Hotlanta

Over New Years, Seth and I fled New York City for a weekend getaway to the ATL. There was a lot of drinking, football watching, and naturally, loads of eating. Our hosts for the weekend rolled out the red carpet and let us form our own ass grooves on their couch. Some of my highlights of the weekend:

1. The Waffle House

2. Endless conversations with Eva about which animals live in the Zoo

3. Equally endless conversations with V about the Heineken Kegerator

4. My jealousy of Amanda's shoe closet

5. Clarke and Christy's unbeatable Southern Charm

6. Fried green tomatoes

7. Our Bulgarian drivers

8. A Penn State win in the Capital One Bowl (this is more for Seth)

9. Chik fil-a nugget platter of 150

10. Flying out of Newark airport in 3 inches of snow without any delays

And finally - this masterpiece of a burger from Flip Burger Boutique in Atlanta. They had fried pickles - that's right FRIED PICKLES. This little piece of heaven is called the Southern and consists of a country fried beef patty, house-made pimento cheese, homemade pickles, and green tomato ketchup. When in Rome, right?

Happy Trails to North Carolina

A few weeks back, Seth and I took a long weekend trip to Durham, North Carolina to visit some of Seth's college friends. (Incidentally I now claim them as my friends - sorry Seth but they are just that fun). We had the pleasure of staying with Shane and Jen and my new boyfriend, their son Gage. Gage is the type of child who makes you want to have children (no one is permitted to show this to my family, they are not allowed to get any ideas). He is smart, funny and literally soaks in EVERY SINGLE THING you say and do. You should have heard the number of times we said "Crap, not around Gage!" I wish I could still learn as fast as Gage does.

Exhibit 1: Aunt Jamie's Contribution - We taught Gage to put on his sunglasses and say "I'm cool!" The next time someone put on sunglasses he ran over, put his on and said "I'm cool too!" Trust me, that did not get old.

Exhibit 2: After a weekend of meat, we thought it best to have sushi on our last night there. (Sorry to the Rogers family for the aftermath of Seth eating that much meat). Gage just picked up some chopsticks and went to town. I think he uses better them better than I do.

Exhibit 3: This picture does not involve Gage, although I do recommend that Jen and Shane show this to Gage to teach him what not to do. Seth ate this entire plate of meatloaf for dinner on Saturday night. I still have no idea where it all goes. And I try not to think about it.