Some people wonder what it is like to grow up in a small town and never leave. They say you are "stuck". I tell them that I stayed because it is my choice, although I'm not sure that they believe me.
It brings to mind the phrase, "Big fish in a small pond, or small fish in the ocean?"
Well, I never have liked the ocean much...
My name is Elly Williston and I love my life.
Yes, I do.
I love my family and I love my hometown of Thomasville, GA.
People ask me daily, " how do you manage to have a career and still take care of your beautiful home?" I just tell them when you love what you do, nothing feels like work. Whether it is being a mom, wife, or flowershop owner.
There is nothing i love more than picking flowers on a Sunday morning. Picked these just two days ago!
I have traveled to the big cities before, and I do love it! Y'all know I have never left this fine country though? I swear! Why leave when we live in a country built on freedom and liberty?
I like to think of myself as an authentic Georgia peach! ;)
Sometimes I wonder about what would have happened if I had accepted the job at the law firm in Big City, New York. No, sweetie, I was not ever a lawyer. I was on my way to becoming a paralegal. The problem was it didn't make me as happy as my dear husband Robert, may he rest in peace.
Thomasville Georgia is the only place I have ever known. Not much happens here except for the typical “cat stuck in the tree scenario”. I do love cats, but when my sweet Tabby, Sprinkles goes out, I do always worry she is going to get stuck in the magnolia tree out front.
Magnolia
trees line my street and it is definitely a sight to see. I do love driving
down these old cobblestone roads admiring the historic buildings, covered in
ivy and moss, while I reminisce about my past, about my past love. I smell the
sweet magnolia flowers and flashback to the time that my husband, Robert and I used
to spontaneously drive to Panama City Beach in Florida. This was of course,
before we decided to have children.
THIS was our oasis.
