Another fun weekend trip means another blog...be excited!
This past weekend, Mark and I drove up to Nashville (only 4 hours away...not bad) for some fun with his sister and her family. Thursday afternoon, we drove over and made it there in time for part of Hunter's baseball practice. That night was pretty uneventful; just loung
ing around the house mainly.
Friday morning we went to The Parthenon which was really cool. It's a to-scale replica of the original in Greece, and the columns around the building were huge! The museum inside was pretty lame, honestly, but the Athena, at 42 feet tall, was incredible. After about an hour there, we headed off to meet Susan and the kids for lunch, then continued
on to the Nashville Zoo with Caeli in tow. Unfortunately, the zoo wasn't quite what I'd hoped, but it was still a nice time, especially since the torrential 
rain storms kept most other visitors away. And having a 5 year old along made it especially fun. She was brave enough to try to feed the lorikeets, but may have regretted that decision. I think my favorite animals were the meerkats and the bats. And the crazy llama who was in desperate need of a dentist was hilarious. That night, after passing a gorgeous rainbow in S
usan and Chad's neighborhood, we watched a movie and called it a night.
We had a big day of Caeli and Hunter's baseball games on Saturday. Mark was so excited to see the games, and really enjoyed watching them. The games took basically the entire day, so we weren't able to get any good sightseeing during the day, but that evening we went to the Opryland Hotel and that was really fun. I loved the fountains and waterfalls, and just the overall feel of the resort. 
Mark and I explored the various garden rooms and then met up with Susan, Chad and the kids for dinner.
Sunday we had a delicious breakfast, played some games, and headed home.
The next scheduled vaca is in 2 1/2 weeks, but I'll let you know if we're up to anything fun before then!
What have we been up to recently?! Thanks for asking! The last weekend of Mar
ch, we went to Augusta (about 2 1/2 hours east of Atlanta) to visit our newly-wed friends Melissa and Greg. It was my first trip to Augusta, and besides being in the middle of nowhere, I really liked it. The home of the Masters and James Brown...what more can a city offer? We had lots of fun: eating TONS of delicious food, staying up later than I had in months (4 am anyone?), strolling down the River Walk, posing with James of course (enjoy Greg's sideburns...and yes it was a joke, don't worry), and just relaxing. It was a great weekend...just what we needed.
The next 
weekend, Easter weekend, we headed up to Maggie Valley, NC, which is conveniently also 2 1/2 hours away, just north this time instead of east. My parents have a timeshare and had been spending the week up there, along with Amy, Jason and the kids. Friday night brought a definite surprise: snow! By Saturday morning, there was about 2-3 inches on the ground, which was a great shock for the Floridians, especially for Maddalyn and Emma. Saturday afterno
on Mark and I went to a motorcycle museum with my parents. It was actually pretty cool. I liked the vintage cars more than the bikes (especially the one that was worth over $2 million) but the bikes were pretty sweet too. The coolest thing about them was that they all actually run (even this gigantic one!). Our unofficial tour guide from the museum was seriously stoked to show us these couches, which have the eagle logo from Anheuser-Bush on the back
...he obviously didn't really know his audience that day, since the typical 20-something might find that cool. After the museum, Mark and I went to the gigantic Maggie Valley cinema (2 screens, anyone?) and saw Blades of Glory, which was hilarious. Glad to see our favorite receptionist on the big screen. Sunday was pretty relaxing: church, driving home, and Easter dinner at everyone's favorite place. It was a lot of fun to see my family, and to have another quick weekend away.
Besides those two weekends, we haven't really been up to anything too super exciting. But as soon as we are, I'll post again :)
Well...this is it. The first blog. Don't expect a lot of deep thoughts and great writings...this will basically just be a place for pictures and short notes so everyone will have an idea of what we've been up to here in the ATL. Enjoy.
This past weekend, Mark and I drove up to Nashville (only 4 hours away...not bad) for some fun with his sister and her family. Thursday afternoon, we drove over and made it there in time for part of Hunter's baseball practice. That night was pretty uneventful; just loung
ing around the house mainly.
on to the Nashville Zoo with Caeli in tow. Unfortunately, the zoo wasn't quite what I'd hoped, but it was still a nice time, especially since the torrential 
rain storms kept most other visitors away. And having a 5 year old along made it especially fun. She was brave enough to try to feed the lorikeets, but may have regretted that decision. I think my favorite animals were the meerkats and the bats. And the crazy llama who was in desperate need of a dentist was hilarious. That night, after passing a gorgeous rainbow in S
usan and Chad's neighborhood, we watched a movie and called it a night. 
Mark and I explored the various garden rooms and then met up with Susan, Chad and the kids for dinner.
