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Happy Weekend Announcements

July 13, 2012/3 Comments/in Fun, Photos, web /by Megan

It’s FRIIIIIIDAAAAAY! Hooray, you know? This is has been a big, wonderful week here at Crazybananas. One of the largest undertakings was finally (finally) getting the Crazybananas Facebook fan page up and running. What is that? You want to “like” it, so you can be sure to get all the updates on Crazybananas news and maybe even some fun giveaways? Well, never fear! I am here to help! Click the image below and then click the “like” button. Go ahead. I’ll wait.

You’re back! Thank you so much for joining our weird little Crazybananas community. If the Internet wasn’t in between us, I’d give you a big old smooch on your face. Mwah!

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Here are some other fun things I’ve seen on the web this week:

– During my Alt Class this week (have you registered yet?) another attendee saw my name and emailed me to share that her sister-in-law had the same moniker as yours truly. After a few more emails, I realized our kids also shared a name (she has a girl named Tate!). The world is a funny place, I swear. Anyway, she has a wildly popular blog and she was the person that gave me the extra push I needed to get my Facebook page up. You should go visit her blog, it’s awesome!

– Simple Lovely created a Pinterest board devoted to images of moms that just makes my heart go pitter patter. Moms are beautiful creatures. (This one of Michelle Williams is just, ooof.)

– An avocado bourbon shake? Don’t mind if I do!

– Rebecca Woolf of Girl’s Gone Child has a new web video series called Child Style and I love it to pieces! The first five episodes are live and so charming.

– NPR news hosts do a mash up to pop hit “Call Me Maybe” and I die laughing. Also, I could recognize each host by their voice which *may* mean I listen to too much NPR.

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Here are some of this week’s Instagrams! Enjoy, and I’ll see you back here on Monday!

(P.S. If you want to follow me on Instagram, you can find me @crazy_bananas.)

It’s the 3rd of July…

July 3, 2012/3 Comments/in Blond, Grumples, Tunes, web /by Megan

Why are you reading this? Why aren’t you headed off to some lakeside cabin or beach cottage to celebrate the birth of our country? Aren’t you a patriot? SOCIALIST!!!

OK, you might just be stuck at work like me. I mean, whoever invented holidays occurring on a Wednesday should be soundly scolded. Trent and I both have to work Thursday and Friday, not to mention today, so we aren’t headed anywhere for this big holiday. Our plans include sleeping in, sparklers and grilling out in the backyard. We might even head to the pool, but that’s only if things get crazy. So in case you’re the only person in your office and need some links to get you through the day, I’m here to help!

Best 4th of July Playlist: An Evening In, By Maggie Mason

Best 4th of July Party Idea: A Backyard Movie Night (Tutorials here or here)

Best TV Series to Catch Up on During Your Day Off: The Newsroom just started on HBO, so I, of course, won’t really get to watch it until next year when it comes out on DVD, but you can catch the first episode online. It’s pretty dang good so far. P.S. This preview is TOTALLY NSFW so don’t watch at the office without headphones (just language stuff, nothing smutty).

Best Back-up Series in Case You’re Like Me and Don’t Have HBO (waaaahhhh): Thanks to Netflix I have finally started in on the first of the many seasons of Friday Night Lights, and good lord, it’s freaking fantastic. The below preview has some spoilers, so don’t watch if you’re like me and are catching up five years later…

Best Firework Photos So Far: Photos of the Kansas City Country Club’s exhibition this weekend are at Ramsey’s Blog

Best Fun Beach Read (even if you’re miles from a beach): Messy, by the Fug Girls

Best Swimsuit for Moping at the Local Pool Instead of on a Yacht Somewhere: The Poppy Bikini over at J. Crew.

Best Grilling Tip I’ve Found and Used via the Internet: How to Grill a Steak

(Photo from July 4, 2011…when we actually had the good sense to take a few days off. Harumph.)

Happy Weekend!

June 29, 2012/1 Comment/in Fun, Photos, web /by Megan

It is Friday, right? I am so mixed up, since I took off work in the middle of the week to see some good friends that were randomly in our hometown at the same time for the first time in over five years. The photo above is Tate and Lena at breakfast, looking very much like myself and Lena’s mom, who I’ve known for over 20 years (craziness). While it was such fun, especially seeing our kiddos play together and spending some good one-on-one time with Grandpa, my brain is totally scrambled today. Is it Monday? Tomorrow is the weekend? Wha? Huh? Who? Blergh.

Our plans this weekend include playdates with friends, some pool time, grilling out and hopefully getting some bike rides in. Did I tell you all I finally bought a bike? I totally did, and then the temps hit 105 degrees and I stopped even attempting to ride. But this weekend I will push through, if just to prove to Trent that my random purchase was worth it!

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Here are some fun links from around the web this week that had me smiling:

I absolute MUST make this giant banana split!

In Kansas City? Need something to do this July? Check out Ink’s listing of the best things to do in July. Then invite me!

I’m obsessed with this Might Closet from AB Chao. I want her to be my BFF 4 Life and let me borrow her clothes. I also want her to take headless photos of me.

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Did someone say Instagram? Well, okay then! Here are some shots of our week. If you’re on Instagram, you can find me at @crazy_bananas.

Tate reading on a Saturday morning // mixtape-cd Trent made for me circa 2009 that I found in my car // Lulu lost her first tooth! // a tiny note from the tooth fairy // Lulu’s first experience with a merry go round // driving to the farm at midnight is so creepy // Tate in the tunnel at CiCo park in Manhattan // Tate snuggling with Grandpa // swinging // what 105 degrees looks like

Happy Weekend!

June 22, 2012/1 Comment/in Photos, web /by Megan

Hello Friday, you look super cute this morning! We are having our Internet worked on at the office today, so I’m planning for an early exit and possibly some happy hour fun. Let’s just say, I’m pretty happy about it. We don’t have any huge plans for the weekend, but we’re going to try and see Brave at the drive in tomorrow night if it isn’t 100 degrees (more on the local drive in here). I’m hoping it will be the first time we finally get through a Pixar movie without any tears…mine or Lu’s. Those things are intense!

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Here are some fun links to get you through the weekend:

The Dolores Park Summer Mix that Maggie put together has been on repeat in my office the last week. It’s that good.

In other music news, I’m currently obsessed with the rap group Chiddy Bang. I heard a radio interview with the guys in this group and they were so well-spoken and so good at what they do. Chiddy even holds the world record for longest freestyle rap (9 hours!), he’s ridiculous. (FYI, some of their stuff is super NSFW, so keep the speakers low if you’re listening at the office.)

This anniversary tradition is so creative and fun! I hope I can convince Trent to do this once we hit 10 years.

Are content and advertising merging? Great article on Say Media. (via Design Mom)

Have you all heard of the Alt Channel? It’s basically taking ideas/programs from Alt Summit and making them available to those of us who can’t make it to the conference. So rad! I just took an Illustrator for Blogging class this week, and plan to take a ton more. They are super affordable too (my class was about $15)!

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And now, for this week’s Instagrams! Remember, you can find me over there @crazy_bananas. Happy snapping!

Happy Weekend!

June 15, 2012/1 Comment/in Photos, web /by Megan

Hooray, it’s the weekend! And for the first time in MONTHS, we have nothing going on. No recitals or birthdays or weddings or airplane trips or school events or soccer games or dance classes…NADA! I might be a little excited about this. I think we’re going to try and splash around in the sprinklers with friends, hang at the pool, buy Lulu her new bike and plant some flowers. And nap, probably. Lots of naps.

It feels like it’s already been summer for ages, but due to our crazy travel/life schedule, last night was the first time we were able to go to the pool. And whoa, is it different this year. Last year Tate was tiny, so I just parked his sleeping butt in a stroller and played with Lu for hours. These days he is all over the place, which makes pool time a bit crazy. Hopefully I’ll get the hang of it soon, or else we may be stuck in grass sprinklers all summer.

Here are a few things I loved around the web this week:

This raspberry/ice cream pie is on my list of must do’s this weekend…that is, if I ever manage to leave my house.

Still on the lookout for a Father’s Day gift? Check out the Alison Show’s free printable for a perfect foot massage. Although, I’d give this to my husband. Giving it to my own dad might be a little creepy.

This tutorial is so beautiful! Not only does it teach a super cute and easy hairstyle, it’s shot in such a lovely way.

Will someone throw a movie night party with me? Puh-leeese!

I recently finished all three seasons of Community and it’s officially one of my favorite shows. You have to watch from the beginning, or it’s really hard to get in to (trust me, I’ve put it off for years because I kept trying to start in the middle and kept getting confused), but it’s so worth it.

Okie dokie, time for this week’s Instagrams! Most of our photos this week are from the wedding weekend in Manhattan, but I sneaked a few other randoms in there too. Remember, if you’re on Instagram, you can find me at Crazy_Bananas.

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