My name is Mary, and I’m a writer/journalist/social media nerd who made the move from sunny North Carolina to snowy Wisconsin a couple of years ago after my husband was hired locally. We miss our friends and favorite things in Carolina, but we’re loving our new adventures (including working on beer and cheese connoisseurship).
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The Frozen Southerner 
Hey Mary,
I found you, quite accidentally, on Twitter. I was attracted to the fact that you’re a writer, music lover, and self-proclaimed “pop culture fiend.” You and I have alot in common. Even scarier: I am a transplant from Milwaukee to NC! There’s got to be an article in this story somewhere – LOL!
Thanks for saying hello! I hope you’re enjoying North Carolina; I do miss it so!
Hi Mary,
I’ve been reading Wedding tagged blogs for awhile just getting different views and ideas when I came across yours…
SO MANY of your ideas and opinions are the the same as mine!! It is absolutely uncanny!! *stage whisper* I think we may have been separated at birth… Although I have never moved.
It is fun to read about a wedding that might just be very similar to mine!! =) I hope you don’t mind if I steal a bunch of ideas from you!!
Abbie soon to be Sukut