A few weekends ago I got to enjoy another tea luncheon with one of my friends Crystal. We were joking that we felt like we belonged to a group called "Southern Ladies Who Lunch". We were spending the day together working and talking about Baby Gardner (She also creates several lines that are sold on the website.). And, we wanted to wear our winter tea hats before the winter season was over. So we pulled out our wool dress hats and headed to Maysville, Ga to the Burns-Tellford Tea House. Which has quickly become one of my favorite spots to enjoy a hot cuppa.

The food at Burns-Tellford is always delicious and always different! On this day we were delighted by the presentation of our sandwhiches. It appears to be an old (probably no longer in working order) Chocolate fondue fountain (or beveral fountain). They creatively repurposed the beautiful serving piece.
Tea in Maysville is always enjoyable a lot in part because of their recipes. These savory scones were to die for! They were delicious with Fresh Rosemary from their garden
Here I am in my RED Wool Tea Hat. Enjoying the opportunity to dress up. And, with a tea lunch being Ostentatious is the goal :) check out my necklace ~ Strangely I received A LOT of compliments every where we went!

As promised, here is our group photo of our 2010St. Patrick's Day & Birthday Celebration. Even though the night didn't go as we all planned, we had a fabulous evening in the end. And, notice how Matt is doing his own immitation of 'Alice in Wonderland'... "I'm late, I'm late for a very important date."

The Day after SPD we have wiped the sleepy out of our eyes and moved passed the previous evening! Our SPD didn't turn out quite like we had planned but in the end we had an enjoyable night with friends celebrating 2 Birthdays and of course St. Patty's Day!

The original plan was to all meet at the Tilted Kilt to enjoy some festive food and atmosphere. 2 hours later we found ourselves still standing in the lobby waiting on our table for 12. The good news is everyone agreed to change locations. We ended up at the Kani Hibachi house & our evening took a much happier, satisfying turn! Ultimately the evening was tons of fun and we got to celebrate as we planned~ just in a different location. Hopefully we will be able to share our group picture later-- it was not taken with my camera so I am waiting for a copy.

This story begins with a conversation...
Matt said, "What do you want for your Birthday this year, Julia?"
Julia pauses, sighs and responds "Ya know, I really, really, really want a FUN girly day getting my makeup professionally done & then a shopping spree at the MAC counter"
Matt, "don't you already have all the makeup you could ever want OR use?"
Julia, "OMG, Seriously? You asked me what I wanted & I told you want I wanted (not needed)"

Of course, Julia got what she wanted PLUS a whole lot more! Here's how the rest of the story unfolds...Connie agrees to accompany Julia to a 10AM MAC counter appointment. Fun, FUN!!! Here's Julia hiding half her face because "it isn't put on yet". The makeup artist started with my eyes then finished by applying foundation/ concealer. Not my best angle or moment to take a picture. But, it's all about the memories.

Connie, at this point is enjoying the experience. But, the day is young and there's a lot more in store for us!

After our shopping spree we headed to the Nordstroms Bathroom to ooooh and awwweee over our purchases and makeup. We were sitting on the lounge couches with women walking in and out~ probably wondering why we were taking photos in the bathroom!


Off to Starbucks, we need caffeine...more pictures of our makeup in the daylight:


After Starbucks we met Monica & Tricia at the something or another (can't remember the name). Monica, generously offered to take professional pictures of us until we could no longer smile. And, she certainly held to her word & snapped away! At the end of the day she had taken 300+ pictures! And, we all braved the cold, wind, rainy weather! Luckily between the rain, cold, wind, etc the sun would peak out. And, we would race to a spot for pictures until we either got bored or the rain started.

Thank you my dear sweet husband for the most wonderful girly weekend ever! And, my Birthday is still a month away! Isn't he the best?!! YES!!!

The second day to my girly weekend we went to see the movie "Alice in Wonderland" at the Imax 3D! What a beautiful movie & message! I can't wait to see it again!

Again, thank you to my husband, to Connie, to Monica & to Tricia & to Tracey!! Celebrating my birthday with out it even being my Birthday is something everyone should do as often as possible!! Cheers!
PS: More pictures of our girly day to come once I am able to upload some of the pics that Monica took of us. I can't wait!!!

Adoption Update

Yesterday our agency announced they received referrals for families whose dossiers were logged in on April 11, 2006

One week closer to our LID! Congratulations to those families who received their referrals.