Sherman in Georgia

We spent Christmas in Georgia this year, where there was no snow but plenty of family to hang out with. This was the year to go to Dave's family's Christmas celebration, so we stayed with Uncle John and Kerry in Atlanta, and visited Dave's cousin Mary in Dacula (which everyone kept calling "Dracula").

John's house is gorgeous, and their pets are adorable. (That's them and their dog Ati, above.) They live in a gated community outside of Atlanta, and the house is lovely and modern.


We also managed to convince most of Dave's family to join Goodreads.com, which is a fun website for cataloguing the books you read (or plan to read). I've had a great deal of fun at that addicting website over the past month or so, much to my chagrin during finals period.

Yesterday we visited the Georgia Aquarium with Kerry, and we caught some beautiful aquatic creatures on camera! The exhibits had belugas and four whale sharks, which I had never seen in an aquarium setting before.

This octopus gave us quite a show - I had never seen one walking around before, yet this one walked right out onto the glass and changed colors before our eyes! The jellyfish, which are always one of my favorite attractions, were beautifully lit in a blue aquarium.

We also got some face time with the penguins in this neat feature where you can pop up into their habitat! Getting to the bubble was somewhat claustrophobic, but it was worth it to be so close to the little guys.

We also got to hang out with Wes yesterday, catching dinner at Manuel's, a Democratic hangout in Atlanta. Mmm...liberalism tastes so good with a big burger.