Doctor Slash Mechanic

Dear Medical School I hope you don't mind but we've decided that getting halfway to graduating is far enough and the amount of debt we've accrued on the way is so high that we just don't want to spend 2 more years living on loans without earning money, so now that Steve has found his true calling we will be opening up our own garage so Steve can spend the rest of his life covered in grime fixing cars while I take care of our 20 kids and help out in the garage by parking the cars and taking pictures.

Anyway because I wrecked the car we have acquired the Jeep Cherokee and it was definitely not in perfect condition as we were prepared to believe since it looked so awesome when we bought it. The "Awesomness" of our car actually hasn't diminished in our eyes since we both love the car, but the amount of money to keep it working would be ridiculous if we keep paying Firestone to fix it so after paying $3500 for the car and $1900 in repairs the car gets all the way to Michigan and wouldn't start. After a few tests and many phone calls Steve decided the Starter had to go so he gets under the car and takes the starter out himself while I sit on the porch reading the online instructions to him. He then rides his bike to Autozone buys a new starter and installs it with ihs new "Everything you need to know about a jeep" book, and I have to say he emerged from under the car victorious.(See below for victorious Steve face) We know have a car that runs and almost always starts! (I say almost always because some times it randomly doesn't but if we wait a few minutes it starts without a problem. Weird, I know.)

Anyway All that crap in the first paragraph was just a random story to make this more interesting. WE are staying happily in Michigan and are excited to continue rotations. First Rotation for Steve here is Psychology. Not favorite but still good to get out of the way since it won't be his area of expertise. And it means that very soon he can start shrinking us all.

Stone Mountain Park

Ah Peaches We're in Georgia and actually about to head home. (Thank goodness, Living in a hotel is not all its made up to be if it in fact does sound pleasant to anyone I would have to do some educating.)

Anyway Georgia really is amazing and its been fun. One of the first pictures I made Steve do was of him on his noble steed with the other southern legends.

Here is the Stone Mountain Park.

Over a very long amount of time they carved this into the mountain. It is a carving of General Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis.

This whoel moment really just kept meking me think of some movie where a guy with a Jamaican accent says "They south will rise again man."

The Quarry and Mill

Theses pictures are a continuation of the next blog. Stone Mountain park is huge. And the day we chose was stinking hot.

WE went down to this old bridge so Sophie could chill in the water. It was really cool. The bridge was moved from another area and is an original (probably spruced a bit). During Civil War times people would climb up in the rafters to hide or wait for someone to prey on.

They have an old quarry area representing all the granite they cut out of this mountain.

We couldn't decide if they inscribed 66,000 lb.s just for the moment Steve would sit on it or if they meant the rock before he added a few pounds :).

I just imagine the amount of effort it would take to move this rock and then I start wondering why I would try to do that and then I figured that I personally probably wouldn't so then I stopped thinking about it and the world moved on.

Here's the mill. Which reminds me of one they have in that old Legacy movie that the church used to show. It's been years since I saw that.

Piedmont Park

I swear its like the first thing we do in every town we visit. Find a park! This is a really cool inner city park. It reminded me of central park quite a bit. Though I guess it not even close in size, its still got wide open spaces and lots of fun.

As Steve says "What's a park without a body of water?" All the greats really do have it. One of my favorites is still Liberty Park. This one's quite similar.

Oh the city skyline in the park is just cool.

Martin Luther King Jr. National Monument

I get to stand in for Tony Bennett how cool is that.

Ghandi was honored here also.

This is the grave of Him and his wife.

The Eternal flame symbolizes the continuing effort to realize Dr. King's ideals for the "Beloved Community" which requires lasting personal commitment that cannot weaken when faced with obstacles.

The shotgun housing reminded me of the place the "Princess and the Frog" princess lived in at the beginning. They definitely didn't leave much room between houses and very little yard.

I guess I wasn't completely paying attention when I learned about Martin Luther king Jr. Since I really didn't know before this that he was from Atlanta and this is a picture of his house.

This car was pretty cool. It had to jump seats between the front and back seats that are kind of like stools. I guess it was used as a taxi and so they had extra seating put in.

Ok I know its cheesy but I wanted to do that hollywood famous thing with Sophie's paw prints. She protested a bit.

Our New Car

I know you are all gathered here to greave with us as we say goodbye to the Saturn also known as "The Blue Dart" (Steve's name not mine) So here's a pictures of how mangled the car is. They actually could have fixed it for about $4000 dollars, but that is a bit more than it is worth so we decided to get a new old car.

We're both so excited to have a Jeep. Its been something we both wanted so we got it. It's a 1998 Jeep Cherokee. We are hoping it lasts a good while.

Georgia

Who knew that bigfoot resided in Atlanta and works at a car wash. Better sleep with one eye open.