Atlanta and a Wedding




On the way to Andy's Wedding, we stopped in Atlanta for a couple nights to have a mini-vacation.
This is the kids on the way into Downtown Atlanta....
excited maybe?

 

We parked in a lot beside Centennial Olympic Park.  This was kind of neat for me because I came to Atlanta for my Senior Class trip in 1996, right before the Olympics were held here. 



 The whole park was made up of these blocks engraved with names of people who donated.

 

It was a huge park with a lot of neat features...like this courtyard with flags all around it.


 

This is the largest interactive fountain in the world.

 

 They had two playgrounds that were fun to explore.











Beautiful fountains
  
Joanna posing with a painted fire hydrant...see her flowers?



Some views of Atlanta from the top of a parking garage.

 

Very strange painting on a building...

 

 Underground Atlanta.




My little Varsity girl

 


 Stone Mountain

 

 Memorial to Confederate Leaders, President Jefferson Davis,  General Robert E. Lee, and General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.





 

 Mill at Stone Mountain Lake


 So beautiful

 

  

Covered bridge that was moved to this location near Stone Mountain Lake.


 What a nice day....Now on to the wedding!  I posted a bunch of the wedding pictures on Facebook, but here are a few snapshots:

 

 



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The NEW Strawberry Jam

Image
For years now I have been searching for the perfect strawberry jam recipe.  I've tried cooked, uncooked, low-sugar, regular sugar, extra sure jell, you name it!  I never really like how it turns out.  Usually it's too runny.  Last time it was a complete disaster!  Well, this year I happened to stumble upon an recipe that was used by my friend Amber.  And the best part is, it uses INSTANT CLEAR JEL, so NO COOKING is involved!  Also it used 1/2 THE SUGAR so you can actually taste the strawberries!   So, today after we picked 75 quarts of strawberries in 1 hour, I decided to try this recipe.  So far, I LOVE it!  Here is the recipe: 2 1/2 c. sugar 5TBSP + 1 tsp Instant Clear Jel 5 c. crushed strawberries Mix the sugar and clear jel well. Add to the berries and mix well. Let set for 10 minutes.  Fill jars.  Freeze or refrigerate.
Read more

THINGS I LEARNED FROM MY MOTHER

My Mom has some quirky traits that she got from her Mom. Things that I used to make fun of her for. Guess what? I realized that I am a LOT like her! Quirks and all! She taught me: 1. To accept others, no matter what they look like or what their social status is. 2. To accept myself, just the way God made me.To embrace who I am and boldly celebrate ME! 3. To go for a goal whole-heartedly 4. To let my beliefs guide me, to be true to my convictions 5. To be creatively budget-concious (shopping the second-hand stores, making my own versions of things that I would spend too much on in the store, etc) This is where some of those quirks come in! 6. To be compassionate 7. To be a servant, even when I don't feel like it 8. To be a creative mother, coming up with ideas to do things differently 9. To love music and art. 10. To sing silly little songs about nothing .... And the list goes on....to be continued
Read more

Laundry Soap Update

Image
    Back on October 29 I posted about the Laundry soap that I made from this recipe .  I originally started out with about 16 cups of Soap (the above container plus the below container.)   Today I still have the above container that I haven't touched, and this much(below) left of the original container!   When I added them together I have this much (below) left of my original batch that I made TWO MONTHS ago!   As you can see, I have been keeping track of the scoops I've used. (the black marks on the lid) Conclusion After 2 Months of Use: I have used a little over half of the soap and gotten 125 scoops out of it.   Which translates to 250 Tablespoons or 125 potential loads.  I say 125 "potential" because I sometimes used a scoop and a half for really dirty loads. How did it work: I have not really noticed any difference in the way it cleans.  It seems to work great!   What would I do differently next time: 1.I would cut up the soap much finer, because sometim
Read more