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Thursday, June 26, 2014

Athfest 2014: The Festival




























A little more on this past weekend… Apart from the music, the festival itself was bright, spirited, and HOT. Besides the fact that this whole weekend works to raise money for children's music and art education programs, one of my favorite parts was the art market. Numerous local artists set up tents showcasing and selling their handcrafted treasures. Although I wanted to pick up every piece of jewelry and work of art in sight, I settled with one simple ring (and I've been wearing it every day since). Athens is it's own town, and it's filled with talented, creative, and unique people. So naturally, there was some great festival fashion circulating through the streets. Lots of crop tops, flowy dresses, and hats to battle the hot hot heat. Also to keep cool- some ice cold treats! My personal favorite? Athen's own King of Pops banana cinnamon popsicle… soooo good. It's always a good idea to check out the food tents and trucks at a festival. But on the other hand, downtown Athens is home to some of the greatest restaurants in Georgia. I had a killer veggie burger at the local restaurant Clocked. It was right in the middle of the festival madness hype which made it even better. Overall, job well done Athfest 2014. See ya next year!

Monday, June 23, 2014

Athfest 2014: The Music
















There are a few specific weekends out of the year that the city of Athens looks forward to, and Athfest is one of them. Our own little music festival in the Classic City. Although this weekend was hot, the music was better than ever. One of most magical elements about a music festival is walking around with music in the background. Doesn't matter if you know the band or the song, but it's so great having a soundtrack to your day. I spent this weekend with a few good friends hanging out on the streets of downtown Athens listening to awesome music and discovering new bands. A few shows that stuck out this weekend?
 Seven Handle Circus
Family And Friends
Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band

Seven Handle Circus
              This was the first show that we caught Friday afternoon. I was immediately intrigued by the matching outfits and cool, bluegrass -esque sound. These guys work so well together and truly create a sound of their own. But what really reeled me in was when they did a cover of "This Is How We Do It." I loved watching the crowd's reaction when they recreated the line "Athens does it like nobody does..." :)

Family And Friends
                I was fairly familiar with this band before I actually heard them live Friday night. Man, this group was better than I could have ever imagined. Some bands create that effortless unity on stage (sound and performance), and Family And Friends is one of those bands. The sound was so interesting as they incorporated a tambourine and violin, but everything just meshed together so perfectly. Their energy on stage was so fun to watch- especially the two drummers who are actually brothers vibing off of each other. Their last song brought so much joy to everyone around… I could feel my stomach drop. It was loud, happy, smoke shooting through the crowd, one of the drummers jumping into the audience to crowd surf, and good vibes to leave you with for the rest of the night. These guys truly know how to do it right.

Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band
                 As I read the lineup for this year's Athfest, I knew that checking out this band was a must. I mean, who wouldn't be curious? This band had a very interesting dynamic. They played some funky originals, pulled up members of other bands playing that weekend, and had the crowd movin' and groovin'. A few friends and I enjoyed a nice outside dinner at a local restaurant while they played, and it was the perfect setting. 

Saturday, June 14, 2014





















Yes… I'm still alive. Life has been a crazy busy whirlwind, but things are finally starting to calm down. I plan on putting up some new posts in the near future recapping all that has been happening since April- including Coachella, beach trips, concerts, my mission trip to the Dominican Republic, and all of the small things in between. Trips and other big events are awesome, don't get me wrong, but it's the fun day-to-day stuff that makes life so great. Here is just some of the little details that I've been up to lately. We are so blessed- remember that in the good times and the bad.