What We'll Miss About Living in Atlanta (The LIst)

1.  Our friends.  Obviously.  (I'm not going to go into detail about that now because then I might slip into the "ugly cry," and I'm too tired to ugly cry right now.) (Also, I've gotten much closer to my cousin who lives here, and I hate that I won't see her as often, too.)

2.  Our church.  Goodness, we love our church.  We've learned there, grown there, made friends there, worshiped there, led/been part of small groups there.  I think we are saddest about the fact that Amelia will miss out on the great programs they have for kids.  The one consolation is that -- while we plan to find a church home in BR -- we can watch online. (Also...on a side note...Andy Stanley's current series "Christian" might be my FAVORITE series of all time.  You can listen to / watch it online.  After every sentence out of his mouth, I want to say "WORD.")

3.  QT.  You think I'm kidding, but I'm not.

4.  Seasons.  I have loved having all four seasons here, especially fall with all of its orange and yellows. :-)

5.  Seasonal festivities.  From pumpkin patches to the Pink Pig, I love that there are all those kinds of traditional things to do here.

6.  Lots of stuff to do.  Braves games, musicals, museums, the Aquarium...Atlanta has it.  In spades.

7.  Our house.  Bless its heart, we tried to sell it three times, so maybe it felt unloved.  The third time was the charm, I guess.  This has been a good home to us, though, and when I think of all the memories here -- celebrating holidays, doing everyday life, bringing Amelia home from the hospital -- well, I could go into the ugly cry mode again.  So I'll stop there.

8.  Some yummy eateries, primarily Dutch Monkey Doughnuts, Chuy's, and Rico's.  True, we are going somewhere with delicious restaurants, but sadly, these three aren't there. :-(

I feel like I'm leaving something out.  What am I leaving out???

Edited to Add:  I thought of two more...

9.  Publix.  For reals.  Love me some Publix.

10.  My hairstylist (who has no website).  A good hairstylist is golden.  After going from one pricey salon to another, I visited Kelley on the recommendation of my friend Jess.  Kelley works with a friend in the basement of her friend's house (that might sound shady, but it isn't...).  She's so sweet, and I've been going to her for about six years.  (And her prices are great!)