SMOKEY FOG

Last month I spent a weekend with Tim and some of his old coworker friends in the Great Smokey Mountains. We stayed in the most luxurious cabin I've ever seen with a stunning view of the mountains. I just wanted to share some of these photos I took while we were up there. The fog was incredible!

WEEKEND PART TWO

photos by Tim Lampe

My friends and I had a Friendsgiving on Saturday. I loved it. Everyone brought a home cooked dish and we were able to put a real Thanksgiving dinner together. At one quiet point while everyone was eating, my friend Kim said, "I think we're adults now, I can't believe we all did this." (or something like that.) And I think everything was thinking the same thing. I can't believe I'm growing up and hosting Thanksgiving dinners. It was a perfect day. :)

BLOGSHOP IN ATLANTA

Hi friends and family - this is for you. You might have heard me talk about a 2 day internship and you were probably wondering why it might be so short or what it is. The video above was taken in New York of a Photoshop course for bloggers, appropriately called Blogshop. Two lovely ladies, Bri Emery and Angela Kohler started the course in LA and have traveled all over (even Europe!) with Blogshop. It is an intense bootcamp for people who want to improve their websites and design skillz. This week they're here in Atlanta and I'm helping them out. I'm super excited and I'm so glad I have your support and love. Can't wait to tell you all about it!

flux.

Happy Friday, folks!

I am so, so thankful that the weekend is near. I've been needing some rest and there will be plenty of it tomorrow. There will also be a lot of cleaning, too. The amount of my clean clothes laying on the floor in the bedroom is goosebump worthy! But before all that delicious rest and cleaning there will be GLORY! Tonight is one of the best nights for Atlanta. Flux Projects is this fantastic art group that puts on several public art happenings throughout Atlanta during the year. Around this time of the year, Flux takes captive a whole neighborhood, Castleberry Hill, and funds artists and spaces to hold an art extravaganza. There will be over 30 public art events/performances, street food, and even more glory. This will be my 3rd year in attendance, and I can't wait! I promise to be a better blogger and actually take pictures this weekend. I've been mega slacking off in the photo biznaz. The photo of my boots is my wimpy photo apology. :)


Have a wonderful weekend! Get rest, do something different, do something you love, be with people you love, and be merry!


p.s. if you follow me on instagram, you've already seen those boots. if you don't follow me, you can now! @ciarasames

surf erie.

"Surf Erie" by Monster Rally. Directed by Tyler Coray.

Happy Friday, everyone!

I thought I would end this week with a beautiful video that really tops off the end of summer. It was a great summer, but I'm already moving on. Crisp weather will be here soon, and I am delighted. This weekend is Labor Day weekend, and there sure is a good lineup for me! ROADTRIP! Two friends, Tim & I are all driving up to Iowa tonight for Daytrotter Barnstormer. Daytrotter is a music blog that wanted to be different - so everyday at least one band will record for two hours on borrowed equipment. In the case of Barnstormer, the process happens live, in a barn in Iowa. There is more than one band playing too, so it should be fun.

And then guess what.... we're off on Monday! (Just in case you didn't know - but you probably already did and I'm hoping you're also just as excited as I am about a long weekend.)

Have any awesome plans?

full out flame.

Some really rad travel videos from Rick Mereki. Doesn't it make you want to go? The videos were shot during a 44 day trip for Mereki and two friends that went through 11 countries and 38,000 miles. That is so amazing.

spark of adventure.

I just had to mention my awesome friends Anna & Micah. Aren't these lovely pictures? They have decided to visit every National Park - and have been doing a good job of doing so! During the process, Micah fell in love with Arches National Park in Utah and has since become a canyon intern. They always have gorgeous photos from their adventures, and I just wanted to share.

light chronicles.

And so the ceiling light fixture chronicles begin. Last night Tim and I began the process of installing a pendant lamp in the living room. Electricity is a tricky thing! I think a bunch of people were pretty surprised that we were willing to do it on our own, but why not? We watched a few videos, talked to people, and started!

It was definitely a little harder than I thought it would be, and we ran into a few difficulties for sure. But after tonight it should be all working. I'll keep you updated.



top photo taken by me, bottom photo found here.

copy/paste.

Last night I went with Tim to see CUT/COPY! So much dancing and so much fun. Then we grabbed sandwiches at Victory Sandwiches in Inman Park, galavanted around the Georgian Terrace Hotel unsuccessfully trying to find the pool, spit off the 18th floor (haha!), drove around the city in the middle of the night, and then had a coke. A classic Atlanta story must end with a coke.


Great story of the night:

As soon as we walked into the Georgian Terrace Hotel (which is some fancy shmancy five star hotel), we went straight to the elevators to get as high as we could. Without thinking, I pressed PH and didn't notice the access card thing on the wall that was obviously to get into the penthouses. As the doors are closing, a guy jumps in with two drinks in his hands. He tells us that he's from New York and and the dialogue goes like this...

NY dude: I'm from New York! Where are you guys from?

Tim: Atlanta

Ciara: Yeah, Atlanta!

NY dude: (notices that we had pressed PH) Really? What are you doing here?

Tim: Hanging out

NY dude: (smiles) How long are you here for?

Ciara: Just tonight

NY dude: Wow! Night on the town in the pent house!

The doors open and he prances off. HILARIOUS! The guy totally thought we were living big.


All in all, best three consecutive days in a good long while. :)