Happy 70th to Nina and 40th to Anna

Girls birthday celebration weekend in ATL! Yes! Sign me up. Nina rented us an adorable 4 bedroom airbnb in Peoplestown. The weekend was short but amazing. It was Cadie's first family girls trip, and I think she is a fan. Cadie and I arrived Friday evening and the whole crew picked us up in Nina's shiny, new, red minivan. We got settled in the airbnb and stayed up late snacking and chatting. 

Saturday morning was yogurt granola parfaits at the airbnb before doing a bit of exploring in Atlanta. We went to world of Coke and even though we didn't have much time, we had fun taking some pictures and getting advertised at. Saturday afternoon was a lovely tea party honoring Nina at Dr. Bombay's Underwater Tea party. Yep, you read that correctly. We had our own room and little tiers of treats for each party guest. Some of Nina's friends from Athens even braved a horrible rainstorm and flat tire to celebrate Nina. We had a Nina trivia contest too! When I announced the contest, Nina was nervous that she wouldn't know the answers :)

• Global City Nina dreamed of visiting for years - Paris
• Surprising collection - Hummels
• Name of street Nina grew up on - Riggs
• Favorite color - periwinkle
• Favorite type of book - used to be romance
• Favorite sweet - cookies
• Enjoyed doing in the summer as a kid - riding bikes
• Name of arts and crafts business Nina had with a friend - Heart and Home (Gold star to Nina's friend from Athens who guessed "Fun & Frills" - love it!)
• Wanted to be when she grew up - Actress
• Favorite crime show - Murder She Wrote (Although Nina said it was Matlock)
• When Nina was younger, what did she do to her hair - iron it
• Art or Movies - Art
• Pizza or Hamburger - Pizza
• Stay up late or get up early - Stay up late
• Save or get rid of - Get rid of

The weekend was full of laughter including unicorn hats provided by CJ that looked less like unicorn horns and more like male anatomy. A rousing game of telestrations. Plenty of backseat drivers helping CJ navigate. And a decent amount sitting around semi-clothed and catching up on all the things.

Sunday we got loaded up and did an MLK walking tour. Our tour guide was fabulous. She did improv on the side and she made the crisp morning so enjoyable. I got chills at our final stop at the MKL center. So grateful for those who sacrificed so much to fight for the freedom Jesus paid for us all. We had a very elongated lunch with multiple stops to meet everyone's dietary restrictions. I took advantage of the time to do some stretching. Our final stop was a small Christmas market at an adorable old trolley barn.

These ladies are my people and it was a joy to spend time with them. They are funny, opinionated, smart, beautiful, interesting, and oh-so-very-special. Nina put the cherry on top to the weekend with custom notepads with special messages for each of us. I love you girls!