Atlanta Weekend

I had an absolute BLAST this past Friday & Saturday! I worked from home in the morning and then took off for Atlanta with my friend Stacey around noon. We made it to Atlanta with no problems and found our hotel. I got a ridiculous deal on the Sheraton downtown Atlanta, which was a beautiful hotel (and had some seriously comfy beds!). We quickly changed and jumped on the MARTA (Atlanta's public transportation system - which I'm a big fan of!) to get to Turner Field for the game. I was beyond giddy about the game. Our seats were amazing, it was a gorgeous evening, and even though the Dbacks kicked the Braves butts, I had a fantastic time. I seriously love, love, love baseball games! Even though I would have been beyond satisfied just going to the game, fireworks at the end are always the cherry on top!

After the game we jumped back on MARTA and went back to the hotel. We headed to the hotel's restaurant for a late night snack and in the middle of a conversation with Stacey, I looked at the door and was speechless! In walked Jeremy D., Stephen, Jeremy W. & Todd! I looked at them, laughing, and threw my hands in the air and said, "What the heck?!" We were all shocked! What are the chances?! I mean, we rarely run into each other in Cool Springs, so what are the chances of us staying at the same hotel in downtown Atlanta, and being at the same restaurant at 11:30 at night? We had a great time talking, laughing and catching up with each other. We called it a night an hour or so later and decided to meet up in the morning for some breakfast.

We took the MARTA (or as Jeremy W. called it - the SPARTA :)) the next morning to Midtown for breakfast at The Flying Biscuit (kudos to Dave for the great recommendation!). Apparently it's a very popular Saturday restaurant as the wait was near an hour, but in the end, totally worth it! After breakfast we said our goodbyes and went our separate ways - the guys to the Aquarium, Stacey & I to IKEA. We got our luggage, loaded up the car and took off for IKEA with one short detour along the way. We basically ran in and out - just grabbing a few items. I bought a fantastic mirror that in the end, was 3" too long to fit in my car...so I had to return it. Ah well, wasn't meant to be. After IKEA we headed over to the Fernbank Museum to see the IMAX Grand Canyon Adventure movie - which I would highly recommend if it's playing anywhere near you. We grabbed dinner at Zesto's before hitting the road - and with gaining an hour on way back, were home by 10:00!

I can't wait for my next weekend rendezvous! We're already talking about the next game - which is looking to be the Chicago Cubs (still working on my Yankees weekend!). I really think I may get to 5 stadiums in one summer! Not too shabby for my first season of MLB!

Here's some pics from the weekend: