Getting the BOOT!

Well, I will say that I didn't have cheese on my omlet at Huey's (cheese = bad for weight watchers), but I can't think for the life of me what I had on it now besides the peppers and mushrooms. Oh well.. Anyways.... After our dining experience at Huey's we decided to go to the Lenox Square Mall for some shopping. In front of the mall, we noticed they had valet parking which costed anywhere from 6-10 bucks. I had no cash on me and neither did Jason, so we opted to park in the lot across from the mall where there were some other stores, such as American Apparel. Jason wanted to go to this store, so I decided that we would park in the lot, walk over to the mall and then hit the store when we left. Well, thats just what we did. However, the guy driving around doing survaillance didn't like the idea and the fact that we parked in a lot that had signs everywhere posted " if you leave this lot, you will be towed." (which I happened to ignore because I thought..who's gonna know). When we left the American Apparel store after a few hours of being there I noticed this big yellow boot on my tires. I was soooo mad. Mad at the fact that I just should of paid attention to the signs. Jason got on the phone to call the guy to remove it and before he could even get the number put in my phone, he drove up behind our vehicle. After talking with him and him telling us the reason why I got the boot, which made me even more mad. I had to pay him 50 bucks to get it taken off. I was fuming by this time. (This guy's job is to stalk people while they shop to make sure they don't leave the lot... what a sucky job. I bet he is hated by many...b/c I know I was hatin him at the time!) As we drove away, I happened to notice the parking garage behind the mall. I guess I should have drove around to see what other parking there was. I'll know better next time. And poor Jason, offered to pay for it, but it was my fault and not his. Now ...I'm kinda wishing he had drove...at least I could of made him pay for the ticket then...haha. So much for me getting mad at his driving....

Huey's

One of the places I just had to visit was Huey's. I found this hole-in-the wall place last time I was in Atlanta. A small New Orleans Cafe, Huey's serves some of the best beignets i've ever had. We arrived there shortly after 11am. Saturday morning and were directed to a table on the covered patio. The interior was humble and the waiter wasn't the most personable but the food was divine. Jess chose the 'Name Your Own Omelet' with mushrooms, peppers, and cheese (i think...) I went with chicory coffee, 3 beignets, and a cup of gumbo :D ooh and btw...Chicory is made from the root of the chicory plant. When dried, roasted and ground, it makes an excellent substitute for coffee. It has a more "roasted" flavor and I don't think Jess liked it at all. (in fact her exact words were "thats so disgusting") The beignets were fresh hot and covered in powdered sugar! It was a great lill place to eat. I wished we had chosen a booth.. the open table made it a bit hard to carry on a conversation... but after my driving it was probably best ;)

A Colorful Sunday

Jason has told this story so many times today...so I thought I'd share....

Our Sunday started out kinda early with us having to get up to make it to worship service at a local congregation we had picked out from a list on Saturday night. We had no idea what churches there were in Atlanta so we "googled" Churches of Christ and chose one near our hotel. After stopping for a nonfat, nowhip white chocolate mocha (they are my FAV!) at Starbucks...and a green tea frapp for Jason, we headed to Moreland Ave. Church of Christ. When we pulled into the parking lot, we noticed several black ladies standing outside. They all said hello to us as we walked in the back door of the church. We followed two elderly black ladies inside and told them we were lost and asked if they could point us to the direction of the auditorium. Being so sweet as they were, they told us to follow them. When we got to the top of the steps, we were headed through the double doors at the front of the auditorium. As we walked in and took seats near the back, we couldn't help but notice that we were the only two white people in the whole congregation. Needless to say, we had gone to a predominately ...er... entirely black church. Grant it, this was my first time at one of these churches (Jason seems to frequent them often...so I learned....haha)...but I have to say it was the highlight of my trip. This congregation was the friendliest bunch of people I have ever seen....more so than any other church I've been too. I would bet that most of the congregation came and talked with us and asked us where we were from. We felt right at home....

There will be future trips to Atlanta and we have already decided that if church is involved, we will definitely go back! At least next time we won't have to stand up as first time visitors......!

Design Within Reach

Well as 'the geek' there are certain things that I am particularly geeky about. One of which is mid-century modern furniture. So when we passed by Design Within Reach I told Jess we just HAD to go. We passed it on the way to the Mall and decided to catch it later on the return trip to the Hotel. So despite her horrible ordeal with "the boot" (Jess that story is all yours!) she remembered to stop by to let me drool over very expensive fantastic furniture. I recognized several of the pieces as I walked in the door. Eames and Herman Miller chairs, a Noguchi coffee table... it was a absolute dream to see all these great pieces in person. I know.. I know.. its just furniture but I guess that's why I am 'the geek'. Ooh and one of the sales ladies over heard me spouting off some usless facts and totally drooling over the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman and wandered over. She asked if I had ever sat in one and told me if not then by all means I had to. Yes I'm a complete dork but hey its not everyday you get to sit in a $5,000 chair. I don't think Jess quite knew what to think but was a great sport about it and totally let me get it out of my system. I keep telling her "furniture has to have great lines" ... she usually replies mumbling something about comfort.... ;)

Georgia Aquarium

I wish I could say we had a perfect trip down; but due to the rain and me getting us lost looking for Big Apple Bagel in Murfreesboro it took a bit longer than expected. We found our way to the Georgia Aquarium. I have been there a couple of times so its kinda hard for me to give first impressions but it was a bit more crowded than usual. We walked through several of the exhibits before grabbing lunch, which consisted of salad and yogurt, at the cafeteria. A lot has changed since I was there last. Of note there are now four whale sharks, the tanks showed some age (and a bit of algae), and several of the fish had bad bacterial infections. More to come after dinner

First Post

Well I finally broke down and created the blog. Jess is working on the Flickr account... or more accurately is sitting here cursing the gmail login site. Personally I think it could be user error. ;) (i kid... i kid)

So for those of you who have stumbled on our humble little site welcome. Feel free to post comments, flames, advice, ect... Be sure to stay tuned for posts and pics on our trip to Atlanta.