~~~Happy 13 Sweet Emily Austin~~~

This weekend, my sweet Emi turns 13!

the precious age teeter tottering between sweet and nieve & all grown up

worrying about what everyone else is doing

facebook & cellphones

lip gloss and hair scrunching gel

shaved legs & hoop earings

sleepovers & stuffed animals

good night hugs & kisses

holding hands with mama even in public

i know i've said this before

but since its my blog i'll do it again

sweet emily austin

i found out i was pregnant with you just days before daddy gregg found a lump

that's why i called you my angel baby

because you were like a freebie to me....a special gift during a horrifically difficult time

your middle name is austin after your great grandaddy who passed while you were in my womb

the name emily after my favorite doll when i was little

we scheduled your induction around daddy gregg's chemo

he was able to be there for your delivery only to get sick that night & never be quite the same

he was able to hold you until only a couple weeks later

when a seizure confirmed the worst

the cancer had spread

he went to heaven while you were in the suite next door

only 13 weeks old

i think the Lord has a great sense of humor

you look just like him

same huge brown eyes & curly hair

muscular legs...that'll be great for running-wink

always smiling

everyone's friend

he'd be so proud of you angel baby

just as i am

emily & i were able to spend some time a few weeks ago

just the two of us

we headed out to Serenbe

a beautiful hip & funky community about an hour south of atlanta

figured we could hang out

grab some yummy lunch & have 'the talk'

serenbe has a funky vibe

sorta urban loft meets horse country

but i soon realized

for this mom & her almost 13 year old

was quite a snoozer

only one super cute shop...sigh

but check out the funky street lights

here's the infamous farmers market
which is great if you live there
but not as fabulous as my grandious expections


gorgeous flowers
but since we were having "the talk"
& had an hour commute
figured the gorgeous flowers wouldn't make it


the cute yellow lab puppy
the highlight of our day
well,
besides "the talk" more of the funky street lights

very cool light bulb fixtures

cute house with fab roof

emi was so impressed

yawn

the blue eyed daisy bakery

funky decor

but again

a tad disappointed

some shots from our nature walk

which consisted of the 40 yards between the blue eyed daisy & our car

since it was 100 degrees

even the stop signs & the speed signs were done in the cool rustic iron things

tin roofed homes

very very cute

so Serenbe

we were very impressed with your whole urban vibe thing going on out in the middle of no where but just a little boring for a teen ager & a mom who had high hopes for some grand shopping

but we'll be back one day during the holidays to enjoy how great you look all dressed up in your christmas finest, i'm sure

&
for those of you who caught the whole "talk" thing

it went great

i didn't really have a set plan

sorta winged it & it turned out the best of all 3 i've done so far

back to emi

who is turning 13 years old tomorrow

& 13 years is about the length of time i'm sure reading this entry might just take....

some of my favorite images are of sweet emi contemplating the ocean

i always wonder what your thoughts are...

Happy Brithday Sweet Child!!

I love you so

big lubs!!

xo