It all started a few weeks ago at Erin Hatcher's baby shower when Erin, Kelly, Crystal, Kristyne, and I tried to plan a day to get together for dinner so that we could continue to stay in touch even after college. I suggested Friday, August 20th, to which Kristyne adamently argued, "No, I think the 27th is a Friday." For anyone who can subtract by 7s, you'll realize that both the 20th and 27th are Fridays! haha, Kristyne, I love you and that is so hilarious! We all make dumb mistakes like that, me especially!!
So then this past week Kristyne and I talked on the phone again to decide where we should go to dinner, since we had to find somewhere kind of central because all of us are coming from different parts of metro-Atl. We decided that The Cheesecake Factory is the best option... "you know, that Cheesecake Factory off of I-285 next to that mall." So afterward I call Kelly to tell her the plans: "We're meeting on Friday at 7 in The Cheesecake Factory right off I-285 next to that mall... do you know which one I'm talking about?"
Kelly: "Oh yea, you mean Cumberland Mall."
Me: "uh, yea, that's it! That's the one right off I-285, right?"
Kelly: "yea, that's like 30 minutes from my house."
Me: "perfect! See you Friday!"
On Friday afternoon I look up the Atlanta-area Cheesecake Factory locations, and send out the address to everyone that is coming. I even call the Cumberland Mall Cheesecake Factory to ask if we can do call-ahead seating (unfortunately, no). Then Kristyne and I meet in Lawrenceville, and off we go to Atlanta. Using her GPS on her iPhone, we make it to I-285, drive for a few miles, exit at Ashford-Dunwoody, and quickly find an AWESOME parking spot. This is going to be an excellent night! (I always get excited when I get great parking spots, especially when it's pouring down rain outside.)
Kristyne and I got seated immediately, even though there were roughly 30 other people waiting, and we have no idea how that happened! We were really thinking this was our lucky night. So Kelly was running a few minutes late, but she called me when she got there. I told her to come all the way to the right, past the display of cheesecakes to get to our table. She kept telling me that she just couldn't find me, and I was wondering why I couldn't see her.
We decide to meet at the cheesecake display, so I get up from the table and walk over there.
Me: "Okay, where the heck are you? I'm at the cheesecake display."
Kelly: "Well so am I! Where are you?"
Me: "This is so weird. Oh no, which one did you go to?"
Kelly: "The Cumberland Mall Cheesecake Factory. Isn't that where you are?"
Me: "Yes!" (I happen to look out the window at that moment and see a huge sign)
Me: gulp! "Oh my gosh! We're at the Perimeter Mall Cheesecake Factory!!!!"
We were standing at the same spot... inside two different restaurants, which both happen to be located at malls in Atlanta, right off I-285!!
So then this past week Kristyne and I talked on the phone again to decide where we should go to dinner, since we had to find somewhere kind of central because all of us are coming from different parts of metro-Atl. We decided that The Cheesecake Factory is the best option... "you know, that Cheesecake Factory off of I-285 next to that mall." So afterward I call Kelly to tell her the plans: "We're meeting on Friday at 7 in The Cheesecake Factory right off I-285 next to that mall... do you know which one I'm talking about?"
Kelly: "Oh yea, you mean Cumberland Mall."
Me: "uh, yea, that's it! That's the one right off I-285, right?"
Kelly: "yea, that's like 30 minutes from my house."
Me: "perfect! See you Friday!"
On Friday afternoon I look up the Atlanta-area Cheesecake Factory locations, and send out the address to everyone that is coming. I even call the Cumberland Mall Cheesecake Factory to ask if we can do call-ahead seating (unfortunately, no). Then Kristyne and I meet in Lawrenceville, and off we go to Atlanta. Using her GPS on her iPhone, we make it to I-285, drive for a few miles, exit at Ashford-Dunwoody, and quickly find an AWESOME parking spot. This is going to be an excellent night! (I always get excited when I get great parking spots, especially when it's pouring down rain outside.)
Kristyne and I got seated immediately, even though there were roughly 30 other people waiting, and we have no idea how that happened! We were really thinking this was our lucky night. So Kelly was running a few minutes late, but she called me when she got there. I told her to come all the way to the right, past the display of cheesecakes to get to our table. She kept telling me that she just couldn't find me, and I was wondering why I couldn't see her.
We decide to meet at the cheesecake display, so I get up from the table and walk over there.
Me: "Okay, where the heck are you? I'm at the cheesecake display."
Kelly: "Well so am I! Where are you?"
Me: "This is so weird. Oh no, which one did you go to?"
Kelly: "The Cumberland Mall Cheesecake Factory. Isn't that where you are?"
Me: "Yes!" (I happen to look out the window at that moment and see a huge sign)
Me: gulp! "Oh my gosh! We're at the Perimeter Mall Cheesecake Factory!!!!"
We were standing at the same spot... inside two different restaurants, which both happen to be located at malls in Atlanta, right off I-285!!
Thankfully Kelly only had to drive an extra 20 minutes to get over to Perimeter Mall, where Kristyne and I already had a table. So after being seated 45 minutes ago, we finally all got to order, and we were sure to leave a big tip for the waiter who let us stay at his table for over 2 hours! Apparently we figured out that somehow Kristyne and I happened to be on the same wave length when we planned this, and were both thinking of Perimeter Mall. When Kelly said it was Cumberland Mall, I just assumed that was right and didn't think anything else of it until I was standing in front of the cheesecake display waiting on her!
So the moral of the story? If you are ever going to travel in or through Atlanta and plan on grabbing a cheesecake with some friends, please remember that there are 4 different Cheesecake Factories within about 20 miles of each other.... so check... and double check... and triple check that you and your friends are all going to the same restaurant!!
It turned out to be a hilarious night, and we had so much fun together!!!
So the moral of the story? If you are ever going to travel in or through Atlanta and plan on grabbing a cheesecake with some friends, please remember that there are 4 different Cheesecake Factories within about 20 miles of each other.... so check... and double check... and triple check that you and your friends are all going to the same restaurant!!
It turned out to be a hilarious night, and we had so much fun together!!!
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