Been a busy few weeks

We've been non-stop for the past few weeks...

First, we took a trip to Columbus after Easter (well, actually Easter Day). We got to spend some time with Uncle Eric and Aunt Allison and Scout, and that was a great time. Even Lily got to join in the fun because we went to Kiesel Park in Auburn. Lily really enjoyed her first visit to a dog park in more than a year. Unfortunately, it was really cold that day, so we didn't get to stay long. Then Ben got to visit an old friend in Newnan and I got my first haircut since August.

Then when we got home Aunt Loren was there for a visit (well, an interview). We were hoping she would decide to take a job here in Valdosta, but, nope, she chose the bigger and better city of Augusta. At least we get over to that part of the state pretty frequently---and Augusta is much closer than Alexandria. It was great spending some time with her and Amelia had a lot of fun with her godmother. Uncle Stephen also decided to come visit on his Spring Break, so it was great to see him, too.

The next weekend we went up to Athens to (briefly) see Aunt Annie and Aunt Melissa and go to the G-Day game. We got to have lunch with Kristi (my old roommate from college) on Friday at Five Guys (soo good!) and catch up with her. She really made us want to move back up there! Then we went to see Dann at the Episcopal Center and ended up hanging out there for a few hours. It was good to be back. That place has so many memories for us, and not just because it's where we got married. That night we just hung out at Annie's and ordered pizza from Papa John's (a double treat for us because that's the Papa John's we got pizza from for such a long time AND because we don't eat a lot of it here because they don't deliver to Hahira) and watched a documentary. Amelia, who had not slept very well the night before, slept great that night. The next day was rainy, so we went to lunch with Aunt Sissy and her girlfriend Sylvia and then drove around Athens to see how it had changed. When the rain stopped we ended up finding a space up from the stadium and go to catch the last 1:10 of the game. Oh well. It was really great being there, and, as a bonus, we missed a turn in Eatonton, ended up in Milledgeville, and got to see Stephen again for dinner!

This past weekend we headed to Waynesboro so Ben and I could go to the Masters and Amelia could spend some time with her grandparents. Despite getting so sunburned that my face is literally SWOLLEN right now, we had a great time at the tournament. I even got a ball! We sat on the fifth green and were right up to the rope, so we saw most everyone come through, including Tiger, Phil, Ernie, etc. It's funny, though, because we missed the guy who ended up winning! Anyway, we were so grateful to Papa Rocky for giving us his badges, and hope we're offered them again in the future...and we know he can't wait to take his Amelia with him in a few years (so maybe she can get a ball of her own!). Ben's parents said she was wonderful. She and Nana went for a walk and met a lot of people, and she smiled at all of them. Maybe this means she's outgrowing her fear of strangers. We'll see!

This week will hopefully be a little slower...we'll get a little break this weekend from traveling, although we are still looking for a place to live, so we'll be busy doing that. Next weekend we head to Atlanta by way of Columbus for Joey's wedding. I'll post pics of our adventures soon!