Thrashers

Thanks to a sweet friend, Jay and I received free tickets to last night's Thrasher's game + a parking pass directly across the street from Phillips arena.

We ran into a ton of traffic going into downtown. The 'monster truck show' was being held next door to Phillips arena.

We got off 85, the main inroad into ATL, once we realized there were a lot of out-of-towners. (See the line of traffic just sitting on the right side?) We figured we would be able to take some back roads that the out-of-towners wouldn't know as well. We were right! :)

We had the opportunity to pass by an important building. Jay and I met here. We worked at a start-up internet provider and became friends. I worked on the 27th floor, he worked on the 17th floor, and over a year's time we got to know each other enough to realize we had a lot in common. We never dated while working together (yes, people of the opposite sex can be just friends!). :) After the company was bought out and I was laid off, Jay called to ask me out on a date...and the rest is history!

Inside Phillips Arena...Atlanta Thrashers vs. the Washington Capitals

In between game periods....

This guy was in front of us for a while, thanks to 'Mr. T-shirt launcher inventor.' :)

The seats we had were ridiculous. We were 14 rows up from the glass. There was only one fight, Atlanta lost by a lot (8-1), but it was still a fun game.