The gym is part of the reason my schedule has been so wonky as of late. I recently transitioned from working out full time (3x/week) with one trainer, to working out 2x a week with a trainer, 1x on my own, and now I'm doing everything completely on my own. Which I like more than I thought I would. I honestly thought I needed the trainers to ensure I'd actually go to the gym, but I've really been better about going on my own than with the trainer, because if I'm tired one day, instead of having to try to accommodate to someone else when rescheduling, I can just go whenever I want. Which generally results in me going to the gym at 5AM or 9:30PM. I really like going when the gym is empty and the meatheads are a little less bountiful (downside of a corporate gym). So I'm just still getting in the groove there, so the blog has suffered a little for that reason.
I wanted to share what fun Kyle and I had this weekend. We went to the Art of Cool festival in Durham, because one of my co-workers nightlights as a hip-hop artist and he performed over the weekend. It was a beautiful day, and the people watching was great because it was families, teens, grandparents, people my age all in one spot listening to the same thing, which I thought was cool. Not to mention, Josh is amazing. If you have a Spotify account, you can listen to Josh, HERE.
After the Art of Cool, Kyle and I went to my/our fave wedding venue, Fearrington. I'd been wanting to go for weeks, since the trees started changing, but the temperatures didn't coordinate until this past weekend, but it was worth the wait! We got drinks, meat, and cheese at Roost, their beer garden. On the porch of Roost they had a great live band who played bluegrass. I hope to get out there for drinks and music a few more times this summer, as Roost is only open seasonally, and even then, only Thursday-Sunday. We sat there for maybe an hour and a half, before going to walk around a bit. There wasn't much for us to see because it was late in the day, which meant wedding stuff was going on. They have a wedding there nearly every weekend, so we couldn't go into the gardens at all because of the ceremony and pictures, and then the cocktail hour happened in front of the barn while we walked around, so we couldn't peep in there either. It was okay though, we walked down to the restaurant and looked across the cow pastures for a few minutes, and then left. It was cool, because I unintentionally went the almost exact same week my mom and I first visited Fearrington for a wedding tour one year ago. So it was almost as if it was my and Fearrington's one year anniversary (yea I feel that way about the venue - we're in love). What is also funny is that the tulips tipped me off to the fact that it had been a year because I took a picture of them last year, and they were blooming again this year. Fearrington has the biggest most beautiful tulips. While I love my November date, I would also happily get married in late April, just for the tulips out there.
Sometimes I think Kyle and I should've gotten married THIS November because, let's be real, I'm going to have everything done by then! Also, the more I do, the more excited I get, and the harder its going to be to wait. I know there is no harm in waiting, but its so fun. I don't get excited about things unless they are going on (ie growing up, I never got excited about Christmas until the day of). With the wedding, I didn't really ever get excited unless we went to Fearrington, but since I've now shopped for and bought my dress, and I can buy my wedding band on the 15th of this month, the excitement is finally non-stop. Then this summer is booking the photographer, looking for bridesmaids dresses, etc so all the fun is still to come, but now I just can't wait!
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| Tulip picture I took on our first trip to Fearrington |
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| Live music, wine, and cheese at Roost |
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| Pathway to the restaurant (cow pastures to the right where the white chairs are) |
Sunday was a bit of a sad day because it was the Circle degree of initiation for all of my sisters, where they go from collegiate members to alumni. Usually this is just for seniors, but since the chapter is closing, everyone did it. Nobody was too emotional, I think at this point everyone has had a chance to accept the chapter closing, so that was good because if any of them had cried, I would have as well. I'm sure the end of school when they move out will be hard, but they are all so strong that I know they will bounce back. I think a lot of the ones who aren't graduating are still living together next year, which makes me so happy. Below are some pictures of my beautiful family.
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| Me, Emily, and Katharine |
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| The best little I could've ever asked for |
Finally, I wanted to share pseudo-recipe that I want non-stop nowadays - sweet potato chips! Kyle worked to perfect these babies for a year now and finally he did so! We tried baking and frying - neither resulted in a crispy chip, so finally we took to microwaving. That still took some finessing, but it is the easiest, quickest, and most reliable method. We start by cutting up the potato (the mandolin we got for Christmas made this part SO much easier!) and then throw on oil of some kind (we like coconut oil or bacon fat if we have it, but butter or olive oil works just fine too), salt, and pepper. That's it! We mix it up and then place each chip in a big serving bowl. The chips can overlap a little, but you don't want to put multiple chips on top of one another. The first batch will probably have to cook 8-12 minutes in the microwave, but the batches after that generally take less than 8 minutes. And voila! Crack chips! They are great plain, but I love them with taco salad or for dipping.
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