A Little Bit Of...Our Weekend

We ate our usual Friday night Mexican.  My husband can not get enough Mexican food, haha.  It's his favorite.  Then out of the blue he mentioned shopping.  This is VERY rare.  He even said we could go to Hobby Lobby or Jo Ann's...shocker! :)  But we decided on Bass Pro Shops because he had a gift certificate + we could take Vera (our soft coated wheaten terrier).  We ended up not buying anything.  We ended the night with ice cream from Baskin-Robbins to cool us off in this HOT weather.

I went to the farmer's market on Saturday + got so much local produce I could barely carry it all to the car.  How pretty are those flowers?

I'm so proud of our tomato growing!!!  I hope it keeps growing + we actually get to eat it.  I swear I found another tiny one growing, but now I can't find it.  We have lots of blooms.  I can't wait to see how many tomatoes we get to harvest (I hope at least one).  I really never thought this plant would make it;  It had a rough start.

I'm also growing basil + mint :) I have been putting the mint in my tea + it is so yummy!

I made a peach cobbler to take to a friend's house for dinner that night.  It was delicious!!!

I also made a tomato "salad" with goat cheese + basil from my "garden".

On Sunday my niece came over to swim.  It's the first time I've been to our pool all year.  She wore me out, haha.  We played colors (where you guess the other person's favorite color + if you are wrong you get dunked)...She stood on my shoulders + jumped off over + over again...We had a race to the deep end...

Zac + I ate watermelon.

It was the perfect weekend.

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P.S.  I hope everyone has a happy Independence Day!  I'm just happy I get a day off work.  We have no plans :)  What about you?

Life lately, according to my instagram.

A few Memphis Grizzlies games.

Getting my tattoo colored in.

Started a new painting.

I've decided to do the May photo a day challenge.  I didn't do it in April + I sort of missed it.  I think it was good to take a break for a while though.  Are you going to participate?

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I can't believe it's already almost May!

La Vie En Rose Tattoo (part 1)

I finally got the tattoo I've always wanted (well, I've had the idea for about 5 years)!!!  I wasn't exactly sure about what I was getting myself into.  I luckily couldn't remember the pain that is involved, but I was extremely nervous to say the least!  I made myself sick the whole day.  Zac even told me at one point if it makes you that sick why are you doing it?!?!  I told him he should have seen me the day we had our first date, haha and look where that turned out. :)  I was more excited than anything.

I had hoped I could get it done earlier so I wouldn't have to wait any longer, but to my horror we (Zac + I) had to wait another agonizing 30 minutes because he was doing another tattoo.  Haha.  I'm overdramatic aren't I?

I made Zac hold my hand for most of it :)  He was also in charge of the picture taking.  Such a sweetie :*

When he first started I thought OUCH, this hurts worse than I remembered!!! I have to sit here for an hour and a half of this?  Some parts were worse than others, but it gets easier the longer you sit.  I wished he had the time to knock it all out, but we just did all of the outlining + the lettering.  I get to go back in 2 weeks to finish it.  I can't wait to see it all finished.  I'm already in love with it.

I found the phrase in this book when I was in college.  It is translated as "Life in Rosy Hues" or "Life Through Rose-Colored Glasses"; the literal meaning is "Life in Pink".  I love the color pink + most of my paintings all have that color in them.  I had skin cancer in 2005 + ever since then I've tried to live my life like I may not have a tomorrow (to a certain degree).  It may sound morbid, but it's not to me.  I need a constant reminder to lighten up + enjoy life (that's one of the many reasons I fell in love with Zac, because he has such a positive outlook on things).  I also wanted the tattoo to represent life + death.   

Most of the imagery came from Audrey Kawasaki's paintings, with the exception of the flower.  The flower (Scabiosa) came from this book + was in my wedding bouquet.  I'm so happy with how David (we became friends while getting our BFAs at the U of M together) at Underground Art put it all together!!!

I'll do another post when it's all finished :)

*I can mark 24. Get another tattoo (the one I've always wanted) off my 28 before 29 list.

Butterflies...in my tummy

I'm going to get this tattooed today!!!  I'm so nervous/excited.  I'm pretty much making myself sick, haha.  I'm ready to get it started. 

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Happy Weekend!!! 

Another perfect day, They keep piling up, I got happiness that I can’t maintain

(lyrics by MONSTERS OF FOLK...gotta check them out if u haven't [i ♥ jim james])

I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to blog in 4-EVER!

Sept. 18th (Friday) I met with David Evans @ Underground Art + got to see the drawing of my tattoo.  It looked so good!  He put the stencil on + I knew I wanted it...It already felt like a part of me:

Sept. 19th (Sat.) Zac, Cox + I went to the Cooper Young Festival...It started to rain so we watched the UT vs. FL game @ Celtic Crossing.  Kristen, Dan, Shannon, Sam + Jared met up with us + then we all walked around some more after the game.  We went to Celtic again!!! haha.  This guy came up to us + told us we were retardedly cute.  Haha.  I LOVE it!!!  Michael met up with us for a bit before we left.  I bought 3 beers to get the super cool Ghost River glass :] 

 

I love their Hefeweizen... "is a German style of wheat beer in which the yeast is not filtered, giving it a cloudy appearane. The Hefeweizen style is particularly noted for its low hop bitterness and relatively high carbonation, considered important to balance the beer's relatively malty sweetness."  It's so good!

We went home to Zac's + changed to go to the Memphis vs. UT Martin game.  Go Tigers!!!:

I ♥ my nerdy boys ;]  They make me smile:

 

Sept. 24th (Wed) Zac + I went to the Silversun Pickups show @ Minglewood Hall.  I had class that night so we were a little late.  We missed Cage the Elephant, but we saw Machester Orchestra + they were awesome (I haven't stopped listening to their cd since).  The lead singer was just hanging outside his tour bus before + after the show.  Walked by him twice :]  Silversun was really good too.

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Sept. 26th (Sat.)  I got my tattoo!!!  I was so nervous/excited.  When I first got there I kept saying "David?  Really?  Am I doing this?". Haha.  I tried to act tough before saying pain doesn't bother me, but when it got close I got scared of it.  What was it going to be like?  David said it would "feel like nothing I've ever felt before."  I was thinking ok...great...haha.  He told me to lay down on the cot + my hands started to sweat.  I couldn't believe I was doing it.  Then the machine started...ahh...He told me to relax + he would start slow + gentle.  Zac was so sweet holding my hand + giving me the look that I could do it + it was going to be ok.  Parts were really painful + parts were ok.  It was a rush + kinda fun.  It took a lil over an hour.  I really love it!!!  It's a girl button + a boy button (for Zac).  We both picked out the same 2 exact buttons.  Cute huh?  Here's some pics:

Sunday Mom, Kacey, Vera + I drove to the country + took some pics:

(more here).