my good friend, hammy, and i took a road trip this weekend leaving Fargo at 4am to make it to Coon Rapids to meet up with my brother for some Starbucks before he worked in the morning...he's pretty awesome and we pretty much have killer talks whenever we do catch up regardless of if it's rainy craziness outside and i'm running late...

and, really, you should check out his band's, The Season, new song they released today on their Facebook page...and the band being featured on Kings of A & R's website!  i reaaaallly love their music.  even if i didn't know them, i'd still be promoting them all the time!

  

{they are some good lookin' dudes!}

it was super awesome to catch up with some crafters who had booths at Unglued and find some new ones to love, too!

which, by the way, you should buy a handmade card for your mom for mother's day - today, actually, so you can get it in time;)  i LOVE made by michelle brusegaard's shop and stopped by her booth at Craftstraganza to stock up on my favorite cards - and to check out her lovely wedding cards, too!

seriously, they're the same price or less than the boring Target cards (though worth way more!) - check it out:)

our last stop was on the range to drop hammy off to stay with his "grandparents" for the next 3 weeks while we take off to korea!  my parents are so gracious and willing to put up with his slober, dog farts, burps, and shedding;)

tim ferriss, author of The Four Hour Workweek and The Four Hour Body said in an interview that one of his "happiness alchemy" necessities is to put on his iphone calendar on, say, tuesday the item "PLAN WEEKEND" so no weekend goes by wasted or dull and boring.  i think that can be said the same with summer...