Atlanta: Afternoon in Grant Park

Spring Fever struck Atlanta with a burst of sunshine and unseasonably warm weather this weekend. The air just seemed to tingle with a spark of excitement. Hutch, Jonathan and Mark hopped on Hutch's bicycles and cruised through the streets of Reynoldstown and Cabbagetown, working their way through Grant Park where they rendezvoused with Clay, Lauren and Jared where we commenced to drink water beer and Jonathan's time-bomb margaritas. We then spent the afternoon running through the park playing frisbee and also trying to teach passersby how to throw a frisbee (unsuccessfully).

We ended the day by bicycling over to my house where we cooked up a feast fit to finish off a beautiful spring-like day. Grilled steak, chicken, veggies, poblanos, more margaritas, white wine. Some heated (but friendly) discussions of local politics, the benefits of turning the downtown connecter into one big greenspace and lots of laughter all evening made for a perfect Sunday evening. Can't wait until next weekend!

Atlanta: Winter Wonderland

Finally getting around to adding text to this post - and wow, what a difference a week makes in Atlanta this time of year. One weekend is freezing and snowy, the next is sun-drenched and warm enough to wear shorts/t-shirts. Its seems very unusual, but then I remembered we had almost the exact same phenomena the first week that Sharms was in Atlanta last year (except first it was warm sunny, then the snow came), which was also mid-Feb. So, it may not be so unusual.

Anyway... both conditions are fun, but I'm ready for the warmth!