Hard Rock Cafe
Yesterday the boys and I went to lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe (yes, AGAIN!) and had the coolest waitress! Her name is Hailey, HI HAILEY! She was very very nice and bubbly and made my whole day :). She had this "stealth ninja mystery waitress" technique. We were eating (house salad, bacon cheeseburger, french fries, waters, and extra olives) and we wouldn't see her at all and then *POOF* she was there asking if everything was okay, if we needed anything, and refilling our drinks. At one point I nearly hit the cieling b/c I was munching away and I looked around b/c Miles needed a refill and next thing I know *POOF* she is next to us taking Miles cup for a refill. It's like she was psychic! Miles said that at one point he watched her go to one area and he waited for her to come out, and he said she came out somewhere else LOL. He was in awe!
OOps, I was hoping to post about The Varsity too but it's almost 11 so I have to run! Will post more later (if I don't collapse from exhaustion)
Friday, September 08, 2006
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Oh, my aching legs!
This morning we got up, tidied the room, and then headed out. After we paid for the parking spot again (we have to pay for a day, then go back and pay for the night and vice versa) we headed to Underground Atlanta. We got there too early and it hadn't opened so we headed to the Coca-Cola museum. Now that was cool.
The admission was $9 for adults and $5 for kids. You start on the third floor with a museum of Coca-Cola history and walk through the areas. There is also a running movie that explains the whole history of Coca-Cola! After you are through with that, you go to another movie room that runs commercials for Coke from 1950's to the 1980's. I noticed that commercials were much longer then. I enjoyed watching all the commercials and found myself singing along with the "I want to buy the world a Coke..." commercial. We all laughed at a few of them. Then head on out to the next level.
Level 2 was a tasting center where you can taste all the flavors of Coke products including Fanta, Barq's root beer, diet, diet caffiene free, etc. After you relieve yourself in the bathrooms (that are located right in the area! LOL) you go into another area with sodas from around the world. There was an apple soda from China, a ginger root soda from South Africa and a bitter something or other from Germany and more. We tried most of them, but the bitter one from Germany was NASTY! I went back to the American room and grabbed a Sprite to kill the taste. But it was fun trying all the drinks!
Then we went down to the gift shop. I was in Coca-Cola nirvana! It was my dream come true! If I could, I would have bought the store! Instead I chose a special bottle that you pick the cover and a machine heat shrinks the wrap to the bottle. So I have a nice souvenir(sp?) that I can move to the boat when we move.
After the Coca-Cola museum, we walked through Underground Atlanta. I want to go back and find a tour of it. It was really need seeing the street signs and the sidewalks and walking along knowing that you are underground. From there we found the MARTA station and OUCH! bought train tickets back to the Peachtree Station we were at (N1 I think) b/c our feet were KILLING us! The boys loved the experience of riding a train in the subway system. When we got off the train we found a Post Office (underground) and mailed our letters.
We hung out in the room and napped for awhile, went to the gym and watched TV until dh was ready to go out to dinner. We ate at the Hard Rock Cafe. They have a very delicious Bleu Cheese Burger! MMMMM! Miles got the bacon cheese burger and Mendel got a cheese pizza.
We came back to the room, watched Mythbusters and then Miles and I went to the gym for an hour to workout (so proud of me!) and then went for coffee, walked three blocks to the car and paid for the night parking and then headed back to the hotel.
We got the room tidied, got the cooler situated, dh's uniform is ironed, Miles and I went downstairs to get coffee for the morning and now I am the only one up. I have the alarm set for 7:30 AM so off I go to bed!
Tomorrow we'll check for museums and find a grocery store and a laundry mat.
Until tomorrow... or later today LOL
Dotchi
This morning we got up, tidied the room, and then headed out. After we paid for the parking spot again (we have to pay for a day, then go back and pay for the night and vice versa) we headed to Underground Atlanta. We got there too early and it hadn't opened so we headed to the Coca-Cola museum. Now that was cool.
The admission was $9 for adults and $5 for kids. You start on the third floor with a museum of Coca-Cola history and walk through the areas. There is also a running movie that explains the whole history of Coca-Cola! After you are through with that, you go to another movie room that runs commercials for Coke from 1950's to the 1980's. I noticed that commercials were much longer then. I enjoyed watching all the commercials and found myself singing along with the "I want to buy the world a Coke..." commercial. We all laughed at a few of them. Then head on out to the next level.
Level 2 was a tasting center where you can taste all the flavors of Coke products including Fanta, Barq's root beer, diet, diet caffiene free, etc. After you relieve yourself in the bathrooms (that are located right in the area! LOL) you go into another area with sodas from around the world. There was an apple soda from China, a ginger root soda from South Africa and a bitter something or other from Germany and more. We tried most of them, but the bitter one from Germany was NASTY! I went back to the American room and grabbed a Sprite to kill the taste. But it was fun trying all the drinks!
Then we went down to the gift shop. I was in Coca-Cola nirvana! It was my dream come true! If I could, I would have bought the store! Instead I chose a special bottle that you pick the cover and a machine heat shrinks the wrap to the bottle. So I have a nice souvenir(sp?) that I can move to the boat when we move.
After the Coca-Cola museum, we walked through Underground Atlanta. I want to go back and find a tour of it. It was really need seeing the street signs and the sidewalks and walking along knowing that you are underground. From there we found the MARTA station and OUCH! bought train tickets back to the Peachtree Station we were at (N1 I think) b/c our feet were KILLING us! The boys loved the experience of riding a train in the subway system. When we got off the train we found a Post Office (underground) and mailed our letters.
We hung out in the room and napped for awhile, went to the gym and watched TV until dh was ready to go out to dinner. We ate at the Hard Rock Cafe. They have a very delicious Bleu Cheese Burger! MMMMM! Miles got the bacon cheese burger and Mendel got a cheese pizza.
We came back to the room, watched Mythbusters and then Miles and I went to the gym for an hour to workout (so proud of me!) and then went for coffee, walked three blocks to the car and paid for the night parking and then headed back to the hotel.
We got the room tidied, got the cooler situated, dh's uniform is ironed, Miles and I went downstairs to get coffee for the morning and now I am the only one up. I have the alarm set for 7:30 AM so off I go to bed!
Tomorrow we'll check for museums and find a grocery store and a laundry mat.
Until tomorrow... or later today LOL
Dotchi
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
We made it!
We drove to Atlanta, GA today. Man, what a city. I'd rather drive through Los Angeles traffic all day long! Anywhoodles! We made it!
Dh took us to the Ikea store. WAY COOL! If you are in Atlanta, check it out. We started by parking in the parking garage below the store and walking to the entrance. Once inside, they had an escalator to the second floor. Once there we got the new catalog and headed up the next escalator to the restaurant. Dh had the swedish meatballs, I had the poached salmon, Miles had the chicken and Lil Mendel ate mac and cheese with chocolate milk. (A rare treat!) The food was DELICIOUS! Oh yea, and I had a salad! After that, we headed around the store.
It is laid out so you can follow the arrows on the floor and walk through each section. They have bedrooms, bathrooms, furniture, kids, office, etc. And the coolest part was they had little areas all set up as a "house" and each one had a sign "XXX Sq Ft Living". There was, let me see if I can remember, 237, 369, 798 and another one but I can't remember. Those are close numbers anyway. They also had "rooms" set up. Like livingrooms, kitchens, bedrooms, etc and it said how much the whole set up would cost. VERY VERY nice! You must go check it out if you go to Atlanta.
After that, we went to the hotel. We're staying in the Hyatt Hotel across from the huge Suntrust building. When you pull up, they have bellhops, bellboys, what do they call them? The inside is like a HUMUNGOUS hollowed out square with all the floors opening to the middle where you look down the nauseatingly high void to the bottom floor. Can you tell I hate heights. And so my highlight was getting in the GLASS elevator and going to the 20th floor without peeing on myself. I have managed to walk onto the balcony without passing out. It really is beautiful! I'll have to post a picture.
Well, the boys are getting antsy and I need to find us something to do in this huge city!
TA TA!
Dotchi
We drove to Atlanta, GA today. Man, what a city. I'd rather drive through Los Angeles traffic all day long! Anywhoodles! We made it!
Dh took us to the Ikea store. WAY COOL! If you are in Atlanta, check it out. We started by parking in the parking garage below the store and walking to the entrance. Once inside, they had an escalator to the second floor. Once there we got the new catalog and headed up the next escalator to the restaurant. Dh had the swedish meatballs, I had the poached salmon, Miles had the chicken and Lil Mendel ate mac and cheese with chocolate milk. (A rare treat!) The food was DELICIOUS! Oh yea, and I had a salad! After that, we headed around the store.
It is laid out so you can follow the arrows on the floor and walk through each section. They have bedrooms, bathrooms, furniture, kids, office, etc. And the coolest part was they had little areas all set up as a "house" and each one had a sign "XXX Sq Ft Living". There was, let me see if I can remember, 237, 369, 798 and another one but I can't remember. Those are close numbers anyway. They also had "rooms" set up. Like livingrooms, kitchens, bedrooms, etc and it said how much the whole set up would cost. VERY VERY nice! You must go check it out if you go to Atlanta.
After that, we went to the hotel. We're staying in the Hyatt Hotel across from the huge Suntrust building. When you pull up, they have bellhops, bellboys, what do they call them? The inside is like a HUMUNGOUS hollowed out square with all the floors opening to the middle where you look down the nauseatingly high void to the bottom floor. Can you tell I hate heights. And so my highlight was getting in the GLASS elevator and going to the 20th floor without peeing on myself. I have managed to walk onto the balcony without passing out. It really is beautiful! I'll have to post a picture.
Well, the boys are getting antsy and I need to find us something to do in this huge city!
TA TA!
Dotchi
Friday, September 01, 2006
Family Dollar Stores have lost my business!
I was so excited to see a Family Dollar Store come to Decatur, TN. In fact my friend and I went shopping there not too long after it opened (which was Thursday the 24th of August). I was so happy because now there was someplace fresh and new and with low prices that wasn't too far from us and they accept checks. Well, everyone's checks but mine.
1) I have NEVER bounced a check at Family Dollar Stores, EVER.
2) As I type this, my account balance in my bank account is $2707 and some change.
So today I grabbed my list and planned an errand day. I paid for my new registration for my van, bought gas for the van and the lawn mower and then headed over to Family Dollar to get what I needed. It wasn't a LOT of things but the total did come to $88.84 so, I am sure you can imagine my surprise when they wouldn't accept my check. I was sure there must be a mistake since I hadn't bounced any checks and my account balance MORE than covers the $88.84 check. In fact, I could pay the $88.84 check 30 times before I would need to worry about bouncing a check. They did not have a number to call so I could find out why so instead, I called my bank. They said there was nothing wrong there and told me it was Family Dollar and the bank.
I ended up finding the number on the back of my check from where they stamp the check and I called that number. They gave me a reference number for my account so that if I called again the call would go faster (how sweet). Then he explained that the reason they would not accept my check is because my "recent check writing habits have exceeded the acceptable limits and guidelines set forth by Family Dollar corporation" and then they gave me a number to call to talk to them.
At first, I thought it was a joke. But it isn't. I have wrote one check on the 27th of August and it cleared my account. That was for a few things I needed. It was less than $20. I wrote another check there on the 30th of August for $49.08 and it has not cleared my account yet (but with $2707 in the account, I am not worried). And then the check I attempted to write today.
I have called and left a message with Dianne at the Customer Service Department and I am waiting for her to call back but I will DEMAND an explanation as to why they won't accept my check when my friend has wrote checks there since it opened equaling MORE than my 3 checks combined.
I will not shop somewhere that has these ridiculous "limits and guidelines" and humiliates me in public b/c they don't my check writing habits are "acceptable". The only thing they should worry about is whether or not the check will clear, which it would! But not to worry your corporate self, Family Dollar, you won't have to worry about my "check writing habits" anymore because I will NOT shop there again. I'll take my business elsewhere.
Humiliate me? I think not! Publicly defame my character? No thank you, I'll shop at Dollar General from now on. At least they appreciate the business. Excuse me for getting paid and needing soap, bleach and food.
Dotchi
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