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Zing Zang Zoom (GIVEAWAY)

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents Zing Zang Zoom will be coming to Atlanta in February!! I am so excited. I LOVE the circus.

Through the mystery of magic and the mastery of skill, audiences will be spellbound as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® presents ZING ZANG ZOOM, a thrill-filled, mind-blowing circus spectacular where family fun is no illusion.

Be mesmerized when a four-ton elephant disappears before your eyes, and a gravity-inducing nemesis transforms across species into a ferocious tiger. Stand in awe as a dazzling trapeze artist performs a perilous, anatomically unimaginable one-arm speed-spin high atop the arena floor, and two formidable, female human cannonballs are blasted through the air in a daring, awe-inspiring display of bravery. Become electrified as the dangerous double wheel of steel, the gasp-inducing high wire and soaring gigantic swings defy both gravity and logic.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey in conjunction with Mom Central are offering a  coupon code for you and your family to receive four (4) tickets for $44. The coupon code is:  MOM - good for the 4 tickets for $44 on any Monday-Friday matinee shows (any additional tickets are still priced at $11), and $4 off Friday night and all weekend shows. Just look for the box marked “MC Promotion” when purchasing tickets online.

AND, thanks to Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus and Mom Central I am giving away 4 tickets to the opening night show on Feb. 12th at 7:30 PM. To enter just leave a comment telling me that you want to go and what your favorite part about the circus is. PLEASE remember that this is only for the Atlanta show so you MUST be able to provide your own transportation to and from the show. All entries must be received by Jan. 28th at 5 PM EST.

Atlanna

This little country gal went and spent the weekend in the big city…and she had a ball! You may say Atlanta, but here in the south it is pronounced as Atlanna.

We stayed at the Country Inns and Suites on Windy Hill and when we arrived we were welcomed and treated like princesses. The staff was phenomenal. We had a large suite on the top floor of the hotel that included a sitting room with a small kitchenette, a bed room, 2 bathrooms, etc.

We had a bag of goodies waiting on us that included popcorn, candy, chocolate, sodas and fruit.

This is Sherry. We LOVED Sherry. She was always so helpful and kind and has the sweetest smile.

This is Madjid. He was so cute and bless his heart, he tolerated us and chauffered us around like he loved us. We had so much fun with Madjid even though he probably thought us crazier than loons. He took us to Cumberland Mall and when we pulled up the first thing we see is this:

Valet parking at the mall! Who knew? It really blew our mind.

This happened to be our favorite store in the mall. We shopped and bought goodies in there…but, while we were in there, these ladies had the customer from hades. I felt so sorry for the gals that were running the store. They tried over and over to explain a policy to the customer and she was just obstinate and rude. I wasn’t even involved in the mess and I felt humiliated by the woman. The precious gals who kept their head…

I admire these young ladies…cause I would have lost my temper with the customer from heck. AND, they helped us pick out some really great purses!

This is Susan, she went with me to Atlanta to Refresh and Retreat. We would like to send out a BIG Thank You to Country Inns and Suites for providing us with such a great room to spend our girls weekend out in! Day 2 coming soon!

Another Rainy Day and a Planned Trip Away

Yep, it is raining here once again. We have had more rain this year than in about the past 10 years combined. It has been crazy! We are no longer in drought status which is a very good thing. But all this rain makes me tired…and sleepy.

Lots of things are going on here at The Post-It Place. As you know by now we are in the throws of the Holiday Gift Guide. I hope you are enjoying seeing some of the neat, unusual gift ideas I am throwing at you. There are lots more ideas coming to you as well as many giveaways! So exciting. Have you even started your Christmas shopping? I have done a little. Not much, but I plan to rectify that this weekend!

I will be traveling to Atlanta this weekend for a girlfriends weekend retreat! I am so excited. We are going to relax, shop, eat, and play. No worrying about mouintains of laundry and mouths to feed here at home. We will be hitting not only the mall but Olympic Centennial Park (they have the ice skating rink open), Underground Atlanta, Piedmont Park, the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, and more as we stroll around taking in some fresh air and leaving all our worries behind. All thanks to Country Inns and Suites for providing us with a 2-nights stay and to their Retreat and Refresh itineraries for some fabulous ideas. You can see all their iteneraries through their Retreat and Refresh promotion. But, you should also check out other specials they have going on. Country Inns and Suites has made it a point to make travel fun and easy for all…whether you want to take a trip with your family, your friends or all  by yourself.  During their Free Night Fall Promotion, you can stay 2+ nights now and enjoy a free night on a 2+ night stay later.

So, while I am doing this:

Looking at this:

It is going to be up to you to hold the fort down. We are leaving Friday afternoon and will be home sometime on Sunday. Look out Atlanta, here come the HickTown Gals!

Atlanta and The Other One

I talk about my little sister occassionally. We do a good deal of things together and with our families. We are much closer than either of us ever thought would be possible because at one time we didn’t care too much for one another. Events within the family took a huge turn and we became not so close to our older sister and had to band together. I talk to my older sister in rare situations and she seems to be calling more frequently with each passing week, the joke usually being that we all wonder what she NEEDS when she does call. Well, it really isn’t a joke, she usually does ask for something. So, this week…she needs a ride to Atlanta. Her daughter (some of you know her as College Kid whom I love dearly) is busy today, her husband is busy today and well, she doesn’t drive on the interstate. And no one wants her to. She is the most horrible driver I have ever even heard of. So, since I am the driver of the family and am good with directions, I will go to Atlanta again this week. And as soon as I relented to take her the next thing out of her mouth was……”Will you take me to The Varsity for lunch?”

TWICE in one week!~

Please pray for my sanity. I will be in a car for about 4 hours (2 there, 2 back), having lunch and getting her to her destination and back with someone that most days I would like to strangle. But, maybe this time I will take a picture of the food at The Varsity

Wonder what I should order today. What would you have if you could go with me?

Lunch In Atlanta

In Atlanta, you can find something that will please any pallet. And any budget. And any way that you are dressed. In other words, you can be dressed in evening wear and dine at a swanky restaurant that you must be dressing in evening attire to even get in, or you could be wearing a bathrobe and get in other place.

None of us were wearing Bathrobes or anything but we also weren’t wearing Evening wear. But we knew where we were going for lunch anyway. It is a time-honored tradition to eat there. Nestled in the city near the GA Tech Campus is The Varsity.

The Varsity was started in 1928 by Frank Gourdy. We knew his brother who was a pottery maker, he also became famous for his pottery pieces. But Frank, he made it HUGE with his little place. I have heard that he flunked out of GA Tech and started his “Hot Dog Stand” across the street, but I am not sure that is a true story. He was committed to only using fresh ingredients and today, they still use fresh onions and potatoes to make their onion rings and fries. And, the first thing yo will hear…What’ll ya Have?

What did we order? Hmmm, I will give you Tate’s order as an example:

Heavy Weight, Ring One with F.O.

That means, he had a Chili Dog with Extra Chili, a side of Onion Rings and a Frosted Orange Drink.

Now, if you were to order a Plain Hot Dog to go…you would have a Naked Dog A Walkin.

The lingo is one of the best parts of a visit to The Varsity. It has changed some since they have implemented computers, which is a little disappointing, but it is still an adventure to go.

I highly recommend you visit the Curb Men. They are a whole nother adventure within themselves. There used to be one that was pretty famous. His name was Flossy Mae, everyone wanted to visit with Flossy Mae. They will sing you the menu.

So, that was out lunch adventure. Sure wish you could have been there!

Atlanta!

We had tons of fun in the big city yesterday. Telling you all about it is going to take a few days so I decided that today, we would just cover the city.

Tall building are everywhere. We were only on the North side of the city, but all over Atlanta there are big beautiful buildings. The city feels alive with hustle, bustle and noise. A vast contrast from the quiet life in HickTown.

I don’t think I could ever live in a big city. But I love to go visit if that counts for anything. I love the beauty in all of the angles. It is hard and stark.

Yes, there are trees immersed here and there, but it is not the same as walking out your door and walking into the woods. Or seeing deer play in your front yard. Or coming home to a bear. Whew, that one was a little scary. Almost as scary as some of the vagrants you see in the big cities.

Ahhh, the age old institution of Georgia Tech. This is where my not so little little girl will be attending college before I know it. It is a beautiful school. The only thing I hate about it is that it is in Atlanta. How will my little country girl ever get around? How will she ever navigate rush hour traffic? How will she make do in a school that is predominately made up of boys? How will I make it more the question!

LOOK! Tru TV! Cartoon Network! TBS! TCM! Boomerang! TNT!

Some of my favorites. They are headquartered in Atlanta. I remember when my Dad was in the hospital at Emory University for many, many long months awaiting a transplant and when going to visit we would pass TNT and affiliates. They were located in this little hole in the wall building near the Hospital. They have sure moved up in the world since those days.

And last but not least…the Olympic Torch at Olympic Park. When the Olympics were held in Atlanta it was a really big deal for the city and for our State. They made a public park for all to use once the Olympics were over.

So, that is a small tour of the North side of Atlanta. Join me tomorrow for lunch! It is an experience you will never forget!

OOT, That is me!

What in the heck does that mean? That means we are Out Of Town. We are in Atlanta today. The Big City. Where there is a Whole Foods and a Trader Joes. And tons of fun shops that I love to go to whenever I get the chance to go into the Big City. The Big City is different than Big Town. Big Town is only 45 minutes away from my house and while they have a pretty good selection of stores, it isn’t like the Big City where they have everything under the sun. I just wish it wasn’t 2 hours away. I would go WAY more often.

The reason we are going is to visit The Atlanta History Center. We needed a field trip. We needed a day of craziness with my sister and her girls because we haven’t seen them in almost a month. And in our time continueum, that is a really long time.

I hated to leave you today but you can browse through the website and wait with baited breathe for me to tell you all about it. We will be visiting the Museum, we will tour Margaret Mitchell’s House. Not sure who Margaret Mitchell is? Look it up, she is only one of the most famous women in the South. We will also get to tour the Swan House and the Tulle Smith Farm. We are all excited, but then you know we all LOVE History…and Geography. Does that make us nerds? Hmm, I will have to think about that one.

So, now you know where I am and what I am doing…what are your plans for the day?