Georgia ~ Day 3

I know I'm nine but I think Butts county is a funny name!

After Mama Jean and I were all done getting our hair styled at the salon we headed to watch our nephew TJ's champion football team play this morning.

We drove through Timothy's old neighborhood and stopped by the house he grew up in.

After The Wedding Reception in Jonesboro (photos and a blog coming soon....) we met the entire family at Buckner's a good ol' down south buffet.

The "little boys" had so much fun together

Happy wife = happy life.  A little fatherly advice

TJ and Uncle Bo

Thank you to everyone for a wonderful day.  The reception was perfect as was our family dinner.

Tomorrow we set sail for our Honeymoon cruise in New Orleans! :)

Georgia ~ Day 2

Up and at 'em.  Timothy on Uncle Teazey's Tractor.  Too bad it's not green or he could sing, I'll take you for a ride on my green tractor...



Timothy in his dad's truck

The two lane empty roads remind me of my itty bitty small town roots.

Timothy took me to see his dad's grave.  Oh, how I wish I could have met and known that man.  His family says there is a lot fo his daddy in him, and for that I'm so grateful to Mr. Blalock.



We met my family at Zaxby's for lunch.  Mark and Andrew were especially impressed with the chicken strips!



Tim at The Dwarf House in Forest Park.  He managed this Chick Fil A.  It was my first time sitting at a sit down Chick Fil A.  They made my meal to order ~ all Gluten Free.  Now if I can just get the California CFA's on board!



My sweet nephews ~ Mason and Caleb and their new loot courtesy of LaLa and Uncle Bo. (Well, Uncle Bo picked it out.)

Caleb built the 3D Star Wars puzzle after working diligently and patiently.

Mason's all tuckered out.

Tomorrow is The Georgia Reception.  I'm excited to meet so many of Timothy's friends and family.  I've heard so much about them and it will be nice to meet more of my new extended friends and family!

Georgia ~ Day 1 ~ The Varsity and a bit of Jonseboro

Timothy and I flew to Atlanta, Georgia today.  Our Georgia Wedding Reception is on Saturday.  We plan to spend the next 2 days visiting Timothy's old stomping grounds.

First stop?  Hot dogs and Frozen Orange Shakes at The Varsity!

What'll ya have?  What'll ya have?  What'll ya have?

We had a nice lunch with mother.  (Thanks for picking us up, Mama Jean!)

We stopped by Timothy's grandparents house in Jonesboro.  It's had a facelift over the past 30 years.  It brought back a lot of happy memories for Timothy.

This is the elementary school (right accross from his grandparent's former house) where Timothy went to school.  He would walk accross the street to and from school.  He got to spend time with his beloved grandparents every day!

I'm loving beng in Timothy's hometown.  Excited to see more tomorrow!

Cookies with the Kidlettes

Timothy and I got to spend time with some of our favorite kidlettes tonight AND make cookies.  

Bai, Blake and Brandon take this all very seriously.

The cookies were delish.  Thanks, B's!

Wedding Date

I got to go to our friend Jimmy's wedding with my FFFF Kathi.  It was a beautiful evening wedding in Fallbrook's Grand Tradition. 

I must say it was very different to watch the wedding instead of being a bride! 

Thanks for a fun night, KSR!



Yay for Sweet T.!

I'm so proud of my Sweet T.!  He started his first day at his new job.  Naturally, he loved it.  Disney is blessed to have you!!!  Let your light shine.  I KNOW that you will use your gifts to help others.

And this is cause for a sour apple celebration (Sweet T.'s favoritest candy ever). 

The Birthday Girl's Cake

I asked Sweet T. if I could make my own birthday cake.  We've tried a few Gluten Free cakes but they've left a lot to be desired.  Mainly because they are GF and Dairy Free and it just doesn't work for us.

I broke out the awesome Kitchen Aid mixer, one of the generous wedding gifts from Mrs. B., and went to town on my first GF cake.

I made the recipe from scratch thanks to a friend who is also GF.  I was shooting for a Tiffany Box Blue but I don't quite have the whole color matching frosting thing down yet.  I'm learnng a little dab will do ya.  I screwed up the color so I made it a funky shade of purple.  (See below!)

I wimped out on making the cake from scratch and opted for this (ridiculously expensive) mix.  

And voila  here's a day after pic after we tried out the cake.  It was pretty tasty!  The plate is another amazing wedding present.  A cake plate from Tiffany & Co.  Do my friends know me or what?

33 candles on my birthday cake and I've never been happier.  Married to my very best friend, still high from our dream come true wedding, and trusting that this year will be full of suprises and blessings.  So very blessed. 

MHB Turns The Big 3-3

An awesome birthday today.  A new haircut (8 inches, be gone!) a gourmet dinner at In-N-Out Burger (protein style double double AND a neapolitan milkshake for a bday treat) AND a date night to watch The San Francisco Ballet. 

We were running late from my hair appt. to dinner to the Theatre so all I have are a few pics snapped on Timothy's BlackBerrry.  My hubby looked so handsome in his suit.  And I love how he sat through a 2 1/2 hour ballet because he knew that it is something that I would enjoy.  Oh the joys and sacrifices! LOL. 

So far 33 is treating me well.