Athens Christmas Parade

This was the 3rd year I have gone to the Athens Christmas Parade and it was just as fun as the past years! Our friends Michelle and Kelly came with us to check out the parade for their first time. We started out the night at Casa Mia. We had some yummy food and mango margaritas! I highly recommend this place for some good Latin tapas. We finished dinner just in time to step outside to watch the parade. My favorite parts of the parade are when the humane society and the Athens animal control goes by because they have a ton of dogs that they are walking and they are all so cute! Eric doesn't like this part of the parade because it makes me wish we had a dog and he isn't a huge fan of the idea. My other favorite part of the parade are all the school bands. I love the music and the beat of the drums, it makes me want to dance! After the parade was over we walked over to Trapeze to have a drink and something sweet to eat. Overall it was a great night!!

Me &Michelle

Me & Eric

Michelle & Kelly

The 4 of us (BTW...it was a little cold out!!)

Now that I have decorated AND I have been to the Christmas parade...it officially feels like Christmas time! I even busted out the Christmas tunes in the car today!

Thanksgiving Weekend

This Thanksgiving we were lucky enough to have my parents come and visit from Minnesota. They were here for 5 days and we had a good time and ate a lot of good food! My mom and I cooked Thanksgiving day dinner and it took all day!! Our friends Greg and Val came over to share Thanksgiving with us and they brought with them an amazing sweet potato pie. I tried to be all Martha Stewart and make the table look nice...this is what I came up with....



The rest of the weekend was very relaxing. Mom and I did some Black Friday shopping while Eric and Dad watched football. On Saturday we went to the Botanical Gardens and enjoyed the walking trials they have. Here are some pictures from the day...





We had a great weekend with my parents and I cant wait to see them again at Christmas time!

Fiesta!

Since last Christmas I have started collecting Fiesta dishes for our every day use. I like the new Fiesta dishes but I LOVE the vintage pieces. I first was introduced to Fiesta by a friend of mine, Missy, and then I started noticing it everywhere! I was inspired to start my own Fiesta collection because of Missy and the Sweet Biscuit Inn. When we went to Asheville a year ago for our anniversary they had a TON of Fiesta...here is a pic I took of their collection.


I currently have two vintage pieces. One is a gray cream soup bowl (made sometime between 1936-59) and one is a light green 8 1/2 Inch Nappy (made sometime after 1938). I think it is so cool to have something that was made over 50 years ago...I guess you could call me a vintage junkie. Lately I have been web surfing in my spare time (aka: procrastinating from homework) to find vintage pieces of Fiesta and I found these two websites that I think are pretty useful: happyheidi.com and the official Homer Laughlin factory website. I am hoping to get some more pieces for Christmas (hint hint) and also do some Fiesta hunting while we are home for the holidays!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I know I am a little early but I wanted to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving! My parents are coming into town today and will be here through the weekend. I am very excited to have them here for Thanksgiving, I think it has been 5 years since I have had thanksgiving with my family! I am sure I will have a lot to blog about after the long weekend so stay tuned! Until then...Happy Turkey day!

Leaves, leaves, and more leaves!

Last weekend we started the first round of raking. It took us about an hour and we were very tired when we were done!! Now our yard is yet again covered with leaves. It always feels like a never ending battle. Last week the trees still looked full but now they are looking more bare than full. Hopefully that means less raking for us!

This is our first pile, trust me it is big!

Happy Anniversary!

Just wanted to say happy anniversary to my parents! We love you lots!