New York, New York.

Work sent me up to the big apple last week to meet the staff up there and check out their event spaces. As usual, I never turn down a free trip to see my girlies who still live in the city. We used this as a chance to throw the Laura formally known as Hoffman a "Reverse Bachelorette Party". Seeing as she eloped without giving her ladies a chance to remind her just how much she will miss her single life, we decided to surprise here with a penis party. I won't go into specific details. Let's just leave it at: we all had a good time.
I was unofficially voted "Best Visitor" by the NY gals. They've lived there 4 years now and I think I've been up there 6 or 7 times now. I can't help it if work has sent me to NY a good 3 times! I love visiting my friends and the city. I'm just glad they seem to love my visits as much as I do! Thanks again!!

Happy Birthday, Greg!

Greg and I celebrated his 28th birthday in style this week. I'm sure you can tell this from the photo. I arranged for a good bit of his friends to drop in at a kitschy tiki bar in the area. To the left, he's pictured with a co-worker as they indulged in "Potted Parrot" cocktails. Cheers!
Thanks to all of you who stopped in to toast Greg's birthday on Tuesday evening!

Blue weekend

This weekend was my annual (this year marks my second) trip up to the blueberry patch for an afternoon of sweaty berry picking. Last year, Greg and I made an entire day of it with berry picking, a picnic lunch and a quick dip in a local lake. This year, I gave Greg a "get out of jail free pass" and took some of my ladies with me. Sarah, Danielle and I did some serious blueberry picking under the hot Georgia sun. It was very zen-like to fight your way into the center of these 8 foot blueberry "bushes" to reveal the hidden treasures most pickers overlooked or were too faint of heart to brave the branches. Between the three of us, we picked over 6 lbs. of blueberries....
Danielle hosted a Blueberry Brunch the following morning with blueberry pancakes, muffins and mimosas. Yum! Now, I'm researching recipes to share more of my blueberries with my co-workers. I've already made muffins....maybe scones this time around?