Travel & Hotel Accomodations in Atlanta

To get to Atlanta, I flew AirTran. It is suppose to be a discount airline like Southwest. Southwest doesn't fly into Atlanta, so AirTran was a good option for the company. Unfortunately, AirTran does not do curbside checkin (I had some $1 bills ready!). Inside the airport, the line for AirTran check-in was soooooo long. I talked with another passenger about "black listing" airlines. She doesn't fly Delta anymore, and I told her that I don't like American. She said that she was adding American and AirTran to her black list. She was really funny. After checking in (and paying $50 for my heavy bag), the line for security was really long too. Because of the long lines, as soon as I got to my gate, I boarded the plane. I sat by a young guy who slept the entire flight. We didn't take off until around 3 PM (New Orleans time) or 4 PM (Atlanta time). This picture below is me in the airplane. I have my creeper face on, ready to make friends!!!


At the hotel, our rooms are so nice!! I am on the seventh floor, and out my window I have a view of the mall that is next door. Here are pictures of my room:

After checking in, I went to the 4th floor ballroom to get my gift and laptop. The picture below is my "gift." It is a messenger bag, t-shirt, and baseball cap. Also in the bag was paperwork, my manual for the next 2 years, and a blue scarf. Monday night, at the social we are playing games, and I am on the turquoise team.

This is my security badge for my workplace in New Orleans.

The Woods

While on a break from packing, I decided to explore the woods behind the backyard of our house. This is a view of our house from the back. In the backyard are fig trees, magnolia bushes, monkey grass, and tall woody trees.

This is a picture of the woods. I couldn't really get a picture that captures the height of the trees. They are very tall. Many of these pictures look foggy or blurry around the edges. That is condensation on the lense from the humid air.

Here is a picture of some wild mushrooms that grow outside of our backyard fence. I want to cook them, but I once watched a very scary movie called 'Shrooms. In "Shrooms, a group of young people go into the woods to eat mushrooms that make you hallucinate. However, one girl eats a particularly dangerous mushroom. Then, she goes crazy and kills all her friends. So I won't eat these mushrooms.

In the woods, I found this random tree with a homeade ladder nailed to it. Very strange. When I saw it at first, I thought there might be a tree house up there. But no, just a ladder. I guess someone wanted to climb up and down? I'm not sure. I want to climb it, but I feel like some would protest.

Drive to Louisiana

The drive to Louisiana was sooooo long. We saw lots of beautiful scenery and the highways were very easy to ride on. Tony is an excellent driver of large vehicles. He was very careful the whole time. We have not found anything that appears to be broken. This picture was taken at a rest stop where we streched our legs out and went to the bathroom.


Finally to Louisiana! The roads in Louisiana were not as smooth as Texas roads.

Baton Rouge is a couple hours away from New Orleans. The picture below is the Mississippi River that runs through Baton Rouge. Many people have said to me that Louisiana is smelly and nasty. When they say that, they are speaking of Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge smelled like dead rats. The river is disgusting. The whole town has a foul cloud that surrounds it. Outside the town, are all legitimate swamps. In New Orleans and Mandeville, I have only seen wooded areas and lakes, rivers, etc. However, in Baton Rouge there are legitimate swamps. Very glad that I don't live in Baton Rouge!!

Backyard Raccoon!!!

Here is a picture of our backyard raccoon. I named him Poydras, after a famous French politician who represented New Orleans. However, after reading on wikipedia, most raccoons that forage during the day are mama raccoons. So he may be a mother! I hope I get to meet her babies!!!

Schedule for Atlanta

Here is the Schedule I just received for Induction Week in Atlanta. It starts Sunday, June 6th!

Sunday
4:30 PM - Shuttle picks me up from the airport
5 PM - 9 PM - Come & Go Reception and Welcome

Monday
Welcome Presentation
Social Kick Off Reception

Tuesday
Supply Chain Training
Visit Stone Mountain Park

Wednesday
Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Training
Community Service Project

Thursday
Sales & Marketing Training
World of Coke Tour & Farewell Reception

Friday
Leave Atlanta!

Bridal Shower

Bridal Shower pictures, courtesy of Tara Journey!

Engagement Pictures

Here are my favorite engagement pictures taken by Brandi Natividad - www.bellcreation.com