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.........

Happy Birthday Paul!

Happy Birthday Paul!!

I love you and am so thankful for you! I thank the Lord everyday for providing me with such a wonderful husband. I am truly blessed to have you as my husband and best friend! I don't know what I would do without you. I am so proud of you. I pray that the Lord will continue to bless our marriage. I look forward to many more birthday celebrations with you! I love you!!

Paul blowing out his candles on his birthday (cheese)cake!

We love you and miss you!!! --Your wife and daughter (Jazzy)

Out of sight but not out of mind.....update 1

After moving from our first home in Augusta, we are now in our 4th week of 16 weeks living apart. However, we find ourselves blessed beyond measure. I (paul) am in Athens absolutely loving my internship with the UGA football team. I am blessed to be living with a friend and his gracious family who have taken me in as their own. I work 14 hours a day but enjoy getting to know the players, and have some of the best sports medicine staff to work with and learn from in the country.

Natalie is in Knoxville recovering from an intense eye surgery a couple weeks ago. Her recovery is coming slower than we had hoped and the doctors are slightly concerned about the progression of one eye. She is also studying non stop for her certification test for occupational therapy. And again God has blessed us with providing her a great job in Smyrna, Ga where she will begin in October. She will be living with my brother Joe and Hannah and their new baby girl Grace (see picture below).


Yes, I am now wearing red and black all the time and I had to get the classic picture with UGA.

My first game with UGA was one to remember despite the loss. Since Joe Cox, UGA's QB, was a little under the weather a couple days before the OK state game, he traveled later friday night seperate from the team. One other trainer and I were given the opportunity to fly with Joe on UGA's 6 seater private plane friday night. Needless to say it was a fun experience and a great way to travel to the game but unfortunatly we lost. I've included a few pictures from the plane and a picture of the beautiful stadium just outside our locker room at OSU.

Graduation, White Coat Ceremony, and Callaway Gardens

A lot has gone on in the past two months......I graduated (well, I am technically not finished until August), Paul had a White Coat ceremony, we visited Callaway Gardens, and we have had to make several decisions that will affect our whereabouts in the Spring.

After 2 long years of OT school, I was finally able to graduate on May 8th! Here are my sweet friends from OT school. I could not have made it through school without them! I am really going to miss them!

And here are a few fun pictures we took to remember all of the good times we experienced in OT school!

At the end of May, Paul took part in the PT White Coat Ceremony where he was presented with a coat with his name on it.

During the middle of June we decided to go to Callaway Gardens for the weekend and take advantage of a stimulus package they were promoting. I grew up going on vacation to Callaway for the first 16 years of my life and had not been there in 8 years. Paul had not visited there in a long time either so we were eager to go back and experience all of the things we remembered and loved about Callaway. We rode bikes, took a peaceful boat ride, visited the Chapel, Butterfly Center, Horticultural Center, watched the circus, played putt-putt, shuffleboard, pingpong, and golf (Paul's favorite). It was wonderful to have such a great, fun weekend with each other and not think about school work! I must say, I cannot wait for the day where we will both be completely finished with school!!

The blog would not be complete without a picture of our sweet baby girl. Here she is with her daddy after he cut her hair. Does she not have the cutest face you have ever seen?!!

Where are sad that our time in Augusta is coming to an end in 6 weeks, but we are ready to begin the next phase of our lives. Paul will be completing a clinical rotation in Athens in the fall with UGA's Sports Medicine program. Then we will be moving to Atlanta in the Spring where Paul will complete his final clinical at Piedmont Hospital and I will be looking for a job!!! So many changes are coming up that we are excited about!!