Weekend Getaway to Atlanta!

Last weekend, Adam, myself, Christina and Dustin made our way to Atlanta! We had this trip planned for a few months now and we were SO ready for a fun getaway! Friday afternoon, Adam went straight to Pelham after work so he could do a few things on the farm since we wouldn't be there this weekend. Once I got off, I went home and got the kids, loaded the car, and off we went! They were so excited to be going to MeMaw and Pa Paw's house. Landon kept saying " Pa Paw, MeMaw, tractor, Cows", etc. By the time we got there, we stopped to check on the pigs, got eaten up by mosquitoes, then sat down after a while and ate ribs, cream style corn, and green beans. Adalyn kept saying, "Bye mommy!" ha. She was so ready for us to leave. We gave the kids hugs and kisses and we made our way to my parents house. We had to pick something up and it was so nice to just sit and talk for once. Normally, we are all chasing and playing with the kids so talking with no interruptions was nice! By the time we made it home, it was around 8:30 or so. We packed and did some cleaning, watched TV then went to bed. Saturday morning we met Dustin and Christina in Pelham at 7:30 to make the trip to Atlanta. We ate breakfast at the store before we left. I'm not a real big fan of breakfast in general, so I had a BLT sandwich and it was delicious. Saturday afternoon Jerry and Nancy took the kids to my parents house for the rest of the day/night. My mom told me they kept them so busy and all they did was play, play, play! They were wore out by the end of the day and she said Landon went to sleep at 7:30 and woke up a little after 9:00 Sunday morning. Adalyn was still a little sick(more about that on another blog) so they didn't go to Church.
Here they are playing in a mud puddle Saturday afternoon!



We made it there so quick. No traffic at all and when you talk the entire way there, the trip seems so much shorter. Check in wasn't until 3:00 so we had a few hours before we could go to the hotel. First stop, the Coca Cola Factory! Oh my goodness I had the best time. We all did. I love a good coke. Always have. My Granddaddy drank multiple Coke's everyday of his life, or at least the 26 years I knew him. Even the months he was dying of cancer, doctors said to drink water but he didn't listen. He always wanted a Coke, so a coke he would have! I kept thinking the whole time that he would have loved to visit the Coca Cola Factory. It was so interesting to learn the history and see how they make it. At the end, you go through the Tasting room. They had stations set up from all different countries and you were able to try all their drinks. Some were OK, but most were nasty! Yuck. I think if we visit a country any time soon, I'll stick with water.

Here we are testing some drinks!


Everyone who goes through the factory gets a glass bottle of Coca Cola on their way out of the tasting room. We then went into the huge Gift Shop. We found a red Coca Cola hat for Landon. He absolutely loves hats and will keep one on all day.

Once we were finished there, we were all starving. We went to The Varsity for lunch. It's downtown and if you haven't been, you NEED to go! The atmosphere is great. It's definitely something you need to experience. Adam and I have been before so we knew they would love it, too. We all had a cheeseburger and either french fries or onion rings. In addition to a cheeseburger, Adam got a chili cheese dog, too. Oh, and a slice of peach pie. :) I'm telling you, he can eat! So if you are on a kick of "It's not organic so I can't eat a french fry", then this isn't the place for you. This is down right greasy, southern comfort food and it is oh so good!

After we ate, we headed to Buckhead and went to a crazy expensive mall. We so did not fit in. Think Green Hills times 10. In the parking garage, we saw a 4 door Porsche, a Bentley, Porsche Cayenne, a super nice Mercedes, and countless Range Rovers and Lexus. The mall was so nice. We stayed in Pottery Barn Kids for the majority of the time. They were looking at bedding for Baby Dotson while Adam and I strolled the store and "ooh and awed" over everything. We went into a couple more stores then Baby Gap. Adam and I are suckers for that store. We can't walk out empty handed. Ever. Adalyn now has the most precious dress for this summer! Once we were all finished shopping, we headed to the hotel. We stayed at the Fairfield Inn and Suites in Downtown and it was so so nice! We rested and got cleaned up, then hopped on the Marta to head to the stadium.

We ate dinner at The Bullpen then walked across the street to head into the game! The food was so good. When we got to our seats, we quickly realized we had an amazing view of the field! The seats were perfect!!

It was Military Appreciation Night and they had so many neat things they did to recognize and say "Thank You" to our troops and Veterans. It was really neat. The game was kind of slow for a few innings until two guys hit back to back home runs! Of course the crowd went wild and that put us up 3-1. Braves won the game and we couldn't have asked for a better ending! After the game, we made our way to get back on the Marta. It took us straight back to our hotel. It was so quick. Sure beats walking out to find your car, then sitting in traffic for hours. We got some playing cards from the front desk and headed to our room. We popped two bags of popcorn, played cards, and watched a movie on TV. The next morning, it was raining. We ate breakfast at the hotel then got on the road. We went through some major storms but we finally got out of them. We stopped in South Pittsburg to eat lunch. I was craving Stuffed Crust Pizza from Pizza Hut and luckily, everyone else wanted that, too! Lunch of course was ah-ma-zing! You cannot go wrong with Pizza Hut. We had an order of their new cheese bread sticks and oh my goodness! Delicious. Once we got back to Pelham, Jerry was working in the garden and we showed them our Pigs.

We were so anxious to get to my parents house to see our kiddos! It was so nice to get a way with friends though. We don't do things like that near as often as we would like, and with Baby Dotson #2 on the way, we knew this would be the perfect chance! We had a great weekend! Thanks to our parents for keeping our sweet babies for us!

Our next trip away from the kids will be longer than a weekend. ;) That was a start!