be made with friends and family. Cheers!
“There are far better things
ahead than any we leave behind.”
~C.S. Lewis
Drink
Special!
Schnorkel
2 ounces rum
½ ounce pernod
1 ounce fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon sugar
Ice cubes
Shake with ice and strain into a
cocktail glass
Around
Town!
Nashville, TN: Keith
Anderson at Grand Ole Opry, Saturday, August 22, 7:00pm
Seaside, FL: Farmers
Market at 30A, Saturday, August 22, 8:00am
Dallas, TX: Florida
Georgia Line at Anything Goes Tour – Gexa Energy Pavilion, Saturday, August 22,
7:00pm
Alexandria, VA:
Alexandria Restaurant Week at King Street, Saturday, August 22 – Sunday, August
23
Williamston, SC:
Williamston Spring Water Festival, Saturday, August 22
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