Georgia

several summers, my family vacationed in Atlanta... mostly because one of my dad's clients lived there and he was able to write off our vacation as company expenses... hehe... we got to do all sorts of things on the company dollar... we went to Brave's baseball games, dined at the country club, and even did a little shopping... one year, there were bugs in our hotel room (this was a waaaay nice/pricey hotel, so it wasn't like we were in the ghetto)... so my parents complained and asked to be moved... expecting a room of somewhat similar size and amenities... but no... we got this huge lavish suite on the top floor... complete with our own personal concierge... now that was a vacation... hehe...

i've been back to atlanta several times since being there with my family... one of my best friends attended Emory University, so there were several trips to see her... the first time was just as she was healing from her car accident... our other two friends had told mel and i to plan the trip, and they'd go along with it... well, that is the last thing you tell two evil, creative people with too much time on their hands... hehe... the things i am about to tell you will seem childish now, but to college freshmen, it was a hoot... mel and i made itineraries (fake of course) with all sorts of stuff on them... things like Ballet at the Fox Theater, Dinner at the Country Club... things they would need to bring dressy clothes for... of course, it was all fake so they had their bags stuffed full of stuff they wouldn't need... one of the other friend's favorite colors was yellow... most every thing she wore was yellow... so we told her yellow was a gang color and she might get shot for wearing it... she went out and bought nearly all new clothes for the trip (even dress clothes, as mentioned before)... we also told them that it would be Elvis night at the baseball game (since both liked elvis)... so they made posters and t-shirts, and one even made sideburns to wear hoping she'd get on TV... LOL... i'm nearly in tears now thinking how excited they were about elvis night, and how silly they looked in their getups... oh my... the best part of the trip took lots of planning... for weeks leading up to the trip, mel had reminded me not to be late (at that time, punctuality wasn't my strong point) and said (in front of the other two) that if i weren't at the meeting place at 8:30 am on the dot, she was going to leave me... well, the day of the trip comes, and the other two and mel meet at the designated meeting spot to leave for the trip... they're all waiting for me, and when 8:30 rolls around, mel pulls out of the parking lot... the other two were really freaking out... both in tears because she was leaving me... telling her to go back, i would be there soon... even offering to drive to my house to see if i'm there... oh how i wish i could have been there to see it... well, first on our itinerary was breakfast in the next town south... and beforehand, mel and i had planned i'd be there waiting... so, there i was... when they walked in, the two others looked like they'd had a rough time (mostly because they'd upset)... but were sure glad to see me... mel and i were so entertained by our evilness on that trip... no wonder those other two aren't friends with us anymore... hmmm...

it was on that trip that i was first introduced to my favorite restaurant EVER... Dante's Down the Hatch... it's a fondue place with a pirate motif... waaaay cool... and every trip to atlanta since then, i have made a point of eating there because i looooove it so much...

lets see, what else?? oh yeah... during my fall break trip with Jackie to visit mel, we went to see a live (along with the movie) showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show... it was fun and entertaining... not all of my friends thought so... but i sure had a blast... wish i could find a place to see it again... yeah...

and finally, my trip to savannah... i've already chronicled that trip in my post titled "what a way to celebrate 3 years" or something to that nature... that was an awesome trip too... i definately want to do it again some time... *sigh* it makes me dreamy... hehe...

okay, so i know i said i'd tell of minnesota as well, but GA ran longer than i'd expected, so i'll do it next time...