Atlanta Trip!

First of all let me say that I am STOKED football is back in season! We kicked off this season by making plans to travel to Atlanta for the Chick-fil-a Kick-off Game :D

Wednesday I worked a half day (which ended up being NUTS! but why wouldnt it be when I'm trying to leave town?). When John got home from work we loaded up the car and started on the first leg our trip. Our plan was to stay in Gainsville for the evening and visit with the Chase's. We also really wanted to see The Swamp!

 Ricky's Birthday was  a few days earlier so we brought him a present too 

He was TOO cute opening it..

 Touring the stadium- they keep it open all the time! You just cant go on the field

We had some fun ;D

 TIM TEBOW!

 

 GO PACK!

 The Swamp.

 :D

 We ate dinner at a place called the Swamp Restaurant. The food was delicious!

 Love these people!

The next day we got up and headed to Atlanta. We got there the same time Josh and Krystal did (even after a short detour to the wrong hotel. lol). We cleaned up, got some Bojangles, and headed off to SweetWater Brewery for a tour. We ended up getting there super early, so we took some pictures, reserved ourselves a space ;D, and went to burn some time at a local watering hole. When it was finally time to do the tour, we drove back and our spot was still reserved! haha. The tour was mediocre but the beer was good. It was a great time to catch up with Krystal and Josh. After the tour we headed back to the hotel and decided to take the MARTA to find some dinner. We ended up in the touristy part of town. We were not much fans of the area, but by that point it was so late we just chose a spot. The food was just okay- but again- at least it was fun with Kyrstal and Josh!

  Our "reserved" spot....haha

Friday was GAME DAY! We got ready, went and got supplies, and took the MARTA out to tailgate. We met up with Megan Eure and her family. It was BEYOND hot. We were on black asphalt too, so it was just that much hotter. We had a ton of fun though. It was so great to be surrounded by NC State people and southerners! I sure do miss the south. lol. Towards game time we headed into the Dome and found our seats. It was nice to be in air condition for the game! Unfortunately, we lost :( But at least the entire experience was fun! Here's to hoping we play better next weekend.

The gang

 Me and hubby! it was really bright out!!

 Inside the dome

 Our band!

Saturday we slept in a little and then headed to my Mawmaw's and Pawpaw's! John and I havnt been to their place since we stopped down on our move, so I was excited to visit them. Of course Mawmaw made a huge delicious dinner with an amazing dessert to top it off. Then we went to the tv room and talked some. We decided to watch a movie and ended up stopping it a little way through and talked for hours instead. It was so neat to talk to them about their past, working and living in Miami, my mom, etc. We went to bed kind of late (oops!) and had to get up real early for church the next morning. Mawmaw and Pawpaw were excited for us to go to their sunday school classes (they both teach!) and visit their church. They are always talking about their classes, so it was neat meeting the people they talked about so much. Mawmaw would introduce me as her first grandbaby that was born on her birthday and named after her :D I could tell she was proud and it made me feel really good. After church we went to lunch with them at a southern buffet place. SO. GOOD. I was literally in pain when we left because I was so full. haha. On our way back to their place, they showed us where they used to live and a little around the area. We REALLY enjoyed our time there. It really made the amazing weekend we already had, even better :D 

We were super lucky that it was a 3 day weekend and we had Monday off too. We just relaxed all day. I always say I need a vacation after vacation and it was sorta like we got it this time! haha.