The game

Okay, okay, I know, we lost the game. BUT, we still had a GREAT time in Atlanta with the rest of the Vol nation in tow. We arrived early Saturday morning and just hung out in downtown Atlanta. By the way, don't hang out in downtown Atlanta. It is so sad. On our honeymoon, we took a little tour of fun places in the south and Atlanta was one of them. We did Six Flags, the Wide World of Coke and the Underground Atlanta. 10 years later, 2 of the 3 places we visited were so dumpy and empty. They have shut down the Wide World of Coke and moved it to a different part of Atlanta. The Underground was empty and full of homeless people. It was so sad. We got asked for money from at least 5 different people. Had we known that everything had changed so much, we would have gone to the "newer" part of the tourist district. It just opens your eyes to show you how quickly things change and just how very blessed that we are to even have a home, much less be going to a SEC championship football game.

We still had a great time. We loved going to fan fare at the Georgia World Center. It was huge and FULL of Tennessee fans. Honestly, there were so many more Vols fans there than LSU people. Our tickets were on the second level right above the band in the Tennessee section.

Mom flew in and kept the kids for the weekend and they LOVED seeing their Nana. They didn't even miss us, I think. Parker has started saying some new words this week like, Yes and of course, Nana. We had a great time and Aaron loved his birthday present, even if the Vols didn't win. Next stop is the Cotton Bowl to watch the Arkansas Razorbacks take on Missouri on Jan. 1. Anyone want to go with us?