Hunt - verb, to search for; seek; endeavor to obtain or find (often fol. by up or out): to hunt up the most promising candidate.

A long post with a ton of pictures because we had an incredibly busy weekend, and now that it's Sunday night I need another weekend to recover. It was a rough Saturday morning just waking because of our long night Friday, Xander's been sick and he was overtired and couldn't sleep for long stretches. Anyway, we woke up early and headed to Cline's Antique's, which cannot be described in words and pictures don't even do it justice...please come to North Carolina and visit us and we'll take you there, it's something that you need to experience. After we got home we had enough time for a nap and a shower and met with friends for dinner at Cabo, of course. Sunday we went to a local fashion show put on by our friend Elizabeth. It was a very hot day but we all made the best of it. Enjoy the show.
At Cline's what doesn't fit in the multiple buildings is put into multiple truck trailers with stairs, and sometimes ladders, leading up. It was hot and there is so much of everything it can be overwhelming. Carrying Jonah around didn't help with the heat!
Caleb and Xander escape the heat in the shade of a building so full it was spilling out.
What doesn't fit into the buildings or the truck trailers is simply just stacked into piles outside, it's truly an adventure.
Overwhelmed.
My goal for the day was to find chairs for my back patio area, and I found so many I'm going to have to choose between them all, next time we definitely bring a truck.
More chairs at the end of a long and tall trail of desks.
This has to be one of my favorite pictures, too cute, both of them.
After giving Jonah to Caleb it was amazing how light and cool I felt, that little Chunk can pull down on your shoulders and he's a little heater too, so I did a dance in honor of feeling so free.
Yay Cline's!
Carter and X in the sun.
Even Xander had fun treasure hunting and found this bouncy zebra. I was tempted to get it for him but Caleb said he'd probably hurt himself, he's probably right.
Another item I'll be coming back for when we get the truck. These metal pine trees where really reasonably priced and will look so incredible in my back yard!
Jonah is one happy boy.
My handsome first born.
A group of friends grabs dinner at Cabo...(on Drive-ins, Diners and Dives, Monday night at 10 pm E).
Nod driving to the fashion show. The reason I posted this picture is because I thought that Nod and I could be brother/sister...don't we have similar profiles?
If there is something on the menu with beets in it then I'll buy it...LOVE BEETS!
The Red Carpet!
Cute!
And my boys just hanging out...I'm one lucky lady!

Wave - noun. a swell, surge, or rush, as of feeling or of a certain condition: a wave of joy sweeping over a person

On Wednesday night we had a large group of friends get together for the Angels and Airwaves concert, I think there were 12 of us total, so we could guarantee a good time. Caleb was ready with the camera and we got a lot of good shots. We got our tickets and (VIP!) passes and went to grab a bite to eat at the restaurant connected to the Fillmore here in Charlotte, I think it's called Black Bear or something, anyway don't hang out there, unless you're looking to marry someone who wears khakis...and who wants that? Ha.
This picture is pretty incredible. I'm very interested in what's being said, Adam is mad at the camera and Misha is very serious.
The other end of the table.
This is the face you get from me when you go to a concert, with people you don't know, and you're not in shape (not, not, not!) and you walk around in jean shorts without a shirt. Who are your friends and why don't they care? Because I care.
And it begins.
Elizabeth and Misha.
Attitude.
Sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters.
From backstage.
Husband/Wife.
These people shouldn't be allowed to hang out.
Misha.Dance.
Is that me in the green room?
Yes.

Exhaust - verb. ex-haust, to empty by drawing out the contents: to exhaust a tank of fuel oil.

A very busy weekend, so busy that when it was over I needed another weekend. We've run out of room in our little house, well, we ran out of room the moment we moved in, but it's gotten incredibly tight since having baby boy #2 and having all his clothes and toys out of storage...and don't even mention storage. Our only large closet is so packed that I call it the Tetris closet, I've got boxes on top of boxes up to the ceiling. So, because of that we decided to schedule a multiple-family yard sale with all of our NoDa friends. It was a success. We had a lot of people come out and we made a goal of not bringing anything back in the house. Because of my great deals, and giving things away, we only had a couple boxes left that we just left on the curb with a 'free' sign that ended up getting picked through anyway...this is such a great neighborhood. We set our alarms for 6:45 am (ON A SATURDAY) and had muffins and bloody mary's/mimosas ready to go when our friends arrived. We had originally planned on being done around noon(ish), so, when everyone left, around 5 (haha) we were more than beat. I barely remember the rest of the weekend but it didn't involve near enough sleep...maybe next weekend...
We took over two driveways and even had bean-bags set up to play, although we spent most of the day sitting on Yerg's (for-sale) table and chatting.
Xander LOVED having everyone over to play.
Hanging out with the ladies, playing crosswords and holding babies.
Lots and lots of visitors.
Two of my handsome men.
Oh goodness...Jonah has gotten SO big and is now in the 90% for weight, Xander was always so small, it's fun having a big boy. And Jonah is SO happy, he is a squealer too.
His big brother's coon-skinned hat.
We did get to spend time at a local hang-out, Solstice, so X could run around and play bean-bag...Even though it was a crazy weekend, at least we had a good time and made room in our little house.

Allergy - noun. al-ler-gy, Informal. a strong dislike or aversion, as toward a person or activity: He has an allergy to hard work.

We're still enjoying the warmth and color of Spring here in NoDa. There are so many blooming trees it's hard to know where to look. I've also noticed, starting today, that the pollen has dusted the cars and my nasal passages, it's officially allergy season, get the meds out. Misha and I have started our daily walks, it's so nice to get out after a lousy winter, and to get out before Summer gets too hot. These pictures were taken on my phone, so sorry for lack of quality.
White blooms.
Xander loves picking flowers.
Misha grabs a close up picture of the pink blossoms.
One of my favorite pieces of graffiti on the streets of NoDa. You have to look for it otherwise you'd walk right by it.