CAMP | iphone photos

some snapshots and a glimpse into the goodness that is CAMP. 

styling above by the wonderful ginny branch and ali harper.

see the first collection of my styled collaborations and photos on my website today!

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life, recently | iphone photos

life has been pretty fun lately.

we've unpacked wedding gifts that we hadn't seen in 4 years and have frequented the depot way too much for my liking. we've been hanging out with friends and enjoying atlanta's monday night brewery.

i worked at the atlanta food and wine festival for buckhaven lifestyle magazine and got to capture and sample some of the best food and drink that the south has to offer (tough, i know).  pictured above is atlanta's honeysuckle gelato's sea salt caramel - so good!  i also have been babysitting the cutest little two year old boy and adventuring to the botanical gardens.  i am slowly decorating and getting settled into our home.  pictured above is tyler's office space, our first night on our patio, ty baby cutting the yard like a champ, and our first date night at home with our new grill! we are definitely enjoying our first summer in our new house :)  hope you are enjoying your summer too.

christmas time | iphone photos

dear today

today i just feel like writing a little letter.  inspiration comes from today's letters blog.  if you haven't checked out their blog, you should.  they are precious bloggers that write letters daily.

okay, so let's begin.

dear husband, thank you for taking me out to the optimist friday night.  it was delicious and cool and who knew i would love raw oysters?!  

dear me, way to go being brave and trying new foods.  

dear husband, oh yeah, i'm sorry for pinching you multiple times in your sleep last night to point of waking both of us up.  i was having a nightmare.

dear what to expect when expecting, you were a great movie, but you are causing me to have stressful nightmares of being pregnant. 

dear weather, i love you today. perfect hint of fall!

dear elevator people, please don't try to make small talk at 7 am in the morning.

dear camera, thank you for being awesome and working so hard this week.  four photo shoots and a wedding in one week, oh my!

dear weekend, i am so excited for you to arrive.  looking forward to shooting my first wedding.

dear hair and nails, i promise to take care of you soon. 

dear dvr, you are about to get nice and full. so glad fall television has finally resumed!

weekends | iphone photos

happy weekend, friends!

i thought i'd share with you some of what we have been up to

over the past few weekends.

the harts visit //

playing with baby simon //

 arkansas for a wedding //

weekend in auburn with the daniels //

found my favorite icecream //

working on KMP website//

Hearts of Style published in Buckhaven Lifestyle Magazine //

new business cards //

great gatsby //

snacking //

we found our dream house - if only we could pick it up and move it//

morning walk // 

amazing sale find - ready for winter //

hope you have a wonderful weekend!

my birthday | iphone photos

happy weekend everyone!

i'm back with photos from my birthday.

gosh, it feels like it was forever ago -

almost a month, eek!

1. birthday fro yo with katie

2. elevator ride to la grotta - amazing!

3. beautiful lobster raviolli at la grotta. oh my, yum.

4. birthday party at antico

5. treats at meghan's

6. birthday gift from chane' at what the heart likes - cutest dishtowel!

7. the best iced coffee ever :: ESS' georgian iced coffee. life. changing.

8. birthday sandals from sister

9. FREE s'mores shake from flip burger (thank you for running out of nutella milkshakes and feeling sorry for us)

as you can see, i ate really really well,

i was surrounded by lots of love,

and i got great gifts.

what more can a girl ask for?

a lot of newness going on

hello blog world.

i know that i have been absent for a little bit,

and i am here today to start catching you up on what's been going on.

so, the last time i was here a lot has happened.

my big 2-5 birthday came and went,

{more on that later}

KMPhotography got very busy :)

i went to Athens with some girl friends

{again, more on that}

we said good bye to summer with friends at the lake,

and i bought a lot of new things for both of my jobs.

new school supplies is definitely a perk of my day job.

and ridiculously amazing lenses and technology is a huge perk of my afternoon/weekend job.

this fall is going to be a very busy one for me,

and all this newness really gets me excited!

{new KMP gear!}

dc trip | iphone photos

i'm back with more from our dc trip!

we ate extremely well and as you can see, 

most of my iphone photos are of yummy food.

1. train ride into the city

2. speakeasy drinks, the gibson

3. eastern market, market lunch bluebuck pancakes 

4. the metro

5. 2Amy's Pizzeria

6. pizza supper

7. Washington Monument at night

8. the best gelato outside of Italy, Pitango

9. National Portrait Gallery

10. brunch with friends, Open Table

11. me and husband shopping, M Street

12. cupcakes, Baked and Wired

dc, i love you.
and you are my second favorite city
in america.
and supposedly the 14th best city
in the world.
way to go.

life, recently | iphone photos

we spent the first two weekends of summer in auburn, relaxing with friends and family.

it was so great to go back and escape the busy life of the city.

the first weekend, we focused on relaxing and eating at our favorite places that atlanta doesn't have::

marble slab, mcallisters, amsterdams, and of course earth fare's chocolate milk.

we also were super lazy and watched the entire first season of downton abbey

{so good!!!}

oh the good ole days of lazy weekends in auburn.

we also got to catch up with our small group friends + baby john embry and go to church which was great.

the second weekend was all about spending time with family.

sister came and we got to spend the weekend with our grandparents and their new kitten!

again, we ate really well, laughed a lot, and relaxed on the porch with good books.

we even took a trip over to campus to see the new commons area in front of the engineering building that is named after my grandparents and dad - the finished product is really pretty! 

both weekends were so much fun and we desperately needed that time to breathe and relax.

until next time, auburn.

weekend fun

hey there! i hope you had a wonderful weekend.

just wanted to pop in and share some events and photos from our weekend.

friday night, we dined at abattoir  

and then met friends at jct's - perfect evening.
it was our first time to abattoir and let me tell you,
it was GOOD! i loved everything that we ate, but my favorites were:
warm pretzel with pimento cheese dip and the chocolate chess cake. wow.
no pictures, because we ate it so fast! 

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on saturday we checked out brookhaven's famers market.

and had our first king of pops of the season ::

then we headed to piedmont park for a stroll with our friend katie

and this precious boy she was babysitting ::

isn't he adorable?
 
after walking the park,

we celebrated cinco de mayo 

with lunch at willies :: 

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we topped off our wonderful saturday

with ingrid michaelson at variety playhouse. so fun.

hope you had a great weekend!

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life, recently | iphone photos

here is a little glimpse into what i've been up to throughout the past week!

1. antico with my girls

2. sweet cards my students made for ranger brooks

3. ranger brooks at graduation

4. gift from a student: a wikki skix replica of myself :)

5. table setting at church of the apostles' genuine wisdom conference.
 see more photos here and here.

6. my new thing :: iced coffee...uh oh

7. supper at rosebud - amazing! get the scallops.

8. homemade red velvies. get recipe here.

9. motivational sticky. summer, here i come.

hope you have a wonderful weekend!

easter weekend

spring has sprung in the city!

we had a fabulous weekend filled with

friends, food, and fabulous weather.

saturday, we ventured over to the high

to see the picasso to warhol exhibit.

the exhibit was great and the high also featured

some really beautiful european art.

it made me want to go back to the british museum

and just sit for hours.

after the high, we headed to the park for a picnic with friends.

we brought some vino and cheese

from this adorable store called perrines -

amazing french treats!

after church today

we went to the fabulous empire state south

for a wonderful easter brunch. yum!

i hope you have had a wonderful weekend.

happy easter :)

"praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! in his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade" 1 peter 1: 3 -4

the beach, according to my iphone.

photo credit // forman

home from the beach now.

we had a wonderful time together

in beautiful boca grande, florida.

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stay tuned for a little video

of our adventures :)

life, via my iphone

okay, so it's been a while since i shared what i've been up to.

these photos cover the rest of valentine's day

up to about mid march.

i know, i know

i've been slacking.

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on with the pictures!

atmosphere with my valentine {butternut squash soup :: magnifique!}

savannah's valentine cookies at small group

antico pizza {how many times can i go there??!}

passion 72 days of freedom arm

gym, yay

getting my toes ready for spring :)

last resort with the fam {fried green tomatoes, yum}

little five points photoshoot

girl scout cookies arrived. enough said.

weekend walk in the park

edamame

grading papers, papers, and more papers

varasanos with my girls {can you tell i love pizza?}

pi day with my babies {that would be 3/14 for all you cool kids}

and last, but not least: field trip to birmingham's civil rights museum.

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i have more to update you on. i promise to be back this week!

today in room 19

it was an exciting day! not only was it valentines day, but it was also the day to celebrate my half birthday. who knew?! the pictures from the day include:

lots of valentines/birthday cards

a card with my picture on it that a student got from the internet :)

a lady bug card with 27 dots on it to represent my age...minus 2 please

trader joe's dark chocolate truffle hearts. go get some, now!

an absent kid's desk...

and sweet tulips.

see, ten year olds can be sweet.

friday to friday

happy monday, folks! i just wanted to pop in and share some photos from last week, friday to friday. the weekday evenings were fun and eventful, and the weekend proved to be the same!

pictured above:

ready to walk with friends

snack stop at yoforia

piedmont park at sunset

antico pizza, margherita

supper in the secret dough room

practicing our french cooking

hair cut with new layers

husband visits my classroom and brings me lunch

hydrating after school with my lady bug friends

hope everyone has a great week!

evening plans

the last full week of january was loaded with evening plans. between bachelor watching party, date night, cooking class, and supper club, my after school schedule was amazing. i love weeks like that! it keeps me from just counting down to the weekend.

now, i want to report specifically on the events pictured above. we dined at flip burger for our date night, which solidified my feelings on that restaurant. i chose to go there for dinner because i was craving fried pickles and a chocolate shake, thanks to a zaxby's commercial (disclaimer, i do not like zaxbys). unfortunately, flip's fried pickles were horrible and i will have to make the trip out to roswell's fickle pickle next time this craving occurs. on the flip side (haha) the nutella milkshake was heaven like always. seriously, the best chocolate milkshake in the land. it is thick and creamy and comes topped with torched marshmallows. after the expensive bill came, i decided that other than the nutella, flip just isn't really worth it. i have decided that when it comes to burgers, i like mine simple, without the foaming cheese. i would much rather go to yeah burger or five guys any day.

also pictured above, are pictures from a cooking class that katie and i took. it was such a fun night out in the city, trying new foods and learning some good cooking tips. the class was a lot of observation, but we did get to make our own crackers! we also enjoyed scallop and shrimp pesto appetizers, salad with homemade dressing, butternut squash puree, and delicious mouse pastry with strawberries. yum!

i am obviously loving all these new food options in our city. now if i could just get paid to photograph, eat, and review food all day long, that would be great!

back in the swing of things

january was a very busy month for me - trying to get back in the swing of school and starting a new calendar year. third 9 weeks is always so stressful, trying to teach everything before the beloved standardized tests roll into town. thankfully, teaching science has been entertaining, with lots of exciting experiments. girl scouts have also been in full swing and we have unfortunately already purchased 8 boxes. eight! thankfully, we did get a break from our busy work schedules and got to spend the weekend in the mountains with our new small group. more pictures to come from that weekend, soon!

saturday in the 20s

last night we celebrated our friend's birthday in style.

1920s style, that is.

birthday girl and baby-to-be looked great

as she roared out of her 20s and entered her 30s.

such a creative theme and fun party!

christmas according to my iphone

christmas 2011.

how is it already over???

i am having serious withdrawals over here.

so, i am just going to relive the season through my blog

while i continue to enjoy the glow of my christmas tree :)

what have the mccrarys been up to? well, last thursday we loaded down eleanor and headed south for a winter break. flahida was extremely hot {like 85 degrees} which made the trip feel like spring break more than christmas. part of the reason why i don't feel like christmas has happened yet. despite the heat wave, it was a great visit, full of three christmas suppers, lots of yummy treats and gifts, tons of family, and even a little running on beautiful bayshore.

more christmas pictures to come. and possibly a little creative surprise.