U.S Part 1

It had been a year since I'd been home, and this time I brought Tim with me! It was the first time he had met my parents (in person, not just on Skype) and many of my friends. The next several blogs are about our trip around America, starting with Atlanta, then heading onto New York, Las Vegas, and San Francisco. What a trip!

I spent the first week in Atlanta with my parents, and Tim came to meet me for the 2nd week. I remember what it felt like going to pick him up at the airport. I had lived in his world for almost 2 years now, and I was full of excitement to introduce him into mine. It was a very busy 2 weeks. I'd been living in Melbourne for what seemed like so long now, it almost seemed surreal to return home, and there were so many people to see and catch up with and just not enough time. Meagan was getting married as well, so it was a very exciting and hectic time! The wedding was so much fun though, and because I hadn't physically been in Atlanta and there to witness all her preparations, I was blown away by the outcome! I'm very excited and happy for her and JP (JPeg as I affectionately like to call them), and look forward to some good times together!

I somehow had enough time to show Timmy around in between everything else. He really liked Peachtree City - I mean, who doesn't :) Squirrels and golf carts were the highlights here. We basically drove completely around the city in a gas-powered golf cart and took 5 billion pictures of squirrels. I guess Peachtree City, to an outsider, is a pretty cool city - I mean, who else can boast a high school golf cart parking lot. Tim was so keen to check out all the golf carts and how they were decorated. I also took him to Chick-Fil-A to experience the chicken biscuit. Mind you, Australians (being a Commonwealth nation) call their cookies 'biscuits', so when I initially told Tim about a chicken biscuit, he thought I meant a piece of chicken in between two cookies. Gross.

Once in Atlanta, being the coke addict that he is, I had to take Tim to the Coca-Cola museum. I thought it was funny that he tried ALL of the flavors at the end of the tour in the tasting room, and then complained about being full. :) We also gorged ourselves on Mexican food - took Tim to my 2 favorite joints. He was amazed by $2 taco and margarita night at Pozole - they don't believe in cheap food or drinks in Melbourne. I was also harshly reminded of the traffic scene in Atlanta, and I found it somewhat funny but mostly irritating how much I didn't remember how to get around the city. At one point, I burst into tears and slammed my fist on the steering wheel - I think I scared Tim.

We had a great time in Atlanta, and I don't think Tim would say no to living here (although of course he loved San Francisco and New York as well!).