Welcome to Atlanta

OK, OK, I've already heard it from several of you - I have failed at my '30 Blogs in 30 Days' undertaking. I was doing so well, too! But alas, I traveled home this weekend and completely forgot about my daily writing goal. Actually, I did remember one night while lying in bed at home, but I didn't think anyone would actually care enough to warrant me going down to my mom's office to blog in my pajamas at 1am.

So here we are, on Monday, October 22, with a 4-day hole in my daily blog initiative. Since apparently some of you do actually care, I will extend my little project for 4 extra days at the end of the month. I suppose I'm changing the name to '30 Blogs in 34 Days,' too.

But I digress. This weekend, I traveled home to Atlanta. (Aside: Is it just me, or does anyone else automatically think 'where the playas play' when the flight attendant says, 'Welcome to Atlanta' as you're taxiing to the gate?) I had a wonderful time at home with friends and family. Mom and I did lots of shopping; so much so, in fact, that I had to check an extra bag to make it back to New York. We also did a lot of eating. I got my annual fill of carbs and sweet tea at our trip to Cracker Barrel, where I ordered chicken 'n' dumplings, hashbrown casserole, macaroni and cheese and a side of biscuits. This order was quite embarrassing to my mom, who was more than slightly concerned about what our KSU student waitress might think of my eating habits.

I also got to have a mini-high school reunion on Friday night in honor of Anna and Adam's upcoming wedding. At least half of my graduating class gathered at Julie's Friday night for a gluten-free evening of fun. It was so wonderful to catch up with everyone - both my best friends and old friends that I hadn't seen in years - and I'm so happy that I was able to make it down.

All in all, it was a lovely weekend at home. I caught up on the sleep and Chick-fil-A that my body had been lacking, got to see my mom, grandparents and friends, and spent plenty of money at Lenox and of course Target. How could I ask for more? :)