Tootsie on Tour: Atlanta, GA

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This post does NOT express the views or opinions of my employer.**

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The venue: Fox Theatre



(stock images. The Fox is beautiful so it gets an extra photo!)

Covid Tests to Date: 49

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We had a late travel day, not leaving the hotel until noon.
I had time to eat both breakfast and lunch before boarding the bus.

Then our flight wasn't until 3pm, so a few hours of hanging out at the airport.
But we made it to Atlanta in good time, then to our hotel.

This is a nice hotel room (they've all been nice, ya know?) but it definitely wins the Smallest Bathroom Award!
Even smaller than the bathrooms on the train AND on the cruise ship. My knees almost touch the sink counter.
I feel bad for all the big guys on our tour this week.


Once we arrived I did my weekly routine: find and evaluate the fridge; walk to nearest grocery for the goods; walk back and put it all away; unpack and get settled in. I want to start budgeting now that the holidays are over, so we will see how I do with a spending limit of $240 per week.

I've been looking forward to Atlanta for several reasons.
For one, I've played the Fox before and it's a beautiful theatre and always a pleasure to perform there.
Also, Atlanta is a great city for foodies.
Finally, the Georgia Aquarium is one that I somehow missed when we came through with the circus, so I've been really excited to check it out!

Budget tracking: $75 of $240 spent so far

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Tuesday!
I woke up semi-early, decided to have a little fun with my oatmeal by adding some dark chocolate and raspberries.
No microwave this week, and while heating things up is more time consuming in the skillet it also allows for more creativity as the food cooks.


Our covid testing has been changed to mornings, which I'm personally happy about. It allows more time for everyone to know people tested positive and react by reblocking or getting subs or whatever. Finding out an hour before the show has seemed kinda risky. I got my tests and then started walking to Ponce City Market.

I had hoped to visit Root Baking Co., but the info that I could find on their site and social media was vague about whether they were actually open and actually making bread on weekdays. Sure enough, I arrived an hour after they had supposedly opened to find the door locked and the lights off. Oh well. The rest of the market was pretty cool, a very hipster vibe, a lot of art and locally made/produced goods for sale. Loads of good restaurants.
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Next week we have a layoff, so I'll be returning to Orlando to spend the week with Jameson.
He'll be having a normal work week, so there's nothing special planned.
I'm going to make lemon bars, and possibly peanut butter bread to stick in the freezer for him, and we're excited to try the bananas foster rum that I ordered way back in Greenville. I'll check on my plants and get some clothing hemmed and get my luggage sorted and some winter clothes packed. Because after this break it's off to Des Moines, which I imagine will be pretty frigid this time of year.

Stay tuned :)