Trip to Atlanta

Dr. Allen and his wife. This man is the one who inspired me to become a labor and delivery nurse. I will always cherish them!

Do you think we look like twins?

MLK mural

Earlier this fall I found an AMAZING flight deal from Seattle to Atlanta. Since my little sister and her husband moved there in August, it seemed like fate:) So January 14th, I left my daughter on her birthday (luckily she is too little to care:), said goodbye to my boys and headed to Atlanta by myself. I really wished Travis could come with me, but alas, someone has to take care of the monsters. Who, by the way, were very sick the whole time I was gone. Travis was pretty much house-bound with the kids which is not fun for 5 days! Thanks to grandma and Lita who helped him out so he could get out a few times. Anyways, I arrived in Atlanta on Thursday night with my sister ready to pick me up. She had some of my favorite snacks ready in the car in case I was hungry from such a long flight:) Sweet spicy nuts, and peanut butter chip cookies. I could already tell this was going to be a good trip. When I arrived at their cute little apartment, they showed me my "wing" of the house complete with a bathroom stalked with EVERYTHING I could ever imagine. It was better than the luxury hotel we stayed at this summer:)
On Friday my sister had to go to work for the day, so I got to hang out with Jimmy. I forced him to come work out with me which was fun. Then I checked my e-mail and had a great surprise! Desi and Jimmy had scheduled me with an hour long massage at a spa near their house!!! How amazing is that! I was so shocked and surprised! The massage that day was the best one I've ever had:) After we picked up my sister from work, we went to Mary Mac's Tea House which is supposedly some of the best southern cooking in town. It was a fun experience for sure! Saturday we did some sight-seeing. We went to the MLK center which was very humbling especially for that holiday weekend. We also went to the CNN center and got to see the reporters live. That was a fun experience. That night we meet old friends for dinner and that was great to reconnect.
Sunday was full of church and small group, which I loved. And Monday was time to come home:( I had such a great time there! Most of the people there are so friendly and Desi and I were asked numerous times if we were twins, we got a kick out of that! I missed my family here, but it was nice to get away for awhile. We ate yummy food, went to Chick-Fil-A (we really need those up here!), I was able to relax, hang out with my sister and brother-in-law, and just have fun! I can't wait to go back again especially because I miss Desi and Jimmy even more now. So, to Desi and Jimmy, thank you so much for your hospitality! I had a great time and love you guys very much. And to Travis who stayed home with my sicky kids for 5 days so mommy can have a nice break, I love you! And, to Alaska Airlines who upgraded me to first-class for free, I love you even more:)