Georgia '11

Coming back from vacation is always bittersweet. Happy to be home, but sad to have left.
Georgia was a wonderful trip and it's so nice to have finally met Debbie, Spencer and the rest of the gang....
My heart is full and i can't express enough how grateful i am for Richard's family.
I wonder how in the world i got so lucky.
Yesterday, we had a full day of church and lunch with the family. We headed to the airport later
on and it was a tearful goodbye. Poor Richard had two emotional ladies on his hands...
I told Richard, among many other things, I was going to miss waking up every morning and being serenaded by him, but much to my surprise, I received a wonderful voicemail from him this morning, singing "Moves like Jagger" which made my day.
We took lots of cute pictures, visited Amelia Island on Saturday, had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner, watched movies, slept, went shopping, took pictures, got fried chicken (Richard's favorite) said goodbye to the beard, hello to the chops for a couple minutes, rode the ARGO, enjoyed the warm weather, went to the beach, laughed, got pedicures and went to Sonic. Debbie spoiled me with the cutest zebra bag, a bunch of Georgia bulldog gear, cute notepads and a pedicure. Thank you!

his georgia Christmas hat...beard and all

the unveiling of the "chops" 

Debbie's "surprise"

our mugshot

we just met bail and got out of prison

Jay, Richard's cousin, took us out on the "ARGO" which can

drive on land and go in the water. it was fun to see the "georgia woods" and 

 the family farms 

real mature richard, real mature

leopard ladies...all we are missing is cute Laura...

bless his heart, he puts up with my picture taking obsession

sleeping...

thanksgiving day

helping mrs. debbie decorate for the holidays 

handy little man

  

and meeting a new little friend...

very nice boy, very nice boy

sleeping...again

On saturday, we headed to Florida to visit Amelia Island. We shopped, had lunch by the river, visited the beach and an art gallery. it was my first time in Florida and fun to be at the beach! the shops were all darling and of course, we had great company.

"I will never take a picture like that again..."

isn't he the cutest???

aside from our mugshot, this has to be by far the best picture taken from the trip. i love this guy so much and can't thank him enough for being so good to me. 

xoxox 

your snow pea.

and a 

BIG thank you to Debbie, Spencer and the rest of the family for letting me join them this holiday. It was so much fun and I can't wait to see y'all again. 

also big thanks to my parents for sharing me this Thanksgiving ;) 

much love
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