Right at this moment, I feel like living here in Georgia involves a finite amount of time. I say this, because when I lived in Alaska, I thought I’d be there forever and put off many of the things I wanted to do because there was always later. And when I moved, it was within four months of the first discussion that I had to go.
There were things I wanted to do in Alaska that I didn’t. Like, attend the start of the Iditarod. And to think I lived a whopping 3-blocks from where the dogs would run by, and didn’t ever go. Not once. I wanted to go see Denali, often drove within 20 minutes of the park, and never simply went. The list goes on and on. And now, I have to go back as a tourist and do all those things I wanted to do before because I just never bothered. Because there was always later.
I repeated the same behaviors in Oregon, but we moved within six weeks of the first discussion about Bad Pants’ transfer. Multnomah Falls, Seaside, wandering around and exploring Eugene, going to Bend, spending time in Sisters, trail rides, the Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, the State Fair (and we lived in Salem for cryin’ out loud for 2 years!). How about visiting more vineyards? Touring the winery that grew grapes next door. That winery was a couple miles down the road, had more expensive tasting fees and vineyards scattered all across the area. We did visit our other neighbor, do a couple tastings from his boutique vineyard and often bought his Pinot Noir.
My point is, there were a lot of things we didn’t do that I wanted to do while there. So, I’m making a list of everything I want to do while here in Georgia since I may not remain indefinitely in the South.
1. Go to the Kentucky Derby, visit the Horse Park, meet Taoist Biker and his lovely family. (This is all one because it’s all in KY and a kinda planned trip).
2. Hike Stone Mountain, see the laser show, ect.
3. Go to the Atlanta Zoo.
4. Visit Savannah, see Mrs. Mom, and tour the Historic District.
5. Eat at Paula Deen’s restaurant, The Lady and Sons.
6. See the Atlantic Ocean.
7. Visit the surrounding states of Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Expand this to include Virginia and West Virginia as well.
8. Visit some distilleries.
9. See some Civil War battlefields.
10. Visit an Antebellum mansion. I might have to go to Louisiana for this one.
11. Run in the Peachtree Road Race.
12. Ride a riverboat.
13. See Charleston, walk down Rainbow Row.
14. Eat chicken and waffles- because Kitty is obessed with the idea. (Where would I do this?)
15. Take a vacation- I mean a real vacation, not work related for Bad Pants or driving across country in a move.
16. Go to a Braves game.
17. Meet Denise and Lester from Less Is More. They only live a few miles away. Hopefully, we can do this soon!
Is there anything else I should add to my list?
Edited to add: 18. Tour Georgia Wineries and go to tastings.
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If you come to North Carolina, you can come see me!
For my money, it doesn’t get better than Savannah, so don’t miss that!
Oh, we won’t! We talked about moving there a couple years ago and we’ve been excited to be here in Georgia and be able to go. Plus, Mrs Mom is there and we want to actually meet in person.
I was about to say “Savannah.” I’ve never been but I understand it HAS to be done.
While they might not be interesting enought for a Bucket List – There’s a fabulous aquarium in Chattanooga that you might be interested in as well as the ChooChoo and the walk up to Clingman’s Dome. Hiking part of the Appalachian Trial was cool.
My advice – Don’t go to the Derby unless you do really well in CROWDS! and I mean BIG crowds. Go to Breeder’s Cup instead. It’s in Louisville this year and Zenyatta will be there. I would go in a heartbeat if I could afford it.
Got our PFD yesterday. Mine’s spent on hay and braces.
We’re hoping to go spend some time in Chattanooga, so I’m sure we’ll get a lot of that done. And I think we’ll go to the Breeder’s Cup as well as the Derby. Because, well, why not do both?
We got paid yesterday. It was spend on fencing, hay and a desk for Dude. I know your pain.
The Derby is insane unless you are on Millionaire’s Row or know someone with “special privileges”. Derby Festival is amazing – best fireworks show ever!
Being able to drive for 4 hours to somewhere interesting is one of the few things I miss about living in America.
I miss PFD’s and snow…
The Derby really IS insanity. Supposedly from the infield where all us commoners go, you really can’t see the race at all. (But you CAN see lots and lots and lots of drunk people, and probably a goodly amount of flashed boobs.)
But I’ve been to the Downs on the weekend after Derby and it is spectacular…and you can sit right up next to the track in seats that a week before would have cost you a few thousand dollars. 🙂
Well, what would YOU rather do? Well, since we plan on seeing you at the same time.
If you run the Peachtree, I’ll see you there!! We run every year!
Also: go to the Fox Theatre!
So…. how many have you done? 🙂 So far? None. But not from lack of trying! I’m hoping to go to Savannah this October though.
I’ve lived in SoCal pretty much my whole life and I’ve never made it to Universal Studios or Sea World. I did make it out to Hollywood… once, for about an hour.
I lived in SD for 3 years and went to the beach, maybe 3 times. Oh, and a Padres game. But other than that, nothing. Ok, maybe 4 trips to Tijuana. But nothing touristy, at all, ever. So, you’re not alone. Or maybe my ex-husband just sucked.