Let Them Eat CAKE!

By them I mean me! I know it's not good for my body, but cake sure does feed the soul. This weekend my sister Katie dropped by for a visit. We laid by the pool, baked a cake from scratch that seriously dirtied every dish in my kitchen (so thankful to have a dishwasher), dined at a delish local Newnan joint, and just had some good 'ol fashion fun.

Our Martha Stewart Impression even though the recipe is from Paula Deen

2 Years!

Today marks our 2 year wedding anniversary. Luke and I celebrated this past weekend, and I've decided to make this one HUGE blog post of pictures!
Have I ever mentioned I'm the luckiest girl in the world? Well...I'm pretty sure I am. I met the perfect guy, at the turns out perfect time, and fell perfectly in LOVE. As luck would have it; I met Luke two days before graduating from Auburn and moving to Atlanta. We were one of those love at first sight couples. The moment I walked into the room and saw him was the moment I HAD to have him (he says it was the same for him..Ha). I guess the rest is really history. Luke and I've had a wonderful history so far, and I know a great future to come. I really do love Luke more deeply and truly than the day I married him.

Toasting to Forever!

This weekend we went low key with our 2 year anniversary. We headed to the farm (where there is no cell service) to connect! We cooked great meals, laid out under the stars, wondered for hours through the woods on 4 wheelers, and had a blast. Saturday we headed to Auburn where it all began to eat lunch at one of my favorite places, and take in the ever changing Auburn before the crazy of football season starts.

The Farm House

4-Wheeling Diva!

Hours wondering through the woods on 4-wheelers

Where it all began! AUBURN

LOVE!

Luke's Asian BBQ Tacos

The Famous Turkey Wrap with Sweet Potato Chips

The ever changing Auburn! This concourse was added after we graduated.

Guess What We Got??

A Momma Goldberg's Deli right down the road from my house! For those of you poor people that don't know what Momma G's is....well...it's one of the BEST sandwich and nacho places on the planet, and a huge Auburn favorite.
The original shop is in Auburn, but now they have branched out to a number of towns in the southeast. Newnan's Momma G's just recently opened, and has this crazy coke machine like our Taco Mac that allows you to make like 99 different flavors. Have you guys seen these new coke deals? I had peach sprite last night. It was good (a little heavy), but I liked it overall and have a feeling I'll be exploring new flavor options each time I visit.

Amazing nachos are pepper jack cheese steamed over Doritos! You MUST TRY THIS!

Kiawah

This past week I've been reminiscing on days of my childhood. So much of my childhood, and it seems all of my pictures growing up were taken at our beach house on Kiawah Island. We don't have the house anymore, but going back to the island is such a fun trip down memory lane.
My mom and I drove over to hang out with my Aunt Debbie (mom's sis) and some of her family who were renting a house for the week. I don't have any beach pictures, but hopefully Lisa will blog with all of the pics she took on the beach.
I think my favorite part about Kiawah... and a MUST if you decide to visit yourself is... Bike Riding! The whole island is filled with wonderful bike trails (you can easily get lost, so take a map if it's your first rodeo).

The Drive from Augusta to Kiawah is BEAUTIFUL!

Our Old Beach House!

Alligators were EVERYWHERE growing up, but I haven't seen very many in the recent years

Aunt Debbie, Cousin Tyler, Friend Lisa G, Friend Anna, Mom, and Cousin Sarah

Me and Mom in the haze after some rain

One of my best friends Lisa G. is dating my 1st cousin! Always fun to have friends with family. 

Both Lisa G and Aunt Debbie fell off their bikes this week. Thankfully no serious injuries!

Girls

Girls just want to have fun...and this past weekend I did! I met up with some of my Auburn lady friends. It had been way to long since I've seen some of these girls, so a beach trip down to Lydia's house on Ono Island was much needed. We met up for this trip in years past, but this was the first year with babies! Carol noticed how grown up we are with every car in the drive having a third row, and everyone being up by 7:30. I'm pretty sure we might have still been drinking at 7:30 a.m. in years past. Oh how times are a changing!
I'm home today and then head off for one last beach trip in Kiawah, SC with some of my family tomorrow. I guess I'm just making up for missing the beach altogether last year while in New Mexico.

Introducing William and Anna

Auburn Ladies Lydia, Caroline, Carolyn, Lowrey, and Stephanie (left to right)

Sunset

Caroline 

Stephanie and her baby William

The 4th

Last weekend Luke and I headed back down to Savannah for a weekend at the beach. We invited my brother and his family to come along too. I don't have pictures from the entire weekend yet, and will probably post a just pics blog later since I'm sure there will be a bunch of really cute ones with my two nieces. 

Saturday and Sunday we loaded up the boat and drove out to Wassaw Island. The weather could not have been more perfect all weekend long. Saturday was also Luke's 28th birthday, so we went out to dinner and ate cake to celebrate. Sunday after a day on the beach we went over to friends house to watch the fireworks from their dock, and celebrate our freedom!  

Boats anchored up at Wassaw

Happy 4th

Our Set Up

 Cute

Uncle Luke and The Bear with an oreo mouth!!

Pizza Party

So...not this past weekend, but the one before I threw my own housewarming party weekend.
Friday night I had my sister and Prem come down for dinner, and my friend Lisa G. and her boyfriend Tyler (who is also my 1st cousin) drove down from Charlotte for the weekend. By the time Lisa and Tyler arrived Friday night... we'd eaten dinner, consumed some wine, played the globe game (I'll post on that later in life), and were watching The Notebook.  By the time Lisa arrived both Jenna and Prem were already snoring on my couch. I guess we are officially OLD.
Saturday morning we were joined by Rachel and Brad from ATL. The boys left to play golf while the ladies hit the pool.
Saturday evening I threw my build your own pizza party (inspired by a Southern Living article I read). I will say they make it seem very easy. My personal opinion is they need a side note saying there is a definite learning curve to throwing a build your own pizza party. I had the pizza stone, the pizza board or whatever you call it, and all supplies. However...what you really need is...a HUGE oven and multiple pizza boards. If you don't have these items then I suggest you set things up the way we figured out best for us. Pair off everyone into groups of two (I suggest couples because it's super cute to watch people be all flirty...which happens every time). Yes I'm cheesy!!!
Have two people building while two pizza's are cooking. Instead of putting pizza's on the stone and not being able to remove them easily, we covered the stone with aluminum foil and sprayed pam. This made removing the cooked pizza super easy.  I think another important note is not everyone will be eating at the same time (which some people might not like). Staggered worked out well for us because we had heavy snacks while getting ready, and I didn't own a table large enough for everyone to fit around. The pizza's all turned out really yummy... and I was happy overall.
After dinner we played Catch Phrase and Mad Gab. Girls verse Guys always makes things feisty and fun. I will report that the ladies won the overall count!!
I had a wonderful weekend and LOVE being so close to friends for easy visits. Tomorrow I'll be back to cover our 4th. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend celebrating our freedom!

My BIL Prem

Of course Lisa and Tyler got in a food fight with the flour!

Award for cutest couple pizzas

Finished Pizza---Luke had the big guy on the left 

Stephanie and Jenna's Pizzas (Steph drove down for dinner and games)

Rob (Lisa's little brother) came to visit from Auburn

Thank goodness Rachel and Brad brought their massive blow up bed!