The Easter Bunny Delivers!

What does an adult get for Easter nowadays? I’ll admit that I still purchase that classic egg dye and honestly enjoy experimenting and making every egg a different color. We both despise Peeps, thank goodness, so there isn't a presence of weird, hardened, multicolor, marshmallow-like goo in the house. I’ll even buy Dan the occasional chocolate bunny or Cadbury crème egg (ick!) but I’m guessing Mom and Dad received best Easter Bunny delivery ever! They were able to score Masters tournament tickets!
The timing and location worked out perfectly. They flew in via Atlanta and Dan and I drove in to meet them in Augusta.

Mom and Dad attended the festivities all day Saturday starting right as the gates opened. They were able to walk the course and enjoy the all the scenery before any celeb teed off. I’m sure it was awesome seeing first hand all the famous stone bridges, sand traps, water hazards, etc that they see on TV every year.
Right around tee time, they put their chairs down at “Amen Corner” and proceeded to scout the best place for a secondary view. Unfortunately you can’t bring phones or cameras onto the course, but we got to hear how Tiger, Phil, and most all the pro’s were within arms length of them. Too exciting! It’s definitely a once in a lifetime opportunity because the only way to get tickets is to know someone. There is no waiting list and you have to know someone, who knows someone, who has had “season” tickets since 1970-ish.

While Mom and Dad enjoyed their mecca, Dan and I drove in and enjoyed the city. The whole town was buzzing and decorated in celebration for the once a year event that puts the small town on the map. We met up Saturday evening, heard all about the day, grabbed some BBQ, relaxed, visited and got ready for our big Easter day.

I was able to do some pretty good gumshoe work for this trip. I located an amazing cathedral right down the road from an old plantation mansion known for its upscale accommodations and quaint Georgia charm. The Plantation Inn was so beautiful and a perfect place for Easter brunch! We attended Mass in a gorgeous setting and then enjoyed a yummy buffet.
Dad even got introduced to shrimp n'grits (yum!) and of course the Plantation Inn had Georgia pecan bourbon pie and Georgia peach cobbler. Whew!

The 2 days were really great! The kids enjoyed the new scenery and the parents had a blast. Most of all we got to enjoy the family visit. The only thing missing from the tradition was Chris, Trent, and the boys dressed in their super cute outfits. Thank goodness she gets pictures every year for us to ooh and awe over! How cute are they?!?!
Happy Easter!