Learning to Talk Southern

This week, I was invited to have lunch with Matt and his colleagues at Green Manor Restaurant in Union City, Ga. Green Manor is a beautiful old Southern home that, according to its website, was built in the early 1900’s over the foundation of an early 1800’s home. During the noontime hour, the restaurant is packed with…

The Countdown Is on…

This is it–our last week in Atlanta. Reality is definitely sinking in as the minutes and hours tick away until we begin our new journey. Matt had the day off work, so we spent the day running errands, setting up appointments for junk removal and carpet cleaning and selling my car. Yes, I am now carless. It sounds…

Nothing Toulouse!

It’s official! We’re moving to Toulouse, France in 32 days. We first got the word about two and a half weeks ago while skiing in Vermont with Matt’s dad and brother. In between our morning and afternoon session on the first day, we stopped at our condo to grab a bite to eat and warm…