Woah.

Do yall ever have those weekends where Sunday afternoon you think "what in the world just happened?" Like, where has the time gone? Our weekend was like that. We did so much, and got to see so many friends! David and I were a little pooped last night, but it was worth it. Beware though: it may exhaust you to read all of this! :)
Happy Monday everyone!

On Thursday, the Jaycees had a happy hour at Recess, a restaurant on the square in downtown Gainesville. David and I stayed for dinner after socializing for a bit, and made our whirlwind plans for the weekend.

First stop: The John Jarrard Foundation outdoor concert at Brenau. John Jarrard was a Georgia Music Hall of Famer, and this was the 10th annual concert in his memory benefiting several charities. Performers include Blackberry Smoke, and Balsam Range, and one of Gainesville’s own, John Driskell Hopkins (bassist for the Zac Brown Band).

One of the Jaycee wives's family owns Turnstile Deli and graciously offered to bring dinner munchies for everyone to have before the music began. So, I volunteered for the desserts. I made Paula Deen's Symphony brownies....

.....Sugar Cookies from Bon Appetit Y'all......

.....and Blythe Danner's cookies from Gwyneth Paltrow's cookbook.

All of the sweets turned out great! Its hard to beat a Symphony Brownie, but the sugar cookies were really good, and the almond cookie from Gwyneth's cookbook is more like biscotti - they were really good for breakfast in the morning too with  my coffee!

On Saturday, we again joined Gainesville friends at the Melanomo event on the Chattahoochee River. Our friend Jamie grew up with Neil Gaines who's been battling Melanoma since 2008. Neil, his wife Margaret, and his family host an event at their cabin about 15 miles from here every year. The UGA game was on, there was live music and BBQ too. It was an afternoon of celebration for Neil's life and a nice time with friends.

Neil's dog sat in the river like this all afternoon watching the fish. I thought it was the most adorable thing!

Glad the Dawgs won!

I could barely keep my eyes off this little guy. When we walked up to the BBQ, I spotted him right away. I was like "Oh my gosh! Its a baby Baxter!" I could have taken him home with us! His name is Diesel, which is awesome. David explained that our Baxter is a bit larger in stature than most Beagles, and Diesel is actually a normal size. Even cuter!!!! I wish Bax had been with us so he could play with this guy.

Speaking of cuties, our friends Callie and Brian just got an 8-week old black lab..tentatively named Remy. I was obsessed!

Jamie and David

"New Mommy" Callie and her little guy!

Me, Callie, Colby and Laura

After lunch, the silent auction, and some "MelaNoMo" chocolate cake, Colby and I headed to Atlanta to celebrate with our friend Tiffany for her 28th birthday!

We got dressed with Hollie and the 3 of us met Tiffany and 7 of her Auburn girlfriends at Eclipse de Luna for dinner.

And afterwards headed to Gold Room for some dancin'.

Sunday was such a gorgeous day, so we grabbed some munchies and hit the lake to meet Amanda and Ben. Ben is in Kindergarten and is learning new things every day. I love hearing our little guy tell me all about his teachers, his playground, and his days at school.

Here, we started with 1 and counted to about 115. He can count to 200, but he got a little tired. That was ok; but I could listen to him count to a million!

My David and Ben caught two fish! Here they are letting the fishies go back into the lake...

After an early dinner of grilled chicken salads, which Amanda was so sweet to bring, we cruised back home.

Every time we're on the boat, David and I just smile seeing how happy this guy is to be on the water! He LOVES it!