Oh, Atlanta

We had so much fun in Atlanta!  We arrived around 6:30 Tuesday night, checked in to our hotel, and then... ate dinner at the food court at Phipps Plaza and went to see Clash of the Titans! Haha.  Okay, so why did we go see a movie our first night in Atlanta?  Because we have had an AMC gift card that we haven't been able to use because there are no AMC theaters around here. So, we finally got to use it!  Our hotel was perfect.  I think we'll stay there from here on out!  It was a Fairfield Marriott in Buckhead and very reasonably priced.  We've stayed downtown a couple of times, but it's definitely a bit more pricey, plus you have to pay for parking.  I also felt a lot safer staying in the perimeter area.  

We even had a waterfront room! Haha.  

Anyway, on Wednesday we hung out at Perimeter Mall for a little bit to kill some time, ate lunch at the Varsity, and then went to Turner field and took the tour before the game.  Because it was so close to game time, we didn't get to go down to the locker room, but we did get to sit in the dugout and see the press room and other cool stuff.  Some of the Cubs players were throwing a frisbee on the field when we were out there.   The highlight of the tour was definitely seeing Don Sutton.  He was grabbing something to eat in this little diner thing that's for the media people.  He stopped and talked to us while he waited on his food.  Ray made fun of me because I was so star struck even though I wasn't all that familiar with him.  I was just excited!                                                                               

The weather was perfect on Wednesday.  I had on flip flops, shorts and a tank top until the sun went down.  Even then, it still felt perfect!  We sat right behind short stop, one section over from where Chipper hit his homer of the game.  We snacked on peanuts, coke, and I got a huge frozen yogurt.  Yum!  

Thursday was rainy, so we went downtown and hung out at the CNN center.  We ate lunch at the food court and then drove to a place I found called Atlanta Cupcake Factory.  It was a tiny little place with THE BEST cupcakes.  We ran inside while it was LIGHTLY raining out.  Ray got a key lime cupcake and I got a coconut almond cupcake.  Such a perfect treat on a rainy day!  On the way out, we had to run through a MONSOON.  We were drenched.  We had to change clothes in the car when we got to Turner Field because we were seriously squeezing water out of our jeans. Haha.  So I had to wear shorts, but luckily it never got too cold.  It cleared up right before batting practice.  We HAD to get a ball.  I had on the baseball glove, ready to catch one. No success during the Braves practice.  So, we kept waiting while the Cubs hit some.  Finally, one came right toward me, but (I promise) it was too high!  Ray thought I just didn't try.  I seriously did try!  It went right over my head two rows above us.  Ray jumped over the seats and got it.  Thank goodness!  I don't think I would have been able to live that one down.  

Our seats for Thursday's game were up high above second base.  Still good though! (Have I mentioned that we only paid $32 for both of us for two games?)  Sweet deal!  Sadly, the Braves lost on Thursday night, but they looked good and I'm looking forward to going to some more games.  

Sorry, I know this blog was long, but I just thought I'd give a recap of our trip!  

Oh and this week I have to get back on track with eating and working out.  I ate so much unhealthy goodness over the past few days.

I did TRY to run on the treadmill at the hotel, but it was so old it felt unsafe.  Haha.  I'm definitely feeling out of shape today!  

Ray hasn't been feeling good since we got back and he's running a high fever.  I hope he gets better by tomorrow! Please pray for him! 

Oh, ATLANTA

I hear you calling

I'm coming back to you one fine day

No need to worry, there ain't no hurry

Cause I'm on my way back to GEORGIA

-Alison Krauss