Blueberry Ever After

Last weekend I flew down to Atlanta to see Courtney and we had a great visit. Friday night we met Beth out for drinks at Fado and followed that by a nice sushi dinner at Genki.

Saturday morning I got to meet some of the remaining brittany spaniel puppies who were left from a recent litter. They were so cute! It was hard not to steal one and hide him in my carry on luggage going home! After we got cleaned up from playing with the puppies, we drove up to Blackstock Winery for a tasting, and while their port wine was delicious, I did not bring any home with me because I was too stubborn to check my bag! I did load up my suitcase with lots of purchases from the Georgia Premium Outlets we visited Saturday afternoon though. The highlights were the Lucky Jeans outlet, Ann Taylor, Eddie Bauer and the Gap. Yay for a new spring wardrobe!

Saturday night Courtney made us fajitas for dinner, which were accompanied by my new favorite drink: beergaritas!! (see recipe below) After dinner, we hung out in Courtney & Greg's recently finished basement, enjoying the bar and pool table. Courtney tried to distract her opponents with some serious dance skills and somewhat questionable rap lyrics, and for the most part it worked! Just ask Greg.

Sunday Greg made us the world's largest strawberry pancakes for breakfast, and then Courtney and headed to the Georgia Aquarium on our way to the airport. It was fantastic! My favorite exhibit was the Cold Water area, which includes the beluga whales, sea otters, sea lions and penguins. I also really enjoyed the tunnel aquarium, where you can see their two famous whale sharks, a hammerhead, sawfish and many stingrays. If you are ever in Atlanta, I highly recommend stopping off at the aquarium. It is currently the world's largest!

Beergaritas

1 12 oz can frozen lime concentrate

9-12 oz tequila

3 12 oz mexican beers

Mix all ingredients together in a pitcher and serve over ice. Yummy!

Caroline forwarded me some photos from Matt today. His friend on the ship took pictures of him jumping off his ship and into the Pacific Ocean, a 35 foot drop! Jumping from the ship looks like a lot of fun and it is good to see him enjoying himself since we all miss him so much. At least we know he is on the way home now, and it won't be long before we get to see him again!

He also included some other pictures of his ship and their current view of the shoreline for us to enjoy. Check them out below:

Jay is the proud new owner of a kayak in great used condition! He picked it up this weekend and already got to try it out on Harris Lake on Sunday morning. It is 14 feet long, has a retractable rudder and also a nice dry storage compartment. He is loving his new hobby and plans to take the kayak out on the water again this weekend.

I played around in the boat in the backyard when he got home Sunday afternoon. Here are some pictures:

In February, Jay and I took a weekend trip to Nelson County, Virginia, a popular wine making area. It was really beautiful there and the trip was very relaxing. We definitely plan to go back someday. Here are some photos from the trip.