Why Georgia, why?

Why didn't someone warn me about Georgia?

Before we moved from North Carolina to Georgia, the only thing I was cautioned about was the summer heat. Heat I can stand so I wasn't concerned. But since moving here I've come to know other things about Georgia that I wish someone would have told me about!

Tornadoes- Is it common knowledge that tornadoes rip through Georgia? I'm geographically impaired; someone should have told me. I didn't know moving to Georgia would also be committing to hiding out in the bathroom in the event a mile and a half wide tornado would tear off the roof of my house. I didn't know I would have to adjust the volume of my movie to hear it over the 3 tornado sirens I can hear from my house. I didn't know my plans to go to DQ would be cancelled on account of intense winds.

Spiders- All the spiders I've seen thus far seem to be fairly average and the only excessively large arachnid was at the local pet store. But the ability of Georgia spiders to make their way into my home is uncanny. Even worse, we've spotted several inside our car!

Pollen- The first few weeks here I was miserable because of the pollen. Everything is dusted with yellow as plants begin to bloom. This isn't the first time I've experienced something like this, but the pollen period does seem to be longer than I am used to. And they say it only gets worse. Lovely.

Kevin Jarrett- Deanna tried to warn me on this one, but I just wouldn't listen. Obviously I'm joking. Even though there are some things about Georgia that are seriously scary, freaky, and annoying there are lots of really great things. The square, Carrollton dining, tank tops, skirts, and dresses, Six Flags, the Atlanta attractions, hovering bees, mulberries, our life group and stories of bushes, the friendliness of Georgians, Southern Hills community, and yes, the Jarretts.