a date with my little

Yesterday Evaleigh and I had a date while Daddy finished up with work.  I had been getting a lot of emails about the new Ian Henderson's Antique Mall in Monroe.  I have been dying to go and see what its all about.  It is right across the street from the Monroe Cotton Mills Antique Mall which I have frequented several times.  Before I even made it in to the place the manager was right out telling me how cute my baby was and thanking me for coming to shop there.  As soon as I got inside an employee welcomed me and said,"We are so glad you are here, have you been here before?"  

"Nope, But I've been to the Cotton Mills across the street."  

"Well we are nicer than them."  He said with a laugh and a grin.

And it was true, they were amazing!

I am most certainly going to this auction.  It looks like it is going to be amazing.  I saw a list of the items be auctioned off today and I am so excited!  Anyone want to go with me??

The prices were really quite good.  Most booths were having at least a %20 off kick-off sale because this place has just opened up.  I got this pillow for $4, an old Atlas Mason jar FULL of vintage necklaces for $7, and these cute vintage red Angel shoes for EJ for $5!  I'm so excited to keep going back especially for their auctions.

float on baby

Our little darling took a swim for the first time yesterday.  

I mean, it's not like she wasn't swimming in my womb for 9.5 months but this was different.  

So different in fact that it put her right to sleep.  

Yep, she took a nap, in the water for a good 15 minutes.  

And then we went inside and gave her a bath in the kitchen sink. And then when we came home we took a shower together because she peed on the changing table/her whole back.  

There was a lot of water in our lives yesterday.

Fun times at Holbrook Adult Living Community...thanks Nanny!

christmas in 10 pictures


christmas eve waffle house dinner before the midnight service
some sweet and low
paninis with mom's homemade potato soup
husband scoring a christmas gift home run---my new moby
pregnant sisters in our annual christmas pose on the stairs
christmas temple date with hubs
a love gift from a dear friend in South Africa (thanks taryn!)
an after christmas lunch date with a lovely lady
9 month pregnant woman in front of a tree
christmas night dinner at the zimmermans


...and it was good

C'est Fall!

Do you feel that kids?  That's right, its fall.  The real deal;  I mean wind-blowing, leaves falling, crunch beneath your new shoes and feet real deal fall.  Today I babysat and opened up the doors and listened  to the wind bellow and tinker through the trees while airplanes flew by.  Other than the fact that the kid pooped three times while I was there, it was bliss.

Today I rushed home after work to be with the love of my life.  We were both STARVING and I was having one of those "oppositions to the kitchen" nights.  So, we went to Sandy Springs knowing there were about 15 hundred restaurants that would suffice.  

"How about Flying Biscuit? Fresh 2 Order?  Nothing but Noodles? Or we could try that French place in Perimeter?"

Um, yes please!  I can't believe I have lived in Sandy Springs for for almost 5 years now and I haven't been to la Madeleine! 

(Look at those fall clouds creepin' in like creepers)

We had read rave reviews on their Tomato Basil Soup; we had to try it.  So we had:

2 Bowls Tomato Basil Soup

1 Quiche Lorraine

1 Quiche Florentine

2 Ice Waters

...and all the fresh French bread we wanted

This is me in my old lady sweater.  I got it at Loehmann's because it was cashmere and Juicy Couture, but really its just a geriatric poop-green sweater trying to be cool. What a wannabe. But I sure do love it.

P.S.What's up with that USA Today newspaper box in the background CLEARLY trying to ruin our French ambience?!

Miss Lorraine

Miss Florentine

Soup Soup Soup Soup

French Sourdough

Wheat

Then we did something we shouldn't have...

So, these French desserts were just staring at us!  How rude right??  We went over to see what they wanted and then they begged us to buy them and take them home to eat.

Fine, "We will each get one."

I picked the Sacher Torte

Husband dearest picked the Strawberry Napoleon

"Oh what's that you say? We got a coupon for another free dessert when you printed out our receipt?  Geez, I guess we will have to get the French Vanilla Berry Tart..."

John and I took our treasures home and sat at the table and tasted each one...slowly...one...by...one...

We think we will move to France just for the desserts alone.  I mean, if American French desserts are this good, I can't imagine how good French French desserts are!

Our favorite was...

...the Sacher torte which was layers of chocolate sponge cake, with chocolate mousse, chocolate icing, and apricot jam in layers.

Yes, we ate all of them...oh, France we want to move to you so bad right now.