Happy New Year, friends and neighbors. We’re shaking up the Publishers’ Note and doing it a little differently in 2023. Have you ever wondered, “Who are these people?” Well, you’re in luck because we’re going to share a little of our own story in each one.
This picture was our first selfie (Is it still called a selfie when two people are involved?), and it was taken circa 2000, before digital cameras were the norm. We had to blindly snap the picture and hope for the best, then wait for the film to be developed to see how it turned out. Oddly enough, this has been a metaphor for our life together. Leap after leap of faith, hoping for the best as we’ve watched it unfold.
We were both living in Atlanta when we took this picture and had just started dating. On this particular day, we had driven to the Sope Creek Paper Mill Ruins in Marietta to enjoy some fresh air and sunshine. When we got back to the car, we found the keys locked inside—before cellphones were the norm, too. Thankfully, someone who had one eventually came by and let us use it to call for help.
So began a fun-filled life of adventure, with its first of plenty more mishaps to come. We were married three years later on a beautiful Friday night in October, our wedding overlooking Piedmont Park in Atlanta against a backdrop of city lights. Now here we are, nearly 20 years later, with Newton County providing the backdrop for our story. We love how it’s unfolding.
Stay tuned to read the next chapter of our little story in the summer issue publishers’ note.
May the Lord bless and keep you.
Meredith Tredeau
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