three tangent tuesday.

#1. my new favorite summer dish to make...

::: approximately 6 cups frozen sweet yellow corn, roasted stovetop with minced garlic (3 cloves) -- cooled

::: 1 can black beans

::: 2 cups sliced grape tomatoes

::: 1/3 cup chopped cilantro

::: 1 sliced avocado

::: kosher salt/fresh pepper, to taste

::: white balsamic vinegar, to taste (i used about 2 tablespoons)

mmmmmmm.....

#2. my sweet hubby and i enjoyed a fabulous lunch up emigration canyon together at ruth's diner. always a great time. at the end of the meal a thunderstorm rolled in. loved it!

#3. a few recent flea market purchases i found with sister, dori.

sheet music printed in 1930 with such darling lyrics! i found jared in uintah... and i loved the artwork. so, once i find the perfect frame, it will be up in our home.

vintage salt and pepper shakers. dori got some fabulous salt and pepper shakers. she should probably blog about them and i'll put a link to them... they're amazing, just wait.

music monday: band of horses.

pretty sure it's time for one of the best bands ever. band of horses, you rock my world. i give some pretty hefty credit to band of horses for me meeting jared, so... for that alone, i love them. luckily their tunes are ridiculous.

p.s. sorry for my lack of posts lately. jared and i are HAPPY AND WELL. loving life. loving each other. loving the new kitty we named MARGOT. life is great. no complaints here!!!

new kitten.

we adopted a new little kitty from the humane society and have yet to give her a name, but we adore her!!! meet our new little love...

music monday: johnny cash.

been a whole week since i last blogged?! what is going on here...

well, johnny cash is making an appearance today.

enjoy!

music monday. twin sister.

music monday time!!! it feels like it's been a while since i've featured a song on here. and typically, i take time to consider my song of choice. but today, twin sister's "i want a house" is all i can listen to.

enjoy!

cacti, sunshine, & family.

I was very fortunate enough to get to spend the last few days with my wonderful family in phoenix. phoenix is awesome. hot... and awesome. it was hard being there without our sweet Kirby, but it was great getting to spend time with everyone. really really great.

"my" room for the stay. I love my mom's decor.

beautiful momma.

darling neice, tessa, at our father's day bbq. yum.

scorpion hunting with dad in the backyard at night. they're goners in the black light.

lots of lounging in the pool with mom.

mom's beautiful flowers.

road trippin.

first, an update on my boy... kirby passed away wednesday morning. I still don't want to talk about it with anyone because I break down every time I do. thank you so much for everyone's sweet prayers and kindness. I will be taking a last minute and much needed trip to AZ to see my dear family. the passing of our sweet boy definitely stirred up any desires to visit since I hadn't been home in so long.. I only regret not going home sooner.

second, jared and I had a fantastic road trip to WA and OR. we visited his family for his little sister's wedding and it was wonderful getting to see everyone. we had a great time and wish we could see everyone there more often. while in WA, cousin Ben convinced us to take a little detour home and spend an extra couple of days visiting our oregon family. I am so glad we did. some of my most significant childhood memories are our oregon summer vacations - - i LOVE oregon. we spent some fantastic time with family and were spoiled enough to stay at ben & amber's fabulous new home! we were awful taking photos and failed to take any with jared's family or with ben & amber... but here are some that we did capture..

cousins. we loved meeting emily & matt's darling little baby K!

these things were ridiculous. my favorite: maple bacon bar.

enjoying lunch along the waterfront in downtown portland.

coconut soup.

reflection in a store window.