Happy 29th Birthday, Richard!

My sweet husband has just entered his last year of his twenties #HoldingOn

Since his birthday was on a Monday this year, we did a family dinner with Leslie and John on Saturday night at Table & Main. It's a wonderful southern restaurant in the heart of downtown Roswell. That night I finally opened our bottle of rose that Leslie had shipped from the winery from our Tuscan wine tasting this past summer. Before we left for dinner, Rich opened his presents and loved seeing his cookie cake- the only kind of cake that he loves. 

Something I love about Table & Main is that they give you a classic piece of literature to write in about your experience that night. 

Since Leslie paid for dinner, she wrote on page (29) for Richard's 29th birthday and ended it with a "War Eagle" for the upcoming season opener. 

However, Richard's birthday weekend ended up being two weekends. The following weekend, Labor Day, we went out to dinner with Cole and Ashley for a new dinner experience at Little Alley Steak, which is also located in Roswell.

{A little parking lot selfie before dinner}

I would high recommend trying it out. The steaks were AMAZING and the ambiance was wonderful.

The next day we had Richard's side of the family over for GAMEDAY! Here is the south, gameday/ season opener for college football is like nothing else. All day you will see people out in the college colors, grocery stores are packed, and flags flying on houses and cars.  

{GameDay selfie}

{#FriendsDivided #Wardamneagle #Rolltideroll}

Thankfully both teams won and we all had a fabulous night cooking out on the grill :)

Back to school/ Work!

Yay! I have successfully completed the first week back to school for the 2015-2016 year! Being a middle school teacher has its extreme highs and lows throughout the school year, but I have really high hopes for this one! On drop-in day last Friday, I met all my 67 students- all who seemed to love school and had such great energy. ( I know what you're thinking... that is a really small number when talking about 5 academic classes, but being a teacher at a private school has perks!) Nevertheless, the first week has come to an end, and I feel great about the school year. My students are wonderful, my co-workers (friends) are one of the main reasons why I love my job, and the staff is so supportive and wonderful. Even though I have only been a teacher for 5 years now- I hope to keep this positive energy on those not so great days. Hopefully all my friends who are teachers and my sweet sister who is starting her first year as a lead teacher at Lovett, loves it this year too!