mr. brightside

it's a sad day at our house this september afternoon. auburn lost their first game after 17 wins. so i am posting some images in hopes of lightening the mood a bit. please don't let it get you down, pb. pleaaassse....

this might make you feel better.

or maybe you need one of these?

or maybe just this.

look on the bright side, you could be wearing this...and have a legitimate reason to be mad.

so with the help of a few of pumps' friends, here are our pleas to get over it.

and from across the world...

creation is calling and saying, "turn that frown...

upside down!"

tomorrow is another day!

now from everybody.....jazz hands!

love ya, mean it.

the pink porch

our best friends from atlanta finally made the trip to rome to see us on saturday. we have been trying to get together with the kids for a weekend all summer. they arrived (after a tense auburn winning game) just in time for drinks on our first saturday evening of september. the kids walked downtown for wings and we rocked on the porch and enjoyed these.

they were beautiful and equally delicious. it was the perfect end of summer/beginning of fall cocktail. the combination of grapefruit and rosemary was just right and the salt and sugar rim was so delicious! sadly, there are no exact measurements but here are the ingredients we used. we have appropriately named it "the pink porch".

we had a wonderful time with our friends and are looking forward to getting together again...soon!

dancing in september

it's finally september which i consider the official start of fall...even though it's still a million degrees. here are some lovely images (via my addiction pinterest boards) that are getting me inspired.

first of all, these clogs. beautiful.

both of these new polish shades. essie masquerade belle and opi a-taupe the space needle.

i'm not a huge fan of plaids but we spotted these in the j.crew catalog earlier this week. i love them with the stripes and these shoes.

i also really like this look.

and this.

such a great statement piece and color for a blouse.

more plaid.

i never get tired of ponchos. so glad they are around again this season.

and for the casa...

and for pb.

have a happy labor day weekend!