Family Tradition

My grandparents live in Manchester and LaGrange, Georgia, so I have spent a lot of time in West Georgia. It's very pretty country in those parts! Lots of cute little towns, great places to go antiquing and delicious food. Our family has been visiting Riverbend Restaurant in Thomaston, GA for as long as I can remember.

It's about 25 minutes from my Grandmomma's house in Manchester and it's located down a dirt road on a bend in the Flint River. It's one of those great places where you can take the entire family and enjoyed a laidback meal of really good food, and their sweet tea is just right! I think most of their business comes from repeat customers and word of mouth since they don't have a website and just one sign at the end of the road that you drive down. You'd miss it if you weren't looking.

Hubs and I enjoying the view overlooking the Flint River. We had a great time catching up with all the grandparents and eating yummy fried foods.

The interior is really casual and has that 'down home' feeling

I had fried shrimp, fries and hushpuppies...I was in heaven!

The hubs had delicious fried catfish with fries and hushpuppies...yum!

Two Years...

Two years ago today, I said 'I do' to my best friend...

...and became a Mrs.

...in front of our favorite people, and I'm so glad I did. He makes me so happy.

Here's to many more years together filled with adventure and laughs!

Scenes from the Sunshine State

A few photos from our recent adventures in Florida. It sure is a pretty state, especially in the spring!

Wordless Wednesday

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

Random Bits of Everyday Life

These are the contents of my purse before I cleaned it out tonight. I know things have been busy, but is it really necessary for me to schlep around 4 different lipgloss/lipstick options, 5 different colored pens, 2 sharpies, my lucky koozie, ipod, tylenol, reusable bag, a ridiculous amount of receipts, 3 hair clips, and 3 ponytail holders?!? I have got to get better about cleaning it on a regular basis-I just got in a bad habit of keeping everything semi-important in here before/during/after our move so that I wouldn't lose it. And now I have a purse that feels like a ton of bricks!

Are We There Yet?

Sometimes I have a really hard time comparing myself to where other people are at in their lives. I know in my heart that everyone has their own journey (as cheesy at that may sound) and we don't all do things on the same timeline. I hate to say it but I get a little jealous sometimes thinking about my friends that are already homeowners, for example. Granted, we didn't buy a house in Augusta for multiple reasons-we weren't sure about job security and the housing market. In the end we moved and didn't have to worry about selling a house, so it turned out to be a good thing. I'm so ready to move into a place that will be our place for a very long time. A place where we can paint the walls, and I won't have to pack my stuff up again for a while and the kitchen will be my kitchen. And still sometimes I wonder why we don't own a home yet, or when it will be time to start a family. Does anyone else ever feel this way?

I know that we are at where we are right now, because of the choices that we have made and the plans that God has for us. I believe that everything happens for a reason. I feel like we are on the right path to being where we are supposed to be. It was kind of a leap of faith to pick up and move to Gainesville and I'm really glad that we have. I just have to be patient and keep praying and know that Matt will find a job soon! It feels like our kind of town here, a place where we could stay for a very, very long time and be happy.

Now, I just have to remind myself to be happy where I am at and quit worrying about all the details, and where everyone else is at. It's a piece of cake, right?