August 31

I have been super stressed about getting to China and wanting to make sure that I don't get stopped in the airport for something dumb, cause security things make me nervous. On that note, I got my visa back! I was soooo nervous to send me ACTUAL passport somewhere, but I've got it back in my hands and the world is right again! It's my #2 prized possession right under my precious Bible :)

Chengdu...here I come!

and no, you can't have my passport # :)

August 27

REESA CAME TO VISIT!!! Well, Reesa and Nico to be exact, but I didn't get a pic of Nico (her dog). I haven't seen, or maybe spoken to Reesa in like 2 or 3 years! She just happened to pass through Chatty on her way back to Athens and stopped in for the night! It was so exciting!

Love you, girl. It was so wonderful to see you again. Almost like we'd never been apart :)

August 26

It's been a long, difficult week on this 'Reboot' diet me and Brandi have been doing, but I've made it to day 5 and for dinner I'm having acorn squash stuffed with onions and portabello mushroom. After eating fairly crappy recipes for most of the week, this was absolutely delicious!

August 25

Elana is moving to Charlotte! So, Lacey put together a fun, last 'paint party' night as a going away with me, Lacey, Elana and both our moms. Lacey and Mom had done it once, but the rest of us were newbies. Although it had a lot of 'do what you feel' kinda stuff in it, which drove Mom bananas, I think we all came away with pretty good paintings!

Oh, and Lacey chose the 'Chattanooga' painting class so that Elana could take a piece of us with her...how perfect!

August 24

I'm the project manager (with Grandad) on building office space for one of our new warehouse tenants. We've built this office space from nothing, but i'm not sure why i haven't taken a picture till now? Oh well, here ya go!

August 23

Well, I'm a day behind Brandi, but here's the beginning stages of the 5-day 'Reboot' diet. It's a fruit and veggie ONLY diet that utilizes a lot of juice drinking to get you all the vitamins needed. This is my first attempt at a juice and since I don't have a juicer, I have to blend everything, then strain the juice through a paint strainer.

Things to notice in these pics...

1. My frig has NEVER been this full, ever, and this is only days 1-3 of the diet.

2. Cherries are better eaten when you can just spit out the pits, not CUT them out.

3. Blender apparently don't just explode in the movies. It can also happen at your house.

4. Yes, that IS the juice I drank and the veggie 'paste' that i squeezed it out of...and yes, i tasted the paste. it wasn't good, but then, i never really expected it to be (kale, spinach, cucumber, celery, apple, ginger root)

5. It took me like 4 hours to make all the stuff for DAY ONE...

August 22

I am super nervous. I am about to package up 4 pages of paperwork including a picture of me and my ACTUAL passport to send to Houston to get a China visa. Please please let this come back to me with no problems! i'm putting this trip together so fast!

August 21

Good Morning Atlanta!

I needs me some brunch...so Kate-y found a cafe around the corner from the Westin (Cafe Intermezzo) and I enjoyed nutella/banana crepes and coffee! Then it was off to H&M and then IKEA, and lastly, on our way out of town, a stop by Pinkberry, which i'd never had, but was delish!

August 20

Today was a good day.















I ran the Mud Run.


Then as I was getting ready to head to Atlanta, I got a package in the mail for my birthday!

Then I met up with Casey, Ellisha and Mandy in Atlanta and stayed in the 35th floor (out of 70!) of the Westin downtown! You could see everything!

We then headed out to a Braves game...whilst wearing new shoes. There were 3 homeruns, 8-1 final score and a runner (in the pic) that the security guys had to clobber in the middle of the field!

After all that excitement, me, Casey and Ellisha headed to the first bar we came to, an Irish pub! yay! Casey got a pear cider juice (HAHAHAHA!) while me and E got a good ole Irish cream ale, Kilkenny's. Casey wouldn't let me take a picture of her 'juice', so of course I just kept trying :)

I may not enjoy 'bars' per se, but man i love sitting with friends in a dark pub, makin' friends with the waiter.

August 18

First family dinner with only 4 :(

August 13

Berry move-in day for Logan!!!

Always havin' fun with Locksey! Her scark turned into a kerchief!

August 12

I go home from work, only to do more work, of the freelance persuasion. This task required a Sweetwater Blue.

August 11

Today I saved a frog from an industrial site we were workin' on. I'm always doin' stuff like that, you know, saving the world one froggie at a time.

August 6

THE TWINS ARE ONE YEARS OLD! WHAT THE WHAT?!

I just can't believe my precious little boys that I have watched go from fragile little things have grown up and are eating cake and walking and gettin' into trouble and growing into their own little personalities! I feel so lucky to have known their Mama for so long and have the chance to get to see them grow! Happy Birthday Joseph & Benjamin! I hope to come to SOOOOO many more birthday parties!!! I'll be that creepy lady that brings you gifts and you call 'Aunt Lindsey', but I'm not really your aunt...