Feels Like Home

We went to visit my Mom over Easter weekend. Bless her heart--she was sickish the entire weekend, and we didn't even get to go to church (boo! I bought my first Easter dress in YEARS and didn't get to wear it!).

But it was so glorious to be in Florida in March. The weather was PARFAIT (as my husband would say) and we had such a great time hanging out outdoors and soaking up the sun. Lucy was in HEAVEN on those 40+ acres that I've always called home. She ran and sniffed and ran and sniffed some more. Barry and I laid in the swing my Dad put up years ago and got a little pink-skinned from too much sun. It was, in a word, HOME. And I loved it.

We slept late and ate the blueberry muffins out of a box from my childhood (hey, my Mom didn't cook EVERYTHING from scratch). We met my extended family at the lake for hot dogs and hamburgers--aunts, uncles, cousins, I love them every one. And, best of all, we spent some precious quality time with my awesome Mom.

I wish we could get there more often.

Aaaaand, Winter is Back...

Hard to believe that last weekend we were sunning at the Zoo.

This is what we woke up to today:

It's the biggest snow we've had since I moved to Nashville four years ago. BEAUTIFUL!

And For Good Measure...

...a picture of our ridiculously adorable nephew. I could eat him up!

Signs of Spring?

We had unseasonably warm weather in Nashville last weekend, so B & I decided to get ourselves out of doors.

I'm ashamed to say that I had lived in this city for more than four years and had never visited the Nashville Zoo...it was time for that to change.

We took advantage of our spring-like day to spend an afternoon communing with nature, and we had a blast! It's a great place to hang out, and we're looking forward to going back.