CAKE!

So, I've been 27 for one month...

and I'm just now sharing the pictures of my cute birthday cake from T

I have to give it to T on this one

He did a great job surprising me with my birthday cake

I thought it was really cute

That cake looks like a fire hazard!

A sign of old age!

I had just gotten home from work and walked in to find T lighting all the candles on my cake

He had a few burns on his fingertips

Apparently lighting 27 candles is dangerous work

He just went through a few matches

Blowing out 27 candles is hard work

My cake had my monogram and cow spots on it 

I grew up on a cattle farm, so that where that idea came from

I don't want anyone to think he was saying ... "your going to be a cow if you eat all of this!"  

which i did, of course!  it was deeelish!

The aftermath!

We celebrated with a slice of cake, glass of wine, and a boat ride around the lake

It was a wonderful birthday with a wonderful husband!

Sea Island

 T and I took a much need vaca to Sea Island recently
We went with friends, but it was a great place to celebrate my birthday and our anniversary

Love the drive in

You immediately go in to vaca mode

As we kicked backed and sipped our cocktails, we watched their cute pup play

Can you tell she likes water?

and fetching?

Splash!

Time for Round 2

Waiting

I love watching her jump in

She was having a ball!

The house where we stayed has been in our friend's family for years

I love these old Georgia/Florida posters

In college, we always stayed on St. Simon's Island for the UGA/UF game

so many fun memories

The interior of the house is just beautiful

I couldn't help but snap a few photos

Love this guest bedroom

And I'd loooove to have this map

The beautiful living room

What a fantastic space!

And these tabby floors are great

and easy to clean (esp. after sandy, wet feet track through your house)

We enjoyed lots of laughs laying out by the pool Saturday

especially when the men got out the kid's pool toys

Since we were headed to the beach and I have an extreme sweet tooth, I brought some crab and whale cookies along.  I think I ate about 10 of these, which is not good when you're prancing around in a bathing suit all day.  Obviously, I was on vacation!

And, of course, we had lot a gossip mags to read poolside...

A beach necessity

Chick-fil-a lemonade/vodka cocktail, Star magazine, and a good view = amazing 

T had a rough day

That afternoon we headed to the beach club for a pre-dinner drink

The view is beautiful

Beautiful!

And the weather was perfect

While T was grabbing our drink, I wandered around

and found this...

I wish this was my house

I can dream

I love this picture of our friends enjoying the day

It was one of the best afternoons

We couldn't have asked for a better trip to Sea Island

If you ever get the chance to visit, I'd highly recommend going

Plus, the Tibi outlet is there, so that worth the trip all by itself - T says I need to be banned from that place!!!

Hope everyone had a happy weekend!

xx.

Its almost my bday...

Next Saturday is my bday

and next Sunday is T and I's 1st anniversary!

(Don't worry - he is not allowed to get away with only one gift)

I've decided that for my bday, I would like the following...

No. 1

Cupcakes

from

Georgetown Cupcakes

I'm seriously obsessed with the Cupcake Girls on TLC

(and I lurve their pink wellies)

Their cupcakes look divine

Has anyone actually ever had one of these delicious looking treats?!?

They just look soooooo

good

*all images via Georgetown Cupcakes

No. 2

I want to see The Help

I don't know if T can handle another chick flick, but I'm going to have to remind him how many Auburn games I've sat through...

Minny and Celia are by far my favorites

I didn't want their story to end!!!

No. 3

A new briefcase for my new job!

Nothing says old like getting a briefcase for your birthday...

 I guess I better learn to love it....

xx.

Party

...should be our middle name...

We had a great weekend

Filled with good food, family, and love.

Friday night we were supposed to have a low country boil with my parents, but we ended up going to

The Blue Willow Inn

It a restaurant that is pretty famous around Georgia

It features southern cooking

and its a buffet

so you can do some serious damage

I'm talking

cheese grits (my personal favorite)

fried chicken

fried catfish

prime rib

mac and cheese

greens

blackeyed peas

fried green tomatoes

corn 

seafood au gratin

deviled crab

boiled shrimp

green beans

squash

cornbread

rolls

Thats only a small portion

and don't get me started on the desserts...

Good Grief...

Its delish

Its also a beautiful setting

My first Homecoming dance we ate at the Blue Willow

We took our group photo in front of that fountain...

Thank Goodness I'm not force to show you a picture

My hairdo was pretty rough - can you say tendrils?!?

 The next morning was birthday party

Round 2

I was a very lazy aunt and played and visited more than I took pictures

T said RM look like Sonic the Hedgehog opening her gifts - she couldn't open her presents fast enough!

How cute is her new play house?

Her Dad built this from the ground up

Love those little windows!  

The door is being custom made!

The birthday girl!

 Mom made these for a baby shower

so we snacked on these when we got home

as if the birthday cake we ate earlier wasn't enough...

These cookies are maybe the cutest things I've ever seen!

So our weekend was wonderful

It's great to see both families in one weekend, especially since we live so far away

We also ate a ton of wonderful food

cupcakes (twice), cookies and fried foods galore

SOOOO 

that means

we are on a 

D I E T!

Ughhhhhh....