Weekend Getaway in Chattanooga

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Last weekend my boyfriend and I headed down to Chattanooga, TN to get away and explore a new(ish) city. We arrived hotel the Chattanoogan around 5 Friday afternoon. We absolutely adored the hotel and everything about it, minus their parking structure. We ate a place called Table 2 that night and I enjoyed the most delish steak (and probably the most expensive 6 oz), ever. Oh my word was it good. 5oh ate some kind of a duck breast and absolutely loved it. But I can not recommend it to anyone, because I thought I was going to d.i.e. while trying to get it down.

We pretty much were like the show Man VS. Food, except Man & Woman vs. Food. ha! We conquered that city and all of it's goodness.


On Saturday morning we ate at City Cafe Diner (I think that was the name, but you don't need to remember it anyhow) and it was awful. Worst omelets on the earth. I swear this post isn't a food review, but we just like food a lot?!?!

We walked around downtown Chattanooga after breakfast and stuffed ourselves full at Sticky Fingers. This is probably the best bbq place in America. I absolutely love stuffed potatoes with bbq in them, and I was so excited to see that they had them on the menu.It started raining extremely hard during the early afternoon so we decided that nothing would be better than taking a lazy day nap. We napped forever and then headed to Big River which was excellent as well.

Due to the rain on Saturday during the day and that night it was completely useless to try to do anything so we watched tv and got some awesome sleep.

Sunday morning after checking out of the our hotel it thankfully stopped raining and we were able to go to Lookout Mountain and Rock City. Even though it was completely freezing, I'm SO glad that we were able to accomplish this because we had a lot of fun walking around Rock City.

Before leaving Chattanooga we made sure to eat at one more new place. So we picked BlueWater Grill that is owned by the same people as Big River. I am not a fan of seafood, what-so-ever but went out on a limb and tried stuffed pasta shells w/ crabmeat, scallops, shrimp. To my surprise, it was delish!I am very certain that I gained ten pounds on this getaway.

This trip was more than necessary for us as a couple. I could write another book full of reasons why I love this guy and how he just fits so perfectly into my life, in so many different ways. I am extremely blessed to have him for CB and I to love. I am still as ecstatic as I was on day one of meeting him. Ah. =) I just love it.Lovers Leap

Which bridges to cross & which to burn

The doors we open and close each day decide the lives in which we live

This is going to be ranting post but I truly think it is something that I need to get out of my system. Some of you that know me in real life, know exactly where I am coming from and maybe even if you do not know me in real life, you will know these types of people, or maybe you are even this type of person. But I am just sick of these people...

We all get to make choices, every single day. We each decide which paths in life that we want to take. The typical person usually makes wrong decisions whenever they are teenagers or whenever you are young adults. But it's not something that we need to make a habit. Most importantly, if you have made one wrong decision, it does not place you into a certain category that makes you a "loser" and that you can never get out of your slump.

In my line of work I see all sorts of people that I use to know (I say "use to" very firmly only because I knew who they once were and not who they have become now) that act completely stupid because they think that this is life, and they are what you want to call cool.

Do they not understand that people do NOT think they are cool? People talk. No matter what. People are always going to say, look what he or she used to be, and look where they are now. What a shame.

It is a Shame. I am disgusted by these people. A little judgmental? Maybe. But I feel that I must be because for some reason these people have lost themselves and forgotten completely who they are. (& maybe someone should of kicked em' in the rump a heck of a long time ago before it got this far)

You want something out life. You MUST work for it. You must do good, to get good.

I choose to get out my situation, my mistakes, my bad habits and so can YOU.

You are so much more than you make yourself out to be. Your days may be a little more boring but your life will be so much brighter.

I stand here as a person looking in, completely begging you to take a look at your life and realize that you are in taking ten steps backwards rather then two steps forward. Life is only as complicated and messy as we make it out to be. If you are not careful life will end up a lot more complicated than you can ever imagine.

I will leave you with this quote.....

"The hardest thing in life, is to know which bridges to cross and which bridges to burn."

Gone baby Gone

This Momma is taking a break & heading out for a weekend getaway with the boyfriend.

Hope y'all have a lovely weekend!

Gas

This is ridiculous.
Gas is $3.39 in my small town and $3.49 in Bowling Green.
Next I guess I'll be giving them my first born.

How much is it in your area?


***update: Gas just turned $3.50 in my town!!

I think it's a bunch of crock, but that's just MY two cents worth!

Confessions

Confession: My bedroom is disgusting. I have clothes and totes piled high from going through consignment sale items for the Little Angels Attic sale in Bowling Green. Which leads me to another ...

Confession: I will never ever ever consign again. There is just to much of it, for this Momma. I like having yard sales, so I will stick to them and continue volunteer my three hours.

Confession: I hate my new hair cut. Seriously, hate. I want extensions like no other.

Confession: I have a group presentation to do at the end of March for my public health class and my group (which includes two males. Which says it all.) has not started yet. I've tried............but whatev

Confession: Charli Beth is having green eggs & ham at school tomorrow for Dr. Seuss day. I'm not going to send her lunch with her just to see if she will eat that nasty mess. haha! She has snack time and I'm very sure they will give them the option of what to eat!

Confession: I might just want to drop kick the little boy that asked Charli to be his girlfriend at nap time today.

I'm done complaining confessing for now...Peace Out.

Dr. Seuss Story time

This morning Charli Beth and I headed to the Target in Bowling Green for their Dr. Seuss story time in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday that is coming up! I really felt silly taking Charli to something that I had made sound like so much fun with no one else being there! haha. Just my luck! Then after two books the kiddos finally started piling in.
After I have no idea how many books because I was about to loose my mind, the children started getting antsy but Charli B was doing fairly well until we seen other families leaving then I knew it was our time to escape too. They handed out Target lunch sacks filled with snacks and coloring pages, which really helped a lot of the kids sit still (including mine!)

We also got to meet a lovely blogger Morgan that thankfully recognized us whenever she came in! Her and her little boy are super adorable and SO incredibly sweet! I am so happy that she went out of her way to say hello! I absolutely LOVE meeting new people, and especially if they are bloggers that I feel like I already know so well! You guys should go by Morgan's blog and leave her some love!
After we bought a few books at Target we headed to Chick-Fil-A because I was a horrible Mommy and didn't fix breakfast. What can I say though, CB and I like our sleep!?! CB always makes such cute friends at Chick-Fil-A although she is absolutely horrible about eating their food, unless it's the fruit cup. I swear my kid is anti-fast food. Which is a wonderful thing but she is always asking to go there, so whats a Mom to do?!
We ended up going to the store from Hell{o} (A.K.A. Walmart) to get some groceries and I decided to let CB get the movie Rapunzel since it was on sale. Whenever I left to come into work this afternoon, she had a receiving blanket clipped to her hair saying "Hello, I've let my hair down for you!" and was walking around in high heels. Oh me....what a handful of girliness we deal with =)

How does a cowgirl sleep?

With her horse, of course!

Rodeo & Valentines Party

Saturday night Charli Beth, 5oh and I headed to the rodeo at Western's ag expo. This has always been a yearly Valentines date for Charli B and I, but this year we just made it even better by adding him into the picture.

Charli is slightly obsessed with her cowgirl hat right now {Thanks to Jessica and her sister again for getting it for her} and even though it keeps riding her up little noggin' and sitting up like a baseball cap, she will not take it off. But isn't she just the cutest thing, ever?!

All of the rodeos has really got Charli into the cowgirl thing now more than ever. Her teacher asked her what she wanted to be whenever she grew up and her reply was a "bull rider." ha. Momma will have to put her foot down about that one. Just sayin'...
On Tuesday, CB's preschool decided to have their Valentines party since they missed school all last week due to the lovely snow that we received. Her class made ice cream sundaes and listened to stories. Charli also got to help Ms. Lesley with songs and clapping out names because she is the "helper."

Charli Beth's lovely little master piece that is hanging outside her class.

Their Valentines bags were to be decorated with things or people that they love, and also with stickers or other items.
Charli added pictures of her youth group, music, ballet, soccer, her best friend Kaylen, her Mommy and Gunner.

They had already handed out their Valentine cards earlier that morning so after they ate their sundaes and sung songs, we left & headed to eat Chinese! Yum!