It's all in the name

While trying a new BBQ haunt by me... I discovered an oddly name Chinese Restaurant.

I took home a menu just because.

Dessert?

Imagine dining here? Enough said.

Coasting

I love supporting local artists. Welcome to my coasters ... great detail as well as color. Right up my alley.

Ba Beach

Alright ... my record isn't as solid as last year, but I'm on a pretty good pace. The goal is to hit the beach 3 times in June. From the looks of my schedule, I may even get there 4 times!!!

One down!

My favorite part about visiting the beach is the relaxation. I chose small secluded beaches and drive the back roads to get there. How is sitting on the sand / walking the boards with 1000 of your South Jersey friends relaxing. Nah .... this Jersey girl prefers it quiet.

Mom ... it's hot outside!

Cutest little guy ever!

Keeping cool on a HOT HOT HOT June day.

More Crawfish

Thanks to everyone who made this years crawfish boil a great success! As always I had a wonderful time. There was lots of good eats, lots of good drinks and loads of great company.

Already looking forward to next year!

Somewhere...

Crappy picture, but it was on the fly. While dining on a warm spring evening at my favorite local mexican establishment... a quick rain left a full rainbow. It was vibrant and completed the full arc!

Great midweek experiance!

Resort?!?!

I ventured over to Opryland one day for a little pampering. I booked some time at the spa, let me tell you ... it's relaxing just walking into the place.

The spa was nice and treated me well ... complementary champagne while getting my hair done was the perfect end to the experience.

What's a filter?

Post super informal, yet fun wedding reception, we all headed out on the town to a great bar and spent the night drinking and dancing!

The informal wedding was great fun. A nice refreshing change from all the formalities I attend. Not to mention all the great people I met. I love filterless females! Tell me what you think. Put the Philly girl, Chicago girl, DC girl and Nashville ladies together and it is HYSTERICAL!!!

Soldiers?

The silly corn soldiers standing gurad at the market can't help but make you smile!

I had to take their picture.

Saturday ... Market... Check!

You can take a girl out of Philly, give her the weekend off, but apparently you cannot keep he away from the farmers market.

I scoped out Nashville and found theirs. It's a great series of buildings and lets the consumer in and out pertaining to their particular need, be it food, goods, dining. Maybe I'm jaded by my life at RTM, but it makes for a slightly more impersonal experience. Part of what I love about RTM is the sensory overload that one can get ... produce stands, butchers, candy shops, sandwich stands all standing together. Separating the goods makes life more efficient, but creates a more mundane experience. I guess this city girl loves the chaos!

Nashville

Welcome to Nashville. Not an overly exciting skyline, but I must admit my stay was a good time to be had.

This picture was taken from the convertable I was able to cart around in all weekend (thank you to the Avis rep for the awesome free upgrade!)

The building reminds me of batman and is quite an awful icon for any cities skyline.