Atlanta's March Blizzard

It was the strangest thing!  Josh and I were going to brunch with our friend Jimmy, who was about to leave to drive back Columbia after his weekend visit, and it was pouring down rain.  We we sitting in the restaurant situated on Ponce with large windows and all of a sudden the pouring down rain turned into the thickest snow flakes I have ever seen.  It was beautiful.  We all just stared out the restaurant windows for awhile in amazement.

Of course after we got back home and Jimmy hit the road to outrun the snow back to Columbia, Josh and I grabbed Hunny and took her outside to play.  She loves the snow and tried to eat it all.  She especially loved the snow on our back deck.  She kept going crazy and making doggie versions of snow angles on her back !

The snow continued to come down until about 5pm and then the stinking sun started making its way back out.  It sure was beautiful while it lasted and I am glad we got to play in it!

Adelaide Copeland Suddeth

She's here!  My new niece arrived February 9, 2009 and she is so cute.  Her name is Adelaide Copeland Suddeth.  Adelaide is a name from my sister-in-laws family and Copeland is my mom's maiden name.  I love the combination.  It's funny because there is actually an "Adelaide Copeland" on my grandfathers side of the family that no one even knew about until they released the name and my mom and grandfather told us the ironic news.

I still haven't met her, but will get to hold her when Josh and I go to Charleston for the Bridge Run the first weekend in April.  (Seems like forever from now.)  I can't wait.  It has been so hard not to be there because with Jeddie and Cokey I got to hold them immediately after they were born.

Here are some more pictures of Adelaide:

Jeddie and Cokey are so proud of their new sister!

Our 1st Anniversary

I can't believe it's already been a year! What a wonderful year it's been too. Josh and I love Atlanta and although we miss being closer to friends and family, we certainly love the adventure. We have learned things about each other that even 7 years of dating won't reveal. It's been a fabulous year and we look forward to many more.

So for your first anniversary present you are supposed to give each other paper. I think I am being good by getting Josh some nice stationary with his initials on it. I know that he is going to need them for notes after upcoming interviews once his fellowship starts winding down and thought I was being creative. Well apparently my creativity is not up to par with Josh's. I thought for sure he would give me a card or something and that would be his paper gift. Boy was I surprised when I opened up the card he gave me and then he reached in his pocket and pulled out 2 tickets to Cirque du Soleil. I couldn't believe it because I have always wanted to go and never know that he was really listening. I guess he does after all!

Cirque du Soleil was awesome! Better than I even expected. It's like a circus for adults. There were many times throughout the night that I was bent over hysterically laughing at the clowns too. The were great.

When we got home after dinner we ate some of our wedding cake that had been frozen for a year. Much to our surprise it was delicious. We ate is every night for about a week and finally had to throw the rest out. Everyone had told us horror stories of their cake making them sick. Mine didn't make me sick, but it might have added a couple pounds that I am currently running off!

Christmas 2008

Sorry it's been so long since I last blogged. I think I sort of forgot that I had a blog. I am back on it though. Promise!

So let's back-track to Christmas 2008. Josh and I had a wonderful time seeing all of our family. We were on the road alot. For all you people who live in the same city as your families, but glad and never complain. We went from Atlanta, to Columbia, to Florence, to Charleston, back to Columbia, and the finally to Atlanta once again. Every single day we were on the road going somewhere else. Exhausting is all I have to say. We haven't been anywhere since and don't plan to go anywhere until March.

Hesley Family Christmas: Florence, SC
Josh, Me, Sam, Nilla, Catie, Perry, Elizabeth, Linda and Jack all under one roof! It was a house full of people, and it was so much fun. We don't get to see our nieces much so it was great to spend some quality time with them. They are so cute and are growing up so fast.
Here is a picture of me with Catie (left) and Perry (right).
Suddeth Family Christmas: Charleston, SC
On Christmas Day we packed the car up and headed to Charleston for my brother's house. Santa had already arrived so when we got there we played with all the cool toys that he had brought. Jeddie and Cokey were excited to see us, really just to see Josh! Jeddie always asks for Josh without even saying hello to me. It's pretty funny. Big Jeddie and Jessica were there as well and obviously this Christmas would be the last one with only two kids in the Suddeth clan. Baby #3 was still in the tummy.
Once Grandpa and Baba got to the house we were ready for round 2 of Christmas. Many more exciting toys to play with and food to eat. We were all stuffed by the end of the day. I think we went to be at about 9pm that day. Long, but tons of fun.
The weather was so warm Christmas Day and we were able to play outside alot. Josh had the bright idea of bringing silly string and at first it was not a hit! Once Jeddie and Cokey realized it would not hurt you they loved it. Not sure the parents loved the mess we made. We cleaned though. Good thing they got some kid size brooms for Christmas!!
The big puppy that Grandpa bought Cokey sure did serve it's purpose. It fits three people on the floor comfortably.Little Jeddie loved his train set too. I think he officially has 4 train sets. They are set up all over the place. That boy loves his trains.
Cokey loved her Little Mermaid Barbie Doll that BaBa gave her. She kept playing with her new dollhouse and putting Ariel in it too all while singing the Little Mermaid Theme music. So cute.

Happy Holidays

So I can't believe that the Holidays are well under way this year.  With Christmas parties galore, Josh and I are having a great time celebrating our first holiday season together as a married couple with all our new friends in Atlanta.  In just a few short days will be heading to Columbia, Florence, Charleston, back to Columbia and then home again to Atlanta.  Wow.....for a girl that hates to travel, that's dedication!  It's all worth it though because we don't get to see our families much and our nieces and nephew are growing up so fast.

So all the presents are wrapped and the bags will be packed soon and it's off we go.  Let's hope we don't get run over by a reindeer!

 

Thanksgiving and My 30th Birthday Weekend

It was awesome! Josh and I went to NYC for the Thanksgiving Holiday and my 30th birthday. I have always wanted to go to the parade so we figured this past weekend was the perfect time to go. We stayed with Haley and Dan and had the best time. You just can't imagine how big the balloons are when you see them on the street. It's incredible! My most favorite balloons were the Smurf and Kermit the Frog. I loved the Sesame Street float too. I was a little obsessed with Big Bird as a kid. I think I might have jumped when I saw that float, but don't tell anyone!

The weather was nicer than we thought it was going to be too. Our toes started to get a little frozen after about an hour and a half of standing in Central Park watching the parade so we decided to walk around and get the blood circulating again. We went to FAO Schwartz and warmed up because it was close. Haley and I got a pick with the real Toy Soldier at the door.

Josh and I got our picture taken in front of some fountain which was covered by some of the first real Christmas trees we saw!

We just had the best time and not only were Haley and Dan superb hosts and very nice to put up with us for so long, but they made my 30th and Josh and my 1st Turkey Day as a married couple one that I will never forget. Thanks guys!

As an added bonus, we also got to see Josh's real good friend Thomas who cooked us a delicious Thanksgiving Dinner. He lives in Brooklyn and showed us all around there. Best coffee and most fun bars were discovered there!

Thanks again Dan, Haley and Thomas. We hope to see you all again very soon!

Candler Park 5K

This past weekend was the Candler Park Fall Festival near our house.  Josh and I decided that we would run the 5k on Saturday morning with our friend Jimmy who was coming into town as well.  I then learned that "well behaved dogs on leashes" were allowed to run in the race.  OF COURSE Hunny was then going to participate as well.  Below is a picture just before the race.  Hunny was all excited and ready to go along with all the other dogs and runners.

And then after about 1.25 miles Hunny decided that she was very tired and sat down.  There was no getting her to move!  I saw a water fountain for dogs in the distance in the park and convinced her to walk a little further.  Here she is enjoying her water.

Finally, after we rested for a few minutes and got passed by all the runners who were on their way to the finish line, we decided to "cheat" and turn around to go back.  Luckily the course backtracked so no one really noticed our elimination of the next mile.  All in all I was very proud of Hunny.  She is 9 years old and she walked about 2.5 miles in 40 minutes.  Let's just say that when we found Josh and Jimmy at the finish line she plopped down and didn't move for awhile!

We had a great time and then later that Saturday USC beat up on Kentucky.  It was a fabulous weekend when it was all said and done!