holiday
Thanksgiving
Nov 29 2008 10:53 AM Filed in: Personal
I stayed in town for Thanksgiving, my mother is in
Virginia picking up my grandmother to bring her down
to Columbus for the week. I am heading down to
Columbus for the weekend to visit them.
Paige and I had a nice little Thanksgiving. We had dinner at a restaurant called ‘The Palm’. The Palm is located in Buckhead in the Westin hotel. We made a night of it and got a room at the hotel. It was nice to have a night away and still be in town. The dinner was good, except for the lobster bisque, which had a fishy taste. We both ate too much, didn’t have room to have a couple after dinner drinks.
The Westin is next door to Lenox Square mall. We walked over and watched a little of the Macy’s tree lighting ceremony, headed back to the hotel for dinner, then walked back over to look at the tree, hoping we could walk off the full feeling, but that didn’t work. The tree isn’t all that great looking either, shame such a big tree had to give its life for that. The next morning we walked over to the mall and did some people watching. There weren’t as many people out shopping on Black Friday as we thought there would be, but there were still a good bunch out there. That’s the first time I’ve ever ventured out to a store on Black Friday, I try to stay away from stores this time of year.
Overall it was an enjoyable Thanksgiving.
Paige and I had a nice little Thanksgiving. We had dinner at a restaurant called ‘The Palm’. The Palm is located in Buckhead in the Westin hotel. We made a night of it and got a room at the hotel. It was nice to have a night away and still be in town. The dinner was good, except for the lobster bisque, which had a fishy taste. We both ate too much, didn’t have room to have a couple after dinner drinks.
The Westin is next door to Lenox Square mall. We walked over and watched a little of the Macy’s tree lighting ceremony, headed back to the hotel for dinner, then walked back over to look at the tree, hoping we could walk off the full feeling, but that didn’t work. The tree isn’t all that great looking either, shame such a big tree had to give its life for that. The next morning we walked over to the mall and did some people watching. There weren’t as many people out shopping on Black Friday as we thought there would be, but there were still a good bunch out there. That’s the first time I’ve ever ventured out to a store on Black Friday, I try to stay away from stores this time of year.
Overall it was an enjoyable Thanksgiving.
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Happy New Year
Jan 01 2008 09:56 PM Filed in: Personal
Happy New Year! Here's to a great 2008.
Paige and I had a great time this New Years. We took a break from our usual going out to a restaurant and toasting in the New Year. This year we rented a villa at Callaway Gardens. It turned out to be nicer than we thought. The villa was very big, the only issue we had was there was too much furniture in it. You couldn't walk around without almost knocking your knees into some dangerous piece of furniture.
As part of staying at the villa we got full access to the park. This time of year there aren't many people visiting Callaway Gardens, so we didn't have to fight the crowds. The fun thing to do is going to the butterfly exhibit. We both took a lot of photos. I will link to mine once I have them off the camera and processed.
We brought along food and cooked ourselves a great meal. We bought a bottle of wine and sparkling wine, which we used to toast in the New Year. It was a nice evening.
I'm not doing my usual New Years Resolution post. Not resolving to do too much this year. My debt is under control, so I plan on keeping it that way. I could stand to lose some weight, so I will work on that. About the only other thing I can think of is trying to get back into taking pride in my job and working at Turner. Lately I've looked at the job as an 8 hour chunk of the day that stands in the way of me doing stuff I enjoy, and it hasn't always been that way. Guess I need to sit back and look at what it is I'm not liking and see what I can do to change it for the better.
Have a great year!!
Paige and I had a great time this New Years. We took a break from our usual going out to a restaurant and toasting in the New Year. This year we rented a villa at Callaway Gardens. It turned out to be nicer than we thought. The villa was very big, the only issue we had was there was too much furniture in it. You couldn't walk around without almost knocking your knees into some dangerous piece of furniture.
As part of staying at the villa we got full access to the park. This time of year there aren't many people visiting Callaway Gardens, so we didn't have to fight the crowds. The fun thing to do is going to the butterfly exhibit. We both took a lot of photos. I will link to mine once I have them off the camera and processed.
We brought along food and cooked ourselves a great meal. We bought a bottle of wine and sparkling wine, which we used to toast in the New Year. It was a nice evening.
I'm not doing my usual New Years Resolution post. Not resolving to do too much this year. My debt is under control, so I plan on keeping it that way. I could stand to lose some weight, so I will work on that. About the only other thing I can think of is trying to get back into taking pride in my job and working at Turner. Lately I've looked at the job as an 8 hour chunk of the day that stands in the way of me doing stuff I enjoy, and it hasn't always been that way. Guess I need to sit back and look at what it is I'm not liking and see what I can do to change it for the better.
Have a great year!!
Happy Holidays
Dec 26 2007 02:01 PM Filed in: Personal
It's the day after Christmas, and I am back in
Atlanta. I spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in
Columbus, GA, visiting with my family. My sisters
were busy with their families Christmas Eve, so I
didn't see them until Christmas Day, when we all met
at Beth's house for our annual Christmas dinner.
This is the first Christmas that we didn't attend church on Christmas Eve. The past couple years we have gone to my sister Beth's church, as she is the only one in the family that actually goes to church more than once a year. This year my Mom wasn't interested in going there, so we spent Christmas Eve around the house. We were going to head out to catch a movie, but the more we thought about it, it just felt good to sit around in front of the fireplace, watch a little TV and talk.
My mother and I have a new tradition, we head out to Denny's for breakfast on Christmas morning. We've found if you get there early enough, around 8:30 or so, there isn't a wait. After that we both head home and nap for a little while before heading over to Beth's. Once we're at Beth's we eat then give the kids their presents.
It was a nice Christmas. I don't really expect much from the holiday any more. I am glad we don't do the whole gift exchange thing with the family and only concentrate on the kids. It relieves a lot of unneeded stress of trying to find a gift. The holiday has become way too commercial.
Paige and I exchanged gifts Sunday evening. She got me art supplies. I used to love to sit down and draw, and have really wanted to get back into it. I need to set aside time for doing it.
Paige and I are renting a villa at Callaway Gardens for New Years. We usually head to a restaurant and toast in the New Year there, but decided to try something different this year. We both enjoy staying away from annoying drunk party goers, which is why we aren't heading to a New Years party. Will be nice to toast in the New Year together.
Happy Holidays!!
This is the first Christmas that we didn't attend church on Christmas Eve. The past couple years we have gone to my sister Beth's church, as she is the only one in the family that actually goes to church more than once a year. This year my Mom wasn't interested in going there, so we spent Christmas Eve around the house. We were going to head out to catch a movie, but the more we thought about it, it just felt good to sit around in front of the fireplace, watch a little TV and talk.
My mother and I have a new tradition, we head out to Denny's for breakfast on Christmas morning. We've found if you get there early enough, around 8:30 or so, there isn't a wait. After that we both head home and nap for a little while before heading over to Beth's. Once we're at Beth's we eat then give the kids their presents.
It was a nice Christmas. I don't really expect much from the holiday any more. I am glad we don't do the whole gift exchange thing with the family and only concentrate on the kids. It relieves a lot of unneeded stress of trying to find a gift. The holiday has become way too commercial.
Paige and I exchanged gifts Sunday evening. She got me art supplies. I used to love to sit down and draw, and have really wanted to get back into it. I need to set aside time for doing it.
Paige and I are renting a villa at Callaway Gardens for New Years. We usually head to a restaurant and toast in the New Year there, but decided to try something different this year. We both enjoy staying away from annoying drunk party goers, which is why we aren't heading to a New Years party. Will be nice to toast in the New Year together.
Happy Holidays!!