Anniversary Weekend

Wes and I celebrate 5 years this past weekend!

Considering our relationship has lasted longer than most marriages these days, I'm quite proud.

To celebrate the milestone we headed to the mountains in Northern Georgia.

(Wes set up an amazing experience for us at the Len Foote Hike Inn.  

It's a hike-in hike-out joint that's nestled 5 miles in to the Amicalola State Park.)

(When we started out on Saturday the weather was pretty crappy.

Pretty rainy, very overcast, and the temperature was dropping.)

(Wes and I made the 4.8 mile in a brisk 2 hours and were famished by the time we got to the inn!)

(Wes and I on the trail after some nice hikers volunteered to take our photo for us.)

(And alas! The Inn is in sight!)

(View of the Sunrise Porch on the backside of the inn.)

(The inn was very green and eco-chic.  

Solar panels, no trashcans, composting, they had it all.

Plus, a super cool statue that tracked the solstice. I know it has some fancy name,

but I don't remember.)

(The inn has a goal of <2.0oz of waste with each dinner.  

Any scrap that they do have is composted!)

(Wes and I relaxing after a fabulous dinner of 

roast beef, smashed potatoes & gravy, broccoli, rolls, and blueberry ooey gooey bread.

YUM.)

(Wonderful wood burning stoves all over the inn.  

They put off so much heat!)

(Outside view of the Sunrise Room.)

(Sunrise on Sunday morning.)

(Wes and I outside of the Inn on Sunday morning.)

(After the 5 mile hike back to the car after breakfast Wes and I headed to view

the Amicalola Fall.  It's the tallest waterfall East of the Mississippi.)

(Wes and I at the Falls.)

(So breathtaking!)

(After the hike and the falls we headed to Dahlunaga, GA 

and stumbled upon Gold Rush Days.

That is a 4 year old boy up on stage panning for gold.  Only in America.)

(After Gold Rush Days we headed to the wine country!)

(A view of the road leading to Three Sisters Winery.

Such a beautiful area.)

(The winery was super laid back.  

If you'll notice the note next to "Blood Mountain Red"

says "Great with snacks and Cheetos."

And they serve the tasting with Cheetos!!)

(The sign in the entryway of the tasting room.

How cute?)

It was a wonderful weekend with Wes.  

He's a truly great guy.  5 years went by like a breeze.

Here's to the next 50!

Until next time...

It's Fall Yall!

This past week I hosted the Delta Zeta Young Alumni event for the Atlanta Chapter

at mine and Wes's apartment. 

Wes made us some delicious tomato basil soup and made hot grilled cheese for us as well.

We spent the night catching up and carving pumpkins, 

which was a lot harder than I remember it being.

But that's probably because my Dad was a master pumpkin carver and always helped me and my sister with our pumpkins.  

Or the more likely scenario of finishing my designs after I got bored:)

(Everyone repped their school.  I tried a keltic knot, broke part of my pumpkin, 

then got bored and said screw it and went for the heart.)

(Best part? Wes took all of our seeds and sweet roasted them into some tasty weekday treats!)

Until next time...

Roll Tears Roll... Almost

I apologize in advance for the crappy iphone photos.  I left my camera in ATL for the weekend!

We all have crazy red demon eyes, or black soul-less dots.  Oh well.  It was still a fabulous

weekend spent with the best of friends!

(Beautiful flight into Dallas to start the weekend off right!)

(Gena and I with our ultra refreshing beer-ritas.)

(Found these two hooligan's hanging out at The Palm's.)

(My lovely ladies.)

(We love out Kendra Scott earrings!)

(College Game Day in Aggieland!  Sunnies off, giggies out!)

(It was here that our lives were forever changed, 

and loyalty to one another and to a cause greater than self filled our hearts.

Aggieland always gives me the chills!)

(New signs up all around campus.  

It's crazy how much the campus has changed in just the year I've been gone!)

(Tailgating with my lovely DZ ladies before kickoff.)

All of us had remembered tailgating being much easier when we were actually in college.

We're too old to go to the frat tailgates.

Too young to have "family" tailgates of our own.

And everything is so much further apart than I remember it being!

(Watching the game with the bestie at Rebel's Draft House.

Still can't believe she's engaged!!)

(I love when good friends make the drive up to visit!  Loved seeing you Jess!!)

(Mara's view from inside the stadium.)

(Kathryn and I reminiscing over our past inside the newly remolded DZ house.) 

(Being old and giddy.)

(To top off a wonderful trip to Aggieland we got back to Dallas

and the car we were supposed to take to the airport was blocked in due to the Dallas Gay Pride Parade.

Go figure.)

Until next time...

Houston Bound: Zogheib Wedding

Last weekend Wes and I took a weekend trip to Houston, TX.  

Let me tell everyone now, don't ever drive from Atlanta to Houston in a weekend.

Good thing we had a great time while we were there, because the drive back was pure hell.

(Wes and I in New Orleans on Friday night having dinner at Le Bayou Restaurant on Bourbon Street.)

(Pimped out Lexus on Bourbon.

It's amazing what people spend their money on these days.)

(After getting in to Houston around 2am, Wes and I woke up "early" 

for a 10am brunch with Reed & Taylor.  

Love this picture with two of my favorite guys!)

After a last minute trip to Bed Bath & Beyond 

(hello last minute registry shopping!)

Wes and I headed to the airport to grab Will and off to the wedding we went!)

(I Spy game on the reception tables.  Super cute idea.

I also liked the Mason Jar drinking glasses.  It gave my wine an extra sturdy base for 

all the dancing that followed.

(Wes and I at the wedding.  And yes, this is the same dress that I wore in the previous post.

Gotta get more than one wear out of those things!)

(Wes and some old college buddies.)

(It was so great to catch up with some of the people I literally hadn't seen in 2+ years.  Missed ya Mary!)

(Boys toasting to the night.)

(Wes and I with the Zogheib Family.  Loved catching up with them!)

(Melissa's frothy brew filled "Mrs." jar.)

(Parents of the Groom, and Wes's adopted parents for most of his college years.)

(The youngsters at the reception entranced by Caroline's voice and ukulele skills.)

(Stubbalicious and I towards the end of the night.)

(All hands in for the newlyweds.)

(Wes the cutie at Tsunami's after the reception.)

(With about 6 hours of sleep; Wes, Will, and I arose to start the long haul back to Atlanta on Sunday.

We parted ways with Will in Mobile, where he completed his 15 hour trip to Jacksonville, FL.

Wes and I continued on to Atlanta, where he drove us into the driveway at 2:30am.  

Such. A. Long. Drive.

But I couldn't have asked for two better to accompany me!)

With this week being the last week of the month, I'll be swamped with 4am overtime for the rest of the week, and a mandatory 8 hours on Saturday as well.  Just call me a working woman!  

P.S.  If you noticed some extra clarity in my photos, that's because I just got a new camera.  This girl is now the proud owner of a new Nikon D3100!  The perfect starter DSLR for me, and a birthday present to myself (I know, clearly I celebrate my birthday for months, not just days:)).

Until next time...