J Crew Outlet Buys, Water Bottles, and a Plate of Southern Food

Yesterday we went up to North Georgia to visit the city of Dahlonega, home to the site of the first major US gold rush in 1828, a classic old Southern downtown district, and North Georgia College & State University.

It also happens to have close proximity to a large outlet shopping venue.

After checking out the downtown and enjoying a big Southern meal served family style (you pass around the platters and bowls of food at a big table, likely with people you don't know) at The Smith House, we ventured to the outlets.

Here's what I ate (+ homemade rolls & butter and strawberry shortcake with ice cream for dessert):

And here's what I bought at the outlets:

J Crew Corduroy Eden Jacket in an eggplant color $89.50, discounted to $59.99

The body of the jacket is not lined, but the sleeves are, and these were displayed with a rolled cuff.

J Crew Printed Kelsey Ruffle Top in a purple paisley $69.50, discounted to $34.99

J Crew Merino Forever Cardigan in a pale pink $69.50, less 30% = $48.65

Pottery Barn stainless steel water bottles (aren't they pretty?!) $12.00 ea., on sale for $6.99 ea.

These are going to remind me to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.

Happy Wednesday!

xoxo

Oh yes, I tried the Fried Snickers

We're back home and getting into the swing of things here again, but I do still have just a few snaps and stories from our trip back South. Aside from all the family fun & usual activities, I toured an amazing "green" show home, tried on some things at J Crew, visited a huge Target... that sort of thing! I will try to get some more posts up over this week...

But first, I must mention this amazing little restaurant we went to up North of Atlanta. It is called the Magnolia Thomas Restaurant and it was incredible! We had Sunday brunch there after church once (the tomato basil soup was so good I don't know if I can ever eat tomato soup from anywhere else again) and then went back for dinner the night before we left. Of course I took pictures:

fried green tomatoes

buttermilk fried chicken with grits and more fried green tomatoes

cobbler - half cherry, half peach

fried snickers (with blueberries) - My 6 yr old ordered this and we shared :) I must warn you fried snickers are rather rich though and we couldn't come near finishing it!

And of course I had sweet tea. I also must mention that I had my first ever Sonic cherry limeade last week. Oh my gracious. Is there anything like that out here?? If not - does anyone know how to make one at home??

Happy Monday!

xoxo

Thrilled! {and Hello from Georgia!}

I am sooo excited to have won Mommy Pastrami's fabulous Lilly giveaway! Yay and Thank You! Hop on over to check out her lovely blog (if you haven't already!).

We are just back from a weekend spent at Georgia's Stone Mountain Park - more adventures to come over the next couple of weeks!

This carving is huge - 3 acres of sculpted granite... a person could literally stand inside a mouth of a horse in the sculpture.

If you have seen any of my Tweets you know we have wasted no time getting into some fabulous Southern food. More Southern food, fun at The Beach, and some fantastic Atlanta shopping (you know they don't have Lilly stores in Seattle, but they do here) coming up!

xoxo