We had a great time in Atlanta this past week. Kyle was there for a full 8 days and I was able to stay for 11. The first weekend we went to Amy Mulkey and Trey McGowan's wedding in Gainesville, GA. Even though there was a power outage at the church, everything went smoothly and we all thought it was supposed to be a candlelit service all along!
During the day on Saturday we went by the lake house and got to visit with Moa, Carol, Kenny, Dad, and Sarah Kathryn. We returned to Dalton for a few days and while there got to visit Jessie and Pete (Burt's mother and brother) and Nanny (Sherrie's mom). Kyle stayed up there while I went to LaGrange to visit Beth Laney (it was a good halfway point between Columbus and Atlanta) and then lunch in Atlanta with Anna Copeland. Kyle took Sherrie to her 6th of 8 chemo treatments. She is doing great and looking great too! After her chemo will have a few follow up treatments this summer. This past week was her last week of teaching for the year. 20 second-graders running around is exhausting for anyone, but especially if your body is using all of its energy to heal you.
Friday afternoon I got a 'European haircut.' I was tired of looking so American over here with my big brown football helmet hair (like in Steel Magnolias). My hairdresser was raised in France and I told him I wanted to look more European. He told me that the reason I always looked so American was that I brushed and styled my hair too much--that I just needed to let it be more free and not worry about it so much. So it is pretty short now, but I acutally really like it. I am trying to dress in more European colors (ie: black) although I feel ugly and dreary lots of the time, but I definitely fit in more!
Friday night I was back in Dalton to eat at Tijuana's with Burt and Sherrie's group of friends. It is their Friday night tradition and always a great time. Saturday we went to the G-Day game in Athens. Man I love that town!!!! We had lunch at Son's with Tom and Dan Ludlam and Taylor, Kate and Alex Patterson, Rebecca, David(my cousin) and Bonnie and then we walked to the game. After the game we returned to Son's to visit with the same group and Benjamin Smith was able to join us too. We had dinner at Kate and Alex's beautiful house and then headed downtown to have drinks with Chris and Ali. It is so much fun to see Rebecca and Benjamin having as much fun as I always did in Athens.
Sunday I took Kyle to the airport and then headed up to Roswell to visit with the Harney family. A hotdog has never tasted so good as when Jack cooks them! Since we were already up GA400, Dad and I went up to Lake Lanier to see my new brother. Yes, dad has gotten a used pontoon boat that he refers to as my 'brother.' He definitely loves this thing and has lots of good ideas of how to refurbish it.
Before I headed back to Brussels on Tuesday I was able to have breakfast with Moa and lunch with mom at her office. Moa taught me how to knit, so hopefully the scarf I am attempting will turn out by next winter.
All in all it was a great trip. I have realized that there are pros and cons to all places, and for the past 25 years I have been able to enjoy Atlanta's pros and cons. But now I have the great opportunity to enjoy Brussels for awhile. We have made some great friends here in Brussels and always seem to be have something going on to keep us busy. The thing I miss most about the States is friends and family, but even if I was there I wouldn't get to see everyone as often as I would like. So even though I don't get to see all of you often, know that I think of you lots and miss you tons!
Click below for pictures of Amy and Trey's wedding.
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