Mom Comes to the A-T-L

My mom made her way down south this last week for an 8 day visit that went by entirely too fast. We had such a good time and I am already ready for her next visit (although I'm guessing it probably won't be in August again. I don't think she knew what she was getting into with this southeast heat!).

While she was here we wanted to do an overnight trip and since my mom is originally a California girl and loves the water, we decided on heading to the beach. We went down to Destin Fl, and even though Dustin and I went there not even 2 months ago, I obviously didn't mind at ALL going again.

Okay so maybe of these pictures will make up for my lack of blogging lately.

Atlanta History Center

My mom and I headed into Atlanta to go to the History museum. My mom is really interested in American history, so we had a great time and spent hours taking tours and looking at the exhibits.

The Swan House- Built in the 20's for wealthy cotton heirs, the Inmans. The inside was amazing and kept with original decor and period pieces, unfortunately we couldn't take pictures inside. The family eventually sold it to the Atlanta History Center.

What's more representative of Atlanta than Coke and Chick-fil-A? (My mom and I made frequent Lemonade stops at Chick-fil-A while she was here)

The Center had a full civil war museum with hundreds and hundreds of original artifacts.

This was one of the only civil war carts still intact today.

Inside the museum was an interactive Olympic exhibit.

I took gymnastics as a little girl and I can remember so vividly watching Keri Strug stick her vault landing with her injured ankle. I didn't realize until being at the museum that that happened in Atlanta.

Mom zip lining the distance of record Olympic Long Jumps.

The biggest southern hat ever in the gift shop.

Around Town

Roosevelt's Little White House

Franklin Roosevelt built a home in Warm Springs, Georgia back in the 30's where they now have a FDR museum. They built a pool over the natural warm springs in the town because it was thought to "cure" FDR's polio. The pool is still in tact today but only filled and opened to the public twice a year to preserve it.

Could you imagine your husband wearing a swimsuit like this? I thought it was too funny.

One of his old cars. Because of his paralysis it was equipped with hand brake and gas controls for FDR.

The Little White House

FDR's TP from the 30's, still on the roll.

Another one of his cars, that he actually never drove.

While posing for a painted portrait in The Little White House, FDR collapsed and died shortly after in his bedroom in the home. This is the "unfinished portrait".

The warm springs pool, used not only for FDR but for many others as polio therapy. There is now a large modern rehab facility in Warm Springs for people with a variety of diseases from all around the world.