This weekend was the Blue Stone Arts & Music Festival, and we went both days. It was a fantastic collection of food trucks, art vendors, and live music on two stages.
There was also a huge kids carnival with inflatables, slides, and spinning rides.
We got to see live performances by both The Verve Pipe and Soul Asylum.
Kevin and I went to Dragon Con for the first time today. I knew it was a big deal, but I didn't really know.
It's huge. Like five hotels and two convention centers huge.
This is the lobby of the Marriott Marquis.
It's where they filmed part of the Hunger Games. It was used as the Tribute Center.
We saw so many puppets and people in costume.
There was a gaming center for Magic and Dungeons & Dragons and board games and computer games and console games.
The local Star Wars cosplay group brought part of the Death Star with them.
I bought stickers!
We only went for one day, but the convention lasts from Thursday to Monday. I'm not sure how anyone has the energy for more than one day of Dragon Con, especially considering that there are basically events around the clock.
Later tonight, the Ohio State Buckeyes will take on the Georgia Bulldogs in the Peach Bowl. It's happening right here in Atlanta, so this afternoon, we took the kids to the Fan Fest.
It was in the same place as the Super Bowl Fan Fest, but it wasn't quite as large.
There were a surprisingly huge number of Ohio State Fans there.
Go Bucks!
I have a short list of things that I really want to do this Christmas, and one of the things on my list is going to the Atlanta Christkindl Market again this year.
And so, today for lunch, we went to eat German food. I had a kasewurst with sauerkraut, and potato pancakes with applesauce. Yum!
Official 2022 Atlanta Christkindl Market Family Photo
Behold! The Christmas Season has begun.
The boys and I all ate Leberkäse sandwiches with fries.
I had a nice hot cup of mulled wine.
Official Christkindl Market Family Photo
...for a little bit of Oktoberfest fun, and then we ate at the Troll Tavern and hung out under a bridge.
Photos for proof:
