Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! We have been very blessed this year. We hope our friends and family feel like they have been blessed too!

Our Little Christmas Tree & Pooches

Smurphalicious

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Andy's Visit

Our friend Brooke and her fiance Andy came to Atlanta for a visit during his leave from Afghanistan. We all met out for dinner and drinks at Bricktops, then made our way over to Red Door and Churchill's.

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Jingle Jog

5K, 2 dogs, and 34 degree weather. We had a great time.

Just after the race

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The Marietta Pilgrimage

We went to the yearly Marietta Pilgrimage on Sunday. We both really like old historic buildings and houses, and Historic Marietta is a great place to see both. Although it was really cold outside, we had a great time.

Michelle standing near the train tracks in historic Marietta

On the way to the tour

The first house we saw was the Hardage-Smith House (c. 1890) on Polk Street
This house had been updated by a young couple from 2006-2008, and they did a great job.

Second, we saw the The Wellons-Brackman-Gronewald House (c. 1946) on McCord
The owner of this house was a designer, and she had put her 'personal' touch on everything. It was OK.

Finally, we saw Oakmont (c. 1875) on Oakmont Drive

This house has a really interesting history - Kennesaw Hall was on the property, where Charles J. MacDonald (GA Governor from 1839-1843) lived until Sherman burnt it down in 1864. Oakmont was built eleven years later on the same site by MacDonald. The current owners have spent the last few years extensively updating the house, and have done an incredible job. It was a real pleasure to see this house.

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