Posts Tagged ‘Atlanta’

I happened to run into the most lovely girl last night, Hanna Brooks Nation. We got to chatting and she was telling us about her new stationary company that she launched. Of course being an avid lover of all things paper and pretty, I had to check it out this morning. You will die. It is amazing stationary and she does it all herself. Great girl, great stationary. Make sure to check it out.

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Screen on the Green is back! After all the mayhem of the first week with Transformers, the weekly Thursday night event is back again with a much tamer movie: Dream Girls. Grab your picnic blankets and dinner and head to Piedmont Park to watch this classic tale based on Diana Ross and the Supremes.

I am really excited for the Red Stripe Light Music Fest. Happening on Saturday the Music Fest is FREE and features music from Better Than Ezra and The Wailers. The fun begins at noon at Candler Park and if you come before 5 p.m. your beer wristband is only $5 – after 5 and the price bumps up to $10. In addition to the music there will be a bunch of other activities and vendors and should prove to be a good time.

This weekend the Braves are home and with the way their season has been going they should be fun games. On Friday there will be the Friday Night Fireworks Read the rest of this entry »

Forewarning. This is a little bit of a random post. If you’re here in the city with me, then you know how miserable the weather is. The sky is a light grey, it’s misting and everything is ugly. I must say that Atlanta is not a very pretty city when it rains.

In honor of the rain and he miserable weather, I skipped the gym and instead watched Julie and Julia for the first time. I had no idea what the movie was about when I started watching it. Other than a movie about Julia Child, I wasn’t really aware of the premise behind the film. I found myself oddly moved by the entire story. There are so many levels to the movie and it goes so far beyond telling the story of two women. It’s about overcoming the odds, always pursuing your dream and discovering who you are. Even bigger it’s about a woman who is blogging.

Needless to say, I loved the movie. It got me thinking about a lot of things, namely pursuing your dreams. Read the rest of this entry »