georgia on my mind

after a week+ of substituting in various chesapeake elementary schools, combined with the craziness that is chesapeake weather, i unfortunately got sick right before christmas day. i thought over-the-counter meds, in combination with a steady regimen of vitamin c, would probably kick my cold. boy, was i wrong! instead, the congestion just got worse. well as soon as i got home from christmas in delaware on the 26th, i had to do laundry and pack again for my trip to atlanta. after a late night with little sleep (i do not sleep the night before a trip- anywhere- ever!), i made the trip to blacksburg on the morning of the 27th. this is when my fever hit me and fortunately, my amazing boyfriend took care of me (err...waited on me hand and foot!) until we left on the 29th. john and i rode down to atlanta with a german club "prospective" (a guy who is in the process of trying to get into the club), dan. after six and a half long hours in a very tiny bmw, we made it to chris' house. chris is an even better friend of john's who happens to live in cobb county, right outside of atlanta. he and his family were incredibly gracious and let john, myself, and twelve other guys stay in their home (combined with the six people in chris' family!) for five whole days! i wholeheartedly thank chris and his family for keeping our bellies full, giving us an amazing roof over our heads and proving what true southern hospitality is, in every sense of the word. you are incredible people and i can only hope to return the favor someday.


oh yeah, and we went to the chick-fil-a bowl to watch the hokies play the bulldogs. but i try to forget that part and remember the good things about georgia. :o)