Long Lost Friend

A while ago my 'real' camera started acting up for no reason. (Not my sad, little point and shoot.)  Apparently the aperture control just up and quit working so it was out of commission. This was right before the move so one thing lead to another and things were busy and getting it fixed got put on the back burner.  I finally decided to get it fixed last month and I'm so glad I did.  I didn't realize how much I missed it until I got it back.  Last weekend, the Hubs and I  took off for St. Augustine.  On our way out of town,we took a walk over the bridge for a little photography expedition. The weather was perfect and I'm loving these photos.

In Case of Zombie Apocalypse...

I am so excited that a new season of The Walking Dead is right around the corner.  For those of you that aren't familiar, it's a show about a zombie outbreak in and around Atlanta and a group of folks trying to survive it all.  Pretty scary, huh?  It's on AMC so the story is really, really good and last season the Hubs and I were hooked.  The last episode ended with the group making their way from the woods outside of town into the city to the CDC, where they hoped they would find help. I also like trying to pick out landmarks and recognizable locations since they film in Atlanta and Senoia, GA.

And it got me thinking...what would I do if 'it' really hit the fan? Obviously I'd need to work out a ton of details like making sure we had a stockpile of food, wine and weapons.  My grandad has some land with a little lake on it outside LaGrange, Georgia.  He calls it 'The Outback'.  Now that I think about it, it's not too far from Columbus (and Fort Benning) and not too far from Atlanta (and the CDC).

Friendly Cows at The Outback

And since my grandad was an Eagle Scout and in the National Guard, he'd be super prepared with cots and fishing supplies and we'd be good to go.  Hopefully, it will never come to that, but if it does, I've got a plan!  We'll just hang out at the lake, fish and hunt for food, milk cows and have a bonfire every night.  Either that, or we'll just take over the world and make it our playground like they did in Zombieland!

Randoms

I've been taking a lot of photos for work lately and I'm loving the beautiful fall sunshine and cooler weather.

The Hubs and I finally got a chance to explore a little more of Jacksonville. We went out for a date night and enjoyed dinner at European Street (they certainly know how to make a good Sangria!) and the Jacksonville Symphony. I wore my polka dot dress for the first time and I'm loving these earrings from F21.

My Sis visited and we went to see the Grandparents down at The Villages in Lady Lake, FL. If you've never been there, it's quite a sight. Thousands and thousands of retirees scooting around on custom golf carts, playing golf and enjoying happy hour. I wonder if they let 30 year olds in...I could totally enjoy that speed of life...

And enjoy cupcakes too, obviously.

So we've been in Jacksonville a little while now and it has been crazy and busy. We finally got out on the town the other day, since the majority of the weekends we have still been back and forth to Gainesville. Last weekend I went to the opening of Sweet at the Town Center with my new friends Tricia, Natalie and Sonja to enjoy some tasty, tasty cupcakes!

Boston Cream Cupcake (my favorite!)

Lately...

Long story short, things are crazy lately. I've been feeling really homesick and far away from all my friends and family. Here's what I've been up to...

I jumped on the anthropologie bandwagon and now have a stylish jewelry holder for my dresser.

I joined Weight Watchers and have been eating lots of yummy summer produce and healthy foods!

I went to the Gator Football Women's Clinic, which was actually really, really cool! We toured the stadium, locker room, weight room and trophy area, met Coach Muschamp and did drills on the football field.

I got to meet the Pouncey Twins!!!

In June we hit the road for St. Augustine to catch up with one of my bffs...

We spent a fabulous afternoon on the beach

Stopped by our favorite watering hole in downtown

In St. Augustine Beach we found a delicious new food spot, Taco Shop

This place had amazing mexi-treats and was so tasty we visited it two days in a row!

I hope everyone is having a fab summer so far!

Wordless Wednesday

Rants and Raves

A quick list of things I'm loving and hating lately:

Rant: Putting your blinker on to grab a parking spot and having someone else pull in front of you
Rave: Getting in and out of the doctor's office in less than an hour. Bonus points for new Doc!
Rant: Realizing that I need yo get serious about losing weight
Rave: Getting to see one of my favorite people in the world in St Augustine this weekend
Rant: Missing all my favorite TV shows that come on past 10 because we don't have dvr right now
Rave: I'm still reading Water for Elephants and it is as good as everyone said
Rant: I wish there was a Subway closer to my office
Rave: We saw The Hangover 2 last weekend and it did not disappoint!

Adventures in Cell Phone Photography

I have finally joined the ranks of technology-savvy, modern folks everywhere and gotten a smart phone. No, it's not an iPhone, but it does have a decent camera and fun apps. Here's a few photos from the last week or so. Fair warning, I am totally digging taking photos of all my food.

I tried a new wine this week. The Hubs picked it up from World Market. Isn't that the cutest label?

Every now and then we have really nice hoteliers who will stop by the office with treats, like this giant chocolate chip cookie. It was delicious.

I found some classics at the thrift store the other day. Did anyone not read The BSC while they were growing up? Those books were gold!

There is nothing better than ice cold Mexican Coca-Cola, especially in the summer.

Even boring office snacks look artsy when snapped with a fun camera app!

New combo of red velvet and chocolate yougurt from the shop down the street from my office. It's totally healthy because it has blackberries and strawberries on top, right? And the dark chocolate chips are for my heart.

Beautiful strawberries from the Farmers Market.

Hope y'all enjoyed my random week in photos! Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Things I Miss...

Things I miss the most...(beside my family and friends, of course)

Our house

My kitchenaid mixer

The rest of my kitchen tools. I'm beside myself without my microplanes, my good knives, my Lecruset and my Calphalon!

My furniture and everything else that is in storage right now.

My old Kroger (I knew where everything was!) There is a Publix on every corner down here, which is great, but that means I have to learn 16 different Publixes.

Mellow Mushroom (why don't we have one in Gainesville anymore?!?)

Gary's for delicious burgers and fries

The BBQ Barn in North Augusta (They just don't do bbq the same down here, especially pulled pork!)

Living across the street from the Augusta National

Living right down the road from the Boro

My Fabulous coworkers

More Random!

More randomness! I know, I really shouldn't have...In the past month I have:

Sang 'Take me out to the ballgame' and watched several Gator baseball games with Matt, his dad and stepmom-I was very proud to see my Georgia Southern Eagles take them down a notch or two.

Fallen in love with the farmers market across the street from my office that is once a week-it's fantastic!

Caught up with the Sis-in Law and all of Matt's cousins as we said goodbye to his Grandaddy

Bought a new bike complete with a rack and panniers (bags) for the back so I can carry groceries home from Publix without having to get in my truck. I love that Gainesville is so bike friendly!

Enjoyed watching crazy fast cars at the drag strip during my first Gatornationals