I arrived in Atlanta on Thursday evening and mom and dad picked me up from the thriving metropolis known as the Atlanta airport! Friday morning Mom and I headed to a CABI party. If you don't know what that is, it is basically like an in-home jewelry party but with clothes instead. The party was at Wanda Clarke's house. Wanda is one of my childhood mamas. Her daughter Jessica and I have known each other since birth. It was such a blessing being back in her home and reminiscing about so many memories made there. It was also fun to look at the cool clothes.
From there, I headed to the Mall of GA and met up with my best friend Julie. We went to a place called Burger 21. It was super yummy! Hopefully they will make there way to Raleigh because my burger lovin husband would love it! Here are a couple of pics of us after our 2.5 hour lunch....we had much to catch up on :-)
We are kinda silly...
Thankfully I had one free night just to hang out with Mom and Dad. We spent Friday evening in and Mom and I cooked dinner. It was just like the old days. Where does the time go? I also introduced Mom to the Brussels Sprouts I shared here on the blog. She loved them....Dad on the other hand was not a fan. You would have thought the sprouts had the Bubonic Plague the way he stared at them! I am so thankful for my parents and the way they have always loved me and Tara and now our families as well. I try not to take for granted how blessed I am to have them as parents.
Saturday dawned as another busy day. First up was coffee with my childhood friend Jessica...the same one mentioned above. I was born in February and she was born in April. We met in the nursery and have been friends ever since. I hate that I forgot to get a picture of us...sorry! We had a great time catching up and hopefully we can make it happen much sooner the next time :-)
Next up on the Tour de Georgia was a visit to see my Nana. She recently moved to a swanky retirement home called The Park. No joke, this place is like the Ritz! Even better though is that she is only 5 minutes from Mom and Dad. Me and mom and Dad and my Aunt Tina and my 3 cousins all had lunch with Nana that day. I got a few family shots at the end.
Me and Nana
Me, Mallory, J.P. and Georgia...I used to rock these kiddos to sleep...now look at them! So proud of each of them. They are all super smart and so talented!
Me & Mally!
Me & Aunt Tina
Later that evening we met my other grandmother, Mommyo and her new husband Billy, for dinner. Included in our very large number was our newest family members Billy's 2 daughters, Son-in-law, Granddaughter, Grandson-in-law and 4 great grand-daughters. We were also joined by my Uncle Kevin, Aunt Cathy and cousin Marc. There were 16 of us and we were missing 6 people! Needless to say, both sides of my family are now quite large :-) We had a great time at a Hibachi restaurant and then all headed back to Mommyo's for dessert. It was great to meet this new family of ours and laugh and have a great time. Sadly there was so much going on that I couldn't get a picture of the whole crew. Thankfully I was able to get one with Mommyo at church the next day!
Last but certainly not least on my whirlwind visit was lunch with Uncle John, Aunt Cheryl, Cousin Jenn and her hubby Keith and their sweet girls Maddy, Macie and Piper....oh and Mom and Dad too! We figured up while we were there that Dad's side of the family is now up to 26! I am thankful for my big happy family. It was great to catch up with everyone and spend time with Jenn again. We used to be attached at the hip from infancy through college then we had to go off and get jobs and get married and have babies...or adopt them in my case :-) Growing up is fun, but it is great to share the memories when we are together!
Here is a pic of me and Jenn...I'm not so sure Piper was as happy about taking a picture :-)
That is about all for this trip. Mom and Dad took me back to the airport that afternoon where I was happy to head home and see my husband and Lincoln. Of course, there is never a dull moment at the Atlanta airport. My flight was delayed 45 minutes and they changed our gate 3 times. I walked the length of concourse A then had to go all the way back, get on the train and walk the length of concourse B. When I texted my mom that I had been to A3, A4 and B27 she wrote me back and said "bingo!" And that ladies and gentlemen is why I love her so much...she always has such a great outlook on life and has so much fun no matter what is going on. It was a crazy whirlwind of a visit but it was great fun and I was so happy to be able to spend time with so many people. Georgia will forever and always be on my mind because of all the wonderful people I love that live there. See you soon Atlanta! For now though, it is great to get back to my two favorites!
See you next time blog readers! Love from the Forest!
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