Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Hotlanta...another AC Hotel experience on the books!


How I love the city of Atlanta (expect for the traffic!!!)!  Another AC Hotel experience and what a beautiful hotel and a great training week!  I learned a TON from my fellow training partners, got in all my workouts for the week, shared in a first time experience with another trainer and all in all just had an amazing week full of laughter, side eye glances and some random photo shoots when the moments presented themselves!  Thanks to my 2 counter parts for the week who gave me guidance before we arrived on the "AC Look" (hence my shopping spree before I left for the ATL) and for teaching me this week since now I have my training wheels off and in the words of Joe O. "I'm a real trainer now!!!" 

I felt super tiny as I fit in the mill work in the front lobby of the hotel...it was wide enough, but just not quite deep enough as I couldn't get my lets in!!!

Some say peer pressure, others say accountability!  Making sure that the squad keeps on track with our workouts....#PR2016....in less than 2 months!!!!! 

So Maricela was a tattoo virgin...she decided that she wanted a tattoo and I of course couldn't let her go at it alone.....I found this character picture of Bea Arthur a few weeks ago and was holding on to it for future reference....no time like the present!

The Beverage trainer for AC has a restaurant in ATL called 1Kept and it is an amazing place!  We went there for a group dinner one night, it was amazing from the food, the beverages, the service and the company wasn't half bad either!

The bar 1Kept was below the tattoo shop, so when we went back the next night to get our tattoos we stopped in for a drink.  They had a party earlier in the day at the bar and had this giant Gatorade cooler of Mimosa's on the counter....we didn't drink any but couldn't pass up the opportunity to take a few pictures (with the bartenders help to stage the area!!!)  PS and then they have us a bottle of them to go that we then enjoyed on the hotel patio!!!

 Hugging the cooler!


This was Thad's idea....the bartender!  Gatorade cooler + free mimosa = mimosa stand! :)

When you find the opening ribbon that was in the back office...you rock it like New York Fashion Week!  Give me sexy cat eyes!!!!

Then you find the bucket of plant moss in the back office that the designer is using to decorate the hotel and decide to use it as accents while getting some serious work done!

I've always wanted a blue bag.....there happened to be one next door!  It was the best experience!!!!

Before!!!!

After!!!  We went downstairs for a drink with our favorite bartender Thad! :) :) :)

A selection of my outfits from the week....I got thumbs up and Joe. O. said dripping with sarcasm that I looked like I belonged on the cover of H&M....thanks but no!  However it was better than my first AC go around!!!!  #lifestyle #acbuckhead

The Kermit Lipton meme brought us a lot of joy this week!  And then Maricela found a blank one and started to make her own....these kept me laughing!!!!!

Sunday, August 21, 2016

Oooohhhh Canada!!!!

 
Oh Canada!  What a crazy place you were....16 hour travel days....lots of French speaking folks who looked at us like we had two heads!  A hotel that had its own challenges....but it also brought a great training partner in crime and some memories I am sure we both won't soon forget!!! Another one for the books!!!
 
 
When you are bored on the airplane ride that will never end and you are a trainer with a backpack full of markers!!!!
 

I know what you are thinking...OMG Louie Anderson was on your plane???  He was!  But I am sure you were thinking more along the lines of who is that guy??? HAHAHA!!!
 

UMMMM....I'm not sure which way to go...your guess is as good as mine!
 

Sure no problem....I can totally teach this FOSSE class in French!!!  We we we we!!!!
 

French Walmart....it was amazing!!!!
 
The buildings and houses in downtown Quebec were so pretty!!!
 

A giant mural on the wall in downtown Quebec!
 
The Parliament building on the top of the hill!  So pretty and so many people out and about around it taking  pictures!
 

Mr. Big candy bar, a Canadian candy, it was not my cup of tea!!!
 
The very French, very fun front desk staff!  What a crazy week we had trying to figure each other out!!!!
 

We are officially open!  Welcome to the Courtyard by Marriott Quebec City!
 

Nothing like getting welcomed into the USA and Customs by Hill and Bern!  I ran by them on my way to customs as I had to clear customs, get my luggage, recheck it and go back through TSA....in 50 minutes!!!
 
First class upgrade with a cocktail made the crazy customs all worth it!!! 
 
Until we meet again Canada!  I "heart" you!!!!