Oh, Alabama...

My thoughts as I took this picture:

How I love you and your beautiful sunsets. I love your abundance of front porches and sweet tea. 

I love that catfish and pies are easy to find. I don't really mind the thick southern accents.

But, nothing gold can stay.

Right after taking this picture... a tall, tan, lanky teen sat down with his potbellied gal in a t-shirt that was much too tight and the silhouette was complete. After fishing in silence for a minute, he grabbed her face and gave her one of those passionate and forceful kisses that are seen in black and white movies after a woman in heels throws down her scarf and runs to her lover. I looked away to give them privacy and looked back as the kiss was ending. It was a marvelous moment. Until, the tan fellow in his John Deere cap hocked up what must have been the world's largest mass of phlegm and spat it out beside his tackle box- all while holding his gal in his arms.  

Sigh... Alabama.

I want to put on my, my, my, my, my boogie shoes just to boogie with you.

This summer is off to a strange start since don't have a job or any major responsibilities. I'm not used to this! So much freedom! That being said, I had the freedom to designate May as the month where I do nothing at all. Over the course of June, July and August I plan to get quite a bit done including paying a visit to Miss. Abbey in New York. But.. I'm perfectly happy with the way I have spent my month of May. A job would be nice, though. 

On another note... the zoo. Trey has been working as a production assistant for a movie being filmed in Birmingham and I had no idea just how wild those jobs are! Such long hours and so much Perrier! When I envisioned my day while driving down to Birmingham..I never expected for the day to go the way it did. So many surprises! I fed a flamingo! I saw rogue rhinoceroses! I kind of met a celebrity! I fell in love with lemurs! So much more. The day of surprises ended with watching planes land and then slinking out of getting scolded by a silly cop. Zoos and aquariums make me full. This month has been pretty unbeatable and after a long semester, I am revived and I am full. June will be here soon and I can't wait to see what is in store!

Yuko Shimizu

"Question..."

The Office is over.

The Office has been a huge part of my life for a very long time and it has filled me with so much joy.

I'm speechless. 

Thank you, writers of The Office. 

These are a few of my favorite moments:

A concussed Dwight has a playful moment with Angela.

Dwight's wig collection.

Toby returns.

Jim is in love with Italian food.

Any of Jim's pranks.

Any time Phyllis dances.

Michael Scott at his happiest.

Oscar falls through the ceiling.

Kevin has an accident with his famous chili.

All images are from Google.

Weekend Overview

I've been wanting to go to Atlanta's aquarium for about six years now and at last, I made it. It was just as magical as I had hoped it would be and I will absolutely be going again as soon as possible. 

It turns out that sea urchins feel like a ball of tooth picks. If you put your fingers in between their spines, they close around you like a teensy, wooden toothpick hug. Also, sea anemones won't zap you and the backs of starfish feel like sandpaper. Beluga whales love felt blankets and the jar of giant pickles at the aquarium cafe resemble these bulky belugas.

After spending a day in my own personal heaven, Trey and I changed into our Braves gear and became the world's biggest Braves fans. We chopped like tomahawks, did the wave, ate peanuts and drank Coca Cola, booed the referee and his bad calls, and then the next thing we knew we were screaming and cheering for Gattis as he Gattis the win. 

You're the bomb, Weichman. Here's to many many more weekends like this one.

New York City, take good care of her.

"More than anything else New York is a city of superlatives, a place where the best, the brightest, the biggest is the norm." - Marilyn J. Appleberg   

Abigail Crain, the mother of this fashion blog and one of my closest friends is going to be working as an intern in New York City for the summer. You're living your dream, Bobbigail. 

Be safe and remember to breathe. 

Go kick some ass and drink Manhattans to celebrate.