On CLOUD 9 at STONEY RIVER

This is a follow up to my birthday surprise.  The night of my birthday, Jared took me to two of my favorite places in Roswell.  First, we went to Stoney River which is a delicious steak house.  The number one reason we love this place is because of their "heavenly balls" (what we call them).  They are actually called stone puppies which is cute too but these bread balls actually taste as though they fell from heaven! :)  They are shaped like doughnut holes that you would get from Dunkin' Donuts.  They are a little sweet and made with poppy seeds.  The best part is the honey butter served with them.  These things are to die for!!!

heavenly balls!!!

I then ordered my usual, filet mignon with au gratin potatoes and sauteed mushrooms...mmm!!!  If you are there to celebrate anything (birthday, anniversary, etc) they bring you a complimentary piece of chocolate ganache cake which is the size of my head!

We followed up dinner with a trip to Cloud 9.  I know these little self serve yogurt shops are popping up all over the place, but Cloud 9 blows them all of the water in my opinion.  I have to go there once a week and it doesn't help that it is located on the same road as my school.  My favorite flavor is the pistachio...it doesn't sound good but it is so creamy and yummy!  You can then, of course, pick all of your toppings.  Another aspect that sets them apart from all the rest is that they serve unique cupcakes such as pina colada, key lime, snickers, etc.  It also isn't a chain which is nice and the owner is always so cheerful and welcoming!  I'm sure you'll hear me talk more about Cloud 9 in other posts...at least it's yogurt so it's somewhat light! :)

ALL GONE!

BIRTHDAY SURPRISES

  

Today is my 28th birthday..which means, only 2 more years until the big 3-0!!!   YIKES.  I woke up this morning to several bags lined up and down the stairs.  Jared is always so creative with my surprises and this one definitely didn't fall short.  I never gave any ideas this year as to what I might want, so he came up with an idea all on his own.  In each bag, he had several pieces of paper with images of some of my favorite stores and he made a story with them.  Basically, it ended with a Visa gift card that he gave me to spend at one of my favorites places...The Wharf in Orange Beach, AL.  We are going in 3 weeks and he knew I would want to shop til I drop.  This, to me, was a PERFECT and thoughtful gift.  Sorry the images are a little fuzzy...I guess if I'm going to continue with blogging I need to invest in a better camera! :)

JUMPING ON THE BANDWAGON

Well, I figured that I would finally join the blogging world.  I have never considered myself to be even an average writer, but I wanted a way to allow our friends and family, near and far, to keep in touch with what is going on in our lives.  I have a classroom blog for my first graders but I thought it would be neat to start one for my small family...just me, Jared and our precious baby girl, Weagle.  I spent a good bit of time following other people's blogs that were phenomenal and inspiring.  While my blog will probably never reach those limits, I can at least have fun entertaining those closest to me! :)

In this blog, I hope to keep everyone up to date with Jared and myself as far as our jobs, our Weagle girl, our life as HUGE Auburn fans, our new roles as uncle and aunt, my fun with planning my sister's wedding, time with friends and family and even some struggles that I sometimes face living with diabetes.  You will also learn more about our personalities such as my love for fashion, cooking (I may venture to blog some recipes), dancing and working out, Jared's love for sports, golf and gaming and both of our love for the beach in the summers and snow (on rare occasions) in the winters.  We credit all of our wonderful blessings to our faith and love in Jesus and our involvement with Northpoint Community Church.  "And if our God is for us, then what can stand agianst?"

Currently, Jared, Weagle and I are living in Woodstock, GA.  Jared is working in Alpharetta as a claims adjuster at Central Insurance.  Sounds boring to me...but he's really good at what he does.  I teach first grade in Roswell at Mountain Park Elementary.  I recently received my masters in Educational Leadership and hope to start experimenting with new roles in the education world.  For now, I LOVE being the classroom.  Our dog, Weagle (named after a popular Auburn chant), is a 3 year old Lhasa Apso and the center of most of our attention...SUPER spoiled.  We recently became an uncle and aunt to 7 month old, Elyn...SUPER precious.  We keep getting the famous question of "when will you have a baby" but we are just loving this phase of our lives for now. 

Please stay tuned for posts to come...