Two months in…
So basically I’ve been living in the Atlanta area (technically Woodstock) for two months. I still feel “in transition” and I’m sure that feeling will go away soon.
So what do I like about Atlanta so far? I like the friendliness of just about every person I’ve met so far. I like the MARTA (the transit system), it’s a lot like St. Louis’ Metrolink but I think they take better care of their trains here in Atlanta. I like the weather! (Well, if you skip all the rain we’ve had) I like that there’s such diverse food here. We haven’t found our favorite restaurant yet, but I’m sure some day we’ll find it.
And the bad… I wish Atlanta had a local grocery store chain. (I’m really big on “mom and pop stores” but I’ll probably get into that later) I wish Publix didn’t charge an arm and a leg for produce. I wish the best produce wasn’t at Whole Foods. I wish communicating with the schools’ wasn’t so hard.
We’re a few days away from Thanksgiving now. I’ve got to be honest, I’m feeling a little somber about it. I am used to spending our Thanksgiving with Cam’s family, and this year we’re going to do it at my Mom & Dad’s. Thanksgiving at my parents is always a little strange. Because my Mom is Japanese, it doesn’t have that sense of traditionalism to it. You got your staples like turkey, potatoes and gravy. I just feel a little more “at home” at Cam’s family’s house. And Ana this year is in St Louis with Cam’s parents. (She flew on Saturday). She’s had a really rough month at school (her grades have plummeted) and she missed St. Louis desperately. So we drive down to McMinnville on Wednesday. Celebrate the day with my family. Maybe Thursday night hang out with a few of my old High School friends. Probably go back late on Friday. On Saturday afternoon, we pick up Ana from the airport. And Sunday, we have another Thanksgiving party with a new friend I made online.
In other news, we’re down to one car. The Kia has had it. The engine light is on, Cam thinks it’s probably something to do with the transmission… which isn’t cheap. So … we’ll hold on to it til about January, and Cam will trade it in for a truck. We’ll see how that goes.
Sorry for the darkening mood of this blog post. Hopefully things will lighten up closer to the holidays.
