Mystery Trip

Well, it's been a whirlwind, action-packed, fun-filled weekend. I had every intention of blogging along the way, but there simply was no time. Every night it was 11:30 p.m. by the time we got back to our hotel. Here's the run-down:

Thursday
We arrived in Atlanta at 10:30 p.m. We stayed at a Marriott Residence Inn----our first time. Jordan said it was the nicest hotel she's ever been in. It really was so nice---2 bedrooms, living room and full kitchen. I don't know why we haven't discovered this before now.

Friday
I bought early bird tickets for the Georgia Aquarium. We arrived at 9 a.m. and spent several hours browsing around. We ended our tour with the dolphin show.

After the aquarium, we had lunch at Panera Bread. After a brief rest, we left at 5 p.m. to fight Atlanta rush hour traffic. It took us an hour and twenty minutes to go 24 miles. We had dinner at the Harbour Bar and Seafood House before going to the theater.

I got tickets for the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.  The girls love theater, so this was the perfect thing---a musical comedy. Our seats were the best in the house---front row center. Jordan was even singled out during the show as one of the character's sister, Marigold. Another character took a liking to her---much comedy ensued. We were all in stitches.

Saturday
This was our shopping day. We hit some really good sales at Forever 21 and H&M. The girls love those stores. The clothes are so reasonably priced, that you can really get a lot of bang for your buck. I also surprised the girls with a Brighton charm bracelet. I let them choose the charms---each symbolizing parts of our mystery trip.

The final surprise was meeting up with the Lapps family at Cheesecake Factory for lunch. The surprise was on both sides---although Victoria figured it out due to some pictures that Morgan posted on Instagram.

That evening, we went to the Atlanta Braves baseball game at Turner field. We all had such a good time. Morgan almost caught a foul ball. As it was coming towards us, I completely froze. I saw my life flash before my eyes. I was certain the ball was going to "bean" me. Morgan stuck her hand up and took the pain. Unfortunately, she didn't catch the ball---the lady right in front of her grabbed it. We sort of thought that was lousy that she didn't just give it to Morgan---but baseball fans are pretty die hard. All-in-all, there were 3 balls hit right to us---one two rows up and one 3 people to our right---besides the one Morgan almost caught.

 Morgan Instagramed this photo. The things these kids know how to do---amazes me.

These kids are really good with the "selfies." I think their arms have already evolved to be six inches longer than any previous generation.

 When we got back to the hotel---at 11:30, the teens hung out in our room until after 1 a.m..

Sunday
We got an early start and was home by 10:30. We all had a great time and the girls loved every part of the trip---especially the "mystery" part.

One mystery remains.

Why would anyone feel the need to wheel their suitcase through the aquarium? Beats me!