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Yay to See Darin!

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Jaime playing with Fig Darin was so funny. He said he'd been wanting rice krispies treats for a long time and they even have everything to make them with. Haha so I said I'd make him some for his birthday. I made one and a half batches and put it all in the regular 10x13 dish so they were extra thick, gooey, and soft. Darin did not skimp out on the size of his treat. :) Darin took us to the zoo while Christy stayed home to work on Elise's birthday cake.  Who would have thought I'd have to travel east to see palm trees.  Jaime and Elise on the carousel.  Christy's work is done! The birthday kids! Elise's bday is July 2 and Darin's is July 7th. We wouldn't be here for their birthdays so it was fun to celebrate with them and the friends they had over.  Darin and Christy are great hosts! Darin was so kind to pick us up from the airport when we landed and I had no idea that it was a 2 hour drive to

Atlanta

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Jaime had a conference in Atlanta and I was able to accompany him on this trip this time.  We stayed at a hotel that overlooked Centennial Olympic park. This was put in when the Olympics were held in Atlanta in 1996. almost every  night there was beautiful lightning. Sometimes rain but not always.  One afternoon Jaime and I were out and then the rain came. An enormous downpour! It goes from no rain to sheets of water falling, then stops and the sun comes out! We checked out the college football hall of fame. World of Coke I went to the aquarium by myself while Jaime was in session. This is a pregnant seahorse The dolphin show was good but not as good as Sea World. This tank of jellyfish was so pretty! I was mesmerized by the whale sharks and rays. I happened to see them above water when I peaked a  window while walking in an exhibit upstairs and I could see the whales and rays come up out of the water. I wanted to find a