The Madewell Family: Sweet Home Alabama!

Last Friday Grant and I headed to Tuscaloosa, AL to visit some of our best friends! Emily moved last July, I can't believe its almost been a year. Im so happy they've established such a great life in AL, it makes it even better when we visit! Don't get me wrong "My blood runs orange" but the atmosphere in Tuscaloosa and the loyalty of the University is invigorating!

Naturally my pictures are ALL KINDS of out of order, I have no idea why, esp when I spent a good 20 minutes selecting them cautiously. Whatever, I will tell you about my trip and you can figure it out, or just click on Emily's blog (Bama Mama) to the right of my page!

We got there earlier than I thought on Friday and got to have lunch with Emily, Nate and Abby! We ate and the kids played and then we headed back for "naps". Lets just say that Abby is the only one that napped! After that, Emily blew up their bouncy house and they went to town! One of the things I loved most about this trip (other than the obvious of getting much needed gal time) was seeing how much our kids missed each other. Grant and Abby had "Lovefest 2012" and Nate and Grant never even fussed at each other!

After playing hard for a while, we came in and Em cooked a delicious meal and then we headed out for a super fun treat, Summer Snow. I wouldn't call it an "icey" but its not a snow cone either.. its a good mix, whatever you call it, its delish! After that we went back to their house and got the kids down for bed and Greg was kind enough to stay with all the kids and let Emily and I go out. We went to an Irish Pub and had a couple of drinks and talked for THREE HOURS! There wasn't one silent moment. We were each trying to get in 2 months of things we'd missed! I think we could've stayed longer but ya know... it was midnight and I was three hours passed bedtime! Not to mention, Grant got up at 530 the next morning, sheesh!

Saturday, we got up (Well.. I had to go to Starbucks and get a Grande coffee to wake me up), Em made another great meal and we headed off to the Farmers Market.. can I just say I was in HEAVEN! I could've spent a ton of money there. Nothing makes me happier than supporting the locals and getting fresh produce! I stocked up and then we went for a small walk! After that we took the kids to a park to play and then lunch at Rama Jama's. I've seen this place on TV, very unique and "famous" to the campus, known for their yummy (greasy!!) food and shakes! MAN it was good!!

After eating I knew it was not gonna be an easy task, but I packed up our stuff and we got in the car. Grant cried and to be honest, I was sad too, I was not ready to come home, we love it there and its always nice being with close friends! Thank you Emily for having us, we miss you guys TERRIBLY and we love coming to visit! :)