I should really finish that Italy blogpost ...
Lauren came to NC, and as always - we did some unusual things. OH FYI- we take pictures of ourselves partially because we have no one around to take them and partially because Lauren wants to make a flipbook out of them (because we take them EVERYWHERE). I think the purpose of a flipbook is to have minute differences between the pictures so when you "flip" through it, the character seems to be moving (which would not be the case in her flipbook)-- but this is also the girl who thinks the phrase is: "don't take it for granite", so I really wouldn't put anything past her.
On the drive down, there was a massive downpour - hurricane style... seriously. I couldn't see anymore so we decided to stop somewhere to eat. But with Lauren's amazing navigating skills - we ended up in the middle of nowhere with only one option: Floyd's Restaurant - homestyle cooking. We definitely got some lingering stares (especially once we told them we were vegetarian) - but we also got some great southern food. Overall: success.
During our time in Atlanta we also visited the Coca-Cola Factory; they have 64 flavors of soda there - and of course we ventured to taste them all --- in 15 minutes. Not a good idea. Leaving the factory, surprise surprise, downpour AGAIN. But this time we were not equipped. For those of you who don't know me (in which case, why are you reading this?), I HATE the rain - and I hate getting rained upon.
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| We also got the polar bear to dance for us and with us - ask Lauren for the video |
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| Don't let this smile fool you, I'm NOT happy after being soaked during our walk back... although I was offered to be carried to my car by some Australian guys. |
We could have spent hours in the Georgia Aquarium, especially in the whale shark room. I'm pretty sure we were there during shark week -- so there's something off my bucket list: see a real shark during shark week. Honestly it was never on my bucket list, but if it were - I would have been able to cross it off. We also spent an hour or so determining the logistics of me keeping sea nettles (aka jellyfish) as pets.
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| Whale shark. (and you thought this blog wasn't about sharks) |
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| Old well. |
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| Top of the Hill. |
Oh and we went to the beach. No pictures from there - but here's some randoms from the rest of the week.
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| "Comfortable" Indian clothes. (Already lost her chandlo - aka sticker on forehead.) |
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| New favorite accessory - bindi/chandlo. Taking extra to replace in case she brushes it off again. |
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| Made sure not to "itch it off" this time. |
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| very... "us". |
I may have met her only a few months ago, but I already consider her family. I'm so glad we got to spend a week being "us" before we part ways... again. I'm sure we'll see each other soon (bring your ninja turtle hat - we'll dance to the theme song again) - but until then, I want to thank her so much for everything. I can't even begin to put into words what an amazing friend she has been; I'm going to miss her during rotations. And every time I do a physical exam on someone - I shall think of her and our crazy ways of remembering "what comes next". Good luck and see you soon!
shark FIN.
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