The trip to Atlanta last weekend was great fun. Ok, so maybe waking up at "0 dark 30" wasn't fun, in actuality it was only 5am and we were out the door by 6am-ish, went to the Starbucks drive-thru and we hit the road shortly after 6pm.
We arrived at the Trader Joe's in Sandy Springs just after 11:30am and boy was the shopping cart overloaded...but how could you pass up a case of wine for $30! :)
After depleting Trader Joe's of quite a bit of their stock we were off to the Perimeter Mall...wow! We hadn't shopped at a mall like that in years...they even have a car wash and detail center in the mall parking garage!
We got to the mall at around 1pm, we parked near Nordstroms and remembering there is usually a nice cafe in Nortstroms we found it and had lunch...we were starving. We each had a panini sandwich and while having lunch Regi called. We put our evening dinner plans together and since we were now fortified with plenty of food, it was time to hit the stores!
The first stop after lunch was the Clarks shoe store, and lucky me they were having a sale. I got 2 pair of Clark shoes for $90...a good deal since that is generally the price for one pair.
We found Sephora (mom had never heard of them) and put a dent in their Philosophy supply! We also found the round gratin dishes she had been looking for, for a long time!
When 6pm rolled around, we thought is was time to go check in the hotel. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express on Hammond Drive, the perfect location between Trader Joe's and the Perimeter Mall! Once we checked in I called Scott and he said he would pick us up around 7:30pm. We were going to meet Regi and Darlene at the Buckhead Diner.
Darlene suggested the Buckhead Diner and we are so glad she did...we loved the place. Of course being a Saturday night and in Buckhead, even with a 9pm reservation we waited, but we got there early (as Regi recommended we do) around 8pm and it was standing room only. We got some wine and within 45 minutes we were seated.
We had such fun and laughed like we hadn't laughed in a long time. Thanks to Darlene and Regi they are such a hoot...Scott too, but he graciously accepted being the designated driver so the rest of us could drink as much wine as we wanted! :)
The food was wonderful. We started with the calarmari...To Die For! and a house special of a plate of potato chips with blue cheese and bechamel sauce, sounds weird, but tasted GREAT!
Now even though the name of the place has "diner" in it, it is definitely an upscale "diner"...think diner with white table cloths! I had the meatloaf and it was deliscious. Everyone's meals were excellent. The waiter Michael was lots of fun, but maybe that was because we were such fun!
It was the perfect night out!
Sunday morning we got up and went to the Cheesecake Factory for brunch. Mom had never been there, and I think the food there is good. Our breakfasts were so big (hold onto your hat), I decided not to have cheesecake! My reasoning was because I had a feeling we would be back in Atlanta, since we had such a good time on this trip.
After brunch we walked around Macy's for a little while and then went down the street to Borders. By the time we ended our browsing in Borders it was just after 1pm and time to hit the road back home.
We had such a great time and now I remember what it's like to have good stores to shop in!
We arrived at the Trader Joe's in Sandy Springs just after 11:30am and boy was the shopping cart overloaded...but how could you pass up a case of wine for $30! :)
After depleting Trader Joe's of quite a bit of their stock we were off to the Perimeter Mall...wow! We hadn't shopped at a mall like that in years...they even have a car wash and detail center in the mall parking garage!
We got to the mall at around 1pm, we parked near Nordstroms and remembering there is usually a nice cafe in Nortstroms we found it and had lunch...we were starving. We each had a panini sandwich and while having lunch Regi called. We put our evening dinner plans together and since we were now fortified with plenty of food, it was time to hit the stores!
The first stop after lunch was the Clarks shoe store, and lucky me they were having a sale. I got 2 pair of Clark shoes for $90...a good deal since that is generally the price for one pair.
We found Sephora (mom had never heard of them) and put a dent in their Philosophy supply! We also found the round gratin dishes she had been looking for, for a long time!
When 6pm rolled around, we thought is was time to go check in the hotel. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express on Hammond Drive, the perfect location between Trader Joe's and the Perimeter Mall! Once we checked in I called Scott and he said he would pick us up around 7:30pm. We were going to meet Regi and Darlene at the Buckhead Diner.
Darlene suggested the Buckhead Diner and we are so glad she did...we loved the place. Of course being a Saturday night and in Buckhead, even with a 9pm reservation we waited, but we got there early (as Regi recommended we do) around 8pm and it was standing room only. We got some wine and within 45 minutes we were seated.
We had such fun and laughed like we hadn't laughed in a long time. Thanks to Darlene and Regi they are such a hoot...Scott too, but he graciously accepted being the designated driver so the rest of us could drink as much wine as we wanted! :)
The food was wonderful. We started with the calarmari...To Die For! and a house special of a plate of potato chips with blue cheese and bechamel sauce, sounds weird, but tasted GREAT!
Now even though the name of the place has "diner" in it, it is definitely an upscale "diner"...think diner with white table cloths! I had the meatloaf and it was deliscious. Everyone's meals were excellent. The waiter Michael was lots of fun, but maybe that was because we were such fun!
It was the perfect night out!
Sunday morning we got up and went to the Cheesecake Factory for brunch. Mom had never been there, and I think the food there is good. Our breakfasts were so big (hold onto your hat), I decided not to have cheesecake! My reasoning was because I had a feeling we would be back in Atlanta, since we had such a good time on this trip.
After brunch we walked around Macy's for a little while and then went down the street to Borders. By the time we ended our browsing in Borders it was just after 1pm and time to hit the road back home.
We had such a great time and now I remember what it's like to have good stores to shop in!
Here is Regi and Scott at the Buckhed Diner
Here is Mom and Regi at the Buckhead Diner
Here is Darlene and Me at the Buckhead Diner
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