TUESDAY TIME OUT

WELL HELLO THERE!

PHEW! SINCE MY FRIDAY FAVORITES POST, WE'VE BEEN SUPER BUSY AND I HAVEN'T HAD MUCH TIME TO WORK ON ANY OF MY PROJECTS! WHICH IS FUNNY BECAUSE BEFORE MOVING TO GEORGIA, I THOUGHT FOR SURE WE WEREN'T GOING TO HAVE A LOT TO DO OR A LOT OF PLACES TO GO SINCE WE DIDN'T KNOW TOO MANY PEOPLE HERE. CARL HAS FAMILY HERE AND I HAVE A FEW FRIENDS BUT NOT NEARLY AS MANY "PEOPLE" AS WE HAD IN CALI. I TOTALLY UNDERESTIMATED GEORGIA BECAUSE WE ARE BUSY EVERY WEEKEND! HAHA

TO UNDERSTAND; CARL & I HAVE BEEN TOGETHER 6 1/2 YEARS AND UP UNTIL OUR MOVE TO GEORGIA, HE HAS ALWAYS WORKED IN RETAIL WITH YUCKY RETAIL HOURS. ASIDE FROM WORKING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS CARL WAS ALSO GOING TO SCHOOL FULL TIME FOR HIS BA; SO WE NEVER REALLY HAD WEEKENDS & WEEKNIGHTS TOGETHER OR DID ANYTHING TOGETHER AS A FAMILY. SO NOW THAT HE FINALLY HAS A NORMAL SCHEDULE, WE LIKE TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE ON THE WEEKENDS AND EXPLORE. WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WE DID ON SATURDAY!

WE TOOK A TRIP WITH CARLS SISTER AND HER FAMILY TO TALLULAH GORGE STATE PARK. OUR DAUGHTER HAS BEEN OBSESSING OVER PICNICS RECENTLY SO WE DECIDED TO PACK A LUNCH AND TAKE IT WITH US. ONCE WE GOT THERE, WE SET THE PICNIC UP, ATE AND LET THE KIDS RUN AROUND BEFORE STARTING OUR HIKE. THERE ARE 2 OPTIONS FOR A HIKE; A STRENUOUS PATH WITH A LOT OF STAIRS AND THEN THERE IS A NORMAL PATH. SINCE I AM REALLY OUT OF SHAPE {LOL} AND WE HAD THE KIDS, WE TOOK THE NORMAL PATH. WHICH, TURNED OUT TO BE PERFECT! WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THE WATERFALL, THE DAM AND THE "BEACH". THE WEATHER WAS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AND IT FELT SO NICE TO BE EXERCISING AND NOT EVEN REALIZE IT. AFTER ABOUT 2 HOURS OF EXPLORING AND HIKING WE PACKED UP TO HEAD HOME. WE DECIDED TO STOP BY A LOCAL FARM (JAEMOR FARMS) THAT WE HAD PASSED DRIVING TO TALLULAH GORGE. OUTSIDE THEY HAD A LITTLE BBQ SHACK (SADLY IT WAS CLOSED WHEN WE ARRIVED), FRESH FRUIT TREES YOU COULD BUY & PLANT, ROCKING CHAIRS FOR SALE AND BEST OF ALL, BOILED PEANUTS!! YUMMO! WHEN WE ENTERED THE MARKET, A YOUNGER GENTLEMAN GREETED US AT THE DOOR AND ASKED IF THE KIDS WOULD LIKE TO TRY SOME APPLES. WE ENDED UP ONLY SAMPLING 2  TYPES OF APPLES AND THEY BOTH WERE DELISH BUT WE WERE SOLD ON PINK LADY APPLES. IF YOU HAVEN'T TRIED THESE APPLES BEFORE, YOU MUST! THEY ARE SO CRISP AND SWEET. DEFINITELY A FAMILY FAVE! WE ENDED UP LEAVING WITH A BAG OF PINK LADY APPLES, FRESH PEACH SALSA, APPLE BUTTER, PICKLED EGGS, DRIED FRUIT, VEGETABLE SOUP BASE, VIDALIA ONION HOT SAUCE, HOT BOILED PEANUTS AND THE WINNER; FRIED FRESH FRUIT PIES. O-M-G! I'M NOT SURE HOW WE HAVEN'T EATEN THEM ALL YET LOL BUT THEY ARE SUPER YUMMY! THEY ARE WARM WHEN PURCHASED BUT BY THE TIME WE GOT HOME, THEY WERE ROOM TEMP. I PUT THEM IN THE FRIDGE AND WE HAVE BEEN REWARMING THEM AS WE GO AND THEY ARE JUST AS GOOD! I WOULD SAY OUR DAY TRIP WAS A SUCCESS :)

TALLULAH FALLS 

THE CRAZY TRIO

THE "BEACH"

MY LITTLE MUNCHKIN

I WAS EXHAUSTED FROM OUR BUSY SATURDAY BUT WE HAD A BUNCH OF ERRANDS TO RUN ON SUNDAY AND ONE PLACE WE HEADED TOO WAS IKEA. I LOVE ME SOME IKEA! I WENT IN WITH A LIST OF 2 THINGS...YEAH JUST 2. WHO WAS I KIDDING!? I SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN THAT! WE ENDED UP WITH A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT GOODIES AND NEITHER OF THE THINGS THAT WERE ON MY LIST! LOL  I GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE ANOTHER TRIP BACK SOON!

THANKFULLY I SPENT YESTERDAY (MONDAY) CLEANING THE HOUSE BECAUSE ABBIGAIL WENT TO BED AT 7PM WITH A SORE THROAT AND WOKE ME UP AT 5AM READY TO CONQUER THE DAY! I AM SO NOT A MORNING PERSON LOL BUT IT'S BEEN NICE TO TAKE A TIME OUT TO JUST CUDDLE AND SPEND ALL DAY DOING NOTHING WITH HER. EVEN THOUGH SHE ISN'T FEELING 100%, I LOVE DAYS LIKE THIS.

TOMORROW IS A NEW DAY AND IT'LL BE TIME TO TACKLE THE PROJECTS I'VE BEEN NEGLECTING THE LAST FEW DAYS!

-MANDI