So off we went on Thursday night to go find the brewery in Atlanta. We didnt think much of it but we got directions from the internet and had our map with us and ready to have a good time. The directions said 7.4 miles then take a right. WELL.... first off the directions were wrong which only proves my point once again on how bad I need a garmin for my car. Regardless, we were in the car for 30 minutes already when the directions said it would take less than that to get there. So off we went on the side of the road to figure things out. I felt so uneasy not knowing where we were. Figured out that we had not passed the turn point yet and still had a way to go. (even though we had already gone over 7.4 miles) Regardless, we did finally find where we were going and it only took an hour to get there. By this time we were ready for a drink. Atlanta traffic isn't the best at all. We walked in and of course I forgot our voucher in the car and had to go back and get it. We got ourselves our glasses and started pouring away. We were able to try 4 BIG glasses of beer. Me being the driver, I had half glasses and didnt even finish some of them because the taste got to me and the last one I just took a sip to see what it tasted like. YES I AM A RESPONSIBLE DRIVER! Alex on the other hand didn't have to worry about being responsible so she could drink what and however much she wanted. Still, 8 oclock came too fast and last call did as well. While we were there we had some pictures taken and they all turned out funny and we couldnt figure it out until at last, it was the reflextion of my running jacket that the flash got a hold of! I looked like something out of some scary movie. It was soo funny! (picture to come later)
So off we went to get some dinner. We had decided to get chinese food from Mama Fu's. I got mongoian beef and Alex got Chicken lo mein. I liked her better but thats ok. (I think its because mine had fungus in it ... mushrooms) We got back to the hotel, watched greys annat. and called it a night.
The next morning came with car alarms going off and me not knowing what time it was. It ended up being 8am so we slept for 10 hours! I guess we needed it. Both of us felt so bloated. All that sodium we had the day before and stuffing ourselves with food just made us both feel horrible. I think between all the coke we drank, the chinese food, snacks, and junk food we felt icky.
We got ready, packed everything up and off we went to breakfast. We decided on IHOP. Normally this would not even be on the list of choices but we figured they had a menu that we can pick from that said how bad the food was for you so we chose there, plus we figured a big breakfast would then lead us to a late lunch and less money spent in the long run.
We found IHOP, ate and went on our way to the subway to get into the city. Our plan of attack for the day was to go to the underground but not before I introduced Alex to Trader Joe's. We walked around there and found amazing prices on sushi, wine, and flowers. So thats what we got. We had a cooler in the car so we kept the sushi in there for lunch and I called my mom because I found some flowers that were so pretty and only 5 bucks! She said it was a steal and then the wine wasnt even 3 bucks. Alex got a bunch of that.
So the car was stocked with everything and we got into the city about midday. We found the underground after freezing our tooshies off walking there only to be halfway disapointed. In a nice way you could say we felt pretty unsafe and we were definitly the minority there. There wasnt any store that was taylored to white people (except the candy store).
We made the executive decision to leave and get back on the train to get to our car.
So we made it to the car and then found a mcdonalds for a bathroom and then ate our sushi in the car. It was super yummy and off we were to get back home. The traffic wasnt that bad until we got to Charlotte. UGGG. Can you say horrible?! I think we were stuck for about an hour in bumper to bumper traffic. Then after getting Alex's car from my parents, it rained most of the way back to Greensboro. I wish the trip was a bit longer but Ill take what I can get.
I already miss my best friend and want to go traveling again but need to get my game face on for this sprint triathlon which will be another road trip on the first weekend of May!! HEHE!!
So back to good nutrition, hardcore training, and work.
I cant wait for another trip! It was so much fun having girl time even though it was extreemly nice to come home to a loving family who missed me as much as I missed them.
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