Alabama

Huntsville

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I didn’t really have any expectations for Huntsville, but I knew I wasn’t ready to head straight to Atlanta after leaving New Orleans…

Highs

  • We found an awesome dog park/bar where Linley was running around and tearing it up!
  • We also found a cool area with tons of outdoor bars and restaurants.
  • The place where we grabbed dinner and a nightcap was super cute and a good last dinner of the honeymoon.
  • We had a cozy night in at the cute AirBnB, where we watched the season finale of 90 Day Fiancé: The Last Resort haha.
  • During our last morning of the honeymoon, Lin and I sat outside in the sun while I enjoyed my morning coffee.
  • Lin got to play at another local dog park before breakfast, where we had the pleasure of meeting locals (humans AND dogs haha!)
  • We found the cutest brunch spot where they had dog-themed cocktails, good GF options and were super dog-friendly!

Lows

  • Alex’s drink at the first bar we went to was horrible… it was sweet and blue and disgusting haha.
  • I was very emotional on the last day of our trip; I don’t think I was ready to be home in Atlanta because some family drama came up during the trip; and it was all hitting that last day.

Buffalo

  • Linley had a been on him during our outdoor dinner! We don’t think he got stung but we literally had to pull it off of him. We noticed he was acting weird and it was just super random!

Media taken Wednesday, March 26 & Thursday; March 27, 2025 in Huntsville, Alabama.

But boy, even after all the fun, did it feel good to be back home!

Beautiful Birmingham

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Do you ever have those days that just seem perfect, like every single thing is going right? And it actually does?! Well, that’s how I felt on Saturday, February 1 when Alex, Linley and I visited Birmingham, Alabama!

It was a beautiful, sunny day and we were excited for a mini-vacay as a family. We started at a fun dog park and bar (ironically called Good Dog Bar and Dog Park), where Lin ran around like a manic… and we were all smiles!

After some runs and fun’s in the sun, we had the best and most filling seafood lunch of my life! Linley was of course getting all the attention, and before Alex and I headed to an Atlanta United soccer game, we had to walk off all our delicious food.

Alex and I had a great time at the soccer game, but we actually left early because we missed Lin so much… haha! It was too nice of a day to have him cooped up inside.

Our evening was just as fun as the rest of our day together; we had some good drinks at a local brewery where two kiddos gave Lin all the attention in the world! It was such a nice evening with great conversation and company. And when we wrapped up there, we had some good bar food and a nice walk to wrap up our evening.

It was truly one of those days where everything went smooth. The drive was great, stopping at Buc-ee’s was awesome, all the activities and sunshine and smiles… everything was picture-perfect in Birmingham!

Photos taken Saturday, February 1, 2025 in Birmingham, Alabama.