Liam, Keira and Adam swimming at the Queenslake pool
Chris and I flew out of Richmond on Friday and went down to Atlanta. We arrived late, so we just went to the hotel and got a good night's sleep to get ready for the Saturday festivities. Saturday morning we took the MARTA downtown and went to Centennial Park to look around and catch a bit of College Gameday. When we got off the MARTA we ran into the Dragoncon parade...which was quite interesting. It's a convention for comic books/trekies/sci fi/etc...so you can imagine it was a little crazy! We did get to see some storm troopers and the entire Harry Potter cast before moving on to Centennial Park. Downtown was packed, and there were a lot of Hokie fans (few Bama ones too). We left Gameday a little early and took a tour of the World of Coke. It was a fun tour, and which ended with trying over 40 Coke products from around the world. (after hitting the bathroom) ... we took our sugar buzz and walked around downtown a little more and grabbed a bite for lunch. We then took the MARTA out a few stops, where some friends picked us up, and we joined them for tailgating. It was a beautiful afternoon, and Dan and Lindsay threw a great tailgate at their house. About an hour before gametime, we all piled in the cars and drove downtown to get ready for kickoff. We did a little more tailgating in the parking lot and then headed to our seats. It was a great game (despite the Hokie loss) and we had a fun time. We flew out on Sunday, and headed back to Williamsburg to get the kids.
Chris, Poppie, Marc and Erin at the downtown tailgate
When we got back to the Walters' house on Sunday night, the entire family was at the pool for their year-end pool party and BBQ. It was a great way to end our vacation, as we finally headed home on Labor Day - Monday, September 7th. We had a great vacation, but it was nice to be home and sleep in our own beds. I think the kids and the dogs agreed!
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