You're Invited to Our Galentine's Day Party in ATL!

Five years ago, Melly and I spent our first Valentine's Day together, drinking champagne, making cards and watching The Bachelor. It was our first official Galentine's Day! And since then, we've decided to keep the tradition going strong, even inviting Chris into the mix :) 

This year, in honor of Galentine's everywhere, I'm hosting a G-Day party with Letter Writing, friendship bracelets, donuts and champagne at our house. I'd love for all of you lovely Atlanta readers to join!

If you're not local (or are already booked!), I'd love it if you would download our Galentine's Day madlib to support the event and send to your best pals. All of the proceeds will go toward postage, envelopes and supplies for The Letter Project.

See you soon!

Psst: We love friends! Use "BYOFriend" for $5 off when you buy two or more tickets.

November Recap & December Goals

How is it possibly the last month of 2016? This year has been a blink. I'm already preparing to feel emotional as it comes to a close and am hoping to savor these last 31 days as much as possible. 2016 has been my jam. 

Contrary to how the year flew, November felt like it lasted a long time in the best way. It was crazy warm in Georgia (it's 70 right now as I write this with my windows open), so it never really felt like November. 

I went home to Indiana to surprise my brother for his birthday, go to my friend, Sara's, engagement shower and meet with potential partners for The Letter Project. While I was there, Sara scored us free classes to Shred415 Indy, which I l-o-v-e-d. 

We voted in shorts, which may be a first.

We took a trip to Chattanooga with our friend, Kate, where we started our day with canoeing and coffee and the deepest breaths.

We drank good coffee! We finally went to Refuge Coffee and then asked ourselves why we'd never been before (New Atlanta Bucket List #11). We also snuck in a trip to one of our favorite spots in town: Brash. Their almond milk latte. I can't even. We also went to 8Arm, which was delicious and worth a visit. 

We celebrated 6 months of marriage at Desta Ethiopian Kitchen, which is extremely gluten free friendly. I liked it, Chris loved it :) 

I spent my first Thanksgiving away from Indiana. It was hard not to be with my family. It was also awesome to be with Chris. Ah, growing up! So bitter and sweet all at once. 

We got our first Christmas tree! It's small because we wanted to support Inman Middle School and their trees are a leeetle pricey. We named him Tiny Piney and we love him!

Last, but certainly not least, I re-homed and revived my plant, Stu the Bamboo. I shared the process on my Insta story and am thrilled to share that Stu is doing great :) #proudparents

Here's how I did on November goals:

1. Promote and grow The Letter Project // I don't think this will ever be done, per se, but I did it! We partnered with Erin Condren and got professional photos taken. I spoke at Emory and we have a few more business ideas in the works. We also sent out 500 letters! And, when I say "we" I am referring to me + my intern Abby. She's a dream.

2. Finish my presentation for Emory // Done! Emory students are the bomb. 

3. Read Sully // Not done. I couldn't get into it. I switched to Carry On, Warrior mid-month. 

4.  Start a new bible study // Did it! Loving it. 

5. Learn about SEO optimization on SquareSpace // Done! I renamed and uploaded all of the pictures to The Letter Project to optimize it. 

December goals:

Now, on to December goals as we wrap up this beautiful year!

1. Send 500 Letter Project letters this month alone // We sent 500 in the first six weeks and I think we can do it again in the next four. Nominate your friends to receive letters! 

2. Start the process for establishing The Letter Project as a 501c3 // This will open up more partnership opportunities, but I've heard the paperwork is a real headache. Wish me luck?

3. Finish Carry On, Warrior

4. Stretch twice a week // I am super tight and feel like I have a lot of little pains everywhere. I know I need to be stretching more, so I am committing to a Tuesday, Thursday schedule. Somehow, I feel this may be the hardest goal.  

5. Try a Sabbath Sunday // I recently downloaded Nancy Ray's #WorkHardSabbathHard guide. First of all, I pretty much love everything Nancy Ray creates and highly recommend following. Second of all, this guide is awesome. Chris and I both felt convicted to try it, which is going to take some major shifts for us. But, we're committed to trying it one Sunday this month. 

And that, my friends, is how I'll wrap up 2016! Let's do this, December!

friday feelings

Happy Friday! Here's what I'm feeling today:

Ready for: Core Power Yoga tomorrow with Chris, followed by Cafe Jonah almond milk lattes. Jonah is closing its doors, so we're giving it a niiiice sendoff. Extra large, please!

Wanting to share: This Greatist article about why running doesn't always burn fat.  (I hear this!)

Wondering if: I should sign up for some kind of race. Another Tough Mudder or Triathlon, possibly? Feeling like I want something new to train for (but, of course, while still maintaining a healthy relationship with exercise! It's a careful balance for me, always). 

Eager to: Try Press & Grind! A new coffee shop near my house. Yaay! I guess this weekend calls for two coffee stops. 

Wanting to celebrate: The fact that it is a LEAP year! It's been a while and I think we should celebrate it.

Excited about: Going to Joy Stick game bar for the first time this weekend with friends. 

Counting down: To March 4, when my mom and sisters arrive in ATL for a wedding planning weekend. YAAY!

first weekend of summer in ATL

One of my all-time favorite holidays each year is the first day of summer. Nothing says happy to me like the longest day of the year. This past week I've been celebrating with as much time as possible in that sweet Georgia sun. With that sweet man-made sunscreen :) Here's what I've been up to:

Free King of Pops yoga on the BeltLine (every Tuesday - 7 p.m.!) with Melly.

{Melly got this sweet Atlanta on the Rise mug from Foster ATL}

Slow mornings with good convo&coffee on my brothers' deck before the sun gets too hot. 

King of Pops in honor of our Pops on Father's Day! No better way for a Biber to celebrate someone they love than with dessert. It's our love language.

A pool day (with more sunscreen) to celebrate our sweet friend Megan's birthday.

And two (yes, two!) trips to the new Victory in Inman Park. Mile High Club and Tea Bird gluten free sandwiches for this girl! So good. And so happy. Welcome back to the neighborhood, Victory! We're so glad you're here.

And now it is officially my favorite season of the year! Happy Monday!