Atlanta, Family, and the BIEBER!

 Sorry it has been awhile since I last posted, I've been busy with lots of projects! A post about all my projects will be coming soon! But first, let me share about my recent time in Atlanta!

So I got to fly down to Atlanta a couple weeks ago to spend some time with my parents and little sister! They had just moved to a new area in Georgia, so it was fun to see their new place. Their backyard backs up to some woods and they get some fun little visitors every once in a while and if you're lucky you get to see them!

 

  I spent most days hanging out with my mom helping her with the new house and catching up! We had fun going around to different stores looking at furniture and fabrics, getting ideas for their new home.

So....one day we were unpacking and setting up the 'play room' and I found my old beanie babies! It made me so happy... they are all so cute!! haha!! And yes... yes I was one of those weirdos who collected beanie babies... and I loved it! ;) haha! 

A fun surprise came while I was in Atlanta. One of my best friends (Kirsten) who moved away from Idaho last summer to go to grad school in Alabama, was visiting her fiance (who lives in Atlanta) the same weekend that I was there! So we were able to meet up and spend an evening together! It was so so good to see her! We haven't seen each other since before I got engaged, and now she met a wonderful man and is now engaged!! Such a small world eh? Two friends from Idaho, one now lives in Alabama, the other lives in Michigan, the one in Michigan comes to Atlanta to visit her family who just moved from Idaho to Atlanta and meets up with the other who is visiting her fiance who lives in Atlanta.... haha!! So crazy!

 So during our evening of fun, Kirsten decided to finally take the plunge and get her ears pierced! AHH so exciting!!! It was so fun to be a part of that adventure with her! (I think I was more excited than she was! haha) :)

Woohoo!!

So later on that night Kirsten's fiance, Sam, joined us for dinner! It was so great to finally meet him! He is such a nice, kind and fun southern man! Kirsten deserves such a great guy, and she found him!! Just the way those two look at each other, you can tell how much love they have for one another! It is so precious! I love seeing my dear friend so happy!! It makes me so so happy!! :)

I saw this cheesecake in the front of the restaurant we went to that night, so of course I had to try it! "Killed By Chocolate"... that was SO made for me!! And oh man was it delicious!! MmmMmmmMmmmm yummy! :)

Now for the main event............ the JUSTIN BIEBER CONCERT! ;)

My dad had gotten my sister, Malarie, Bieber tickets for her 16th birthday back in May. My parents weren't to keen on going with her to the concert. Which I don't know why?!?!? Thousands of screaming girls, screaming so loud that you are pretty much deaf after the concert, is one of my favorite things to be around! ;) hahaha!!! So instead they flew me down to Atlanta so I could go with her! It was actually a really fun concert! Besides the all the screaming girls... and I wasn't kidding about not being able to hear after the concert because of them..... it was really fun! Malarie is my little concert buddy, she has been since 2009 when her and I went to our first David Archuleta concert! I'm hoping we will be able to go to many more concerts together! :) 

David Archuleta 2009

Justin Bieber 2013

We found Dippin Dots!! YAY!!

Someone was very excited when the Biebs came on!! A dream come true for Malarie, and it was so fun to share that with her!

Thank you dad so much for the tickets and for letting me go with Malarie! We had a great time!

The last night I was there I was able to go on a date with my dad! We went to see 'Man of Steel'!!  (Such a good movie by the way) I just love going on daddy/daughter dates with my pops! I always have, ever since I was a little girl! When we get together our 'nerd' side comes out and we just have so much fun together! I just love that man!! :) (He is the one who got me into Harry Potter.... and those of you who know me real well, know my LOVE and obsession with HP... and it's all because of my dad!! hehe! So thanks pops!) ;)

My trip to Atlanta was so great! It was so good to spend some individual time with my mom (who is a fabulous lady), it's been a long while since her and I had spent some good quality time together, so it was just really good! I really enjoyed being able to spend the days with her and to talk with her so much! I also enjoyed being able to spend some time with Malarie and see her growing up to be a beautiful young lady! And of course spending time with my pops! :) 

It was hard to be away from Nathan for so many days tho... 5 days... that's the longest we have been apart since we got engaged! haha!! So I missed him lots!! I was happy to go back home to him, but I am very happy I was able to go to Atlanta and spend some time with my family!