New City, New Experiences, New Life

Hi y'all!

This is my first official post from my new home in Atlanta, Georgia! What a crazy few days! I don't even know where to begin. You may have noticed that I have changed the title of my blog to Suddenly Southern. I was trying to find a way to incorporate my Southern transition into this blog and I thought the title change fit perfectly. In the last few days I have seen my new home, met some wonderful people, hung out at a luxury car dealership, been to another state and learned many new "Southern-isms". We left Reno on Friday first thing in the morning. Checking in for a one-way flight was a new experience. Our layover in Vegas was definitely interesting, our flight to Atlanta was delayed which was a bummer, but we managed. I was so excited to find a Coffee Bean in the airport, I LOVE their white chocolate ice blended coffee. Let's just say that it was a one of a kind experience. The barista who made my coffee decided he was working at Coyote Ugly and proceeded to flip my coffee in a circle and bounce it off of his arm and in to his hand. Needless to say, it didn't work! THe coffee splattered everywhere (including on my pants!) and he then spends the next 8 minutes helping other customers and treating me as if his stupid stunt was my fault! That didn't sit very well with me or any of the other customers at the counter! Eventually our flight landed in Atlanta and holy heat wave Batman was it hot outside! Apparently we moved during a heatwave that has set record-breaking temperatures for most of the East Coast...Yay? Saturday my phone showed the temperature at 106 degrees! It never got that hot back home, that's for sure. I also had my first glass of sweet tea, and let me tell you it was S-W-E-E-T! Oh man was it sweet, I will probably have to start ordering my tea unsweetened and sweetening it myself! I'm not so sure how well that will go over locally :) I also got to spend part of Saturday at the Audi dealrship of North Atlanta, I caught a ride with a friend's clients back to Chattanooga to see my Mom, who by the way should be referred to as Mama according to every Southerner I've met so far, which I have no problem with. Did you know that the Audi dealership has it's own cafe? I didn't! This couple I met there were so nice! They were buying a surprise Audi for their son, who is starting college in the fall. Don't get too excited, I already asked if they wanted to adopt me, they aren't accepting new children at this point in time. I so enjoyed riding to Chattanooga with the wife, she was very delightful. We saw our new house and met some of the neighbors. The house is lovely and everyone in the neighborhood seems very nice. Chattanooga is also experiencing this heatwave so I haven't spent much time outside, but so far I have noticed how GREEN everything is in the South! It's very pretty here. I've also learned that all soda is coke, sweet tea is VERY sweet, you cross state lines NEVER borders and whatever you do, DO NOT go outside if it is 106 + degrees in the South, at least, not if you can help it. Oh and there is a very bizarre bug here that buzzes in large groups at night that sounds like an electrical transformer multiplied by 20, apparently that's normal here! I have never heard a sound like it in my life. I've also seen the site of the Olympic torch from the '96 Summer games, as well as the site of the Olympic Village dormitories which was really cool. I've also seen the stadium where the Braves play, I should really learn the name of that field, and that even though the speed limit on the freeway in Atlanta is 55-65 everyone drives 80 mph and up. As you can see, I've had quite the education the last few days in Southern ways, and I'm still trying to adjust to the time difference. I should probably give myself more than 3 days to adjust. I changed the name of this blog to Suddenly Southern because I couldn't think of a more appropriate way to describe the current state of my life. I'm very excited to see where this new adventure takes me! I promise to upload some of the pictures I've taken soon.


Thanks for reading and stay tuned!


Sarah

Time Flies and Big Changes

I can't believe I haven't blogged since July! How crazy is that? I have been so busy that blogging has definitely been on the back burner! So many things have happened it's hard to know where to begin to catch up. I am currently going through everything I own trying to de-clutter and downsize and it is very overwhelming!!! Through this whole process I'm shocked at how quickly time flies. Going through stuff from my childhood up to my first couple of years of college brings back a lot of memories, some good, some bad and some GREAT but it's a very bittersweet and therapeutic experience. It's something I've wanted to do for a long time but haven't made time to do so. I'm also amazed at how much stuff has accumulated over the years! Some of the stuff I'm throwing out makes me think "why on earth did I keep this?" but at the time it seemed imperative to hang on to. If anyone out there has any clutter removal tips and/or organizing tips please leave a comment below with your suggestions! I suppose the reason I have started this process is because I have no choice. My family is moving from the house we are currently living in so now I'm forced to make changes. I'm also facing some other major changes in my life that I'm really excited about! I wish I could share more but right now I have to keep a few things to myself. I will say that this is one of the biggest changes I have ever faced, but I think it's for the best! I'm excited, nervous and overwhelmed all at the same time, which is a very interesting combination of emotions to feel all at once. I truly think this change will be for the best and marks a whole new chapter opening in my life! As soon as I can share more I will. I probably should get back to sorting my things but for now I'm going to watch some Friends and go to bed. I'll do my best to post tomorrow and hopefully make more sense! Hahaha don't blog while tired,  it's not a good mix :)

xoxo,

Sarah