Back in the swing of things!

Well, Patrick and I did get a chance to go to Atlanta last week and we had a great time! We left on Wednesday morning and arrived a little over 4 hours later in Buckhead. We stayed at the Doubletree in Buckhead, which was in walking distance from a movie theatre, a shopping complex, a Maggiano's, and a MARTA Station.


On Wed night, we napped, ate at Maggiano's, and watched Ocean's 13 before we walked the 100 yards back to our hotel. On Thursday, we rode the MARTA to the Peachtree Center downtown and headed to the World of Coke and the Georgia Aquarium (both right next to each other and both VERY fun!!!). We tried not to over-do the walking too much for Patrick's sake, but he felt good to walk and enjoyed the sites and sounds of the tourist attractions we visited. We went back to our hotel about 3pm and napped for the remainder of the afternoon. That night, we ate at the Cheesecake Factory and then spent an hour at a Borders Bookstore as Patrick checked his email and I read some periodicals. We left the next morning to pick up Mallory from my folks house, but stayed to visit a few days with them before heading home on Sunday. It was a busy week and Patrick and I really needed the break, rest, and relaxation. It was good to see our girl, again! Here are some pics from the week:


Here's Patrick in front of the Georgia Aquarium:

This is the BIG fish tank in the Aquarium. There were TONS of people looking into the tank at all the fish, snapping pictures and pointing at the HUGE grouper. The grouper were just staring right back out on all the people. It was very funny to think what must be going on in their brains looking all the crazy folk and the bright lights. Just think, they get all of that entertainment for free!!!

Us infront of the World of Coke. The folks who took our picture were from England. They were on their way to Savahanah for a visit

Here's Patrick in the taste room at the World of Coke. You can taste over 70 different kinds of Coke products from across the world, including Africa, South America, and Europe. Our favorites were DEFINITELY North America brands!!! We LOVE Fanta (the grape, strawberry and orange. We'll forgo the Mango and Apple flavors)!!!






















Me inside the World of Coke in one of their many exhibits

















My parent's beautiful water feature. Mallory was constantly on the go, but loved looking at the fishies inside the pond.