Georgia Peaches

What can you do with a little goof, some random looking goop, and a few good Georgia peaches? Make cobbler of course! Mom, Kate, and I had some fun together in the kitchen with a new recipe book and some Thomas Orchard peaches I brought home with me yesterday. While making it was a blast, the end result was was absolutely amazing!

Country Roads!

Country Roads took me home again...sort of. I definitely slipped just accross the border to Fayette City, PA where my family now lives, but I'm just a stone's throw from WV! I passed through 6 states in 11 hours making for one very long day. Here's some highlights from my trip!

This is the super cool giant peach I had seen in one of the Carolinas while moving down to Georgia in May!

Country Roads...take me home!

Passing through Gilmer County!

The WVU Coliseum...aka "The Clam Shell!"

When I got home dinner (raviolis, salad, and artisan garlic bread) before I even got a tour of the new house!

Already, I have been able to catch back up on teasing my siblings, playing with the dogs, and just hanging out. Coming home has been exciting, and I am looking forward to a week or so of action packed fun before heading back down to Georgia!

Stone Mountian

This past Saturday, I visited Stone Mountain, Georgia for the first time. It was a day I would never forget! As you will see, the theme of the day was "water." To start, the mountain was absolutely amazing to see. Many places in West Virginia are named after Stonewall Jackson, so I had never realized that he was actually on the Confederate side of the Civil War!

After spending a little time playing in the shops, we watched a movie in the 4D theater on telling tall tales. The 4th dimension was supposed to be bursts of air and mists of water coming from the back of the seat in front of you. Well, my mister malfunctioned, and I came out of it with a very wet face! I couldn't figure out why no one else was wiping off their glasses throughout the movie...haha. I definitely laughed when the lights came back on!

Next we spent some time on the lake with the paddle boats, which of course was fun. Then, we waited in line for an hour to try out the new Sky Hike. The Sky Hike is a high ropes course with built in harness guides so that lots of people can do it at the same time. Well, some people aren't as brave as others, so the course got backed up a bit. By the end of it, though, the skies had opened up and it was pouring rain. We were absolutely soaked. However, we still hadn't been to the top of the mountain. So, we dried off as best and as quickly as we could and then rushed to the top (possibly setting a new record with our climb!).

Once we reached the top is was sooo worth it! The view was amazing, and the sunset was breathtaking. We also made it back down just in time to see the laser show. Overall, it was one of the best experiences of my summer! :]

Mo Problems

I need to preface this blog by saying that my car is my baby. His name is Mo...as in autoMObile. I bought him all on my own over Christmas break when I was 19. And, I fell in love with him. We definitely spend a lot of time together, too. (haha) So, when anything happens to him, I get really stressed out.

For the past few days, Mo wasn't starting quite as easily. Then, I had no problems for a whole day, so I thought he must be okay. Wrong! Yesterday I got in him to find the battery light coming on even though the battery was practically brand new. After getting that checked with the warrenty at Wal-Mart, I was told that it was drained and would be replaced for free. But, once they were done, they then let me know I needed a new alternator. So, I headed to the nearest mechanic and got a very high estimate but didn't think I had any other options. Wrong again! After conferring with my Dad, I learned that Devin could install it for me. He spent time reading up on it to make sure, too. After a night of (unsuccessfully) trying to steal back my car and going and buying my own alternator, we had a plan to take care of it this morning.

However, the mechanics started working on Mo long before they were answering the phone this morning. And, even though we arrived a while before they opened, Mo was already done. Boo! So, I got ripped off. But, the bright side is that he is fixed! Yay!

Scrub Shopping!!!

For those of you who didn't know, I will be interning at St. Mary's Hospital as a social worker this coming school year. Because I will be in a hospital setting, I get a rare privledge most social workers don't have - the opportunity to wear scrubs!!! I am very excited and have been waiting all summer to get them. And, today was the day! After getting Devin to agree to come with me, we spent over an hour browsing the racks at the uniform store in town. (Which, by the way, is having their huge semi-annual sale this month!) When we left, I had a set of Grey's Anatomy scrubs and UGA scrubs bottoms. But, I've also ordered in 2 fun and colorful sets of scrubs as well as a red and black top to go with my UGA scrub bottoms! I am very excited now for them to come in!

Devin's Birthday!

Yesterday was Devin's 24th birthday. And, despite the fact that nothing exciting happens at 24, we made it a very fun day...or so. To start, I'm a sucker who loves to give presents. So, Devin got his present from me the night before. It was the Wall-E game for his computer and a super spiffy UGA tie. But, my camera batteries died, so there are no pictures once the present is opened.

Yesterday, Devin got his first birthday cupcakes in a while. He made a huge mess eating them and had me laughing for wuite a while. To make it more fun, they were scrambled to spell a phrase in German. Can anyone figure out what it is?

He was also surprised by decorations on his front door from a "mystery person." (I managed to conceal that I'd done it for most of the day.) After this, we went shopping with Devin's birthday money for his new wardrobe. Thanks to his sister Sarah and me, he now looks better than ever! And, to top it all off, he got to wear his new birthday clothes out to dinner with Sarah, Paul, and Mary. We ate at a Chinese restaurant and all shared an massive amount of food.

The day (and a half) of birthday celebration was tons of fun. Happy Birthday Devin!

I've Given In...

As a new person in Georgia, I have been introduced to the world of blogging. It's not that we don't have it in West Virginia...I just don't think anyone really uses it. Now, I have succumbed. I am blogging. I guess that's just one more step to fitting in around here.

To summerize...

Six weeks ago, I left my family in West Virginia 6 weeks ago and moved to Athens, GA to work on my Master's Degree in Social Work. We had just spent 2 amazing (but chilly) weeks in a cabin at Canaan Valley Resort, but I was excited to start my "real adult life" and have it be somewhere warmer.


Since the day I left, the weather has been interesting. Shortly after arriving, my AC broke in what was the hottest weather so far this summer. Or, I decide to have fun outside when it is sweltering hot. Just yesterday, I nearly melted at Six Flags trying to stay cool as every ride we tried to go on broke down.

However, there have been a few amazing rainstorms (some accompanied by porch swings)!

All in all, though, it has been a very fun, action packed time since I've moved. And, I'm learning my way around campus (just in time for fall!), I'm getting used to the size of the city, and I'm sooo glad to be here!