Mom's getaway

"Madeline, can you believe Mom left us for FOUR whole days? We had a good time with Daddy, didn't we?"

Yes, it is true! I got to go away by myself last weekend for a much needed break. First, I stopped at the Wallaces and saw these precious girls. Emslie (4) and Virginia (2) are great big sisters to Sara Tabb (6 weeks). Ginger, my college roomie, definitely has her hands full! She is so not girly and I LOVE that she has three little girls!

Then I headed south to my former home- the ATL!

I did not go here - my place of work for 9 years and where I met most of the fabulous people below:

But you better believe I went here multiples times!

I got to see lots of my friends that I met in those tall buildings above.

Jenna, Ginny, Caroline and I all worked on the same floor (C-17). Jenna is the only one still there although she left and came back recently. Ginny stays home with her son James and Caroline does PR for IHG's Hotel Indigo. We had a fun night at Tin Lizzys!

I headed up north to Kennesaw to meet Jules for breakfast at The Whistle Stop Cafe in downtonw Kennesaw. Then we went back to here house to see Maggie and Sophie who are about to be big sisters to Darcy in just a few weeks! Another friend with three girls! Julie also worked in the buildings above on C-17 and got me my first job there TEN years ago! Then six years ago she introduced me to Clay (also in the buildings above). She is a true friend- Truckin loves ya Jules!Saturday I got to shop at IKEA with Cathy (who also worked on C-17) and go to a yummy dinner at Relish with her and Kyle but apparently I didn't get any pics of them. We were too busy shopping and eating!

Sunday I went over to Betsy's and got to hang out with her, James and Baby Ellis.

That night me and my old roomies - Betsy (who works at the buildings above but I met her WAY before that) and Ashley (due with Wilson in October and whose husband works at the buildings above) went to dinner at South City Kitchen.

But before we went we got to give Ellis a bath!

No these aren't his pjs but if they made smocked ones, Betsy would have them!!

I headed home Monday morning refreshed and just full of good feelings. I miss these friends so much. I love Raleigh and don't need to live in Atlanta again (so big, so crazy) but I wish we were closer than 6 hours. I joke about the SSC (Home Depot hdqtrs) but I was very fortunate to work in a place that gave me such great friends AND my wonderful husband who had a BIG weekend with the kids that included going on the lake with the Starritts and a trip to the farm in Franklin. And for those of you I didn't get to see this trip, we (the whole family) will be coming back in the fall! Look out Atlanta!