Savannah getaway/ July 4th celebration

I guess since our blogs are far and few between, we have to cover multiple topics at once. After I passed my boards, Natalie and I decided to celebrate with a 3 day getaway to the Savannah Bed and Breakfast. Neither one of us had ever stayed in a B/B but our expectations were definitely exceeded. Our room was amazing, the staff was extremely personable, the people we met at each breakfast were interesting and friendly and the breakfast each morning was exceptional. We also enjoyed another interesting perk of this particular bed and breakfast with a night of complimentary wine and cheese before we headed out to dinner as well as milk and homemade cookies before bed each night. The location was also perfect in that we could walk to everything from our front door including the infamous Forsyth Park as well as River street with great restaurants and shopping. We also made time to go visit and relax on the nearby beaches of Tybee Island which was only about a 20 minute drive from Savannah. Needless to say, this turned out to be a perfect getaway/celebration with a great mix of old town Savannah, great food, friendly people and even a day spent relaxing on the beach. We will definitely do this again and would highly recommend The Savannah Bed and Breakfast.

On the river walk
Part of our surprisingly large room with dining area, living room, kitchen and bedroom behind me.

Front steps leading up to our room

The front of our building with our room on the right.

Enjoying a stroll through Forsyth Park

Relaxing on the beach at Tybee Island


Independence Day Celebration
This year (and hopefully years to come) my dad's company hosted a July 4th celebration at the Georgia Aquarium. Families were invited to enjoy a complimentary tour of the aquarium that afternoon and then to make their way up to the roof of the aquarium to enjoy an evening of food, live music and eventually fireworks all while enjoying the scenic views of Atlanta. The Muchnick family had a blast. We took our time strolling through the different displays and making sure of course that Matthew and Grace could see every animal possible. Once on the roof, we enjoyed great food while Matthew learned to share his toys with his cousin Grace. We really enjoyed meeting other people in the CB&H company as well as spending time with the whole family together. As the night progressed, Matthew appeared to gain energy as Grace slowly progressed toward sleepy time. The night was concluded with an amazing fireworks display over Centennial park.


Like I said, we were in no hurry as you can see here hanging out in the tunnel.

Hannah and Joe with Grace as she tries to figure out what all those giant objects swimming in the water were.


Matthew getting a higher view as well as feeling the need to play with uncle Paul's hair.


Photo of the night: Matthew learning to share his toys with Grace while Grace determines what Matthew's toys taste like. We would all love to know what is going through his mind at this moment. Shortly after the toy left her mouth, Matthew calmly requested the return of his toy.
He did good though learning to share.

Muchnicks eating dinner with a nice view of downtown.


Grandmama doing a pretty good job at keeping up with Matthew and his desires to play all night long.









More to come.....Next week the whole Muchnick family goes to the beach together....should be an interesting post.

New stages of life

Our new stages of life involve a lot of change including moving, graduation, friends getting married, and settling down in where we will call home for now. Even though we don't have cute stories to update about a baby or child like most of our friends or family, this blog update will try to capture a lot of change that has occurred over the past 8 months. We will let the pictures do most of the updating but in summary; Paul completed a 16 week rotation with the UGA football team while I started a job in Smyrna, while living with Joe, Hannah, and baby Grace. In December, we moved into an apartment here in the Smyrna/Vinings area and have slowly settled down to our lives in the "big city". Paul finished up his PT school rotations at Piedmont Hospital and Woodstock Sports Medicine. During these past few months, we have had quite a bit of snow (for Atl), went to friends' weddings, played with our sweet niece and nephew, joined a small group, went to Callaway Gardens with some new friends, and visited Augusta once again for Paul's graduation! Paul accepted a job with PT Solutions, an outpatient orthopedic clinic, and is now studying for the Boards until the big day in mid June. We are enjoying our life here in Atlanta and are eager to finally start living "real life" with no school!!

Paul before one of the home games during his PT rotation with the UGA football team.
The infamous Ga/Fla game

Even the "Tech fans" came to watch a game in Sanford Stadium...
The season ended with the big Ga/Ga Tech rivalry with Paul of course standing on the "wrong" sideline with the wrong colors (look closely as you can see him standing on the field in khakis and a white shirt on about the 22 yd line on the wrong sideline)Where Paul spent most of the time during the mornings and afternoons.

The state championship banquet at LCS with Coach G.The photo on the wall of champions.


Laurie Blanchard's Wedding
Sarah Pillsbury's Wedding
Ruth and Andrew tie the knot.....
...and visited our new apt in Atlanta just in time to help us decorate the tree.
Jasmine's thoughts...."when are they going to have a child so they stop making me wear these embarrassing clothes?" My mom got us matching sweaters at Christmas.
Baby Grace with her Uncle Paul....it just melts my heart!Unusual amounts of snow in Atlanta.....Jasmine knew not to eat the yellow snow
Fun times at Callaway Gardens with the Beasleys' where we enjoyed biking, kayaking, golfing and some good ole country cookin'


The Beasleys' and Muchnicks' atop Pine Mountain just outside Callaway Gardens.
Making Matthew into a ball player.
Paul becomes a "Doctor"
Fun times with our dear friends and soon-to-be parents, Chris and Abby, at the Braves game.
...Well there was a glimpse into our life over the past months......maybe it won't be 8 months before we post again.........