The Ponder-February 2006

While he was reviewing a customer’s paperwork for a mortgage refinancing, he looked at her address and realized they were neighbors. “It took me a year to get a date with Jackie,” says a laughing Jolly, who eventually succeeded in his pursuit.

The couple married and blended their families—his, hers and, in November 2005, theirs.

To accommodate their expanding household, they bought a larger home in The Retreat section of Mill Pond. “We like the community,” says Jolly. “It’s full of amenities and the location is convenient.”

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We wanted to share with you the human interest story from the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Homefinder. Mill Pond: Quality service, recreation draw families to Carrollton community—By F.N. Rosenstock for the Journal Constitution

Three years ago, David Jolly relocated from Florida to Georgia to start a new job and a new chapter of his life. He was attracted to a community with comprehensive amenities, hoping amiable neighbors would complete the package. One of his neighbors at Mill Pond in Carrollton proved to be so nice, he married her, bringing new meaning to the adage “Love

thy neighbor.”

At the time he moved to Mill Pond three years ago, Jolly, a mortgage broker, bought a

small home in The Meadows section of the development. “I didn’t know what to expect,” he explains. “I was starting with a new company in a new area, so I played it conservatively.”

Some of you may have noticed the Homeowners’ Info section on the Mill Pond web site. This is where the monthly newsletters are located as well as the Association Meeting Minutes. When you enter this section of the web site you have two options: view the

current months newsletter or log in to the secured area. The secure section includes the Meeting Minutes of the last official Homeowners’ Association Meeting. If you would like to be able to view this file and any future postings to this area, please

call or email

Deanna Bishop

at (770) 214-0270 or dlbishop@millpond.net to receive the username and password. Please be prepared to verify information to insure identification.