Georgia Girl | Marketing Specialist | Relentless Alzheimer's Advocate
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Today is the 9th anniversary of my mom’s passing from early-onset Alzheimer’s. When I think about her, this is the image that comes to mind.
My grandma had lung cancer. My mom whisked her away with us for a family vacation. I was young, but watching the way they interacted was something special. They loved to make each other laugh. Always hugging, always touching. True love. I adored my grandma, and it wrecked my mom when she passed much too soon.
After, she poured all of that love into us. Our friendship was the same way. Lots of laughing, hugging, dancing, and talking. I miss that so, so much.
Now that she’s gone, I try to pour my love into my son, Riley. As he gets older, I know his world is expanding. More friends, less time. But our friendship keeps developing too. These trips to DC are something we share now, just the two of us, fighting for something that matters but also having fun, hanging out, laughing, talking and being together.
I love it. think she’d love it too. 💜
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I was not a fan of hockey and then I watched Team USA win it all. Now, I watch hockey.
I was not a fan of soccer and then I watched Team USA score 4 goals in the opening match. Now, I watch soccer.
Exposure to new things is good. Allow yourself to enjoy it and set politics aside for a bit.
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Welcome to Georgia, World Cup fans. We’re genuinely excited to have you here in the peach state!
You’re going to eat better than you expected, meet people who genuinely want to know your story, and feel what southern hospitality is really about.
A few tips:
Get biscuits (and gravy) from a proper breakfast spot. Try chicken and waffles. Find peach pie (or any kind of pie, honestly). Sweet tea is standard- you can mix it with unsweetened if it’s too much. It’s called a 1/2 and 1/2.
We’ll talk to strangers and mean it. If someone says “y’all come back,” they’re serious. If they say “bless your heart,” you’ve messed up lol.
Atlanta’s the hub but it sprawls. North Georgia’s beautiful if you want to see the mountains. Lots of lakes to cool off in. Plenty of small towns around to get a different vibe.
Everything moves slower here. That’s not a bug. We like it like that.
Enjoy your time here!
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Jun 14
This is awesome. We took my son to Nitro Circus in Atlanta a few years ago and it was insane! This, with the White House in the background, is much cooler. 🇺🇸
Jun 13
God Bless America 🇺🇸
First look at the historic Freedom Jump.
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I love grilling on a hot summer Saturday!
Seasoned, bbq basted pork chops, corn on the cob, and roasted potatoes with a cucumber/watermelon salad.
Hope everyone is having an amazing day! ☀️
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Jun 13
🗣️ ZLATAN: "My message to the American people is: If you didn’t believe before the game - this performance in the first half, start believing. Because if they can bring this performance in the upcoming games, this American team can do something big.
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Neighbor brought me flowers the day after Lucy passed and today they bloomed.
Feels significant seeing the buds turn into beauty.
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Jun 13
This is my favorite account right now. Hands down. I literally LOL at every observation because he’s seeing us Americans so clearly!
Highly recommend following his USA journey.
Jun 13
USA. A grocery register. The cashier held up my crackers and said "oh, these are SO good," and I understood that my entire basket was being judged.
I had not known checkout was an evaluation. No one tells you. The items ride the belt one by one, and the magistrate lifts each, and some receive a verdict.
"These chips? SO good." Approval. My heart rose.
"Oh, I love this salsa." Two for two. I stood straighter.
Then she scanned my mustard in silence.
Silence. No comment. The mustard passed unjudged, which is worse than condemned. I stared at it in the bag. What did I not know? Who buys the correct mustard? Where do they learn?
"And the mustard?" I asked. I could not stop myself.
"...it's fine."
Fine. In my land, when the tea master calls your tea "fine," you train for another decade. I will train.
The man behind me saw my face. "She's just makin' conversation, man."
Conversation. Sir. She has tasted EVERYTHING. She stands at the gate of the food and watches what ten thousand households carry home, and she has formed views, and for a few seconds those views are aimed at your basket. There is no more qualified judge in this nation. The judges of my land studied twenty years. She studies forty hours a week, scanner in hand.
In Japan, the cashier would sooner faint than comment on your groceries. Here, the verdicts are free.
A man does not shop to fill a basket. He shops to hear, at the gate, that he chose well.
I confess I now select one item each week purely to earn her praise. This week: the crackers again.
"These are SO good," she said.
I know. I know.
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Jamie Saunders retweeted
VIBES THROUGH THE ROOF 📈📈📈
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GOOOOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL AMERICA
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32 years in the making.
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The Star-Spangled Banner hits different on home soil at the FIFA World Cup 🇺🇸
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So far this World Cup has been a great reminder that we make too many assumptions about one another, and that the vast majority of humanity is awesome.
It's been pretty damn refreshing, honestly.
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Jun 12
My sweet neighbor friends have all been stopping by delivering flowers from their garden in memory of Lucy. I am so blessed to have the best friends and neighbors in the world. Crying.
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Jun 12
I am so serious... if any friends are going here and pick up a t-shirt for me I will reimburse you for it plus shipping. How fun is this?
Jun 12
Our Pop-Up Merch Shop is now open! Check out this week's hours below ⬇️ and stop by for your favorite waffle or soccer gear! 🧇⚽️
Store Hours
6/12 - 6/21: 10am-6pm
Game Days: 9am-6pm
📍135 Andrew Young Int’l Blvd
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