hungry mother state park

every year, lauren has a birthday. and to celebrate we take a family trip to hungry mother state park in marion, virginia. i haven't been to many state parks in virginia but this one is definitely the best. i like to say it's our annual camping trip, but we're divas so we stay in a fully furnished cabin with heat and a kitchen. it's always nice to get away from the city. the six hour drive is the most fun part. we made chili and played scattergories, pictionary, and dance charades. we finally made it to molly's knob summit, something we had yet to accomplish. it was beautiful and our hike was even more special when a mystery dog appeared at the beginning of the trail and stayed with us the entire six hour hike. on the way back to the campgrounds, our group got separated and noel and i followed the dog's path instead of the one we had originally taken up. he took us on a shortcut and disappeared once we got back to the car. maybe he was a ghost? his collar didn't have a name, just a number. our hungry mother trip is always one of the best weekends of my year and i would highly recommend that everyone check out hungry mother state park!

attention: adam & noel

hot italian daddi



(via the sartorialist)

jeremy sisto is so hot

and while i hate boys with long hair, pancakes, and especially those pajama pants. i love this picture a lot.

brass knuckles

i would love to own this.
(via etsy)

757 state of mind

at 18, i was dying to get out of hampton roads. at 23, i'm dying to go home. i really do want to move back. but enough about me, yesterday we ventured 64E to visit billy and check out the biggest purchase of his life, his very first home! it's tucked away in a cute little neighborhood in norfolk. his house is so cute and so billy and i'm way proud of him. we hung around his house, played with the animals, and checked out a hobby shop that was right around the corner. james got some really cool prints. we ventured into vb, went to another hobby shop, visited my parents, met princess for sushi, then had to come home. i wish i could've stayed longer, but at least we got to see billy's new house and more importantly, billy and princess! i love 757.

i made cupcakes today.

i've never made cupcakes before. so this was my first time. and maybe they're not so beautiful. i got the recipe from my favorite blog, coconut lime. they are chocolate peanut butter with a reese's surprise. they were a hit, for sure.