Well, this has definitely been an interesting summer visit home. The boyfriend traveled with me to Georgia to meet my family and I swear we did more in the 12 days he was here than I've done on any vacation. Here's what our 12 days together in Georgia looked like:
Friday 11:00 pm we arrived at my parents' house (he met them for the first time) and we went to sleep
Saturday we spent time with my brother and his family, who were in town from SC for his high school reunion
Sunday was Father's Day so we went to see my dad, where Justin (the boy) met my dad and stepmom, we had lunch, looked at some horses, and did a little target practice
Monday we had lunch with my sister and then the boy and I went to the Mall of Georgia and did some shopping before I introduced him to Zaxby's (where he fell in love)
Tuesday we went to the Georgia Aquarium and had dinner at The Varsity
Wednesday we went to White Water, where my mom and stepdad saved us $20 by dropping us off and picking us up (I totally felt like I was back in high school). Then we spent some quality time with a few of my friends and their boyfriends playing Cards Against Humanity(L.O.V.E it!).
Thursday we helped my mom clean the church, ran by Wal-Mart and the grocery store to get stuff for camping, packed everything into my mom's SUV and drove to NC where we spent the next 3 days tubing down the creek, roasting marshmallows, and climbing waterfalls.
Sunday afternoon on the way home we stopped at a couple of apple houses in North Georgia where we picked up fried fruit pies, dried apples, and other locally-made goodies. That evening we unpacked and went to my sister's house for dinner with her family and one of my other brother's families. On the way home, I was asked how I grew up to be so "normal." Ha!
Monday we had breakfast at one of my favorite breakfast places, Burger Inn, then went to Six Flags and rode (almost) everything and left right before the bottom fell out of the sky.
Tuesday we spent the day with my dad and stepmom, checking out the horses and practicing our shooting.
Wednesday the boy left to go back to Texas and work. Lame!!
Are you tired yet?!? Because I sure was exhausted from doing all the "touristy" stuff, but had a great time showing Justin around my home town and I think he understand now why I will always be a Georgia girl.
