Relay for Life was at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds this year. This is the first year I've done it with school, and had a ton of fun! My friend Stacey and I grabbed dinner before heading out after school on Friday. We were soooo wrong for doing that....Minor Elementary's site was right in front of a Chick-fil-A, a stand for funnel cakes and fried Oreos, and a Waffle House site! I will remember next year to not eat anything all day in preparation for the event :)
I ended up raising about $450 with all of my family and friend donations, Hat Days from my kids at school, and the Coins for a Cure fundraiser. It was such a great event and I will definitely participate in it each year. Our school used to have 100% participation 17 years ago when Relay first started up in the county. Now, we're lucky to have about 20-25 people sign up. Not too many came that night either to walk.
Sunday was Mother's Day! I took mom, dad, and Katie to No Mas Cantina in downtown Atlanta, or specifically- the "revitalized" Castleberry Hill area (almost scary part of town). I wasn't really sure where we were headed, so I'm thankful we had their new Garmin to direct us. It was a ritzier Mexican restaurant with a beautiful bodega in the back with pots and Mexican stonework. I got mom a monogrammed tote with her initials (I don't think she has anything at all monogrammed) and some pretty flowers to plant. A picture is above. And what's Mother's Day without new Wallflowers? :) Fresh Linen of course.
