nye

known as the best/worst holiday (depending on who you ask), is new year's eve. i've learned over the years to have a laissez faire attitude towards it as to not get caught up in the hype of it being some movie-like monumental party. my criteria is simple, make sure i'm next to a certain baldy to smooch at midnight. if we have plans or don't have plans, i'm happy either way. this year, we celebrated our friend's birthday double dating with larry and alex. 

[cheers to the birthday girl!]

[sticking close to the sweets]

[ringing in the birthday girl's day and nye with sparkling sake]

[kisses for rudolph]

the party was filled with great friends, great drinks, and great memories to start the new year off right. 

[champagne, a must]

[5...4...3...2...1...happy new year!]

once we got back to norman, i thought the perfect way to close out the night would be with a few fireworks. there were roman candles shot off (with huck, the lab, barking along), sparklers twirled, and smoke bombs lit. i figure, the new year deserves a few sparks. plus, it happens to be my favorite way to close out the holiday. 

happy new year!

nye & resolutions

 

hoping everyone had a safe and happy new year! this nye, we decided to host a small party at our house with just a few friends, fun drinks, a couple of hilarious rounds of catch-phrase, and counting down to midnight with sparklers.

 

l&a brought over french 75s (which i am now a huge fan of) to go along with T&i's frozen blueberries in champagne. they were the perfect nye drinks to sip on all night...nice and light, with a little citrusy zest to help you stay refreshed.

 

[T shooting off the confetti popper at midnight]

 

[aww]

 

everyone had such a great time and as easy as it was to put together, we may host again next year! and as a woke up that afternoon (i waaaaaaay overslept ;)) feeling the excitement of a new year and new possibilties, the idea of resolutions came to mind. and, truth be told, i am not big on resolutions for one reason; you shouldn't wait for the start of a year to set a goal. if you want to make a change or, complete a task or, strive to experience something different, then, the date January 1st shouldn't hold you back. once you set something for yourself, then go ahead and do it. that date...or any date of your choosing. but, don't do it because you feel you have to uphold the stigma held with the holiday. and so, i set out to stay the course of my goals, be healthy, continue to find things and people that make me happy, and most of all, to find ways to make lemonade even when those lemons seem pretty sour.

 

cheers,

adelaide

into the new year!

 

it's almost the start of a new year, can you believe it? 2013 has been filled with so many great moments that i thought it would be fun to take a look into some of my favorites.

 

[the start of a new job with a great team]

 

[having a fun girly date over decorating valentines and wine]

 

[my surprise birthday thrown by T]

 

[out to the opera to enjoy the barber of seville]

 

[tapping into the van gogh within with my mom]

 

[making lots of this, just like grandma taught me]

 

[completing my first 5k with my dad and T]

 

[our sweet cottonball solo turned one]

 

 

[T and i hosted our first joint mother's day]

 

[i came up with a new way to use the limoncello from our bar]

 

[my mom and i endured the blazing heat for some of the best okie peaches around]

 

[finding a new love for mini donuts]

 

[hilarious girl time]

 

[bringing the scooter back in town]

 [capturing the cutest candid ever]

 

[laun graduating from nursing school!]

 

[harvesting some tasty veggies back home in tulsa]

 

[T surprised me at sunset by asking a very sweet question]

 

[we tailgated with out of town relatives]

 

[danced our shorts off to some amazing bands at gotr with friends]

 

[had a blast with the fam on beach 'ventures]

 

[ate to our hearts' content in beignets in that sweet nola air]

 

[bested the corn maize]

 

[brian came in town and the three amigos couldn't have been happier]

 

[l&a added a little fur baby to their family]

 

[i got to try authentic ramen and LOVED it]

 

[i found my wedding dress!! (laun pictured)]

 

[we had a fun and spooky halloween]

 

[enjoyed a snow day in from work - woo hoo]

 

[learned family recipes from my mil-to-be]

 

[enjoyed our first and last turkey day engaged]

 

[had a great time at our annual friendsgiving]

 

[got some pup kisses from m&j's new wrinkly pup]

 

[first photo of all us together]

 

[l&a + T&i picked out our christmas trees in a mini snow wonderland]

 

[T&i created a fun light installation]

 

[the girls and i went out to see the nutcracker]

 

[we hosted our annual christmas cookie party]

 

[caroline came in town and we all went out for pancakes]

 

[lots of great family time for christmas and boxing day]

 

thanks 2013 for being such a treat...i have a feeling 2014 will be that much better. see you all there!

xx

adelaide