Have car (and GPS). Will travel.

That's our motto this weekend.

Keith had a four-day week last week, which is his first of the year.  So, we made some plans for our weekend.

On Friday, we went to White Water Amusement Park in Atlanta, and we spent seven hours sliding down slides.  Sometimes we used a tube, and sometimes we even got to ride in a double tube together.  Neither of us are roller coaster people, but we love water parks!  We packed some food in the car so we didn't go broke at the park, and we took a break around 3:30 to eat some sandwiches.  We think we rode everything we would dare ride (we skipped the Cliffhanger - a nine-story vertical drop), and we talked about upgrading our tickets to season passes.  We decided against it since we're far enough into the summer now, but we're going to think about it for next year.

Saturday, we woke up slowly because we were tired from Friday's adventure.  We watched some Wimbledon tennis then made some plans.  At one of the bridal showers in the spring, we received a gift card to AMC theaters.  We've learned that the closest one to us is in south Atlanta.  So, we went to see The Proposal then continued north to watch the Gwinnett Braves, which are a AAA team.  The seats were sold out at the game except for the Berm in the outfield.  We got home late, and went to bed.

Today, we got up early and headed down to Baxley, Georgia.  Sandy and Alan, who played the guitar in our wedding, live there.  We went to Alan's church and watched them both play for morning worship.  Alan also preached.  Then, we went to lunch at a seafood restaurant, and they had to leave town on business.  We got home this afternoon.

Keith said it best when he announced our theme for this weekend, "Have car.  Will travel."  But, the GPS has been quite important along the way, too.  :)

My mom's magic touch

When I ordered flowers two weeks before our wedding, the florist told me I could save some money if we got the flower girl petals ourselves.  The florist told me how far in advance we could pick off the petals, and he told me how to store them well.  So, my mom and I bought two dozen roses two days before the wedding.  Somehow, the basket was filled (lots of things happened in those last two days that I had no idea about at the time!), and my mom saved the stems.  After the wedding, she planted the stems, and most of them have died in the last three months.  

This morning, however, I was checking my email, and this picture was there from my mom's yard!  One of the stems bloomed this week.  I thought it was really cool!  

how's the summer going?

Jennifer has been riding her bike quite a bit. She's got 365 miles logged on the new bike. She thought she'd ride most days of the week, but it hasn't worked out that way. She's averaging about ten miles a day by riding 25-40 miles at a time about three times a week.

Keith is working a lot, so weekends are really important for him. He likes to relax some, but he's enjoyed our fun days, too.

For the last two weekends, we've been on the road. Most recently, we went to the World of Coca-Cola on Saturday and then up to Birmingham to celebrate Father's Day with a baseball game. The Barons won their tenth game in a row that night!

Today, Jennifer started a summer job. She's teaching an online math class for four weeks. She's not sure if it's worth it yet, but it doesn't hurt to make a little bit of money during the summer, especially after a Trek purchase!

We're hoping to keep on having fun when we're not working.

2 months

Yesterday was two months after our wedding day.  We got two wedding gifts that we're using this weekend, so it's turning into a celebration of our wedding!

Last night, we ate dinner at Carrabba's because MO's office staff got us a gift card for dinner there.  We both got entrees that we've never had before, and we've even got some money left over to help us pay for another visit.  We got home in time for Jeopardy, too!

Today, we've got tickets to see the Braves play the Brewers.  We got the tickets at a shower before the wedding, and they're great seats!  We've never been to a Braves game together before, so we're excited.

Have a great weekend, everybody!