Meet Our New BFF

Hi Hello! Warm greetings to you on this very chilly Monday.

There hasn't been too much excitement in our house.

We saw Saving Mr. Banks. Two thumbs up from me. Mike's only comment: "It didn't touch me emotionally"....well sorry Mr. Fancy Pants. Didn't know The Hobbit was so emotional for you.

We also watched yesterday's Packer game. Two thumbs down from me...and it was also a little too emotional for Mike. BUT we did get to use our snazzy new coozies from my parents. Cheers to next season!

Extra points for drinking Wisconsin brews!

Keeping in line with my New Year resolutions, we spent the weekend munching on semi-raw dishes. We even tried a new fruit: the Pomelo. It looks like a massive green grapefruit on the outside and a nice pink grapefruit on the inside. The taste was like a less bitter version of grapefruit. So yeah...it's basically just a massive grapefruit. Cool beans.

"Big ones, small ones, ones as big as your head"

On to the exciting part of this post. Mike and I made a new best friend...

His name is Elliot.

He's really cool and blows mist out of his trunk.

He's an elephant.

Oh, and the best part:  he's got GREAT personality! Packaging at it's finest.

You had me at Elliot 

In all seriousness, this dude has been a totally lifesaver as the temperature drops and the air in our house gets dryer by the day. Thanks Elliot!

That's all for today. Try to stay warm and cozy tonight!

Weekend Recap: We came, We saw, We bought a Birdhouse!

Woot woot! Today's my Monday! 

We made excellent use of our long weekend. First things first: Rock City!

I see it! I see it!

The drive was beautiful...

ooooooohhh....aaaaahhhhhh....

The tight squeezes were tight...

Fat Man Squeeze...and they weren't kidding.

The bridges were swing-y...

Luckily the weight limits are protected by the tight squeezes to get here.

The black light Fairyland Cavern was trippy...

Magic Valley huh?

The views were impressive...

Overall, it ROCKED!

And we got our birdhouse...

Ornament birdhouse..loves it

On the way home we stopped for apples and got some awesome car picnic-ing in. 

Road trip pockets thanks to me. Apples thanks to R&A Orchards. Picnic basket thanks to H&F :)

Sunday we made it to the Packer bar and had a blast!

Go Pack Go!

Yesterday we celebrated Mike's final Fall break with a whole day of walking. We walked to Flying Biscuit, then to The Art of Touch for a couples massage, then to Atlantic Station for some shopping, and then all the way back home. Mike estimates we hit a total of 10 miles! Wooo! Totally made up for the hearty breakfast and Moe Monday dinner.

And now back to work :P

Friday Forecast: We're Gonna See the Heck Out of Rock City!

Raise your hand if you've got a 3 day weekend headed your way!

Sorry for bragging, but I'm pumped that next week Monday I won't wake up and think, "noooooooooo!" Remember guys, it's the little things.

Even though next Tuesday is a filing deadline, and I'm currently up to my ears in returns, it's also Mike's fall break. Meaning we get a very rare and precious long weekend to do some serious adventuring. Shoutout to my bomb-digs boss who totally gets this :)

Our original plan was to head out for a second camping trip, but we we didn't know if I would for sure get Monday off with the above mentioned deadline looming. So instead we are opting for a pretty extensive day trip into the north Georgia Mountains. How far north?? All the way to the Tennessee boarder: Rock City, Baby!!

Seriously?? Is this a cult??
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On our very first trip down to look for an apartment, we stayed at this little B&B in our desired neighborhood. Hanging outside near the entrance was a "See Rock City" birdhouse. Interesting... After moving here last year I started noticing a lot more birdhouses scatted all around Atlanta. Even more interesting... Then last week in the midst of our "What the heck are we going to to do make this long weekend awesome???" convos, I saw a random piece of trivia:

Q: Where in the US can you stand in one spot and see 7 different states??

A: Lover's Leap, a point in ROCK CITY!

Ok universe, I hear you! So, tomorrow morning we'll be waking up bright and early to make the 2 hour trek to Rock City.  And I'll be coming home with a birdhouse to prove it!

Our voyage North!

We have some pit stops planned. Supposedly there is a whole group of orchards all along a highway up there that's been nicknamed Apple Orchard Valley. On the way home from Rock City, we are going to cruise that valley like two winos in Napa. Mental note: pick up a jar of peanut butter for the car.

Hopefully we'll find a sincere pumpkin patch to pick up some Sunday entertainment and achieve further fall bucket list completion. Fingers-crossed.

Oh and for car ride entertainment...Harry Potter on tape!! Well actually cd, but you know what I mean. A word to the wise: if you've got a long car ride in your future, check out your library's selection of books on tape. I was seriously impressed.

Sunday and Monday will be much less action packed. We might try to make it to the Packer Bar for Sunday's game. I'm petitioning to use our empty Monday morning to hit up Flying Biscuit sans the typical hour long weekend wait.

Happy Friday! Have a ROCKin' weekend :)