Birthday Wishes and Wedding Congrats!

In real life I didn't miss Aimee's birthday, but on the blog I did, so....
Happy (late) Birthday Aimee! We love you!

Last weekend, Keith and I were in Jacksonville for Ben's wedding.
We flew in Friday and had this red Dodge Avenger waiting.There's nothing better than lunch by the beach... playing in the waves...

and beach volleyball.Keith, the groom, and JoeySome famous golfer designed the impossible putt putt course.The girls gave up after the first hole.The Rehearsal Dinner was right on the beach.
Groomsmen at the receptionKatie and BrentMelissa and ChrisLipscomb boysBen's married!

Home Sweet Home!

We were actually home last weekend and it was wonderful! Not to say that we didn't fill every waking moment, but it was nice to sleep in our own bed every night at least. Saturday morning we were up early. I had to go into work for a few hours, and Keith and his dad got busy taking down our willow tree. Yes, you read right. Keith and his dad took down the entire tree and even handled the stump.

Here's the tree before

I went to work and when I came home it was gone!It's amazing that 1. They didn't hurt themselves, 2. They didn't hurt our neighbor's fence, and 3. How much bigger our back yard looks! We have a huge pile of willow tree logs in our driveway if anyone wants to come haul them away while we're gone this weekend ;)

After a busy day Keith and I had tickets to see Wicked at TPAC. I had heard amazing things, and for me at least, it lived up to the hype. It was a great show! Here we are at intermission:

We celebrated Aimee's birthday a little early with lunch and the Titans game on Sunday. Jack and Darcy didn't let the Titans heartbreaking loss get them down. We're off to Jacksonville bright and early Friday morning for Ben's wedding festivities! Can't wait!

Savannah

Keith and I had an amazing 3 day anniversary trip to Savannah last weekend. The squares are beautiful, the restaurants are fabulous, the riverwalk was fun, and the Westin was relaxing.

Welcome to the Westin...

and our suite!

We had a great view of Savannah...

and of the massive barges going down the river to the ocean.
We took this ferry across the river every day.
First stop: Paula Deen's restaurant!Then we walked around Savannah...
City Market
Savannah's Candy Kitchen
Johnson SquareIndependent Presbyterian Church: Lowell Mason, whose works include "Nearer My God to Thee" and "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross," served as the organist.
Chippewa Square
Forrest Gump bench in Chippewa Square
The Mercer-Williams House was made famous in
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Forsyth Park
There were so many beautiful, old homes and picturesque neighborhoods...Orleans Square
Birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts
River Street
The MarketThe Waving Girl StatuteOn our first night we went to dinner by the river.
Then we went on a ghost tour.
We started off Day 2 with a trip to Tybee Island.
Climbing the 178 stairs to the top of the lighthouse.
Still climbing...
We made it!
Beautiful viewThe grounds of the lighthouseThe Battery
Back in Savannah... lunch outside at Clary's
We spent the afternoon exploring the rest of Savannah.
These signs were on all of the houses.
The original downspouts were fish. So cute!
Colonial Park Cemetery
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
James Pierpont, the composer of Jingle Bells, was the music director of this church.
Events at The Old Pirates House were the inspiration for
Treasure Island.
After walking all over town we picked up some treats from the Savannah Candy Kitchen and enjoyed them by the river.
Keith spent a few hours before our anniversary dinner
at the driving range.
We had dinner at The Olde Pink House.Pork Tenderloin and Filet. YUM!
On our anniversary morning we had room service
before hitting the road.
In Atlanta we stopped for lunch at The Varsity.
2:00 September 13, 2009- one year!
Even though we were exhausted when we got home we had to sample our year old cake...
We've hit the ground running since we've been home. Between work, house/yard work, WICKED, Aimee's birthday and Ben's upcoming wedding, we have a lot going on!
Posts and pictures on all coming soon!