party everyday

i haven't blogged in a really long time. this past year has been one of the busiest in recent memory. i started a new job exactly a year ago and my time/energy for leisurely blogging just kind of disappeared.

sadsies.

since i blog and manage social media for my job now, keeping up with both as a hobby just hasn't been that easy, but i am attending a blogging and social media conference tomorrow and i thought at the very least i should do a catch up post.

so what's been going on lately?  i celebrated a birthday a few weeks ago and it was one of my very favorite ones, not as far as the number is concerned (that is just getting depressing), but the people i surrounded myself with, really made it pretty freakin' fab.

evan and i had dinner at gram & dun, on my favorite patio in the city. yes, we are wearing this place out and hitting it up on super repeat, but when it's your b-day, you don't wanna take chances on the food. i got the same thing i always get (the jackson) and we sipped on cocktails while enjoying one of the first warm-enough nights of the season.

the following day, my actual birthday, we planned a small get-together at one of our other favorite local spots, bier station.  we had intended to just meet a couple of friends, but thankfully it snowballed and soon enough the room was full of some of my most favorite people in town and in the world if i'm being honest.

i want to say that i laughed hysterically for 2 solid hours.  it was the best. 

alex was on spring break and away for her first ski trip during this time, and although we missed her terribly, she had an absolute blast.  i'd share some of pics of her being a rockstar on the slopes, but i don't have any. womp womp. so instead, here is a pic of her at a recent birthday party for one of her friends.

and this is a chinchilla, because she asked me to blog about one.

annnnnyway......

we spent last weekend at our favorite old-people-prom style event, evening in paris. if you follow me on the socials, then you already know i got super geeked out about it being a mad men theme this year.  you probably also already know that i found an exact dress from the show and proceeded to further freak out.  if you missed out on all that however, here is the dress from the show:

and here is me in all my vintage megan draper glory:

totally. freaked. out.

so the spring has basically been a nonstop party so far, you know how we do.  and basically, you're all caught up. :)

this weekend: first fridays at urban mining

first fridays in kansas city are some of our favorite ways to kick off a weekend.  we love to hit up the crossroads art district, grab some grub and get our art scene on.  but this time of year, it's hard to count on the weather to cooperate.  take this week for example:
monday: 72 & extremely sunny.  tuesday: 41 & extremely raining.  today:  17 and extremely annoying with a side of snow b/c mother nature loves you and knows you chose to live in the midwest.  thanks mom.

so when the weekend looks like it will be anything but predictable, there is another one of our favorite first friday features that we frequent:  urban mining - kansas city's original first friday weekend vintage market.

now, you know by now we love a good deal, especially a good vintage deal, and this is the perfect spot to find a whole lot of them.  whether you're looking for that perfect mid-century modern accent chair, a chic vintage dress or something just a little out of the ordinary to jazz up your home, you're going to find it at UM.

now i want to talk about this giant horse:

please do not think for a second that i will not be trying my hardest to convince the husband that there is a place for this cray-cray creature in our home.  sure, he'll likely take on a different color, but he is welcome here and i kinda love him already.

speaking of mid-century modern accent chairs:

i call her lady in red and she's about to be dancing with me.  cheek to cheek.

no matter what you're looking for, there is a good chance you'll find something here that you can't live without.  maybe you need a collection of dorthy thorpe mad men glassware, the new season is just around the corner afterall...

and since you're obsessed with the 1960s, maybe these two have a place in your home:

oh hello prestigious friend and accompanying fashion icon. in your current state, kind of scary.  but someone may love you and decide to bring you home and spruce you up...

maybe put you on a bookshelf or their bar cart...

maybe announce that you are just covered in paint primer and they are open to suggestions on final color options for you... 

i'm not saying who would bring them home and spray paint them, just that someone may... or possibly already did.

and if it's vintage jewelry you're after, you're sure to find that perfect piece for yourself or your vintage-jewelry-lovin'-bff on her 30th birthday...

so in review:  urban mining has some of the best vintage treasures in kansas city.  they are only open the first weekend of the month, so plan to check them out this weekend.  because if we've learned anything today it's that although you may want to hit the outdoor art scene on friday, it could very well be raining cats and dogs by then...or even large vintage horses.
(oooo fingers crossed!)

check 'em out:  urban mining. 3923 main street. kcmo.

* UM product photos courtesy of www.urbanmininghomewares.com