This weekend will mark four weeks since I finally moved from Ohio to Georgia. I am already so thankful to be here!
I’m thankful to be with my husband every day.
I’m thankful Dan has a job again, one he enjoys doing.
I’m thankful that I saw Wicked with my Furman friend Leah. I’m also thankful that Dan and I will be local for her wedding in August.
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I’m thankful that I grabbed dinner with my Furman friend Chelsea, who I hadn’t seen since we graduated!
I’m thankful for the romantic weekend Dan and I spent in the Georgia mountains, celebrating our one-year wedding anniversary.
I’m thankful for our beautiful temporary housing in Suwanee and our awesome landlord & friend Richard. Yes, Dan found us somewhere to live off Craig’s List. Richard owns a beautiful and comfortable home, and, like me, he works from home. It’s nice not being alone all day. Plus Richard likes to cook for us!
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I’m thankful Dan and I are signing a lease TODAY for a beautiful townhouse! It’s a little pricier than we’d hoped, but we can easily readjust our budget. It has three bedrooms, so I get my own home office separate from the guest bedroom! The master bathroom and walk-in closet are too perfect for words. Plus it’s within walking distance of a Kroger with a Starbucks inside and several hair & nail salons.
I’m thankful to spend Easter with my parents in a few weeks, the first time I’ve been home for Easter since I was in college!
Finally, I’m thankful for the beautiful weather Georgia has kindly had these last few weeks! Dan and I can’t spend enough time outside.
This is my second month linking up for Thankful Thursdays with Charlene! Share your gratitude for the good things in your life in the comments!
Such lovely things to be thankful for! And it looks like Richard is prepping quite the feast!
Amanda, I wish you could’ve been there. We had shrimp and clams in a white wine sauce with some sort of pasta and amazing garlic bread. He’s a finalist for Food Fighters, so he had to cook a bunch of meals for his friends and family, record them, and edit them into an introductory video.
That sounds sooooo good!
The townhouse sounds awesome! It’s so cool that you’ll have your own office. I’m jealous of the weather – it’s so cloudy here.
I’M SO EXCITED FOR OUR TOWNHOUSE!
Dan got our keys today. He even picked out a pink key for me. 🙂 My office will have a similar color scheme to my blog. Very white and bright with mostly pink and gold accents, maybe a hint of mint. Dan is going to build me a simple X-frame desk that we’ll paint white, and then I’ll stencil a few designs in gold/pink/mint. My best friend found a great Ikea hack for bookcases that we’ll probably do. Then it’s just a matter of picking out a comfortable desk chair!
Where did y’all go in the mountains? There are so many wonderful places to go up there, and I have a few favorites. You might not love GA as much in the summer – and pollen season is upon us…it’s not fun either.
We stayed at a nice B&B/Spa near Helen and drove around the mountains and went wine tasting around there. I’m sure a blog post on the weekend is brewing…
Oh, I’m sure I won’t love GA in the summer. I grew up in SC, and summers there are bad enough. Now I’m even further south! Yikes! But our townhouse includes access to a pool which is right across the street from us. Why yes I plan on spending a few hours every afternoon there. 😉
Welcome to Georgia! I’ve been in Georgia for a lot of years, it’s a beautiful state with much to do!
Thank you! I’ve loved my first month here!
Congrats on your new townhouse & anniversary!
Wicked… I could see it over & over & over… & cry every time at Defying Gravity!!!
Thanks for linking up with me.
Thank you! It’s been an exciting few weeks.
Yes, I LOVE Wicked so much!
congrats on everything! nice to hear some wonderful news! glad you’re enjoying your time here so far.
Thank you! I’ve loved living in Georgia so far, and I think it can only get better.
I literally lived in Suwanee, Georgia from the time I was 3 until I was 22. I kid you not! Isn’t the FOX just great. And the North Georgia mountains are breathtaking! So glad everything is going so well! Congrats on signing the lease! I’m so excited for you!
You’ll have to tell me what to do here! We’re in Duluth now, but obviously we’re not that far still from Suwanee. Plus our friend Richard still lives there!
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What a great article you have certainly been busy! Thanks for sharing on Monday Madness link party 🙂