Weekend in Auburn

Todd, my rapidly vanishing husband (left) and I took the kids to Auburn for the weekend. His parents live outside of Auburn in the metropolis known as Dadeville. We got in late friday night, and then Saturday afternoon, we left the kids with Grandma, Papaw, and MeeMaw (their great-grandmother), and headed into Auburn for A NIGHT TO OURSELVES! First, we went and bought coffees downtown, then walked around, looking leisurely, as opposed to the drive-by window shopping done with kids in tow, at Auburn University crap clothing, and even browsed a local jewelry store owned and operated by a friend of the family. Todd said I could have anything i wanted out of the orange and blue jewelry section. I am not kidding; in Auburn, you can buy a ring made out of a silver tiger's head with a diamond in its' mouth. No thank you, dear.

After that, we dropped by to see friends, and then checked into the fabulous Best Western Auburn. We bought a six-pack and whiled the afternoon away watching War Games, Spike's Amazing Videos, and Cops (only because the episode was filmed in Atlanta - we do have some standards.) After that, we got dressed and headed out to Auburn's finest (and most over-priced) restaurant, Hamilton's. I had crab cakes and a salad, Todd had stuffed mushrooms and the chicken caesar. Everything was good, but the crab cakes were possibly the best we have ever had. Thick, not too greasy, and mostly crab, rather than breading.

We ate leisurely, then went to a local bar to meet our friends Iain and Noelle (left) before heading to a party. We were easily the oldest people there. Todd and I played three really bad games of pool.We went over to the party and again, we were easily the oldest people there, but it was very fun to hang out at someone's house and drink beer with strangers.















The couple who had the party, Sam and Kelly (above), also have a kid - Luke, 18 mos. He had been shipped off to Grandma's in Montgomery for the evening.

We had lots of fun, hanging out with Iain and Noelle, Iain's brother Matt, another friend, Shannon (who had ditched his kids this evening, too), and Ned and Vanessa, who had dropped their daughter, Scarlett, off with Ned's mom, who also lives in Auburn. Such a small town, so many temporarily-orphaned children! Todd and I stayed out until almost 3 am (4 am Atlanta time!) and our favorite designated driver, Ned, took us home.

We woke about 9 am, showered, packed, took a cab to get the car we left at Sam and Kelly's, and then ate Waffle House with the college hangover crowd. Then, we drove around and looked at houses, went by the city cemetery, and then drove back out to the lake to take a nap before the kids and Grandma and Papaw returned from church.

Either my camera was dirty, or i was drunk. Here are some more pics:



Iain and todd, hanging on the porch. When Todd wears this shirt, I am Hot Lips and he is Hawkeye.









Shannon and me talking breast pumps and breast reductions, and generally, just anything involving breasts.









Vanessa and Ned, our favorite designated driver. If he ever decides to become a drunk like the rest of us, we are in serious trouble. Payback is hell!









How does Todd mix this with beer and not have a hangover? Amazing constitution!













Here's a picture of me in Auburn's Pine Hill cemetery, where my Grandma's grandma is buried.










And this is a picture of the spot in the same cemetery where Todd and his friends used to smoke pot in high school. Funny coincidence, no?




All good things must come to an end, however. We arrived back in Atlanta about five, proceeded to cook dinner, put it on the table, and Rollie refused to eat. Veteran moms of Rollie know this is not a good sign. Sure enough, he skipped dinner and then went up for his bath and began vomiting within the hour. This continued till about midnight last night, but he seems to feel better this morning. Here's hoping that lunch stays where it's supposed to!