Georgia on my Mind

A couple of years ago, a friend asked me if I was from the south. "Ummm. . . no, I've never even been to the south." I said. "Well you sound like you're from the south. Every time you tell a story, you get a southern accent." He replied. I didn't believe him, well not until about the 20th person repeated his question. I didn't know what to make of it, until I went to Georgia. I came back realizing I've always been a southern girl at heart, I just didn't know it.
Why I love Georgia:
-It is beautiful!!!! Northern Georgia is filled with gorgeous trees, lakes, waterfalls and rivers. Amazing!

Beautiful Enota waterfalls



Brasstown Bald the highest point in Georgia. A gorgeous view of four different states.

I'm not sure this falls into the beautiful scenery category, but milking a cow at Enota was pretty cool.

-The people. There was something delightfully friendly about the people we met down there. I think it was their drawl, their slow pace living, their "God loves you" signs wherever we went. I loved it.

-The porches and rocking chairs. I am a huge porch fan, and I was overjoyed by all of the rocking chairs, swings and benches everywhere we went. We found them at our hotels, outside of restaurants, in the woods, and by the beach.

The guys resting after a southern meal.

-The food!!! We went to southern restaurants that served you family style. Family style means a taste of everything you could ever imagine. They would bring out fried chicken, okra, fish, pork chops, bbq beef, squash, yams, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, beans, cobbler, and I could go on. You might refer back to the last picture and understand now why they have so many rocking chairs to sit in after dinner.


One of my favorite meals cooked outside on the fire.

-Gold!!! We went gold panning in Dahlonega, the first site of gold mining in Georgia. After a lot of swishing and a sloshing, I found a small nugget of delight. One of the locals told me he figured it was worth about $20. Pretty good huh?



-Downtown Atlanta!!! Atlanta is quite different from the slow pace of the small towns of the north, but it was amazing. We visited the famed Aquarium, Olympic park, Coca Cola headquarters and had the opportunity to go to church there.



-Stone Mountain!!! We were impressed by the stone carving of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis. It is about 3 football fields long, and they say two school buses can fit on the back of General Lee's horse. We enjoyed a tram ride to the top, a visit to an old plantation, and an evening laser show with such spirited music as "The Devil Went Down to Georgia."

I must admit this morning I got off the phone with a lady from the south, and then I went to speak with our secretary. She started to laugh at me and asked why I had a southern drawl. I just smiled and told her, "Georgia's on my mind."