Happy Friday My Friends...

Happy Friday Everyone. Yes! 

We made it through the week!

What are you up to this weekend? Dave and I 

have such a busy weekend that we had to take 

Monday too. :) We are getting together with a bunch 

of friends on Saturday for the 2nd Annual Poker 

Run {!} which was so much fun last year... 

lots of boating and floating. 

Than its off to a bridal shower and bachelorette 

party for me later that night. {WhooWoo} 

And on Sunday we are off to spend some time 

with Dave's Parents to go on a tubing adventure

for some more floating, what a fun weekend!

What are you up to this weekend any adventures?

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Vintage Sunnies. Be still my heart

I don't know about you guys but I have

a serious problem with loosing sunglasses. 

So, it is rare to see me walking around in a pair 

of expensive shades. For this same reason, 

it is important that I not get too attached to my 

sunnies. 

Because the inevitable day will surely 

come that they will be misplaced, smashed or 

sent flying into the sea and if my love for them 

exceeds a casual 'tip of the hat' than that fateful 

day I've grown to count on, would be too much 

to bare. So I keep my sunnies mediocre

 at best... you know the kind my friends.

Until today. 

Feast your Eyes on these Beautiful

 Vintage Shades from What the Funk!

They have one thing on my side they are TOTALLY

 affordable. However, I have already fallen madly

 in love with them. And this love 

affair is bound to have a tragic ending. 

Sigh. 

Photography has my heart racing today...

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Great News!

I finally broke down and got myself a Digital SLR Camera.

And Oh how good it feels. 

I have been inspired by my new camera eyes. 

And I am enjoying photography everywhere. 

Here are a few black and whites from 

around the web that caught my eye:

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The excitement is pouring out of me, I could just DANCE. 

Don't you LOVE the linear aspect of these? 

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How romantic.

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{Cheers My Lovely Readers}

Have a romantic day.

Light Bulbs. Love it.

Brilliant.

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My Birthday Adventure

So! Sunday was My Birthday and lets be real... I am a Birthday DIVA.

Poor Dave has some majorly big shoes to fill every year 

{and they are his own, because every year he gives me 

such a great day.} This year he woke me up with a love note! xox

Which is always my favorite part of any holiday I share with Dave.

Than we headed to destination unknown. 

On the way he presented me with Envelope #1 

inside was the menu to our first destination:

One of my favorite spots to eat downtown, 

Miss Shirley's Cafe. Yumm.

We dinned until we could no longer feel our toes. 

No, Really. I was sitting cross legged in the booth and my foot went numb. 

This is the dapper looking gentlemen I got to sit 

across from the whole morning, lucky me!

After breakfast we walked around Baltimore a little bit

and enjoyed the beautiful smoldering hot morning

{for those of you who don't know, the weather in MD

was about 110 this weekend, it was delightful...er...}

Well...holding hands was nice...

Somewhere after the crosswalk he presented me with Destination #2

which was the National Aquarium. I have been dying to go for some time

now and was so excited to spend the day milling around checking out 

all of the strange wildlife. Although I was disappointed 

not to have found the sloth in the rainforest. The eels were pretty amazing.

PS. We thought it was funny that in Bold Print in the 

Middle of this Ticket it says 

'DOLPHIN SHOW NOT INCLUDED'

It made Dave feel like he should have bought the show...

But we saw the 4D Experience Instead and it was Really awesome. 

I screamed OUT LOUD when the Shark came to eat the seal

because something comes and grabs your back, it was so ridiculously silly!

I laughed forever, and I am pretty sure 

Dave thinks I am the biggest wimp now.

So I found this Shark picture and retaliated.

The Aquarium is was so cool.

We were all smiles when we left and headed for lunch. 

Than we headed to Vaccaros and ate more food, yes, yum!

And managed to confuse our server Big Time. I think her eyes crossed. ha.

And took this ridiculous photo that I actually Really Love for some reason.

Chocolate Chip Gelato. xox

Than we headed to my parents house which has 

been a favorite tradition of mine forever and dined on...

YES another meal. My mom is a great cook and made a 

delicious stir fry. We were even joined by one of my 

Best's, Alicia and little Cricket came for some fun too.

I had a ridiculously great day. Thank you EVERYONE 

for your Birthday Wishes I felt Hugged all day long!