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I took a couplet weeks off from the weblog to recharge my batteries If You've Been Wondering Where I Went...

Hey ya'll! Happy New Year! How was your Christmas?! How was your novel year?! Are you lot develop for 2014? I took a couplet weeks off from the weblog to recharge my batteries, travel, spotter 48 episodes of New Girl, pass fourth dimension amongst family, in addition to nap.

And oh, how I've missed you.

We merely got domicile from opor-garai yesterday, in addition to I came dorsum totally rejuvenated in addition to develop to boot 2014 correct inwards the belly.

After much thought, I've chosen this every bit my anthem for the novel year.

I've got some genuinely nifty novel projects that I've been waiting until subsequently the holidays to part amongst you, but it's gonna receive got me a few days to recall how to contribute to society, teach mutual coldness turkey amongst the napping situation, in addition to halt eating Honeybaked Ham.

So, until my ham euphoria wears off, I persuasion I'd part a few footling snippets of our vacation.

We started past times driving 10 hours downwards to Florida to see Jesse's family. His parents, both his sisters, their husbands, in addition to all the nieces in addition to nephews were all inwards attendance. And in addition to thus my brother, Mathias, fifty-fifty drove downwards to run across us there, on go out from the Navy. I've non been able to pass much fourth dimension amongst the footling fella since he left before this year, thus it was merely genuinely nice. All inwards all, at that spot were nigh xiv of us there.

It was a packed house, but I enjoyed every minute of it.

Mostly because I got to stretch out inwards comfy recliners, potable mass quantities of hot chocolate, in addition to completely disappear into my Kindle.
All. Week. Long.

Sidenote: Please expect at the go past times of the tree. That brownish blob is a rattling large brassiere that my brother-in-law gifted Jesse. I receive got no existent explanation for that fleck of awesome, other than to say you lot that it ended upwards every bit a tree topper for nigh 8 days.

And no i blinked an eye.
Which is merely i of the many reasons why I dear Jesse's family.

It was to a greater extent than oftentimes than non lots of relaxing, but every thus oftentimes nosotros ventured exterior the house.

The boys golfed a lot.

We saw some nifty movies.

We went thrifting.

Just you lot hold off in addition to regard what I found. Some of my BEST thrifty scores ever.

Coming soon to a weblog close you.

Oh, in addition to and thus nosotros constitute Herbert. Our novel pet.

We brought him domicile to Tennessee, in addition to Tootie in addition to Cheese absolutely adore him.

Kidding, of course.

That's merely some random photobombing Longhorn.

He never told us his existent name.

After nigh a calendar week in addition to a one-half inwards Florida amongst family, nosotros left in addition to Jesse took me to Savannah to celebrate New Year's Eve.

I had never been, in addition to Jesse has wanted to receive got me at that spot for a long time. We spent iii days there, in addition to it's officially i of my favorite places. Just such an amazing place.

My favorite surface area was the downtown historic district. We spent a lot of our fourth dimension there, sightseeing, eating, in addition to walking around.

So much thus that I currently receive got a glorious illustration of shin splints.

Totally worthwhile shin splints.

I intend I took nigh 115 photos over iii days, 111 of which I won't brand you lot endure through, thus hither are merely a few of the highlights of Savannah.

Ok. Forrest wasn't genuinely there.
I'm providing this photograph for your referential needs.

Like full nerds, Jesse in addition to I made it our mission to honour where Forrest's bench was inwards Chippewa Square in addition to receive got a picture. Much to my dismay, nosotros got at that spot in addition to discovered that at that spot was inwards fact NO bench. It was evidently merely a painting prop that they removed from Chippewa foursquare subsequently the filming of the movie. But, I forged forwards amongst my mission, enduring quite the show from a Equus caballus drawn wagon that stopped correct behind Jesse every bit he took this photo. Ponies volition survive ponies.

I'm grin on the exterior in addition to crying on the inside.

Completely unfazed, Jesse decided to receive got the political party upwards a notch amongst his posing-choice.

There was a trouble of people behind us, waiting to teach their painting inwards this same spot, in addition to all followed suit.

It was a displace of sorts.

In other Savannah highlight news, nosotros went to tons of restaurants piece nosotros were there, every bit I am unashamed to acknowledge that this is my favorite opor-garai hobby, in addition to every unmarried house nosotros went to blew my mind.

Savannah has some crazy practiced food, ya'll.

I tried a Moscow Mule piece I was there, too. Oprah told me to do it years agone (on a favvvvvorite things episode), but I didn't listen.

I should receive got listened. They're delicious.

Sidenote: Shortly thereafter I decided I MUST receive got a copper mug. Until nosotros googled it in addition to discovered that they toll nigh $60 each. So, straightaway I'm reworking my plan.

It involves pennies in addition to hot glue.

I'm kidding, U.S. Mint.

Google tells me that pennies are made of zinc anyways.

After going all over the house the start ii days, nosotros met upwards amongst some nifty friends who were also at that spot for a few days in addition to celebrated New Year's Eve at a rooftop eatery on the river.

There were fireworks, champagne, nifty friends, in addition to a completely inappropriate amount of fried pickles.