From Jacksonville to Augusta...

On March 27, 2010, Ryan and I packed up everything we own into a U-Haul, a van, a Camry, and an Envoy, handed the keys of our first home to the renters that we found thanks to Craigslist, and hit the road. As we made the 4 1/2 hour journey down long, country roads of rural Georgia, I couldn't help but think about all that we left behind in Jacksonville, the place we have called home for 26 and 28 years. We weren't just leaving our newly purchased home and location of countless Sunday Fun-day pool parties and wonderful memories with friends. We left our friends, our parents, grandparents, step-parents and step-sisters, and our sisters, who we consider to be our best friends, and who it will hurt the most to leave behind. We quit our long standing jobs, left the only place we have known as home, and said goodbye to the people that we love the most in this world. Ahead of us lie not only an adventure, but a fresh start, based soley on a roll of the dice business opportunity. We moved to Augusta not knowing a soul, and with very little knowledge of the city itself. We put everything on the line for an opportunity to start a solid career for Ryan, with the goal that it will allow for me to be a stay at home mom, when the time is right. We don't know for sure if our sacrifices will pay off, but we do know that no matter what the outcome, this will be a life changing experience.