Thursday night, Thomas’ Mom and Dad arrived in Atlanta to spend two nights at our house before heading up to NC. Thursday night, we went to Swallow at the Hallow for some good ol’ Southern Barbecue.
Friday morning, I went into work since Thomas didn’t have any plans until the afternoon with his parents. I was able to head out early though, and join them for a drive up to see Amicalola Falls. While there, Thomas, his mom and I checked out the lodge as a potential wedding site. It’s got a beautiful view, but not a lot of selection on outside ceremony sites. I think it’s better than Unicoi, however. We skipped the long hike to the foot of the waterfall, but we did check out the top and the reflection pool at the bottom. Afterward, Thomas and I took his parents to our favorite restaurant, Carro de Boi, the Brazilian Steakhouse – the best meat ever, all served on a stick. At home, we watched a movie on TV, and called it an early night due to the road trip the next morning.
Saturday morning, we packed up Clover and ourselves to follow his Mom and Dad to NC. We ended up getting separated along the way, but we both made it to his sister’s house in time for dinner. Her husband made absolutely delicious bacon-wrapped steaks on the grill and twice baked potatoes. I definitely need to learn how to make those. We had Finnish Fazer Eggs for dessert. It was fun to see his niece, who I hadn’t really seen in action since her first week. She’s nearly a year old now, and was really cute and snuggable. I love watching her reactions to things around her.
Saturday night, we headed back to my parents’ house to sleep. We ended up staying up late talking with them about our ideas and thoughts on the wedding. It was really nice since I really haven’t had a chance to talk with them. They are doing an excellent job at asking what we’re imagining and what’s important to us while also giving us tips and ideas. They even had an additional honeymoon idea that I never thought of – to go to Washington state to visit Orcas Island where we can stay in a lodge, do hiking, kayaking, sailing, look for whales, and maybe even head up to Victoria Island, BC – the most VW Bus-filled place I’ve ever been to.
Sunday morning was Easter, and my mom surprised us with breakfast – fruit, sausage, and English muffins. With our stomachs’ full, we headed to Suzanne and Jeremy’s church, to see Amanda, Thomas’ niece, get dedicated. We even saw a real live Easter bunny along the way – see entry photo. We stopped back by my parent’s house afterwards to pack things up, and decided to leave Clover there for the week. We’ll be back next weekend for dinner with both sets of parents, and a Moms’ day at the Southern Bridal Show.
This weekend, Thomas and I took off on a Clover Rescue Mission. We drove up to Charlotte, where we met up with my dad and did a trade off of the pup in a McDonald’s parking lot. I missed the scraggley little pup, and her waggley little tail so much.
