i think the sickness is behind me now. yay! after battling a headache this morning, i felt a little better, so we picked up brandon and headed off to atlanta to meet up with jon, patrick and his girlfriend, sarah, for the thrashers game today. however, when we tried to redeem our vouchers for free tickets at the window, we were told the game was sold out. they exchanged our vouchers for tickets to next saturday night’s game, so we’re ok with that.

after getting our tickets, we decided to find something to eat in the cnn center. we picked a mexican cantina that wasn’t too crowded with hockey-goers, but in retrospect it was not a good choice. our waiter was awful. it took forever for our drinks to come, and after our food arrived we had to ask for silverware, napkins, and the chips and salsa that usually preceeds the meal. the food was ok, but at $4 a taco, it wasn’t worth the money. we didn’t even realize the extra taco was going to cost that much. when we got our check, our waiter actually told us to leave him a tip. right, for the napkins and silverware we had to ask for, the ridiculously overpriced food and the 10-minute wait for drinks? who *wouldn’t* tip him??