When the rental car guy asked if I was ok having a Tahoe since they ran out of midsized cars, I didn't think twice. "Sure!" I said, "I'm not picky." I had envisioned something the size of a Honda CR-V.
Uhm, notsomuch.
Add to that, the actual GPS functionality of the GPS had been turned off. I thought it was off just because I was in a parking garage. Again, notsomuch. So, imagine me driving the big white cloud bus THROUGH downtown Atlanta on I-85 with NO IDEA where I am going. In heels. With no GPS.
(Luckily, I remember the days before GPS and had printed out directions. It's a good thing I did, because the office is definitely almost an hour from the airport.)
Also, I couldn't park that thing to save my life. I literally parked a mile away from the building in a spot that I could pull in to.
Highlight 2: Room Service!
Ahem, :: free to me :: room service. The best kind!
Highlight 3: Directly related to number two, free meals! I'm a big fan of per diems now. Especially since they include alcohol.
They also include hibachi restaurants (I was too busy oohing and ahhhing at the onion volcano to take a pic).
Highlight 4: Swanky hotel with he best. beds. ever.
I also adore their overabundance of Christmas decorations.
The only "lowlight" of HOTlanta? It wasn't even hot! In fact, it was colder than Chicago. So cold that there was ice on the windshield this morning and I had to walk to work since I wasn't about to drive the bus with even LESS ability to see.
Of course, tomorrow is supposed to be in the mid 60s. And where am I? Back home, in the cold.
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