a concert and a bbq

friday evening we went to a concert at our church put on by three fellows to help raise money for horseshoe farm.  mary and frank came down for the weekend also -  so we were thankful we just happened to have some entertainment that night!

garwen and josh performing

ella singing ava maria

garwen, josh, ella

michael, henry, frank, and mary

then on saturday we had the fellows and their parents over for lunch.  and so thankful mary and frank were there and able to help out - we had no idea it took so much to host a simple bbq!

michael and jodie{doing the infamous michael pose}

bill

josh {fellow}, amy {fellow}, melanie, caroline

john, garwen, and her parents watching a clip from the concert

we had a busy but great weekend!

safe house

after watching the tigers frustrating loss to clemson on saturday michael and i headed to the rural studio's grand re-opening of the safe house museum.  i love when they unveil something new in the community - everyone comes out and it's just a big barbecue.  it really is amazing to see all the talent here in such a small town.  for this opening their were people from all around the world - austria, spain, chicago and the list goes on.  a group of architecture students and professors came up from tulane as they have a similar program but they are big time followers of the rural studio.  definitely something auburn should be proud of. 

garwen and i outside the museum

ms. theresa burroughs and i at the opening

ms. burroughs with the 3 architecture students that created the museum

ms. burroughs photo from when she was arrested

michael and i both voted this project to be our favorite.  the safe house was great before the renovations but now it really is top notch.  the students did an excellent job preserving such a historic time in alabama.  i encourage anyone visiting the area to pay a visit to this museum.

road trip: part 3

as we were leaving richmond we drove down monument row.

jefferson davis...

robert e. lee...

stonewall jackson....

we decided to go back through charlottesville {we love uva's campus}.  on our way we drove through keswick, va.  absolutely beautiful horse farms and wineries.

then we were passing lexington and decided to tour washington and lee and virginia military institute.  {lexington is the cutest town - sooo tiny} sigma nu was founded at vmi so, of course, we had to stop at the rock and see their headquarters.

we drove all day in the rain thanks to tropical storm lee.  we stopped in chattanooga and had dinner at big river grille and tried to let the worse of it blow over.  we finally made it back to birmingham late that night.  all in all it was a great labor day weekend.

road trip: part 2

we started sunday morning by going to church at st. paul's...

then headed to lunch at tarrant's cafe.  the banana pancakes were soooooo yummy!  

then we went to the virginia museum of fine arts to see the faberge exhibit...{back view from the cafe}

then we went to hollywood cemetery {2 u.s. presidents buried here}...

the capitol building...

had to go to sine for a drink at our favorite pub...

beautiful cobblestone street in shockoe bottom...

we ended the night by keeping it real for dinner.  chanello's pizza is super cheap and we ate it quite a bit when we lived there.  so we picked up a pizza.

and took it back to our grand lobby.  i was trying to be discrete taking it into the hotel but as soon as i stepped out of the car the valet guy looked at it and said "that's the best!".  

road trip: part 1

for the long labor day weekend michael and i decided to go back and visit richmond.  neither of us had been back since leaving in 2006.  richmond is such a neat city but we really didn't realize it while we were there - lots to do and so much history.  we stayed in clemson friday night.  clemson reminds us so much of a smaller auburn.  like auburn was back in the day.  we love it.

we hit the road early on saturday and stopped in charlotte for lunch.  we didn't have iphones back in the day when we were traveling - so it made the trip so much easier - we just pulled up the trip advisor app and it suggested bad daddy's burger bar.  so off we went.  it was a great little restaurant in a neat part of charlotte.  being game day, we were surrounded by south carolina and east carolina fans.  and we were able to watch some of the au game {either it could be a long season or utah state is really underrated}.

we finally made it to richmond late that afternoon.  we checked into the jefferson and checked out the hotel.  absolutely gorgeous and very grand.

then it was off to see our old stomping grounds.  first stop:  my old apartment.  i loved the location of it - right in the fan district and could walk to so many fun places.

we got jackson while in richmond and there was a dog park right across the street.  so sad to now see this sign....

then we went to legend brewing co. for a drink...

we then headed to carytown {my favorite part of town} for margaritas at nacho mamas.  then on to strawberry street cafe for dinner.  it was a full day and we called it a night pretty early.

settling in

we've been in greensboro for about a month now and we are still settling in. i think it is much more of an adjustment for me moving from birmingham. just the everyday conveniences like not having a publix nearby, or a variety of restaurants, and just general surroundings. but i now have the joy of these guys in my backyard. i really do love it when the come up to the fence - even though they do seem a little unsure of me.

and i am definitely LOVING the sunsets...

jackson {recently converted to an outside dog} is wanting some cooler weather...

more to come from life on the farm...