Iberian Pig

Chris and I were predictable this weekend... we headed back up to Atlanta to hang with Whitney! As always, we had a blast. 

Friday afternoon, Whitney and I secretly made plans to go to the Iberian Pig for dinner. Chris has been talking about going to this restaurant for quite some time now, but we had never had a chance to make it out there. All day we told him we had a surprise for him that night. He totally thought we were taking him to see Magic Mike, which I had to swear on our marriage we were not going to do. Another guess was a Justin Bieber concert, which anyone who knows whitney, knows how much she hates the Beebs. Chris was so happy when he found out we were finally going. Truth be told, I'm sad we waited this long to go because the food was AMAZING! We enjoyed 3 rounds of Tapas, 1 1/2 bottles of wine, and a fabulous chocolate cake for dessert. http://www.iberianpigatl.com/index.php

Pork Cheek Tacos - Slow roasted pork cheeks, fire roasted corn salsa, avocado crema, arugula, fresh lime

Manchego Mac 'n' Cheese - Garganelli pasta, Manchego-pork belly cream, butter toasted panko, thyme

Saturday morning, after looking through photo albums from Sophomore and Junior year, we went on a nice 3 mile run through downtown Buckhead. With Whitneys encouragement i ran the whole way, most of you know, running is not my thing! After that we got all packed up to Shoot the Hootch! There were 8 of us total who tubbed down the Chattahootchie. With all of our rafts tied together we were off for the 3 1/2 hour adventure. It was definitely not as easy as we thought. There were lots of rocks to avoid, but we had so much fun "keeping right."


Getting ready to Shoot the Hootch

After we were done, we decided napping was not an option. We all met up at Tin Lizzys of course. Tin Lizzy's has become a staple hang out spot for us while we are in ATL. the dips and tacos are so good and the atmosphere is very upbeat.  http://www.tinlizzyscantina.com/   And of course after Tin Lizzys.. it was off the Ivy.

Whitney, Jessica and I at Tin Lizzys

Sunday, after breakfast at another broken egg, Whit and I headed to Lennox so i could cash in my Sunglass hut card my parents gave me for my birthday! Love these Tory Shades.

Too see more pics of the amazing meal from the Iberian pic, check out Whitneys blog http://jwhitneynic.blogspot.com/.

Love yall. xo.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEST!

HAPPY 26th BIRTHDAY to my best friend Ashlee Ward!!!!!! I love you so much girl and i wish i could have celebrated with you this weekend. I am so grateful for our friendship. So many wonderful memories over the past 11 years! I decided to do a little photo montage of our friendship over the years... it didn't turn out in the chronological order like i hoped, but this will do!! Happy Birthday love, I hope this year is amazing for you.

Getting ready for the Clothier Wedding

Hanging in the Bahamas before my wedding

Bachelorette and Bestie

All grown up

Memorial day party at the Ward's

Keith Urban Concert

Spontaneous beach vacation

Nascar race at Bristol

Before heading to Silkys

Before Court & Drew's couples shower

Florida senior year!

Freshman year in the Grove

Dorm roomies

Sophomore year roomies

Besties on the town

Memphis Tigers game

Kentucky

Before Rascal Flatts.

Ashley's 8th birthday

I want to wish a very happy birthday to my beautiful niece Ashley Wassell :) I wish we were there to enjoy all the fun on the lake today!

She is spending it at the lake with my brother, sis in law, nephew, parents , and sister! I'm so sad we couldn't have made the trip up there. One of the pitfalls of having a big girl job!

Happy birthday Ashley! We love you very much.

Independence Day

Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July! Chris and I had a very relaxing one. Got some housework done, laid by the pool, and grilled a fabulous dinner!

I hope everyone took a minute to pray for all those over seas fighting  for us to be celebrating freely. Being an army wife has really made me appreciate all thier dedication and hard work. I am so proud to have such a wonderful husband, father and so many great friends who defend/defended our country. Special shout outs to Drew Clothier, Caleb Love, Kyle Stramara, Ben Mayhew, Tom Gossweiler, Tom Frawley, and Mike Moss!! Thank you for all you do!

Beach time

This weekend Chris and I made the short drive down to Flordia to see his family! It was a blast!!!  They rented a cute house in Blue Mountian Beach just right down from the beach, and we couldnt have asked for better weather. There really is nothing more soothing then the sand in your toes, sun on your skin, and sound of the waves. We played several games of bocce ball on the beach inbetween splashing around the waves and working on our tans (or burns).

 Spent a full 8 hours on the beach... no breaks.

 Casey and I before dinner

 Casey, me, and Christy waiting at Local Catch

 Family :) missed you Kelsey

Denise and Caleb

 Our pina colada/strawberrty dacaquri pitcher

 A taste of the Bahamas in FL

Awesome birthday candles

I am so blessed with the most amazing in-laws! Spending time with the Simmons is always fill with love, laughter, games, and PLENTY of food :) Cant wait for the next family gettaway. Love xo.