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Savannah

We did a quick over night trio to Savannah.  A couple of friends/co-workers were there for a conference so we decided to go up and meet them.  We had a great time bar hopping and enjoying the Octoberfest music. 

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Trip to Atlanta

During Gina and DJ's visit I was trying to find things to do. Milledgeville is quite small and there is only so much to do. After going online I found out the Coca Cola Headquarters was in Atlanta as well as CNN World Headquarters. We decided to make a day of it and head to the city.

World of Coca Cola was fun and interesting. The best part was the test tasting room. They had Coke products from 6 different countries. All the products were unique in their own way but definitely not something I could drink on a normal basis.

Once we were done we headed to CNN to try and get into a tour. Unfortunately the next tour was several hours later. It was getting kind of late so we opted for a snack at the Hard Rock Cafe before making our way back to Milldegville.

The Masters

About a year ago a group of friends, Cesario and I all put in for the lottery to get tickets to the Masters. I had also mentioned it to my sister, Gina. When the drawing for the lottery was completed, none of our friends or us had been selected. I get this random call from Gina one day that low and behold she had been selected. It was a bit ironic as we all live in the vicinty but she is in LA. Gina and DJ flew in on her birthday (April 2). We enjoyed some time around here and headed to Masters today. We had an incredible time!!

We walked around quite a bit and enjoyed the day. We got to see Arnold Palmer which was pretty cool.

We saw quite a few other golfers but really didn't know who they were. The grounds at Augusta National are absolutely amazing.

It is funny because we have talke to people who have lived in Georgia all there lives and have never had this opportunity. We haven't been here a year and we were able to go and enjoy. We feel fortunate that we were able to go and experience it with Gina and DJ. We are putting in for it again and keeping our fingers crossed that we get selected!

Georgia Sweet Tea

My sister, Gina and her husband DJ fly in tomorrow for a week long visit. DJ's request was sweet tea. I searched some recipes and received a great one from my friend Jaimel, I made the attempt. The only stipulation was DJ requested I use an artificial sweetner and not sugar. Many of the recipes I found recommended using Luzianne tea bags. I found some at Walmart and proceeded with my tea. It acutally turned out really good. I also bought some Meyer lemons for garnish. Meyer lemons are a cross between a lemon and either a mandarin or common orange. I thought it was picture perfect.

Spring

I don't know where to start.......I have never experienced spring. Every single time I walk out of the house I am in awe of the transformation going on. I did some weeding yesterday and came across and interesting plant I'd seen in our front area several times. Usually our lawn guy comes in with his weed eater and chops them down. I decided to take several and pot them. I had no idea until today what they were. Afte a little research I found out they were an iris plant. Luckily, my friend Valerie saw the picture and confirmed my suspicion.

Our huge oak tree in the back yard has been bare and is now sprouting new leaves. I can't wait until it is full and we get our nice shade tree back.

The greenery that surrounds our house is just gorgeous. I will continue to montior everything and take pictures as time passes.

St. Patrick's Day

It had been a really long time since I had celebrated St. Patrick's Day. I don't recall ever having celebrated with Cesario. I really like the holiday but found when we moved overseas it wasn't a big deal. This year my friends Nick and Myra threw a party at their house on the lake. We don't have many friends here but everyone we did know was there. The party was during the day so we were able to get some sun, play games, eat, drink and enjoy the lake. We had a great time but we are really hoping to get to Savannah next year. Thanks Nick and Myra for the good time!

Crazy Bug

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I was outside this morning with the girls when I saw this crazy looking bug on our window. Cesario said he'd seen it earlier but forgot to mention it to me. It looks like some sort of a butterfly. I decided to ask a friend of mine and she told me it was a lunar moth. Who would have ever thought this crazy looking thing would have been a moth. Of course I had to google it and found this on wikipedia. Actias luna, commonly known as the Luna Moth. It has a wingspan of up to 4.5 inches making it one of the largest moths in North America.