Friends, Football and Fun Times

This weekend a friend from back home in Atlanta came to visit! It was good to have some girl time. Lauren and I went out with Miguel and some of his buddies Friday night. We ate at a Cha Bella. They serve organic and seasonal food. YUM! They have a sweet potato cocktail that I really want to go back and try. Another day! It was also fun because there was a party of patrons also dinning there who were dressed to the nines... I'm talking tuxes and ball gowns with a limo waiting outside.

Lauren and me at the bar at dinner waiting for the rest of the group to arrive.

After dinner we went to a local, hole-in-the-wall martini bar, Jen's and Friends. They have over 100 martinis ranging from the classic dirty, to a nerd-tini, PB&J, and anything you can think of. Lauren stuck to a Pink Lemonade and I tried the Reeses, Snickers, and Caramel Apple. I could drink tons of the caramel apple one! They even stick a lollypop in it! We hung outside with our drinks for a while. Interesting part of the night was when a random guy started chatting with us. I had never met an anarchist before... interesting conversation to say the least.

Lauren with one side of the martini list

My Reeses martini and Lauren's Pink Lemonade martini

Cheers

The boys, being good sports, they didn't really want to pose for this picture...

After drinks at Jen's and Friends we went to another bar. Lauren and I were pretty tired so we headed home and just let the boys have their fun. Since Lauren and I were going to have a girls night, Miguel spent the night with a friend downtown. The next morning Lauren and I got up feeling refreshed and ready to take on the beautiful day. While we were sitting at the dog park, a guy without a dog showed up wearing large basketball shorts, a fraternity shirt from Tuskegee and black dress socks and shoes. After making some snard comment on his choice in outfit, I realized it was my husband. Ha! The dogs didn't discriminate over his attire though.

My handsome hubs

Lauren enjoying the sun at the dog park

The three of us went to lunch at Zunzi's and ate very well. After lunch Miguel and Emma went home and Lauren and I went shopping. We went to Broughton street and City Market. The weather was beautiful and loads of people were out shopping and enjoying Savannah. We even ran into Lauren's kindergarten teacher at one of my favorite stores, The Paris Market. I may have to devote a whole blog post to this store next week.

I'm a Southern girl through and through, you will not see a blue yankee hat on my head!

We did the touristy thing, which I enjoyed. We got some fudge at the Savannah Candy Factory and Lauren got a Christmas ornament and a bathing suit cover up.

After going home to take a nap for a while, Lauren and I went to dinner. Or I should say, Lauren treated me to dinner at Uncle Bubba's. Uncle Bubba's is one of Paula Deans restaurants and I had heard good things about it. We had wanted to eat downtown or by the beach, but it was insanely foggy and the temperature had dropped so much that it was too cold to eat outside.

Sunday morning we woke up and hung around the house until it was time to go to Miguel's first flag football game of the season. Lauren and I stocked up on Capri suns and oranges for the boys. Aren't we good team moms? I think I may have gotten sunburned, but I am just so damn happy that the weather is summery that I don't care! Emma came too. She mostly hung out in the shade of the bleachers, but cheered on her dad whenever she remembered.