We love Fall around our house. School and its activities are back, football is starting up, baseball is going to the playoffs, the weather is turning beautifully, and it's birthday season in our house! First up is Ryan; we are always happy to celebrate this guy. He's the best!
I'm still loving getting a Goldbelly delivery (or two) each month. In August, we received a Bo Ssam and fried rice kit from Momofuko in New York. This Korean bbq took a really long time to cook, but it was so incredibly delicious. It was so similar to Wayne's ham that we love, but the flavors were totally different as they had a definite Asian flare to them. The fried rice came together in minutes and was so tasty. It kind of makes me want to get a rice cooker and do this more often.
Ryan and I bought tickets to go see Hamilton at the Fox Theater for mid-April, 2020. We had heard about this show and wanted to see if it was worth all the hype. Of course the pandemic happened, and the show was postponed. In the meantime, Hamilton was released on Disney Plus. The girls and I fell in love with it. It's an amazing show! Here we are now in September, 2021, and the show has finally been rescheduled to run in Atlanta. Mia and I still sing these songs often, so Ryan graciously let her have his ticket instead. We had so much fun together. It's always wonderful to see live theater, and they were fantastic. It took everything in us not to sing along!
The girls started volleyball with Stonehaven again in August. Both have improved so much over the last few years; it's so much fun to watch! Mia has proven herself to be quite the leader of the middle school team as their captain which is cool to see.
One of the more fun games was when Stonehaven played Johnson Ferry Christian Academy, and she got to play across from our longtime friend, Macey Henderson. A little rivalry couldn't get between these friends!
Lily started playing on the JV high school team this season. She has become a great setter for them, and is learning the intricacies of her position. It's so fun to watch her!
A couple of Varsity high school girls were required to quarantine last week; thankfully, they are all fine. This gave Lily the opportunity though to get called up to play Varsity. She came in as libero which is a totally new position for her. She willingly jumped right in and gave her best efforts which we were so proud of. As the other Varsity players came back, she asked to stay on this team. Coach Anne agreed, so she's playing double duty these days. She's working hard!
She loved playing with some of her best friends!
What a great team!
Front row: Addison, Lily, Hannah
Back row: Kate, Mary Preston, Raegan, Lauren, Emma
Welcome back Fall; we're so glad you're here!
