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Jul 26

Ruby’s Birthday = Pizza Love

Our dear friend Ruby turned a year older last week and we took him to Atlanta’s premiere pizza joint, Antico Pizza Napoletana. This place is legit, certified by the pizza gods and only uses ingredients that have their own crest! There are huge wood-burning ovens int the kitchen and the staff invite diners to come right in and watch it all happen. We ended up standing around a huge table in the back of the kitchen and because of our increased capacity, all stuffed in slice after slice of the good stuff. I hope Ruby had a wonderful birthday because I certainly enjoyed every second of it!

The good stuff.

Chris and the birthday boy share their enthusiasm for the dining experience.

Many of these were consumed.

The crew dines.

We finished off our dinner with these Nutella semifredos. Unbelievable.

Jul 22

Right Now

Hemphill and 10th.

Jul 13

Weekend redux.

On Friday night, I grabbed a beer with my good friend Aria at Bookhouse. We had a much-needed catch-up and I heard all about her epic hiking trip through North Georgia into Tennessee. She survived almost two weeks of camping and hike over 100 miles. Aspiration and inspiration for me! After a long sleep (5am was not my alarm), I caught up with Ruby and Jean-Philippe for a birthday brunch to celebrate our French visitor. We headed over to Sun In My Belly for a reliably delicious meal. Afterwards, we walked in the staggering heat to Criminal Records to see Gun Outfit, some friends of ours touring from Olympia, WA. The band is a real ripper and while the show was not heavily attended, it certainly should have been. We celebrated Jean-Philippe’s birthday with the band, some vegetarian food, and cupcakes. We even attempted to sing to him in French with mixed results to say the least. Sunday was laid back and quiet but we caught the World Cup game and cheered Spain on. Paella prevails!

Jul 3

Hostess

Rachel, Corey’s sister is in town from Bellingham, WA. And our good friend Jean-Philippe is visiting from Paris. We have been out and about today enjoying the Atlanta sights. First off, a little breakfast at Rise-n-Dine in Emory Village and then off to Oakland Cemetery for a good ol’ gothic Southern time.

Jun 21

Atlanta Hippies.

Corey found these photos on messyoptics.com. Really interesting glimpse into Atlanta’s past. Growing up here, you learn a ton about the civil rights movement but not anything at all about the feminist or anti-war movements. Nothing seems more charming to me than a hippie with a Southern drawl!

Jun 17

Spring into summer.

There is no doubt about it, it is summer in Atlanta. So hot all…of…the…time. It is time to stay indoors until 9pm and sport the musk of perfume mixed with bug spray because with the heat comes the bugs. And as someone who grew up in this wonderful city, I can attest to the fact that it will be hot for a very, very long time.

So, as I sit under my ceiling fan with a cold glass of water listening to Brazilian funk music, I am reflecting on cooler times. This was a pretty unforgettable spring. I got engaged to the love of my life (more on that to come), my best girls from Vassar came to see me, I celebrated my birthday with some of my nearest and dearest AND I had not one but two delicious birthday cakes. I won’t soon forget what lead up to turning 28 and I have a feeling that I won’t forget 29 either!

Clockwise from top: Corey, my betrothed, my best ladies – Caroline (of Looks Good to Me) and Katy (of Katherine Sturgis), the birthday celebration at Dynamic Dish in Atlanta, my organic chocolate birthday cake and my strawberry birthday cake from Piece of Cake.

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