Spring Break in Atlanta

Josh and I went to Atlanta for about 9 days during my spring break. On our way to Atlanta we decided to stop by Lynchburg, VA where my best friend Hannah and her husband Mac had their first child, Elias Houston Lucero. I coordinated the surprise visit with her sister Charity. I even talked to Hannah on our way there and she had no clue! It was great! Elias is such an adorable baby and we were so glad we got to meet him and see Mac and Hannah!




Hannah, Mac and Elias
with her mom and sister.


Happy parents with Elias!


Hannah and Elias


Elias...unhappy.

Sweet baby Elias all calmed down
in his mommy's arms. He's precious!

In addition to surprising Mac and Hannah, we were also surprising Josh's mom. She had no idea we were coming to Atlanta for 9 days. We pulled up at about 2:30am and this was the story: My sister-in-law, Kara who lives in the same neighborhood called my mother-in-law, Brenda at about 2:25am and said she really needed migraine medicine because she had a horrific migraine. (Migraines are normal in the Walker family.) So, we pulled up at about 2:30 and walked in the door. When we peeped around the corner Brenda was getting migraine medicine for Kara. She thought it was Kara walking in the door but when she saw us she screamed and said, "What are ya'll doing here?" She was so happy and so were we! We spent a lot of time hanging out. We did some shopping, my nieces t-ball game, engagement party for some friends, eating and more eating! :-)


Josh and Zach--what a smile!

BB and Zach

Josh, Kurt, Zach --3 handsome boys!

Katie and Me -she looks adorable in her hat!


Katie sitting on her daddy's lap in the field


Me and Zach

Josh giving Katie a kiss

Josh and Katie

My mom also came up for two days and we were able to take her and my sister-in-law, Nicole to The Varsity, a famous hotdog/hamburger joint where they are known for asking what you want by saying, "What'll ya have?" You are also supposed to know what you want when you get up there. It is quite the busy place, but the food is good if you are in a greasy, unhealthy mood! We also went to the Georgia Aquarium, which was pretty neat.


Me and Nicole

Me and my mom

Nicole

Cute sea turtle

cool fishies!

Sweet little animal--shark :-)

My mom with some kind of big fish-Grouper maybe?

Whale sharks

Me, Nicole, and Josh

Colorful fish--how can people say God doesn't exist?


My best friend Kelly also came through Atlanta on her way to Augusta so we were able to see her, Ryan, and Colton (her first son). We ate at our favorite Mexican restaurant and really enjoyed being with each other for the few hours we had.


My niece Katie with my best friend's baby, Colton

Me and Kelly

Me and Kelly being silly

Ryan, Kelly, me and Josh

Kelly and Colton--isn't he adorable?
I love this picture!


Okay! I think that's enough! We had a lot of fun!

Birthday Weekend in San Francisco

For my birthday weekend (February 16), Josh surprised me with a trip to San Francisco. Josh went to San Francisco for work a while back and said he thought I would love it...and I did. We had such a great time seeing everything. We literally walked all over San Francisco---Fisherman's Wharf, Alcatraz, Chinatown, Japantown, curviest street in the United States, Ghirardelli---you name it, we were there!

We also rented a car and drove up to Napa Valley to visit all of the wineries and do some wine tasting. I have always had a hard time finding wine that I like. I am always up to trying it but if I don't like it, I won't drink it. Well, we went to several wineries while we were there and our favorite winery is called V Sattui. I found two wines that I absolutely love: Moscato Frizzante (which has an apricot and peach flavor) and the Gamay Rouge (which has a strawberry/cherry flavor). If you do not like wine or do not agree with drinking, Napa Valley is still absolutely gorgeous and peaceful. Josh and I would love to go back and I am pretty positive we will!

Here are some pictures of our trip!







Sea Lions


Seagull


Ghirardelli


Me and Josh at Ghirardelli--the poor teenager who took this picture just couldn't get the whole word in-- haha! And by the way, their fudge sundaes are unreal!


Me and Josh on the dock



San Francisco trolleys--they are so slow. It's just better to walk instead! We walked so much and my surgery foot hurt so bad each night I had to come back and soak it in the tub with Epsom salt!


On the Golden Gate bridge headed to Napa Valley---this was early in the morning so it was quite foggy.


Some funky trees


V Sattui--our FAVE winery of all of them!


Wine tasting at V Sattui


Beringer Winery


Windmill


Beautiful vineyard! They are everywhere and so pretty!


We visited a small winery owned by a family and it was called Casa Nuestra. I didn't care for their wine but we still had a great time!


This is Castello di Amorosa---this is the winery that Jake, Vienna and Gia went to on the Bachelor (if there are any Bachelor fans out there.)


Alcatraz


Alcatraz up close


Just a peak through a window in Alcatraz


Another window with some birds on it...I like to TRY and be artsy. :-)



Me and Josh at Alcatraz


Jail cells


Yikes...In the cell

Dothan, Keys, Cowboy boot

Two weekends ago Josh and I went to Dothan, AL to be with family. Originally it was supposed to be just guys (my husband, brother-in-laws, and cousin), however once we found out that my sister and her family were moving to Kodiak, Alaska we decided that all of us should get together since we weren't able to see them for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

My cousin Lynn and her husband Arnie own a successful peanut farm in Dothan. They have a log cabin that they own a mile away from their home and that is where all 12 of us stayed. It was definitely in the country and was very relaxing and peaceful. My sisters, me and my cousin Lynn were able to go out and do a little shopping while my mom watched the kiddos and the guys went hunting. Josh shot a doe and a buck so the guys came home with meat. The women came home with cool things for our house that we found out a neat local shop that sells cool furniture and decorations. I found a cool set of keys and a boot--and totally could have bought more things had I more money and more room on the plane. :-)

Here are some pics from that weekend.


The place I put my keys and boot---and my oh my that green that my landlord painted looks super green and bright in this picture!


Cowboy boot!


My decorative keys



Josh and his buck


Brother-in-laws, husband, buck


The guys and the doe


The guys pre-hunting



Guys on one team playing a singing game called Encore


All the girls on the other team



Goofy sisters


Close up on the porch of us sisters from oldest to youngest (Leigh Anne, Heather, Hannah, Me)


Sisters on the porch

Pictures During the Holidays

Josh and I traveled to Atlanta to see his family for Christmas, Pensacola to see my mom, one of my sister's and my grandaddy, and then we went to Auburn to spend time with Josh's family again at his brother-in-law's family's home. (Phew, that was a mouthful!). We sure did a lot of driving but it was still fun and we certainly enjoyed spending time with our families! I was also able to meet my best friend, Kelly's first child, Colton Christopher Key...aka my new nephew!!!! He was so itty-bitty and just as cute as he could be! I am so happy for Kelly, Ryan, and baby Colton!

Here are some of my favorite pictures of our time at home. Also, for some reason when I download pictures it doesn't allow me to see the picture inserted within my text...it's just a bunch of jibber-jabber so I cannot tell which picture it is therefore I cannot label the pictures. If anyone knows what I need to do (maybe change a setting or something), I'd be forever grateful!

Happy New Year!