Monday Motivators!

[I'm thinking this will happen a LOT this coming weekend...]

Happy first week of fall!!!

While it might not feel like the fall I know and love with long sleeves, jeans and socks, I am starting to feel a shift in the weather here in NOLA. For instance, I can finally sit outside for longer periods of time without breaking a sweat. This means more meals on the deck and reading on the balcony.

The change in seasons always seems to bring out exciting new habits, but the thing that is pumping me up the most this week is seeing my baby sister!! Meggie is coming to NOLA for 3 full days straight! I have so much planned for the two of us..I just hope we can fit it all in!

[New fall flavor in the morning]

[Elizabeth's, here we come....Friday brunch with sis.]

[David Gray concert Friday night!!]

[Is he making faces at me?!]

[Choppy waters on the lake early Sunday morning]

[Grilled veggies. Nailed it.]

Eastown Loves – The Sparrows

On a particularly pleasant Michigan summer night a couple of weeks ago, Max was at his golf league and I was feeling cooped up. I decided to take matters into my own hands and go out exploring. I knew I had to finish a book and get it back to the library (it was already late, whoops), so posting up at a new coffee shop in Eastown sounded like the perfect way to spend a week night. 

I decided on The Sparrows because it’s been on my list for months. I drive by it every time I leave yoga and the constant flow of people surrounding this coffee shop, combined with the comfortable ambiance had me curious to experience the inside for myself.

The place did not disappoint. Honestly, it was exactly what I expected and fully equipped with plenty of seating, magazines and board games to utilize, comfortable chairs by the windows overlooking Wealthy Street, small outdoor patio and hippie staff members. The whole ambiance completely reflects the Wealthy neighborhood.

I imagine Courtney and I sitting there, drinking coffee and chatting away for hours…