Monday, September 28, 2009

Bring on the Rain!

Despite Mother Nature's best efforts to thwart our plans, we had a wonderful trip to Atlanta last weekend.

It's been a bittersweet summer for both of us, so a chance to relax and unwind with dear friends was just what we needed.















Jeff's new girl - melt my heart!















The Keim Kids















Jeff and Doug, our amazing mentor/friend




















My sweet, sweet grandparents (who let us invade their house and host a party at their place)















More bars in more places:) How's that for advertising.















Alyssa getting a lift through the muddy stormwaters















Even a little (lot of) rain couldn't deter these partygoers




















End of the evening meltdown - "But mommy I want that chair!" Notice the wet behind, compliments of Mother Nature's fury all afternoon and the resulting dampness that evening.















Old neighbor and friend Meta, and new baby Ishma














Lunch with Lisa, Stacie, Hadley and Lindsey















(Former) Shepherd love - Courtney, Stacie and Josh


We don't miss the traffic.
We don't miss the inflation.
We don't miss the smog.
We don't miss all of the shopping, theaters and entertainment.
We don't even miss our old house.
But we REALLY miss our ATL friends.


A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.
Fr. Jerome Cummings


There is nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter and the love of friends.
Hillaire Belloc

2 comments:

Brooke said...

Looks like a great trip! I love the "more bars" photo- cute caption! :)

Angel said...

heehee...
cute post.
(my daughter looks like "Orphan Annie" with that wet bottom and dirty socks.)
It was so *great* seeing you two!