Marietta, Georgia

We actually arrived to Tim’s Aunt and Uncles home in Atlanta on time (we’re finally getting the hang of this driving thing). His cousins Sarah and Katherine just got home from their first day of school and Erica got to meet them for the first time. We hung out in the family room for a while catching up as Roux explored every nook and cranny of their house. It was great to relax for a bit and download the lives of a 7th and 8th grader. Katherine had a countdown on her phone to the One Direction concert she is going to for her birthday (14 days, 23 hours, 5 minutes and 29 seconds) and Sarah was bummed the class clown wasn’t in as many of her classes.

They cooked us a delicious meal and we all sat together in the dining room for dinner. As we left, we started to realize how we have taken those little things for granted….hanging out with your relatives in the family room and eating together with no phones or tv in the dining room. It was awesome to spend quality time with Pete, Carrie, Katherine and Sarah and hopefully one day we’ll return the favor and have a family room for you to hang out in.

After dinner we headed to Marietta Square to catch up with Erica’s friend from Ohio, Michael Finelli. We found a dog friendly dive bar, MacCrackens, and began catching up over cold beers in the 90 degree heat. Sadly, we both missed each other’s weddings but like old friends, we picked up right where we left off…..talking about Swensons, also Lebron James’ favorite drive up burger joint in Ohio. If you ever make it to the Akron/Cleveland area, a burger, shake and tator tots are a must on the menu. Michael, here’s to hoping that the video of Lebron and Amy Schumer at Swenson’s didn’t just out our hang over cure.

We couldn't leave without having a gluttonous southern breakfast, so we stopped by dog friendly Highland Bakery on our way out of town. We definitely recommend the fried chicken benedict and the sweet potato pancakes!

Note: first use of selfie stick
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