life lately

st. augustine / boating on lake glenville / with reagan at my swearing in ceremony
6 yr. anniversary dessert / learning croquet in north carolina / reunion with friends in the mountains
celebrating passing the bar in st. augustine / swearing in ceremony with dad / big fires on a cold mountain weekend
sip & see for baby lep / mac loves fall in the mountains / cheering on the gators in the swamp

Happy Halloween!  Are you ready for trick-or-treaters tonight?  I may or may not have consumed 4 bite size snicker bars during the creation of this post...details, details.  

During my blogging hiatus this summer, I realized how much I miss having the highlights of each month documented.  I did a quick recap of the excitement in August, and today I thought I would share the highlights from September AND October.  It's hard to believe that November is upon us (cue the Christmas music!), but it's even harder to believe all of the fun that the past few months have delivered. 

Enjoy your Halloween, and know that I won't judge you for playing your favorite Christmas carols starting tomorrow.  I can already hear "O Holy Night" now...

xo,

DISCLAIMER: I do love Thanksgiving.  I don't want anyone to accuse me of jumping ahead in my holidays, I just happen to really, really love Christmas music.

lately

Just a quick smattering of some of the highlights of the past few weeks. 

 Lots of celebrations, new additions, and a chance to actually enjoy living in Jacksonville!

1. Josh appearing in a sizzle reel for an upcoming TV series my mom is helping produce.  He definitely wins "Son in law of the year" for that favor.

2. Beach day!  I am starting to feel like a true Floridian.

3. Welcomed my newest nephew into the world yesterday.  Adam Gillespie ("Lep") Adams V.

4. Birthday date with our niece B.

5. Date night with Josh to see the "Future Retro" car exhibit at the Cummer.

6. Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Pie for my Dad's belated birthday celebration.

7. A shower for Simmons before the arrival of her little boy.

8. All the girls at Simmons' shower.

xo,

HeroMe

Good Morning!  I know I usually do a wedding registry post on Wednesdays, but I hope you all will bear with me today as I change things up a little.  Today I want to tell you a little more about Josh and what he has been working on for the past few years....HeroMe.

HeroMes

Josh is one of the most creative people I know, and he always has a project, new idea, or creation up his sleeve.  While we were living in Charlotte, Josh had the idea to start a customizable toy company.  (Check out his blog post on the "genesis of HeroMe" if you want to hear the whole story...it's worth the extra click- I promise!)  Although he didn't officially start the company until his second year of business school, he has been brainstorming, creating contacts, and working towards manufacturing his product for more than two years now.  (Quite a feat of perseverance if you ask me!)  He has even taken time to secure his first staff members...

a quick staff meeting...just missing k and b!

As I mentioned before, HeroMe is a customizable toy company that allows kids to create their own superhero action figure.  Each figure is customizable with different arms and legs (my personal favorites are the frog leg and helicopter arm)  that give the hero his unique set of powers.  While HeroMe is still a few months from a true product launch (fingers crossed for actual figures in time for Christmas!), Josh has officially kicked off a soft-launch of the HeroMe website.  So friends, we (yes, we) need your help.

frog leg and helicopter arm

Josh is trying to start a buzz about the business, and while he is awaiting the manufacturing of actual figures, he has created a Hero Creator Kit.  The Hero Creator Kit is essentially a kit that lets kids (or kids at heart) create a paper version of a hero.  You can choose the powers your hero will have by picking from a variety of arms and legs, and you can even submit a picture of the hero you create to his website.

the only rule for HeroMes is to "do good"

While we would love for you to create your own hero, if that sounds like too much work, no worries.  What would really be helpful is to spread the word about HeroMe to your friends (especially friends with kids.)  Getting feedback about the business, introducing the Hero Creator Kits, and just getting a buzz going is really the goal at this point.  Of course, we would also love it if you would like HeroMe Lab on Facebook.

Thank you all in advance for your support!  We are so excited about the launch of HeroMe!

xo,

and JOSH!