Weekend Recap: 9/17-9/18

In a matter of 48 hours this weekend went from planned lazy days to tailgates, Saturday in Neyland, our third greek My Kind of Lovely event, and a Steelers win! Now, I'm not complaining. However, coffee was a must this morning. 

Thursday morning, Molly text and asked if I would want to go to the game with her family on Saturday.  Like I even needed to think on that on, yes yes yes. 

The sun was out, the Vols won, and I got out with only a toasty nose. 

Sunday, we were up bright and early to pack up inventory at the store and head on over to AChiO's parents' weekend luncheon for My Kind of Lovely's third greek event. A very long morning but the greatest to see all our hard work and vision from way back in July come to life. 

This week is going to be another long but good one. Traveling to VA on Thursday for station meetings, three markets to finish up and place buys in, and heading home this weekend to celebrate Joe's 22nd birthday!! 

Again, coffee please. 

Weekend Recap: 8/20-8/21

This weekend was go go go! 

Saturday, we were up bright and early in our purple and blue to run for Ellison in the Butterfly Fund 5K. I had never run a race as part of a team before and it was such an awesome experience!

We have a really wonderful work family and I loved all of us being out there to support Deborah and her sweet family!

After a quick shower and stop by Ham and Goody's for mom's favorite lemon cookies, I was off to Gatlinburg. I was lucky that work and family schedules lined up and I could spend Saturday afternoon and night with mom, dad, and Sophie for Olympics, laughs, and mom's amazing dinner. Sunday, the Gatlinburg team was on set for the GAC Top 20 shoot. The rain cleared out just in time for some great shots at Ober Gatlinburg and downtown. 

#girlgang

Now on to another full week!

Wouldn't want it any other way..

Weekend Recap: 8/12-8/14

Home was very very good to me this weekend. 

I headed West Thursday afternoon and arrived just in time for Mexican and a cold beer with mom and dad, the original Pekarsky trio [oh and Sophie.] Friday was a day for being a homebody, lunch time pool party with mom, Olympics in the afternoon, and Steeler football and the greatest burgers ever for dinner. Saturday was finally Warren's birthday party! I feel like we'd been counting down forever.

Sara nailed it with the Curious George theme and I could not get enough of little man and all his fun new noises and words.

Sunday came way too fast with a 6am drive time back to Knoxville for My Kind of Lovely's Greek event in Sorority Village. The temperatures were hot hot hot but the koozies and swag was cute cute cute. 

This week is coming in hot with three days of travel for client meetings/presentations/shoots, Thursday's tailgate grand opening party for MKL Knoxville, August's 5K Saturday, but most importantly heading to the mountains for another wonderful weekend with mom and dad [oh and Sophie.] 

[Long] Weekend Recap: 5/6-5/9

This past weekend I logged some PTO and took a nice long four day weekend to travel home and celebrate Mother's Day. Friday I was up early car pre-packed the night before and hit I-40 West before 8am. TGIF indeed. 

We washed windows, planted flowers, took Sophie to Lowe's, made hamburgers, watched the Penguins, had coffee, watched Game of Thrones and Penny Dreadful [actually together, in the same room], ate way too much, laughed and laughed, talked about life/work/friends/dating, and celebrated the amazing mom we're lucky enough to have.

Saturday I got to spend part of the afternoon visiting Sara and her little man Warren. 

He is SO big and SO full of personality and has a smile that gets you every time. This phase of life is pretty cool, getting to watch your friends become awesome wives and mothers.

Monday mom and I went and "played" downtown and of course stopped to eat the greatest cobb salad, ever, at Party Fowl.

Weekends like this are exactly why PTO is there to be taken and it's never "good-bye" but "see you later." Until next time Nashville..

Weekend Recap: 4/23-4/24

This weekend was the first of back to back 5Ks this month. 

Molly and I were up bright and early for Smokey's Pantry 5K in good ole Circle Park [throw back to living in the Scripps lab junior and senior year of college]. This race was great not only because we got to run campus again but also because all registration fees went directly towards the food pantry on campus to help the Knoxville community. 

After a quick shower and throwing a bag together I was off to the mountains for a wonderful 26 hours with mom, dad, and of course Sophie! There was Mexican, hockey [hey hey Penguins, Round 2 of playoffs], walks in the national park, amazing brunch thanks to dad, unplanned naps, and lots of laughing. Next time I see everyone it will be in Hendersonville for Mother's Day weekend!

Now on to a week of client meetings, station events, and the Dogwood Classic on Saturday.

And then it's May, say what?!

Weekend Recp: 3/12-3/13

This weekend was 5K weekend sprinkled in with day trips to the beer market, media family dinner, and lots of One Tree Hill with the balcony doors open. Saturday I slept in until noon, yes 12pm, I guess last week wiped me out more than I knew. Then it was off to pick up our race packets which turned into an impromptu trip to the beer market because it was EIGHTY degrees! Saturday night was super chill, literally..balcony doors open and ceiling fan on, with Season 1 of One Tree Hill and popcorn for dinner. 

Sunday was race day!! What started as a forecast for rain turned into a balmy 70 degree day with 500 people in green charging the streets of Old City. Molly, Celia, and I all finished back to back to back with the finishers cheering on the next one coming down the final stretch. 

Then it was inside for every kind of pizza you could imagine and free beer for all!

I will be the first to say, that race was not pretty, but finished with a sub 29 time.

We wrapped up the weekend with media family dinner at Lauren's new apartment complete with Tasty jalapeno burgers, Cards Against Humanity and the first, of what will be many, sits around the fire pit. 

Weekend Recap: ADDYs 2016

This weekend was the annual ADDY Awards or, as I like to put it, Advertising Prom. 

The whole crew was there in our formal wear and the Knoxville Advertising world came out to celebrate the best and brightest. The event as a whole was amazing but the highlight had to be our media director being inducted into the Knoxville AAF [American Advertising Federation] Hall of Fame. Not only is he an incredible role model for us as advertising professionals but our biggest fan in and out of the office. 

Dress- Banana Republic

Let me take a selfie

All the Tombras ladies, all the Tombras ladies 

Work hard. Win harder. 

#Tombrasperks

Weekend Recap: 2/13-2/14

First, you'll notice a new addition to the side bar over to the right "2016 5K Challenge." Two down and ten to go!
Saturday morning Molly and I checked our February 5K off the list and am glad to say can feel all our fingers and toes again. Gun time temperate was a balmy 25 but we did it, with the attitude of "this will make a great story!" And a 9:03 pace, to boot!

Sunday was Valentine's Day. 

I've only had three valentines in my life and been single the past five years so this holiday is basically just like any other day for me. I carried on my tradition of buying myself flowers and started a new tradition of mass on Sundays at the Cathedral with Ashley. A week's worth of meal prep, a clean house, and homemade Mexican with a Bachelor special rounded out the day. 

Now onto a week of exciting work meetings [the mountains are calling] and a new devotional to start!

Weekend Recap: 4/11-4/12

This weekend I was suffering from what I like to call a mental hangover.

Last week was a tad bit overwhelming, lots going on, not enough Lexapro to deal with it all.

Saturday I laid in bed as long as I could before forcing myself to do laundry [it was time, all I had left were underwear with sparkle words on the butt.] That afternoon I wrapped up in my tride and true Beauty and the Beast blanket with a Melon Gatorade [a rare find], and watched The Theory of Everything. 

After that what started as a 'return the Redbox' movie trip turned into a grocery shopping trip and I found the most perfect spring candle to complete my sweet "coffee table."

Blair Waldorf Bass would approve.

Sunday I decided to do the little things that make me happy.

I purged my nail polish tub, tanned [weekend upgrade, hollar], added tons of re-blogs to Monograms and Media, and ended the night in Hendersonville on mom and dad's couch. 

Now onto this week and all it's challenges.

Tomorrow I say good-bye to a wonderful intern turned co-worker turned friend. Wednesday is babysitting. Thursday and Friday are client shoots. 

BUT Sunday, Lilly finally comes to Target. 

Let's go! 

[Easter] Weekend Recap

This weekend was way too short but very sweet.

I spent Thursday and Friday night out in Hendersonville for mass with Mom and Joe and then a late dinner with Dad and Sophie. Saturday I piddled around my house before heading to River Chase for basketball, chips and beer, and lots of cheering when KY lost just like I said they would.

Easter Sunday started with coffee in the living room followed by mini muffins and Easter baskets. 

Mom made an amazing Easter dinner, just like she always does, and we finished the night with our traditional coconut cake and a movie. And now onto the work week: we've got Ad2uesday, babysitting, department meetings, and Talor's going-away NYC dinner.

Coffee please! 

Weekend Recap: 2/21-2/22

I have no pictures from this weekend [that means I was having too much fun to Instagram, right?] 

But I did learn a couple things:

1.

If you think you're looking really good you will be the person that finds the spilled drink on the floor of the bar and hit the deck. And bruise your shin up real nice. But laugh about it on Sunday because legs heal and no skinny jeans were harmed.

2.

Fun truly is an arms length outside your comfort zone.

Do not be afraid to meet new people. 

Just because your friends can't go doesn't mean you shouldn't.

You might just end up having one of the coolest afternoons.

3.

There are still good guys out there. 

And when you happen to run into one of the crappy ones just smile and continue ordering your drink. 

Don't worry there will be an overload of pictures next Monday, tonight it's birthday dinner for Kylie and wedding week for Sarah! 

Weekend Recap: Valentine's Day 2015

Another holiday of 2015 come and gone but Valentine's Day 2015 was a smashing success. 

Friday night I babysat for my favorite two year old, Miss Reme Lynn Miller.

We exchanged valentines of our own and then made valentines for our mommas.

Someone got a Sophia the First puzzle and she couldn't get it out of the bag fast enough.

Saturday, February 14th, I woke up with a game plan.

First stop, Krispy Kreme. Second stop, couch. 

Watch some Entourage, take a nap. 

Sunday was solid life planning day full of updating the planner, planning out outfits [two client shoots in one week], and running to get milk and a few staples before the rumored snow storm of 2015 hits. A nice surprise of the day was swinging by Green Hills to see a sweet friend after she got off work. Of course I had to see the new Lilly Pulitzer storefront. She's really coming!

And now we move into Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Lenten season.

Look for my usual Lent post coming Wednesday morning! 

Weekend Recap: 2/7-2/8

This weekend was disgustingly lazy and wonderful.

Friday night I babysat and rolled in around 12:30am which gave me permission to sleep until 11am Saturday. I then proceeded to marathon two seasons of Entourage and rounded out the night with some Chipotle and #HTGAWM DVR.

Sunday I decided to act like a functioning adult, showering and get my butt to Publix.

After getting trash out, running laundry, and doing dishes I flopped on the couch with some Peanut M&Ms to watch [and shamelessly live tweet] the Grammy's red carpet.

As I've previously mentioned I have just felt off and negative the past week. Mom and dad usually don't watch awards shows, I just give them the smutty recap the next morning, but they got sucked into the Grammy's last night thanks to that AC/DC opening number. Live texting with mom for the next three house was exactly what my heart needed. As she said this morning, "you were the Giuliana to my Joan." Her hits of the night have to include:

"He's like a sad Elton John." [referencing Sam Smith]
"TSwift is like Grammy Barbie. Ariana is Grammy Bratz."
"This performance is boring and too much eyeliner."
"Why did he keep saying it was awkward? What did I miss?"
"Eww...Cane-y"

So I am starting this week off on a high note, thanks to: Julie, clean laundry, and a Chobani flip.
Happy Valentine's week! 

Weekend Recap: 1/24-1/25

So, this weekend thing is pretty great. I have honestly forgotten how it feels not having any work to stress over. Saturday was a treat. I slept in until 9am and then proceeded to lay in bed until mom texted me she was on her way to grab me for our monthly flea market day. 

First stop, Party Fowl for matching deconstructed Cobb salads.

Then, the fair grounds for five buildings of things you never even knew you needed.

Followed by, kitchen shopping. I learned what a warming oven was and took on mom's dare to get in one of the display bathtubs.

Sunday I was up with the sun, so naturally I moved it down to the couch and closed all the blinds. 

I was in the mood for a day of pajamas and calories. 

First stop, Sun Tan City.

Next, Krispy Kreme.

Finally, couch.

I took full advantage of the Starz free preview weekend and shamlessly watched the One Direction documentary, followed by the SAG red carpet, and finished the night with Storytellers: Ed Sheeran.

This weekend concept is pretty awesome

Until the next one! 

Weekend Recap: 1/18-1/19

Everybody's working on the weekend! 

That's how the song goes right?

I'll just say it now, my weekend was boring and full of audits and TV guides; things you never want to see after 5:30pm on Friday. But don't feel bad for me just yet, I had a wonderful time at Morgan's shower [read all about that] Saturday morning and a super yummy Sunday dinner with my sweet neighbors in town from TX. 

My "Kitchen Bouquet" for Morgan!

Woke up early Sunday morning to have some personal time with my planner and new Southern Living. Then it was off to the office with all the necessitates. Seven hours later and a whole lot done I could finally relax for a nice 12 minute nap in the tanning bed. Hello warmth.

Hopefully this week will fly by since Molly comes to town Saturday!! Hope y'all had a good weekend and a not too Manic Monday.