Proud to be an American

Gosh, it was a gorgeous weekend in Atlanta to kick off summer and, more importantly,  remember ALL that have served our country.

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We went into the weekend with NO plans, which was lovely.  We did lots of slip ‘n sliding…

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Spent a day at our friend’s pool… they were our next door neighbors for a few years and we feel so fortunate to have them as neighbors again.  (Whit’s K teacher gave me the Yeti cup as a thank you last year.  I had NO clue what it was at the time but now it’s the most used thing in my kitchen!)

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We celebrated sweet Jay Bird’s birthday at a hibachi dinner!!!!!!!!!  Hard to believe he’s SEVEN!!!!!!!!!!! (dress from kid section at Target)

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And today we hung out poolside all.day.long. before heading to bestie M’s for a yummy and spontaneous BBQ dinner!

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I pretty much bought every I’m Proud to be an American Coke I could find…

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Spending time with family and friends with no agenda was truly the best way to start the season.

I hope that all of YOU had a wonderful holiday.  A sincere THANK YOU goes out to all men and women that have served and continue to serve our country.  I’m proud to be an American today and every day!

xoxo

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