SOLD!
The next part of the post is something I've been wanting to post for a very long time, but was afraid that I might jinx the sale of the house if I posted it. I am so glad to finally be able to post it!!
The Top Ten Things We Miss about Atlanta, Illinois...
10. The Hot Dog Man--this quirky statue is something we often joked about but it was always something we showed off to our visitors from out of town. I think we secretly loved him and were proud of him:)
9. Chubby's Bar and Grill--while Atlanta has more bars than it does stoplights (not a single one), Chubby's was one of our favorite place to grab something to eat and drink.
8. The Smiley Face Water Tower--this is yet another quirky part of the town. You can see the water tower from the interstate coming from the south and was the sign for me each evening when driving home from Rochester that I was home. How can you not smile when you look at it?
7. The Dollar General--while living in Atlanta we didn't always have the DG. It came during the last several years that we lived there and it was a much appreciated addition to the town. It was a great place to run to get something you needed without having to run 20+ minutes north or south on the interstate.
6. Casey's Pizza--this is more of something Derek will miss. For some reason he loved the greasy stuff and often ordered it when the kids and I were out of town.
5. The Slide--Last summer Addy fell in love with the town's park, especially the huge slide. One day she had the gumption to climb up it and she was in love after that. We visited the park often just to take a few trips down the slide!
4. Lincoln Walmart--Even though the Wal-Mart isn't located in Atlanta, we miss it dearly. It was about a 17 minute drive from our old house, was always neat, never crowded, and had the shortest check-out lines of any Wal-Mart we've ever shopped. Unfortunately we can't say the same nice things about the Wal-Marts in Bloomington/Normal and is why I miss the Lincoln Wal-Mart so dearly!
3. Friends and Neighbors--We were very fortunate to have met many wonderful people during our five years of living in Atlanta. We got to know the Cross family very well and miss seeing them. Kalee watched Addy several days a week for her first two years and we were so lucky to have such a wonderful friend watching our little girl. Lynn and Derek worked together at State Farm and became good friends. They often shared rides to Bloomington when one of them was down a car. The Cross family has done so much for us over the years and we truly cherish their friendship!
We are also so thankful for our wonderful Atlanta neighbors, especially Moe and Theresa. They have been a great help in keeping an eye on the house after we moved out and were always there to lend a hand when we lived in the neighborhood.
2. Our yard--We miss our Atlanta yard because it was low maintenance and we had planted several trees when we moved in that are now quite large and pretty. We don't have trees in our current yard that we love and wish it would have been possible to move our Atlanta trees with us. ONe thing we won't miss about the yard are the golf balls continuously entering our backyard as a result of bad shots form golfers. I no longer feel like my children need to wear a helmet to play in the backyard.
1. Our First Home--Even though our current home was an upgrade from the last and we love our new space, the Atlanta house will always have a place in hearts. It was the first home we purchased together and was the place in which we brought our babies home for the first time. Many great memories took place for us un that house and it will always be remembered fondly.
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