Birthday Recap!

So I don't know what The Housewife and I did right this year but we managed to pretty much have the best birthday we have had in a really long time. Finally! It kind of ended up being a long weekend with 3 Putt working crazy long hours and me getting so little sleep but all in all I would definitely say we entered 30 with success.

Present for The Housewife!

I had The Housewife's gift prepped early. I found her a gorgeous Kendra Scott bracelet for a killer deal online at Last Call and found a pretty statement necklace from Jcrew Factory. I hope she loves them! 

We started the weekend off by having a girls only dinner at our fave Mexican place. I cannot tell you how much fun k had drinking margs and sitting around talking with so many of my very favorite ladies. I don't think I'll ever forget it. And I wish we could all do it every Friday. 

A very poor shot of my birthday night outfit for Mexican.
Jcrew lace tee and the seersucker Lilly skirt. 

The Housewife and I stupidly thought that we wouldn't overindulge on Friday night and planned on a run Saturday morning. That really just turned into me dragging my ass out of bed around 7 and taking some Starbucks over to The Housewife's along with Hogan for some time with the little ones and raiding her extra strength ibuprofen they gave her when she had the twins. 

Hogan babysitting.

Tea Party. 

We had an amazing lunch at Bistro Niko later that day with Mom before we went to Dry Bar. We had such a great time talking, drinking, laughing and eating on the patio.  

The Housewife and Mom

Birthday Girls!
{note my new sunnies from 3 Putt! Love my Maui Jim Mavericks.}

Later that night The Housewife and I went out with our dudes in Roswell and had dinner at Table and Main. I wanted to try this place for a super long time and was so happy to finally eat there! Great food and we had a seriously awesome server. They have everyone sign a book before you leave and even let us bring in our own champagne for them to uncork even though they technically aren't supposed to allow that. (I know, we are HUGE rebels aren't we?)  

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I got so many wonderful little prezzies! Special and fun gifts from my girlfriends, a sweet phone case 3 Putt made with all my favorite things, art prints from The Housewife, etc. I had all the warm fuzzies that weekend for sure. 

I am really confident my thirties are going to be awesome! Now if I can just find the time to get "twenty somethings" updated in that blog header...

Love you. Mean it. 

~the single gal~

Roswell Restaurant Week

One of my favorite areas to eat and hang out is just outside of Atlanta.  If you haven't been to Canton Street lately then get up sometime over the next week and go because it's Roswell Restaurant Week {January 19th-27th}.  All the restaurants in the area will have special menus and other fun stuff planned over the next week.  Also, don't over look one of my absolute favorites, Oak Street Cafe which is a little off the main drag but worth the trip especially because they have their own parking lot {a great thing in Downtown Roswell for sure!}. 

If y'all don't want to take my word for it, several of these places have been written up in Southern Living magazine and we all know that's the gospel down here. 

*image from roswellrestaurantweek.com*

Here is the link where you can find all the information for participating restaurants.  There are lunch and dinner specials.  

Based on what I could see I'd highly recommend Vin25, Greenwoods, Salt Factory Pub, Slate Table and Tap, and Table and Main for dinner.   The Fickle Pickle, Plum Cafe, and Roswell Tap are all great lunch options. 

~the single gal~

Restaurant Review: Local Three Kitchen + Bar

Elise and I were able to schedule time for our last brunch of 2013 the last week of December and I wanted to do a follow up restaurant review for you guys because I adored and loved the new place we tried! 

We met up around noon to try out Local Three.  I first heard about Local Three from a friend of mine who had a fabulous dinner there sometime last year and it was put on my ever-growing list of places to eat in Atlanta.  As always, I figured what better time to try them out than for Brunch. {So predictable, I know.}

photo source here

photo source here

Basics:

Three dudes own it that are local to Atlanta.  They have a philosophy on food as follows --  People Matter Most, Local Is Priority, Seasonal Makes Sense, Authenticity Rules, Quality Governs, Delicious Trumps, Pretense Stinks, Comfort Feels Good, Appreciation Tastes Better, Prudence Sustains It All.

If you are super into food you can scroll to the bottom of the following link to check out this video that blogger The Hungry Southerner did for them on their approach to food  and a video of their space.  

What I loved:

-They do a brunch buffet for a set price of $19.93. 
 
-The way the set up the buffet is they have you enter through the kitchen and you get to walk back on the line and pick out whatever you want. Super neat experience in my book. 

-Since it was a buffet I got to try pretty much everything on the menu which made me pretty happy since it was my first trip. 

-We had great service.

-They have a beautiful space.

-Everything I ate was really, really delicious. 

Middle of the fence on the following:

-Bottomless Mimosas - I loved that they had the option, but it was a little pricey at $16 odd dollars. {It was obvs a bargain for me and Elise because we may have had more than a few but only because the price of a single mimosa was harsh.} Form your own opinion. I just usually find bottomless bevs at places in Atlanta for less. 

Here was my only complaint - it was a bit hard to find.  It's actually located in the middle of this huge condo + living area off of Northside Drive so you can't see it from the street {so my GPS was telling me to turn and I'm looking at nothing resembling a place to eat} and you have to take an elevator from a parking deck down to a lobby building and then roll through this hallway to find the door.  Not terribly difficult and definitely not a deal breaker, its just that I wasn't prepared to wander around in the cold.

I would absolutely love to try this place for dinner.  I imagine its really great for dates, catching up with your girlfriends, etc.  I linked above so you can find all their menus and read their story.

Love you. Mean it.
~the single gal~