Before we left Atlanta we wanted to spend some time with Tom's family, we hadn't seen them all summer and it was great to have a little vacation away from the city for a few days.
Emily (Tom's sister) came to visit us on a Saturday night, she and Tom came in to see me at work and then we went to Cypress Street for a couple drinks. I love hanging out with her, it's nice that Tom's one sibling is a girl my age :) The next morning we grabbed a quick brunch at Empire State South. It was probably the best brunch I've had. Besides La Tavola, of course. Check at their menu for an idea of what we ate, I don't want to bore you with the details. But I do HIGHLY recommend you pay them a visit, it's a wonderful place.
After brunch Emily took us to Eatonton to spend some time with Tom's mom and step dad Joe. I always love spending time out there, it's a bunch of farmland, it's so peaceful. Tom's mom and Joe are both so fun to just sit back and hang out with, I miss them already! Plus they have a wonderful property with horses and a cute little pond in the back.
Here are some adorable pictures of Tom she keeps in his bathroom :)
We were at their home most of the time, but we also had a low country boil at this grandparents house, who live in a beautiful home on Lake Oconee. We got to spend time with dad's side of the family, it was nice. Here is another baby picture I found of Tom at his grandparents house...
We also drove to Milledgeville one day to see Emily and have lunch at the restaurant she works at. She gave us a little tour of the physics building she does a lot of her schoolwork in as well. Overall, it was a great little trip away from Atlanta.
One of the reasons we went down there is the Jeep was stored there all summer so we needed to go pick it up. Unfortunately it had some problems starting and he had to get it towed to a shop to get worked on before we could leave. The first day of very many days of working on that thing. Tom also replaced the brake system and the exhaust manifold all by himself behind my apartment. It took a few days longer, and a billion trips to the auto parts store, than he thought, but he did it. And for A LOT cheaper than a mechanic would. And it made it all the way across the country, which was a shock to us, as well as any haters that thought we couldn't make it out here.
I'm going to end with one more picture. I told Tom I wouldn't put it on Facebook, but this is my blog so it doesn't count, right? Tom's mom cuts his hair for him when he visits, so I snuck in a picture of him wrapped up in the sheet. Because it is hilarious.
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