Culture Shock

Hull, Georgia

Population: 160

Area: 0.3 square miles

(Source: georgia.gov)

One of Clint's friends said he thought I was going to have culture shock moving from Savannah to Hull. I thought that was so funny because I grew up in a town with a population smaller than the church we were attending in Savannah and because this friend seemed to think Savannah was some big, high class metropolitan area or something. I was not one bit worried about any sort of culture shock in moving here, especially since we're only about ten minutes away from downtown Athens, but I am now questioning my confidence in the matter. On our way home from church today, Clint and I passed a truck hauling a pontoon boat that had been pulled over by a cop. They were both pulled over to the side of the road. Cop car lights on. Just looked like they had been stopped for speeding or something. No big deal. Nothing out of the ordinary. Until we got closer. Then we saw that the cop and the owners of the vehicle were chatting away, lounging in the shade of a nearby tree in some folding lawn chairs, right there on the side of the road by the flashing police lights and all. What more is there to say? What do you even ask about that? Clint and I just looked at each other with our mouths open and started laughing. Maybe his friend was onto something when he was worried about culture shock . . .

A Good Day

Started the morning off with a breakfast of buckwheat pancakes with local blueberries and honey. Yum. About to make some homemade lasagna for dinner.


Listening to the Mumford & Sons Pandora station. None of my neighbors are home, so I can play it as loud as I want :)

Later this afternoon Clint and I are traveling to Athens. Tomorrow we will get some things squared away at Emmanuel College, then we get to take a look at our new place in Hull, GA. We move two weeks from today!

Last night Clint did a 20 minute power yoga podcast with me. It was the highlight of my week - we had so much fun! Lots of laughter.


I only have five shifts left at Cutters Point. Enough said.


I get to fly to Indiana next month for my very good friend Danae's wedding. I am so happy and thankful that I get to be there for that. Traveling is NOT in our budget right now, but we were able to make an exception for this important event in the life of someone that's very special to me.


I found tons of farmers markets and CSAs near where we're going to be living. I can't wait for all that fresh produce and maybe even a work/trade agreement with a local farm . . .


Yoga is cheaper in Athens than in Savannah. I found a studio offering power yoga, prenatal yoga, and postnatal yoga within 20 minutes of our house.

One of the things Clint and I are most looking forward to about the move is that we'll be able to go to church together. Since he has worked for Savannah Christian we haven't been able to attend services together, and it's something we've been sorely missing. We're really hoping to be a part of a strong Christian community and to have some good friends there. Savannah has been very dry in that regard. We would appreciate your prayers in that area as well!

The Move

Well friends, let me tell you, a LOT has been happening! I've very obviously alluded in previous posts that we are moving to the Athens area! Clint got hired as a film professor in the Communications Department of his undergraduate school, Emmanuel College, in Franklin Springs, GA. Here is a great article they wrote about him. He officially starts his new job on August 3, so we are moving three weeks from today! I literally could not be more excited.

This is where we're going to live. I still don't know if I really believe it. After all these years of apartment living, a whole house to ourselves. I'm so excited for our little peach to be born here.

And this is the part I'm most excited about - our backyard! Minus that broken down truck in our neighbor's backyard, it's perfect! I can't wait to plant a huge vegetable garden and another separate herb garden where I can grow all my own herbs for natural remedies. I also foresee a fire pit and lots of flowering landscaping :)

I'm also really looking forward to painting every square inch of wall space inside the house. I am so tired of white walls! There are a few rooms with wallpaper up now that our landlords are letting us remove, so we'll have no choice but to paint in those areas once the wallpaper is down. Shucks. And once the painting is started it would only make sense to continue it throughout the rest of the house!

In other news, I have been absent from the kitchen for quite some time now. I just haven't had the energy to make any food. This has not been good. In fact it's been very bad, not only on our grocery budget but also on our health! I knew I needed some fresh inspiration to get back in the kitchen, so, enter new kindle cookbook: Veganomicon. I'm not a vegetarian, but I don't consume meat all that often, and this book came highly recommended by the same person who recommended to me what has become my all time favorite cookbook, Feeding the Whole Family. I haven't made anything out of Veganomicon yet, but it has made me literally laugh out loud. Who knew a cookbook could do that? Tomorrow I will be making Creole Stuffed Peppers, Hot Sauce-Glazed Tempeh, and Messy Rice. I will report back later on how it all turns out!

Well, I think that's enough for one post, although I have so much more to share. Until next time . . .