This picture is priceless~I love it! Classic Eric and Page. If you can't tell that would be a ROCK on her left hand. Yes, that's right they're engaged. Eric proposed last week as they were vacationing in the Keys. I'm looking forward to having Page back in Tallahassee so I can keep up with the latest and greatest in wedding planning...and to see her bling! Congratulations :)
7.30.2008
Cheers!
This picture is priceless~I love it! Classic Eric and Page. If you can't tell that would be a ROCK on her left hand. Yes, that's right they're engaged. Eric proposed last week as they were vacationing in the Keys. I'm looking forward to having Page back in Tallahassee so I can keep up with the latest and greatest in wedding planning...and to see her bling! Congratulations :)
Ma Mere
Happy Birthday to Kat!! Dad, mom and Michael stopped through Tallahassee last night on their way home from Radcliffe summer road trip to Virginia and our nation's capital. We also got a chance to celebrate mom's birthday which is today. I love everything about birthdays. I even get excited for strangers' birthdays and I celebrate my own all month long. So last night was a special celebration for a very lovely lady, ma mere.
We had a wonderful dinner at Food Glorious Food and then everyone came to my house. As I hosted my first fete, we indulged in delicious cake from The Cake Shop and open gifts. I was just so happy that we were able to all be together even if it was just for the evening. For mom and dad living in Ocala, they sure make time to come visit Holly, Marcus and me quite often and we love every minute of it! We always try to fit as much in as we can and we do a pretty good job at that because we have Holly "the plan" Edenfield. Well I guess it's more tag team...I suggest all the places we should shop and dine and she ensures there's no backtracking :)
So mom after you finally remember that I have a blog, then try to find the piece of scrap paper in your purse that I wrote my blog address on--I hope that upon your arrival this brings a smile to your face. You have unconditional love for your family and we feel the same back. I hope that you have a fabulous birthday!! Eat good food, laugh and live it up!
mom and dad with his sweet new shirt from the air & space museum
Also, last night was a double-header on guests. Around 10:00pm my dear friend Carolyn came for a quick sleepover visit as she was on her way to Atlanta from Delray Beach. She's in the transition of moving from Washington D.C. to Atlanta. I'm so glad she will be living in a fabulous city and one that is only 4 hours away! She was my first official, non-family, house guest. I gave her a quick tour of my new home and clearly warned her to not be fooled by the clean, organized facade of the interior of my house (look below eye level and you'll see boxes of stuff neatly hidden under furniture). Caro also got to experience using my laptop in my closet (for internet signal) and trying to not trip over tv cables stretching across my bedrooms. She left this morning as I left for work and even though it was a very quick visit we still managed to lie awake talking and catching up instead of sleep :) It's even the quickest of visits with friends that I adore!
We had a wonderful dinner at Food Glorious Food and then everyone came to my house. As I hosted my first fete, we indulged in delicious cake from The Cake Shop and open gifts. I was just so happy that we were able to all be together even if it was just for the evening. For mom and dad living in Ocala, they sure make time to come visit Holly, Marcus and me quite often and we love every minute of it! We always try to fit as much in as we can and we do a pretty good job at that because we have Holly "the plan" Edenfield. Well I guess it's more tag team...I suggest all the places we should shop and dine and she ensures there's no backtracking :)
So mom after you finally remember that I have a blog, then try to find the piece of scrap paper in your purse that I wrote my blog address on--I hope that upon your arrival this brings a smile to your face. You have unconditional love for your family and we feel the same back. I hope that you have a fabulous birthday!! Eat good food, laugh and live it up!
mom and dad with his sweet new shirt from the air & space museumAlso, last night was a double-header on guests. Around 10:00pm my dear friend Carolyn came for a quick sleepover visit as she was on her way to Atlanta from Delray Beach. She's in the transition of moving from Washington D.C. to Atlanta. I'm so glad she will be living in a fabulous city and one that is only 4 hours away! She was my first official, non-family, house guest. I gave her a quick tour of my new home and clearly warned her to not be fooled by the clean, organized facade of the interior of my house (look below eye level and you'll see boxes of stuff neatly hidden under furniture). Caro also got to experience using my laptop in my closet (for internet signal) and trying to not trip over tv cables stretching across my bedrooms. She left this morning as I left for work and even though it was a very quick visit we still managed to lie awake talking and catching up instead of sleep :) It's even the quickest of visits with friends that I adore!
(Oh, I almost forgot to mention the best thing about Carolyn, and it's so fitting for this blog entry--we share the same birthday!! Isn't that marvy?!)
As the events wind down from moving to house guests I'm looking forward to the upcoming weekend as I will actually be staying in Tallahassee. Bella Flora has a big wedding to do this weekend and prep work begins tomorrow night. I hope to find sometime between now and then to catch a quick nap seeing as I missed my interstate exit for Quincy this morning and had to go practically to Pensacola before I could turn around. Here's to my coffee this am!
As the events wind down from moving to house guests I'm looking forward to the upcoming weekend as I will actually be staying in Tallahassee. Bella Flora has a big wedding to do this weekend and prep work begins tomorrow night. I hope to find sometime between now and then to catch a quick nap seeing as I missed my interstate exit for Quincy this morning and had to go practically to Pensacola before I could turn around. Here's to my coffee this am!
7.29.2008
with jill the bride and heather lane
7.28.2008
Sister's Weekend
As Marcus headed off to another Bachelor Party Weekend, sister and I kicked off a fabulous Sister's Weekend! You'd think we don't see each other often by the amount of emphasis we put on talking about Sister's Weekend but we see each other at least once everyday. Before I get too far into the weekend I must make an internet debut. Holly and Marcus are expected a baby in January :) This probably is no surprise to most because so far they have done a good job at spreading the news. They are beyond thrilled and so is all their doting family! Also, I'll go ahead and make the other important announcement here too...I will not be called Aunt Mary, so please do not start referring to me as this :) I do believe it ages me about 60 years. I've been dabbling in a few names so far and it will most likely come down to the creative name of...Sister. I approve!
Holly and I had a great weekend full of good food, lots of naps, and fun! We went and saw Step Brothers--hilarious! We might not strike you as Will Ferrell comedic lovers, but we are and we don't care who knows it! Actually one of the Radcliffe family's favorite DVD is the Best of Will Ferrell I and II. On Saturday we took a trip to the lovely city of Sopchoppy. Ever heard of that one!? Well it's between here and the Gulf coast....on your way to Wewahitchka. We were going to the Summer's River House on the Ochlockonee River to celebrate our dear friend Kelly's fun in the sun birthday fish fry. (note: Kelly and I became friends in the Interior Design program at FSU. Since we've met she got married, had a precious baby boy Liam in May, and started a wedding and special events floral business called Bella Flora with whom I work for...my part-time gig) The food was good, even though I'm not into fried foods, but the double-cheese grits and the homemade lemon layer cake (her grandmother's recipe) were right up my alley. We had a truly fun, however not in the sun, time and it was so fun to celebrate another friend's special day.
Later that night we ate dinner in true Radcliffe style at 9:00pm. And at Cracker Barrel. Haha. I will now advertise here for the Barrel's seasonal Chicken Tortilla Soup. It. is. delicious. Paul Bruce can attest. It's only offered in the summer months and has been a favorite of mine since years back. I was fortunate enough to make it to the Barrel, conveniently in the summer, at least twice on the Radcliffe family southern summer road trips. Here is where I fell in love. It's the perfect blend of cheese, chicken and spices and they even top it off with curly cue tortilla strips. To top this post off while in Nashville, well more correctly Lebanon, last week I visited the original CB. Food bliss! As you have just gotten a taste of...I love food. Good food. Colorful and flavorful food. This blog will celebrate the good food I meet and grow to love. Speaking of which, on Sunday sister and I dined at one of Tallahassee's many locally owned creative gourmet (that's the genre of food that is my favorite and this restaurant happens to classify) restaurant, Sage.
Sage originally was a French bakery called Mon Pere et Moi which specialized in chocolates and croissants. Now it's the best of both worlds. They are owned by the same family and now offer everyday French inspired food. They have a new brunch on Sundays called Blunch so we checked it out! We were not disappointed. We tasted roasted red pepper hummus, fresh garden salads, French onion soup, and the Ali-good--a turkey, brie, and raspberry jam on toasted croissant. Yum! I will be going back very soon for dinner to have their Grilled Georgia Peach salad. I've had it before and it's worth it.
Right before we got our check my boss, her sister and mother walked in to also enjoy blunch at Sage. I love seeing generations of family gathered together. They said they were out for a girl's afternoon to which we both replied Sister's Weekend (like it's a national holiday or something) as we nodded our heads in unison. Oh how I love my sister. Sometimes ;)
So cheers to sisters! It was a weekend to remember.
(And if you do not have a sister, Holly and I will gladly adopt you and call you sister!)
...I'm beginning to notice that instead of entries I write quasi-novels. Therefore I hope you like to read!
Holly and I had a great weekend full of good food, lots of naps, and fun! We went and saw Step Brothers--hilarious! We might not strike you as Will Ferrell comedic lovers, but we are and we don't care who knows it! Actually one of the Radcliffe family's favorite DVD is the Best of Will Ferrell I and II. On Saturday we took a trip to the lovely city of Sopchoppy. Ever heard of that one!? Well it's between here and the Gulf coast....on your way to Wewahitchka. We were going to the Summer's River House on the Ochlockonee River to celebrate our dear friend Kelly's fun in the sun birthday fish fry. (note: Kelly and I became friends in the Interior Design program at FSU. Since we've met she got married, had a precious baby boy Liam in May, and started a wedding and special events floral business called Bella Flora with whom I work for...my part-time gig) The food was good, even though I'm not into fried foods, but the double-cheese grits and the homemade lemon layer cake (her grandmother's recipe) were right up my alley. We had a truly fun, however not in the sun, time and it was so fun to celebrate another friend's special day.
Later that night we ate dinner in true Radcliffe style at 9:00pm. And at Cracker Barrel. Haha. I will now advertise here for the Barrel's seasonal Chicken Tortilla Soup. It. is. delicious. Paul Bruce can attest. It's only offered in the summer months and has been a favorite of mine since years back. I was fortunate enough to make it to the Barrel, conveniently in the summer, at least twice on the Radcliffe family southern summer road trips. Here is where I fell in love. It's the perfect blend of cheese, chicken and spices and they even top it off with curly cue tortilla strips. To top this post off while in Nashville, well more correctly Lebanon, last week I visited the original CB. Food bliss! As you have just gotten a taste of...I love food. Good food. Colorful and flavorful food. This blog will celebrate the good food I meet and grow to love. Speaking of which, on Sunday sister and I dined at one of Tallahassee's many locally owned creative gourmet (that's the genre of food that is my favorite and this restaurant happens to classify) restaurant, Sage.
Sage originally was a French bakery called Mon Pere et Moi which specialized in chocolates and croissants. Now it's the best of both worlds. They are owned by the same family and now offer everyday French inspired food. They have a new brunch on Sundays called Blunch so we checked it out! We were not disappointed. We tasted roasted red pepper hummus, fresh garden salads, French onion soup, and the Ali-good--a turkey, brie, and raspberry jam on toasted croissant. Yum! I will be going back very soon for dinner to have their Grilled Georgia Peach salad. I've had it before and it's worth it.
Right before we got our check my boss, her sister and mother walked in to also enjoy blunch at Sage. I love seeing generations of family gathered together. They said they were out for a girl's afternoon to which we both replied Sister's Weekend (like it's a national holiday or something) as we nodded our heads in unison. Oh how I love my sister. Sometimes ;)
So cheers to sisters! It was a weekend to remember.
(And if you do not have a sister, Holly and I will gladly adopt you and call you sister!)
...I'm beginning to notice that instead of entries I write quasi-novels. Therefore I hope you like to read!
Moving
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of fun! I will post pictures later, as I am writing this illegal style at work. I will try to keep each event to a minimum of details (very hard for me!) but as you will read this is my sort of catch up blog.
First things first...I moved!! I recently sent a e-mail to a group of my college girl friends with
I moving... in the subject line and then the body of the e-mail simply said ...to another cute historic house down the road! Haha. I got quite a few replies saying that was a mean trick I played. You see, my close friends from school now live all over the eastern United States and they are all trying to figure out why I am still living in Tallahassee and have not moved to one of their fabulous big cities (ie. Tampa, Washington D.C., Atlanta...)! However this time their collaborative response was why I was moving into another house after not even a year in my last. My response was simple and very matter-of-fact: I'm 23, because I can, and how could I pass on this opportunity to move from one stylish 1940s house to another?! I thought there was no better a reason to move. To move, pack all of my stuff, have dad and a hired friend's husband do the lifting, pack 2 trucks times 2 loads-- all for the love of moving to a cute brick house. Sounds very practical to me ;)
To make things even better, at 3:00pm on move-in day I left the scene and flew to Memphis, Tennessee! But mom and dad so graciously unpacked and placed (just to jokingly aggravate me) things around my house so that upon my arrival from my trip my home would look more like a home than how I left it...like a tornado went through the living room. Thanks! Now, it has been 2 weeks since the move and things are finally coming together. I will gladly show you the exterior soon but the interior is not worthy to be shown at the moment.
Moving on...I went to Nashville by way of Memphis to attend the blessed nuptials of Mr. and Mrs. Brandt Waggoner's :) I met both Jill and Brandt through Heather when she and Jill were college roommates. We've been friends ever since and I was delighted to be invited and attend the summer weekend of their wedding festivities. The wedding was beautiful, elegant, and fabulous and the reception was the same times 10! It was so much fun and I must say those Baptists can get down on the dance floor. The weekend also brought lots of quality time with two of my favorite people...Heather Lane and Paul. Back in Memphis, I was able to fly out on that Monday morning instead of Sunday night so I was extended and invitation to the University Club of Memphis to have dinner with their newest and coolest members. My Tennessee weekends are always treasured and it's always the saddest as I leave the Bruces...with Starbucks in one hand and an extra carry on bag that I always manage to somehow bring home at the end of each trip.
First things first...I moved!! I recently sent a e-mail to a group of my college girl friends with
I moving... in the subject line and then the body of the e-mail simply said ...to another cute historic house down the road! Haha. I got quite a few replies saying that was a mean trick I played. You see, my close friends from school now live all over the eastern United States and they are all trying to figure out why I am still living in Tallahassee and have not moved to one of their fabulous big cities (ie. Tampa, Washington D.C., Atlanta...)! However this time their collaborative response was why I was moving into another house after not even a year in my last. My response was simple and very matter-of-fact: I'm 23, because I can, and how could I pass on this opportunity to move from one stylish 1940s house to another?! I thought there was no better a reason to move. To move, pack all of my stuff, have dad and a hired friend's husband do the lifting, pack 2 trucks times 2 loads-- all for the love of moving to a cute brick house. Sounds very practical to me ;)
To make things even better, at 3:00pm on move-in day I left the scene and flew to Memphis, Tennessee! But mom and dad so graciously unpacked and placed (just to jokingly aggravate me) things around my house so that upon my arrival from my trip my home would look more like a home than how I left it...like a tornado went through the living room. Thanks! Now, it has been 2 weeks since the move and things are finally coming together. I will gladly show you the exterior soon but the interior is not worthy to be shown at the moment.
Moving on...I went to Nashville by way of Memphis to attend the blessed nuptials of Mr. and Mrs. Brandt Waggoner's :) I met both Jill and Brandt through Heather when she and Jill were college roommates. We've been friends ever since and I was delighted to be invited and attend the summer weekend of their wedding festivities. The wedding was beautiful, elegant, and fabulous and the reception was the same times 10! It was so much fun and I must say those Baptists can get down on the dance floor. The weekend also brought lots of quality time with two of my favorite people...Heather Lane and Paul. Back in Memphis, I was able to fly out on that Monday morning instead of Sunday night so I was extended and invitation to the University Club of Memphis to have dinner with their newest and coolest members. My Tennessee weekends are always treasured and it's always the saddest as I leave the Bruces...with Starbucks in one hand and an extra carry on bag that I always manage to somehow bring home at the end of each trip.
7.25.2008
You are invited
Am I fit to be entering into the world of blogging? I don't really mind if 1 or 100 people ever read this. I'm starting this simply to invite you to share in the joy that I have celebrating my family and friends through life's fascinating and fun journey. I have many blessings in my life and interests that I want to be able to share with you. I want to share my social graces with you through the passion and creativity that I've submerged myself in....the parties, the weddings, travels, flowers and food...simple, right? No, think lavish. I do. Enjoy!
OK, it's official...
OK, it's official...
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