First full week in ATL

So, the week of June 23 (I know I haven't blogged in forever!) I decided to stay a few extra days in ATL. The week in ATL was eventful. Garry and I grilled out one night (which I love doing in the summers) and we went to a Braves game that he owed me for losing a bet. Although, we didn’t get to the game until the 7th inning b/c I was working late, we still had fun.

Garry decided to take the chance and bet against me for the Redwings/Penguins Stanley Cup finals. He obviously lost which meant that he needed to pay up and take me to Six Flags. On Friday we took the day off and spent the day at the park. We weren’t able to ride on some rides b/c the lines were ridiculous. We were able to ride the new ride “Goliath”. I loved the roller coaster but I still think that my favorite was the “Acrophobia” which is like the “Demon Drop” at Cedar Point. It takes you up abut 16 stories and to make it more thrilling it tilts you at the top. Then it drops you fast and the whole ride lasts around 45 seconds. So much fun. Even with a little afternoon rain (during lunch) the day turned out to be great. I would love to go back again though to ride the other rides that we couldn’t.

On Friday night 10 of us who went out to a Japanese Steakhouse for Garry’s birthday. The food was really great! After the restaurant we all met back at Garry’s for everyone to gather before we headed out on the town in ATL. It was a really fun night and I definitely enjoyed seeing more parts of ATL other than downtown.
Since everyone was pretty tired from the night before, we all went to dinner on Saturday and watched the movie “Wanted”. The movie was a little far fetched but it was really good. And, some parts were filmed in Chicago (close to my house) and that was awesome to see. I think at one point Garry was annoyed with me telling him “I know where that is” all throughout the movie:-)

I had an 8AM flight back to Chicago on Sunday. The Gay/Pride parade was held that weekend and everyone in Chicago, says you need to see it at least once and it was in my neighborhood so I wanted to see what it was all about. I met up with friends to watch it and it rained on and off so the parade was stopping and then starting again. It was definitely a different experience but I am glad I decided to see what it was all about. A few pics from the parade are below.