We celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary this
summer! Gosh time flies, in some ways it
is hard to remember back to before we were married but it also doesn’t seem
possible that it has already been 7 years.
We have a tradition of eating dinner at TWO Urban Licks which was incredible
again this year as always. It continues
to be one of my all-time favorite spots to eat in Atlanta.
After dinner we headed to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens to
check out the Bruce Munro lights exhibit.
At first we walked around the sculpture installations and while
beautiful left us a little disappointed.
Then we went down the canopy walk and saw the newly expanded section of
the garden and understood immediately what all the fuss was about. It was like a magical forest of lights that
was living, breathing, and changing colors before our very eyes. Think about the magic and joy in watching a
firefly light up in the evening sky and multiple the effect times a couple
hundred thousand. The fiber optic lights
were weaved along the ground in mesmerizing, chaotic, and organic
patterns. The fibers joined together in
clusters in places and it reminded me of blood vessels or flying over cities as
night with the lights flowing out from the center and into these standing
bulbs. It felt like a dream or a
movie. I was completely swept away by
it. It was made even more magical but
walking hand in hand next to my favorite person. At the end of the path we sat on a bench and
talked and enjoyed being surrounded by the dancing lights. I took some photos on my phone but these that
were taken by my friend Matt Haynor are light years better so hopefully this
helps capture some of the magic for you to see.
