Tigers Game in the D

Happy first day back to school or back to work after the long weekend! Yesterday I attended the Tigers vs Cleveland game in Detroit with Andrew's family and our friend Gaby! I only have pictures of Andrew, Gaby, and me however. Anyway, we lost the game 3-2 and there were no home runs or anything, ugh! At least we had great weather and got to hang out in Detroit. Have I mentioned how much I love Detroit? I still think it's a great city.

We took an A/C break in the gift shop. $60?!?!? I took a free picture to remember it by because that is outrageous.

Beating out the slow moving little girl to get my piggy bank picture. Move it or lose it!

 Cha-ching!

 Andrew didn't like my piggy nose.

Only group shot and Andrew has to blink!

That's a pretty neat Lady Liberty!

Rawr!

The Tigers juuuuust lost the second game in this series. I don't know why because Cleveland totally sucks! Come on Tigs! 

Who do you root for? I wish I had gotten to see a few more Tigers games this year. Although I like fall, I really hate football, so I'm bummed that baseball is (kind of) almost over this year. Keep it going and make the playoffs, Detroit!

Goodnight friends!

Romeo Peach Festival

Yesterday I went to the peach festival in Romeo, Michigan with my parents. There's not much to say, so I'll leave it to the pictures!

 We walked around the carnival but didn't ride anything. This ride was 4 coupons which equalled $5! Rip-off central.

I wonder how long ago these things were built! I liked how vintage they looked.

 I wonder what the inside of this one is like...

 Since my birthday is in a couple of weeks, and I won't see my parents that day, they treated me to a piece of deep fried peach cheesecake.

It was pretty delicious, although it's strange to have warm cheesecake!

 We took this photo for my grandma because she likes Woody from Toy Story. Howdy!

Enjoying peach iced tea and peach lemonade during our snack pitstop.

We stopped at a farmer's market on our way out of town and I realized there had been no pictures of my mom, so we took a fall preview photo in front of the corn field!

Today I am going to the Tigers game with Andrew, his family, and our friend Gaby. I am excited! I haven't been in a couple summers. What have you done this long weekend? Happy Labor Day!

Blogging Tips

One of my friends shared this graphic with me. I actually don't do many of these, but I also don't have a newsletter nor do I want to send a link to my blog in emails. I should understand how RSS feeds work by now, but I really don't. Any tips on that one? Anyway, I think this is overall a really great graphic, especially for newer bloggers (like me) that have trouble getting a lot of readership. One thing I have tried that thus far has not helped me gain followers is leaving comments on other people's blogs, yet that is a tip I read everywhere. What tips do you have for gaining followers and getting hits?

Birthday Boy

It's a few days late, but happy birthday Andrew! My wonderful boyfriend is now 28! He's getting so old! Last Sunday I surprised him by bringing together some of our favorite people at one of our favorite places - during happy hour, of course! 

 Kathryn brought the treats - what a great friend!

Gaby, Ryan, Erika, Drew, Kathryn, me, and Andrew!

I haven't gotten him a gift yet; we have so many things on our wishlist that we are waiting until we move to decide what are the highest priorities. My goal was just to make his birthday really special, and I think he had a lovely time!

My birthday is coming up - two weeks from today. We'll see what he plans for me!

I'll leave you with a song I've had on repeat this week for whatever reason. Happy Saturday evening!

Dexter Season 7 Trailer

Oh lord, this season is going to stress me out! Have you seen the trailer? Here it is:

What do you think? We all know season 4 was the best and that the last two seasons kinda sucked, but I think they are bringing it this time. Predictions? Will Dexter kill Deb? What about Deb being in love with him, is all that immediately going out the window? Will Doakes come back to life? And if I'm not mistaken, there is a season 8, so I guess Dexter can't be locked up quite yet...

muahaha.

Happy Hump Day! A long weekend is just around the corner!

Tuesday Treasures #5

It's been a while since I shared my Tuesday Treasures! Have you guys been in a Target lately? They have all this cool new stuff and I have so much trouble not buying it. This week I wanted to start by sharing some items from Target's Patch NYC Look Book, which are super irresistible!

Owls AND mushrooms AND foxes!!!  

Do you see the owl in the middle? I love this!

I also wanted to share a few of my favorite items from The Mitten State, which sells the neatest Michigan apparel! I haven't bought a shirt yet, but I look at their site all the time! They also donate a portion of the proceeds to charity. Aww, what a great company!

Their stuff is great, and my birthday is coming up soon - just sayin'!

Happy Tuesday!

Giveaway: Heather Pritchett Illustration

UPDATE: The winner of the owl print is Kelly! Congrats, girl!

I'm excited to announce my third giveaway today, Heather of Heather Pritchett Illustrations has kindly offered up one of her adorable owl prints to one winner. All you have to do is like her facebook page! There are additional ways to win below. After my owl post yesterday, I'm thinking I could use some more owl lovin' on my walls, and I love all of these guys - I think I'd choose #3 - what about you? You'll certainly get to choose if you win! 

Heather has also graciously offered 15% off any order on her Etsy Shop with the coupon code lovelyllorys. I hope you decide to take advantage!

A little about Heather - "After I graduated art school a year ago, I started taking work as a freelance illustrator/graphic designer. My Etsy store is a way to sell my art that's more independent and self-motivated, somewhere where I can create and sell whatever I'd like. I live in southern California, and I hope I never have to leave. It's the most beautiful place on Earth!"

Southern California is really beautiful! I bet she finds a ton of inspiration for her designs there. Thanks for letting me host this giveaway, Heather! 

You have until Saturday at midnight to enter the giveaway, and I'm trying out a widget this time, so no comments necessary (although I'd love to hear what you have to say)! Good luck!



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