So, here's the thing. Before anyone goes and gets all bent out of shape because of the title or description of my blog, I want to clear a couple things up:
I do not hate the South. In fact, I LOVE the South. The SouthWEST, that is. ;) I am currently living in a little college town called Athens in the fine state of Georgia. My husband and I moved here when he was accepted into UGA's School of Management PhD program. So far, our life here has been ok, but I am constantly missing "home" in New Mexico. When we first found out we were moving to Georgia, I was really excited. I was done with New Mexico and I honestly thought I would never miss it. I was SO wrong. I miss everything about it. The cool night air, the warm dry sunshine in the summer time, the winter snow, the beautiful Sandia mountains at sunset, the people, the culture and especially the FOOD! I guess it's just natural to miss the place where you grew up. All my family and friends are there and most people I know who have moved away always move back eventually. They don't call it the "Land of Enchantment" for nothing! It's GREAT!
Athens, GA is sort of an anomaly as far as most towns in this part of the country. It is not so "typically Southern". There are a lot of eclectic bars, coffee shops, good venues for live music and even some food that is pretty tasty. No green chile for miles and miles, but some good stuff nonetheless. When school is in session, this town is bustling with young people from all over the place. Football season is generally a nightmare, but other than that, it's an exciting place with a lot of interesting people. When school is not in session, it's really quiet. I love Summer here for this reason alone. All else about a Southern Summer is miserable. Trust me. If you ever make a visit to the South, avoid June - August if you can. Unless you enjoy hanging out in sweat-soaked clothes all day long...
So, mainly this blog will feature my cooking and baking adventures, daily life happenings, etc. I have one important life event coming up which I hope to showcase on this blog as well. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. I am getting some pretty major knee surgery in the beginning of March this year and I am already nervous about it. I plan to post some before and after pics and it is not going to be pretty. I think this blog will help me document my before and after and my progress to recovery and getting back to doing simple things that I haven't done in years i.e. running (I'm pretty sure I have forgotten how to run... If I had to run to save my life today, I would just die. I would lay down and die.) Plus-- I am going to be quite bored recovering from surgery, so blogging will give me something to do.
So, that's it for now. I hope everyone has a wonderful day and stay tuned for the ever exciting happenings in my life. And by "exciting", I mean rather mundane.
Xoxo,
Barb
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