Last year, our resolution was to go outdoors more. Enjoy what nature has to offer. We found out we had lots of beautiful sights to visit within 30 minutes of where we live! One we visited quite frequently was Sweetwater Creek State Park. It’s where we started our resolution in 2015, so we decided to start 2016 here as well.
We are lucky to live in such a unique area! We are a quick drive to Smyrna and Marietta’s town squares, the covered bridge area and multiple beautiful hiking and fishing spots. The leaves started turning their fall colors and the rain finally picked up, so we grabbed the camera and went to the covered bridge, park, and GB’s Lake. Apparently some ducklings hatched recently, so momma-bird was pretty territorial against the other ducks and geese in the park that day.
This time, Adams father invited us and Adam’s uncle Bill to a weekday game. Since we had such a good time at the last game, we decided to go again. This time, the theme was “Zombie Night” and they put a ‘Walking Dead’ Zombie filter on each of the players photos. Many fans had dressed up and put on zombie makeup and were featured between innings. We had a great time and the fireworks display they had after the game was really well done.
Braves Stadium is beautiful. I still don’t know why they need another one in Smyrna.
We lucked out and had another beautiful day to take advantage of the weather. We decided to hike up Kennesaw Mountain with our friends Lee and Carlton. The views from the top are beautiful and you can even see Atlanta, Buckhead and Dunwoody. Also we could even see Stone Mountain. Absolutely a lovely hike and it wasn’t too bad but a bit of a workout.
Along with the Swan house there is a civil war era farm and a small museum too. We also went to the Swan House restaurant which had absolutely yummy desserts. We even ran into our friends Gabi and Peter towards the end of the day. Although we ran out of time to get a group photo in front of the Swan House 🙁
Our names are Stefanie and Adam and we are a married couple who grew up in Augusta. After graduating from college, we both set our sights on the big city of Atlanta to further grow in our careers and lives. During the week we maintain our respective careers. The weekends, however, are spent exploring all that the World has to offer – every hidden gem and fascinating locale.