Some of our
unique
amenities are:
• All Day Dining
• Yoga Room
• Green House
• Patio Dining
• Storage Units
• Business Center
• Walking Paths
• Putting Green
• Pet Play Area
• Bird Aviary
• On-Site Rehab
• Business Center
The kitchen in the Marietta home of Marie and former Gov. Roy Barnes
is decked out for the holidays.
them, so he made an offer to Marie that she couldn’t turn
down.
So she created a forest with the 8- to 12-foot trees,
some which can’t include the top because they are too
tall for the ceiling, downstairs. They stay up year-round
and her grandkids like to go down there, turn on the
lights and watch TV.
She has everything from a nativity scene she
purchased in Germany to a choir of angels who move like
they are singing in her room to a Georgia Bulldogsthemed
room and tree.
“If I find something unique and I can afford it, then
that’s part of my Christmas decorations,” Marie said.
As the years have gone on, Marie has started keeping
more and more of the decorations up year-round. All
except the ones in the front yard of course, large ball
ornaments and inflatables depending on the season.
Marie said that her three children joke that Santa
threw up in her front yard.
“Marie has always loved Christmas,” said former
Georgia Governor Roy Barnes. “And, around our house,
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