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Spend NYE with Yacht Rock Revue!

12/29/2011 in Entertaining, Events, Holidays, Midtown, Parties, Random Musings, Vacation, We can BLOG!, What we're Doing by Lindsay | No comments

Each year, Kev and I spend New Years Eve with these fine-lookin’ folks:

Two years ago, we celebrated in Orlando at Disney for my very first visit.

Last year, we trekked out to Kansas City to watch the ball drop.  An excellent time was had.

THIS year, Kev + I are the hosts and we’re ringing in the New Year in Atlanta!  (Expectations are high.)  Sooooo, we’ve decided to celebrate with Yacht Rock at Park Tavern!

If you’ve ever seen Yacht Rock perform, you KNOW that we’re in for a great time!

And, Park Tavern is an awesome place to celebrate any holiday.  PT always throws a solid party…

NYE with Yacht Rock is an all-inclusive event.  Drinks and food are covered all night and into the wee hours of the morning.  There will be live music with Yacht Rock Revue & Atlanta’s best DJ spinning in the Piedmont Room overlooking the Midtown skyline.

Highlights include:
- Open bar: premium liquor, beer, wine and champagne
- Live music + NYE countdown with Yacht Rock Revue
- Gourmet food including hors d’ouvres, carving station, NYE specialties along with plenty of sides + salads to keep your energy up and dancing into the New Year.
- Sushi display
- Toast & get toasty with smores for dessert
- Midnight breakfast buffet including all your favorites + fresh Krispy Kreme donuts
- Photo booth
- NYE favors
- Champagne toast at midnight
- Coat check

This party is where it’s at on Saturday, so get your tickets NOW: NYE w/ Yacht Rock Revue!

***BONUS***  LOOK FOR ME AT PARK TAVERN totally rockin’ out to Yacht Rock…

…and I will give a fist pump + one of these super rad Q+DD koozies to the first three people who wish me a “HAPPY QUICK + DIRTY DIRTY NEW YEAR!”

Your drinks have never looked so fashionable…  I can’t think of a better way to toast 2012!

Q+DD koozies: so hot right now.

See y’all at Park Tavern!  Wishing a fun NYE to all!  :)

xx, L

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Fourth in Nashville…

07/13/2011 in Holidays, Out of Town, Vacation, What we're Doing, What we're Listening To, Where we're Eating by Lindsay | No comments

Slick + I spent the 4th of July in Nashville, his old law school stomping grounds, where he tried for four full days to convince me that it is a cooler city than Austin.  (It was a losing battle from the beginning, but I humored him + applaud his effort.)  While I’m not sure if any city could impress me as much as Austin does each visit, Nashville gave Austin a good run for its money + it was a solid 4th of July road trip.

We stayed in a downtown hotel (which was a converted bank + strategically selected as it was located next door to historic Printer’s Alley) with a bunch of Slick’s law school buddies.  Our hotel was in the middle of all of this:

view from shelby street pedestrian bridge

The first night, we walked down to Broadway St. + had dinner at Jack’s Bar-B-Que.  I had a pulled chicken salad that was just delightful and it sufficiently helped me to cushion the impressive amount of alcohol I was later to consume. 

broadway st. – nashville

Our night consisted of four stops on Broadway to hear live music: Legends Corner, Robert’s Western World (my fav.), The Stage (Slick’s fav.), + Paradise Park Trailer Resort.  I had a BLAST – and hitting up these touristy honky-tonks was actually a really great way for me to get a feel for the city. 

 

legends corner

the stage

Broadway reminded me of a tamer 6th Street in Austin with more live music + less drunken debauchery.  Everyone was very clean cut and there to hear truly impressive music.  I had a lot of fun and strongly recommend checking out each of the four stops we visited.

As far as food was concerned on this trip, the approach we took was to eat stuff that would help us to drink in large quantities and not get sick.  This mostly led us to some particularly noteworthy meat + threes.  M+Ts are not typically my preference, but I was on board for anything and I certainly did not turn my nose up at them.  We FEASTED at Sylvan Park Cafe + Nashville-famous Monell’s Restaurant in Germantown.  We also had large + very satisfying meals at Sam’s Sports Bar & Grill + Bosco’s Restaurant & Brewing Co. (both in Hillsboro Village), sushi in The Gulch, + Mafiaoza’s Pizzeria in Belmont.  All were good, but I definitely recommend checking out Monell’s.

Once well-fed, we headed to Tin Roof in Demonbreun where we partied it up + got to see Chris Young take the microphone for a song.  THAT was very cool – and exactly what I’d imagined the Nashville experience to be like.  Inspired by Mr. Young’s vocals, we headed back downtown to Printer’s Alley to karaoke it up at Nashville-famous Lonnie’s Western Room + Karaoke Bar.  We were in and out of Lonnie’s for the following three days…  Ahhh-mazing.

Here are the boys in action:

Other highlights included walking around the locally-owned stores in Hillsboro Village, having a pool afternoon at a friend’s house in Belle Meade, + driving around the Vanderbilt campus to see it through Slick’s eyes.  We really had an awesome trip.

Even the drive home was gorgeous as we were scream-singing “Proud to be an American!”

I’m still exhausted and desperately need a diet + detox, HOWEVER, I had a blast getting to know Nashville and strongly recommend visiting.  Music City is a totally driveable weekend road trip from Atlanta and sure to be a good time.  (It’s no Austin, but it’s much closer + has a whole lot to offer.)  Hope everyone had a fun 4th, too!  :)

xx, L

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Don’t Play w/ the Dinos…

05/22/2011 in Event Space, Museums, Random Musings, Weddings by Lindsay | No comments

Slick + I attended a beautiful wedding last night at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History.  Toward the end of the evening, Slick submitted to peer pressure + decided to disregard the “Do Not Touch the Exhibit” signs.  The following are a few of the pictures I was able to snap prior to several large security guards + a v. stressed-out wedding planner s.c.r.e.a.m.i.n.g.* at my boyfriend + his buddies…

(*Note: The Q+DD does not condone this behavior…but still gets a kick out of it.)  :)

Alternate Post Titles:
“Don’t Drink + Dino”
“Prehistoric Party Animals”
“Quickest Way to Getting Kicked Out of a Museum/ Wedding Party”
“Tequila + Pterodactyls”
“Raptor NOT Rapture”
“Jurassic Jackasses”

Please do not play with the dinos.  But if you do, make sure that you wear a tux.  (Let’s at least show a little respect, folks…)

xx, L

Fernbank Museum of Natural History
767 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA  30307
404.929.6300
http://www.fernbankmuseum.org/

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Rosa Mexicano: What’s Old is New Again.

03/01/2011 in Appetizers, Cocktails, Events, For Men, Midtown, Westside, Where we're Eating by Lindsay | No comments

Mexican food is my favorite kind.  I love everything about it – from warm queso with spicy chorizo to a sizzling plate of beef fajitas accompanied by live mariachi music.  (Well, I guess those aren’t so far off from each other…)  I love it all.

embracing mexican culture

I am pretty well-versed with regard to Atlanta’s Mexican cuisine + frequent many local Mex restaurants, but I rarely go to Rosa Mexicano.

When it first opened, I was there all the time guzzling down their signature pomegranate margaritas, but as Atlantic Station started to grow, I lost interest.  The food was consistently good + the drinks were always well-made, don’t get me wrong, I just really got over the initial excitement.

Well, it’s back – big time.  Slick and I went with his family this weekend, who were all in town from JAX.  We hadn’t intended on eating at Rosa Mexicano, but close to dinner time the JAX crew decided to check out our H&M (since they don’t have one) + it just made sense to eat nearby. 

When I think of Rosa, the first thing that comes to mind is their Tableside Guacamole - which out of towners love and is always fun to watch (+ delicious, I might add).  We ordered up some of that to share + went to TOWN.

rosa's tableside guac

For an additional starter, we selected the Flautas de Pollo: three rolled crispy chicken tacos topped with salsa pasilla de Oaxaca, salsa verde, queso fresco + crema.  They were so incredibly delicious, we all wished we’d ordered more!

I was starting to get full + wasn’t in the mood to completely stuff myself, so I opted for Rosa’s Tortilla Soup for my entree: pasilla chile soup with grilled chicken, avocado, shredded cheese, crema + crispy tortilla chips.  Slick was initially pretty disappointed with my uncharacteristically anti-climactic order, but quickly changed his mind when he took a bite.  It’s was SO good!  Whether you order it as your entree or to accompany something a bit more substantial, you are guaranteed to enjoy it!  It’s light (broth based – not cream), but filling, and was seriously YUM.

Everyone else ordered larger entrees which looked + smelled wonderful.  I heard a bunch of forks scraping plates towards the end of the meal…

During dinner, I sipped on a margarita (which they make v. strong), but I must tell you that one of my favorite Mexican drinks is featured on their menu: A Michelada.  You NEED to try it – especially sitting on their patio on a sunny day!  It’s a Mexican beer cocktail with Tecate, fresh lime juice + spices served over ice in a glass with a salted rim.  I was very pleased to see it on their menu.  :)

rosa's michelada

Slick’s family loved the restaurant + commented on how hip they thought the atmosphere was and how excellent the service was that we received.

post-meal pic

While I was leaving the restaurant, I felt a bit remorseful for neglecting it for so long.  The food is exceptional (albeit pricey for Mexican – and I’m not always in the mood for “black tie Mex”) + I always leave very pleased.  I really do like this place!  I’m so glad I rediscovered Rosa, and I definitely plan to be back soon.

For Men: Drinks + appetizers at Rosa followed by a movie at the Regal theatre across the street makes for a great date!

P.S. Don’t forget about Rosa’s super-fun I Rocked the Guac cooking challenge event!  It’s still one of my favorites + Rosa is great to work with for corporate + social events.

xx, L

Rosa Mexicano
245 18th Street NW
Atlanta, GA  30363
404.347.4090
www.rosamexicano.com

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The Yogli Mogli Experience

02/24/2011 in Chocolate, Guilty Pleasures, Highlands, Tricks of the Trade, Where we're Eating by Lindsay | 7 comments

Move over Paolo’s Gelato – there’s some serious competition who’s just landed across the street from you…

Easy-peasy, self-serve yogurt with a much more fun name to say!  Aloha, Yogli Mogli.  So nice of you to take over the sketchy dentist’s office who used to occupy the space.  (I’m sure he’d be thrilled to know that a sugar shack opened up where he formerly filled cavities on a daily basis.)  Oh, the irony… 

Slick, some of his buddies + I ventured out to the Highlands on Saturday to enjoy the gorgeous Atlanta weather.  Lunch at Yeah! Burger followed by some super tasty yogurt at Yogli Mogli.  Below are our pictures + a brief instructional:

Geoff demonstrates how to select a yogurt flavor + properly fill up your yogurt cup.

Then, make your way to the toppings counter + go to town!

Don’t forget the mochi…  (My fav!)

On to the register.  Yogurt at Yogli Mogli is 39 cents an ounce, which doesn’t seem that significant…

…but consider yourself warned, it can add up (see below).

Ouch.  It’s worth it, though, because YM yogurt is totally delicious, there are so many fun flavors to try (i.e. Root Beer) + you feel exceptionally independent having complete freedom to stock pile your toppings! 

Feel free to share with friends…

…or don’t.  Up to you, selfish.

And, enjoy!  :)

Trick of the trade: Select different toppings to compliment your various yogurt flavors.  (Andes Mints were delish on Chocolate, but not so much on Cookies + Creme.)

Yogli Mogli – you’ve arrived. 

xx, L

Yogli Mogli
1002 N. Highland Ave.
Atlanta, GA  30306
404.347.3100
www.yoglimogli.com

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Believe it or NOT…

01/03/2011 in Cocktails, For Men, Holidays, Out of Town, Vacation by Lindsay | No comments

This actually exists:

Also, in sangria form.  These overly designed bottles made special guest appearances at our annual NYE Secret Samuel gift exchange in KC.

What a way to ring in 2011!  Ed Hardy alcohol = so horrible it’s awesome?  (Shudder…)

NYE 2010 in Kansas City - Howl @ the Moon

Happy New Year!!  Hope that everyone had a blast celebrating!  :)

xx, L

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What Happens in KC Stays in KC…

12/30/2010 in Holidays, Out of Town, Vacation, What we're Doing by Lindsay | 1 comment

(I haven’t spent New Years in the Midwest before, so this should be quite a winter adventure!)  Uggs – check.  Convertible fingerless mittens – check.  Winter white coat – check + check!

Kansas City. Here I come!

Slick + I are headed to KC to spend New Years again w/ these great folks:

NYE '09

I hope everyone has a happy, healthy + safe NYE!  Catch ya in the ’11!

xx, L

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Lessons Learned over Labor Day.

09/08/2010 in Cocktails, Holidays, Maintenence, Random Musings, Vacation, What we're Doing by Lindsay | 3 comments

Y’all, I had the greatest Labor Day vay-cay.  I really did.  And, I got a pretty sick tan if I do say so myself…

Over the past four years, work has been way too busy during this time of year for me to take a Labor Day trip, but this year I was able to make it work.  Carpe Diem! 

Here are some things I realized about a successful Labor Day getaway:

1 – Off-season swimsuit shopping is SLIM pickins, but Swim ’n Sport in Lenox Mall is def the place to go.  I spent a fortune, but got the world’s cutest Trina Turk swimsuit there for my trip.  Love you, Trina!  Got a bunch of compliments.

trina turk swimwear. love.

2 – Kansas City Ice Water is the single greatest poolside drink I’ve ever consumed.  It’s a brilliant + delicious mixture of 3/4 oz. of vodka, 3/4 oz. of gin, 1/2 oz. of lime juice + 7-Up. 

kansas city ice water

 (These Kansans didn’t exactly invent it, but since they live in KC + spent the weekend w/ me, I’d like to credit it to them.  Thanks y’all.)

the cutest

3 – I’m not quite sure how you do this, but putting sunscreen on your scalp is kinda important.  I accidentally burnt the heck out of mine. :(  

me = sunscreen FAIL.

The rest of my body is sunburn-free, however, thanks to this bad boy that left me with a healthy glow and not a peel-y mess after four long days in the scorching sun.

neutrogena ultra sheer body mist sunblock

4 – There is nothing better than being on vacation.  N-O-T-H-I-N-G, friends, nothing.  :)

bottoms up, fellow vacationers!

xx, L

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Trend Alert! Boxed Water

08/03/2010 in Health, New Jersey, Random Musings, Trend Alert, Weddings, What we're Doing, Where we're Eating by Lindsay | No comments

After a long wedding weekend in New Jersey (FYI: did not get to meet Snooki as she went and got herself arrested the evening I arrived…), I’m pretty sure that the 90% of my body that is supposed to be made up of H20 is now almost entirely Belvedere vodka. 

Needless to say, I’m dehydrated.

As I was surfing through the ol’ Book’o'Face yesterday to catch up on what I missed over the weekend, I happened to notice that the lovely ladies @ Caren West PR (just adore!) were drinking + chatting about something of great interest to me considering my current situation…

BOXED WATER

Ummmmm.  THIS is amazing!

Here’s the Q+DD on Boxed Water + why YOU should drink it:

 

Part sustainable water company, part art project, part philanthropic project, and completely curious.  Boxed Water Is Better, is a boxed water company.  Started with the simple idea of creating a new bottled water brand that is kinder to the environment and gives back a bit - the developers at BWIB found that it shouldn’t be bottled at all, but instead, boxed.  So they looked into the past for inspiration in the century old beverage container and decided to keep things simple, sustainable and beautiful.  About 76% of the Boxed Water container is made from a renewable resource, trees, that when harvested in a responsible, managed and ethical way serve as an amazing renewable resource that benefits the environment even as it’s renewed.  BWIB ships their boxes flat to their filler which is significantly more efficient compared to shipping empty plastic or glass bottles to be filled.  The flat, unfilled boxes they can fit on 2 pallets, or roughly 5% of a truckload, would require about 5 truckloads for empty plastic or glass bottles.  Their cartons can also be broken down to their original flat state, and are recyclable in some areas.  The Carton Council, www.recyclecartons.com, is continuously adding new carton recycling facilities throughout the country.  BWIB is also giving 20% of their profits back to the resources the product is composed of – water and trees.  Not only does it simply make sense, but they really enjoy supporting water and forestation organizations as part of their company ethos and way of thinking to give back and participate.  All that + an overarching focus on simple and beautiful design that compliments their brand, as well as the spaces it’s sold and consumed: Boxed Water Is Better.
 

Pretty, cool, right?!

Click here to find out where you can buy Boxed Water!

Click here to view the Boxed Water Is Better website.

This is just beyond brilliant.  Enjoy, trendsetters!  I’m off to get my hydration ON…  :)

xx, L

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To Bumpit or Not to Bumpit…

07/27/2010 in Hair, Maintenence, New Jersey, Random Musings, Weddings by Lindsay | 8 comments

Slick + I are headed to yet another wedding this weekend (3rd this month) w/ some of his legal eagle amigos.

the group over new years

I have to tell you, I really couldn’t be more excited!  Aside from the predictable awesomeness that I can expect from hanging out with these folks, the wedding is in the JERZZZ!

oh gosh, i really hope they're invited!

SO unbelievably stoked!  And, I’ve been practicing…

 

Okay, so, when I asked Slick this morning about the attire for the wedding, he alleges that he talked with the bride and she said “any dress will do…” which means he actually didn’t talk to the bride because no girl in her right mind would ever leave wedding-related attire so vague.  After I gave him a hard time about it, he consulted reinforcements and we now know that the attire is black tie (Bumpit) optional.

My dress is set, but one very important question remains:  To Bumpit or not to Bumpit?  

 

 

totally bumped

Although the Texas girl in me always defaults to my vintage cowboy boots as my signature way to jazz up an otherwise blah outfit, I am REALLY considering trading in my country kicks in for my very own Bumpit for the occasion!

bye, bye my beloveds

I’ve just been so inspired by my favorite Jersey Shore party girl, Snooki:

And, my favorite Jerseylicious villianess, Tracey:

Plus, hair height is kinda in my Roberts’ blue jeans…

mother.

I think I’m going to BUMPIT!  Heading to CVS in 10…wish me luck.  Ahhhhh!  :)

xx, L

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Why Thank You, Daily Candy!

06/30/2010 in PSAs, Random Musings, Tricks of the Trade by Lindsay | No comments

In case you missed it, today’s Daily Candy video is very important. 

Expert Tips for Looking Good in Photos:  Watch the video here!

Nowadays, everyone and their grandmother has a camera phone and a Facebook account.  To maintain my sanity, I’ve learned to combat my inability to get to my Facebook page ASAP to see how I look in a string of photos I’ve been tagged in from a fuzzy night out, by learning how to line up on the same side of the photo every time and strategically jumping into my high school cheerleading pose – ala Barney Stinson – whenever I see someone digging around in their purse for a camera.  (That was a v. long sentence.  Thank you.)

Exhibit A

Exhibit B

Exhibit C

Exhibit D

Exhibit E

It takes effort, people! (I mean, not all of us are as lucky at JHol to look the exact same in every photo…EVERY time.)

jhol 1

jhol 2

jhol 3

jhol 4

So thank you, Daily Candy, for helping everyone out!  :)

xx, L

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“I’ve waited almost 28 years for this…”

01/04/2010 in Florida, Holidays, Vacation, What we're Doing by Lindsay | 5 comments

It’s like I had my Bat Mitzvah all over again…  After almost 28 years of patiently waiting, I finally got to go to Disney World over NYE!  It was everything I’d imagined in my wildest dreams - and now I am pretty sure that I am officially a grown-up.  Although I acted like the biggest child at the world-famous theme park throughout parts of the weekend…”Lindsay, it’s time to go.  No time to see the parade.”  “I’VE WAITED ALMOST 28 YEARS FOR THIS!!”  (We stayed. :) ) …now that I have Disney out of my system, I’m ready to finally begin adulthood.  I think…
disney 

my first visit to disney!

fellow disney first-timers

Magic Kingdom was pretty incredibly overwhelming.  The bright colors, the catchy music “it’s a small world after all,” the fried foods that we are convinced are aromatically piped through to roller coaster waiting lines, the predictably overpriced souvenirs – I got my ears, don’t worry, THE CASTLE!, the elaborate performances…and and and… 

magic kingdom

space mountain

magic kingdom

LR + princess

In a 1/2 day, we power-visited Magic Kingdom and were off to drink around the world at Epcot.  Which. Was. Amazingggggg! 

epcot

I’d heard from people that went as kids to visit Epcot that it was pretty boring.  Well, it just wasn’t.  We drank around the world – Mexico, China, Germany, Japan, Italy, Morocco and the U.K.  Got lost in Canada and were asked to leave France.  We wore sombreros and ate lamb kabobs and sushi.  Fireworks and a boat ride back to the Boardwalk completed our adventure.  Life just doesn’t get much better.

epcot - mexico

epcot - japan

epcot - u.k.

I’m still recovering – and I am a little bit in denial that it’s over.  Disney World is truly “the happiest place on earth!”  And, one of the most fun vacations I’ve had in a while.  It was the perfect way to bid farewell to 2009…

"that's all, folks!"

…and say hello to 2010!!  :)

happy new year from the happiest place on earth!

xx, L

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