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SunTrust Park

SunTrust Park is the new home stadium of the Atlanta Braves.

The park is located up I-75 in Cobb County. Traffic was thought to be the problem, but it was Easter Sunday and it was no problem.

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There are restaurants and The Roxy with events held there, right across the street.

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Then I saw the Home Depot tools, so I had to get into the picture.IMG_8785

Now, going into the stadium itself. There are a lot of things happening. It is beautiful! To the right was the kids area, they had a zip line for kids in the and tons of interactive games. IMG_8798

Then we turned left to head to our seats..and look who we saw…IMG_8805

Life sized Dale Murphy Bobblehead Doll. Then we head into the Hall of Fame, this was so special. It was awe inspiring.

The space devoted to Hank Aaron is informative and so well done. He is a true hero and a great man.

They also have the World Series Trophy.

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Then, we were making our way to our seats in the Infinity Club and look who was outside greeting us.

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Chipper Jones Life Sized Bobble head doll.

We made it to our seats…IMG_8821

Boyscouts filed  onto the field and one Boyscout recited the Pledge of Allegiance. His name was Sanjay and he was a good friend of my niece, who was surprised.

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and this little girl sang the national anthem, she belted it out. IMG_8833

Here are my nieces (who I love to pieces!)IMG_8816

This is where their parents were sitting!

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There truly are no bad seats here and it was a beautiful day!

I will review the food soon!

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Skate Party – Happy Birthday!

Here’s a super fun way to have a great Birthday party, roller skating! Another year has passed and it was my neighbor Josi’s Birthday again…img_7956

It was also her Brother in laws birthday too. Happy Birthday Scott!

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That’s Scott’s back, whoops didn’t get the front shot. Her friends from high school were there and from college, from several work jobs, relatives, just a bunch of super nice people.img_7939

Her niece, Oakley!

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Her sister!

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And her boyfriend!

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A fun night was had by all! Just a great idea for a birthday or just a Saturday night!

 

Snowing in Atlanta

It is so crazy in Atlanta when there might be snow. The meteorologists go crazy for days explaining about the storm. Three or four years ago there was a storm that came in and it was horrible. The roads weren’t salted or sprayed and everyone decided to leave at around 3:00. People were stuck in traffic up to 10 hours. It was a fiasco. So, now everyone goes overboard the other way. Channel 2 even decided not to show Fish Tank, so they could report the “snow” around the city. The only problem was, there was no snow.

This is what we woke up to img_7915

The neighbors and I bundled up and walked around the block.

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It was very cold, still is. It was so beautiful.img_7926

I can’t even tell you how ridiculous the grocery store is at the mention of a snow storm. Bread, milk and water, gone!

Bradley Cooper enjoyed it though.

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Spicy Ranch Pretzels

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Spicy Pretzels are addictive and so very good!

How to make them?

One cup of Vegetable oil

one package of Ranch dressing

one tsp of Cayenne pepper

one tsp of garlic powder

Mix them all together. Preheat oven to 250. Oh 1 pound of pretzels spread out on two cookie sheets and pour the mixture over pretzels. Bake for one hour to an hour and a half.cayenne-pretzels_exps15766_w101973175d09_07_2b_rms Try it! I promise you will love them.

 

Supermoon

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It is very hard to photograph the moon. It always appears smaller than you think it will. The SuperMoon is super close to the earth.This is the largest moon since 1948, or the largest it has looked.

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By the light, by the light of the silvery moon of the moon of the moon. The next time the moon will come this close is Nov. 25, 2034.

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Bradley Cooper grew impatient waiting on the front porch.

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Hope everyone got a glimpse tonight!

Yeah Burger

unknown This was my first visit to Yeah! Burger, I might have a new favorite burger in town. Holman and Finch burger was my favorite, but today’s burger might change that. I will have to try another visit though.

You can order the kind of meat you would like grain fed beef, or bison, turkey, chicken or two different veggie burgers. You pick your own bread, but the white or whole wheat are Holman and Finch breads, which really make a huge difference. Pick your condiments, and they offer a lot of different sauces and such. Then it’s toppings, like lettuce tomatoes and pickles. You can add bacon or avocado and others. Oh, you can pick your own cheese too.

I picked the grain fed beef on whole wheat with white cheddar, ketchup and yellow mustard, dill pickles, bibb lettuce and tomatoes, everything is organic. You get to pick the temperature of your meat too, I choose medium.  I picked 50/50 half fries and half onion rings.images

The burger was out of this world. The meat was cooked perfectly and it meshed with all the ingredients. Just the perfect amount of ketchup and mustard. The pickles threw it over the top! But wait, the fries are also the best I have had in a long time. (Yes, the onion rings were great too,)

If the excellent food wasn’t enough the service was outstanding. Super super nice.

Please give it a try and let me know your feelings….