Girls' Night with Marfie!

One thing that I often tell Trey that's hard about growing up is how difficult it is to see my good friends as often as I'd like to. For various reasons, mostly schedules with some of them back in professional schools or residencies in other states, or just simply living outside of Atlanta/ Georgia- it's been so hard to spend quality time together. While we chat on the phone to keep in touch it's just not the same as seeing them in person- especially when at one time we were all inseparable and couldn't imagine a time when a day would go by, much less months without seeing each other.

But tonight after months of Marfan withdrawal (Marfan= high school nickname for Maggie) I got to spend a girls' night out with my best friend Maggie! It was so so great seeing her and we couldn't believe that it literally took us months to find a day when both of us were in town without weddings, family events, work conflicts, or something planned.

We bought a Groupon a few months back for Dip N' Dab, one of those places where you can paint and bring wine, etc. I had such a good time going to one of those with some girlfriends last year so I convinced Maggie that we should do it one day. That day had to be today because our Groupon was about to expire.

We met up for dinner at Whole Foods then headed across the street to Dip N' Dab off Briarcliff Road for a fun night of painting and catching up. Maggie and I had so much fun just like the old days and it was as if no time had passed at all.

That's what I love about great friends. No matter how much time or distance passes between you they'll always stay close to your heart and when you are fortunate enough to see them it's like you never spent a minute apart.

"Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same."

Exploring Atlanta, Athens, and my new PIANO!

I'm a week behind on this post because we've been busy busy busy. Trey and I have been trying to explore Atlanta more since we had so much fun at Highlands Summerfest a few weeks ago and decided to hang out in midtown last Friday because we never do. There are so many fun places to eat and things to do in that area and we never explore it because I'm always so quick to leave midtown after work and never think about going back.

We had planned to meet up at Tin Lizzy's, which is conveniently located across the street from my office and then head to the Coca Cola Film Series at the Fox Theater for their screening of the movie True Grit. Traffic was horrible and kinda cut into our plans to make it to the movie on time so we didn't end up going, but we did have a great time at Tin Lizzy's with their live music and hope to make it out to midtown more often.

Last Saturday we headed back to good ole' Athens for a wedding of one of Trey's fraternity brothers, Todd Perzel. He got married at the chapel on North Campus and the reception was at the Foundry Park Inn. It was a cute wedding and we loved being back on campus and hanging out downtown.

Trey and Todd

Meghan (sorority sister) and me

It's crazy how quickly certain things change in Athens but then some things are just the same- like a new bar called 90s bar! Really? 90's bar?! That's crazy since it's only 2011! It was so much fun though. We had such a good time seeing old friends and being in Athens really made us miss the years we had there and how carefree everything was back in the day.

We also realized how old we'd gotten since we hardly party like rock stars anymore, but- we still had a little kick in us and ended our night, as most of our college nights downtown ended, at Boars Head- which ironically is where I met Trey for the first time and where he ended up asking me out for the first time- ah... memories.

Trey with his fraternity brothers, Hunter and Colin

The highlight of the night however, was our hysterical finale making a late night run at the McDonalds next door to the Hampton Inn off Broad and Hawthorne St. where we stayed that night. Apparently, it's McDonald's policy to not serve people who walk through the drive through. Who knew!? All we wanted was a cheeseburger and chicken snack wrap! Let's just say it was the funniest moment of the night and thankfully some college kids who were driving up behind us were kind enough to order for us so that we could get our fill of late night munchies.

And finally, today I got a Piano!!!! I have been telling Trey for the longest time that I wanted to get the piano that his family has stored in Whiteville but because of the drive and the trouble to get it, we never have. My cousin Ali, even offered to give us her piano for awhile because she was tired of the space it took up in their house- but she would've eventually wanted it back so we didn't want to go through the trouble. But- this time around the deal was too sweet to pass up because it was FREE and delivered to our house while we were at work, set up an everything without us lifting a finger!

How? you might ask. Someone at my church was moving and they didn't want to take their piano with them. They sent an email through a group my mom is involved in and she responded saying she thought I might want it. The owners were so generous and it's a great piano in good condition. All we had to do was pay for delivery- which they were even going to do, but we insisted on paying.

I can't wait to pick up this hobby again because I miss my days of playing piano and it's such a calming and peaceful hobby to have. I even started playing a few tunes tonight- which let me tell you, Trey just LOOOOOVEs ;)

Ahoy It's a Boy!

I know, I know... 2 posts in 1 day. Crazy for me. But, I had to do it. Today my friend Jen and I hosted a shower for my sister in law Carrie Beth who is about to welcome her third child and first boy, Hudson next month. We decided to make it a nautical themed shower in honor of Carrie Beth's baby room decor. It was such a cute idea and I had so much fun adding all the little touches to decorate our house for the party.

Carrie Beth got a lot of cute little boy clothes and accessories and we all had a great time. Can't wait for Little Hudson to get here!

Me, Carrie Beth, and Jen (funny how the hosts ended up with the same color scheme outfits ;)

Helen and Jen

Yummy cake from McEntyre's Bakery in Smyrna http://www.mcentyresbakery.com/

Virginia Highlands Summerfest

Another busy weekend for the Spiveys. Just living it up while we can I suppose. We had such a good time hanging out with our friends Jamie and Katie on Friday night at Atlantic Station. We all had movie passes we had bought through Living Social that were about to expire so we decided to meet up for dinner at Strip then watched the new Hangover movie. It was really good but a total knockoff of the first one.

Then Saturday Trey and I headed to Virginia Highlands for their annual Summerfest. I was hesitant to go because it was blazing hot outside but I'm glad Trey convinced me. We had such a good time walking through the streets they had blocked off and checking out what the vendors had to sell. We even bumped into actor, Chris Klein from American Pie- who we found out looking up on our blackberries out there, now lives in Atlanta. Small world.

It was such a fun event. They had all these little shops set up and bands playing music. We even got to treat ourselves to Popsicles from the famous King of Pops. We'll definitely be making a trip to see that again next year.

I found this cute little vase at one of the stands. Perfect for my little flowers I like to pick outside and put next to the sink.

Man was it HOT!