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Pink Pig

For those of you not from Atlanta, I feel like I'm going to have to thoroughly explain this blog post. Growing up in Atlanta, the department store, Rich's, was a big part of Atlanta culture. The headquarters was in downtown Atlanta, so back in the day, a lot of Atlantans worked for Rich's. My grandmother (Gran) was one of them. Gran was a pharmacist and worked at the Rich's downtown.  So when I was little, Rich's had a ride around Christmas time called the Pink Pig. The Pink Pig began in 1953, and it was a monorail train that originally went above the toy department at Rich's. The train was  pink and the doors on it opened like those on a Lamborghini. Every year we would go downtown during December with our neighbors and best friends, the Bachelors. The ride eventually moved to the roof of Rich's where it would fly over Christmas scenes that had been placed on the roof. I remember it being so cold, but so much fun.  Eventually Macy's took...

Mountain Getaway

Back in November (yep I'm way behind) we went for a weekend away in Blue Ridge with the whole Tabor family. We stayed in a beautiful cabin together with great views. The little girls had so much fun playing together. It was some fun family time. Kendall and Genevieve playing in the tent Playing on the black bears Gorgeous view from the deck Sweet cousins Reading with Dad and Papa Ryan and Andrea playing pool  (and Ryan being ridiculous for the camera)