At The Aquarium

Coldwell Banker had their big yearly "kickoff" last Thursday, and it was held at the Georgia Aquarium. Basically, a "kickoff" is an awards ceremony/ motivational meeting rolled into one.

I thought about not going because I only work part-time, and I had like a billion things to do at work that day, but my boss really wanted the staff to attend (there are four of us), so I went. One of our our favorite agents (yes - the staff has a favorite agents) offered to drive us to the aquarium. Not until we got in the car and started driving did I realize that this agent may be the worst driver on the planet. And it was Atlanta rush hour, which made the ride even scarier. But this agent is so funny that I literally laughed the entire way there and back.

Since the breakfast and kickoff started early in the morning before the aquarium was open to the public, they allowed the CB employees to go in a back entrance and enjoy part of the aquarium before anyone else was allowed in. We got to see the beluga whales, tiger sharks, otters and penguins. We had the whole place to ourselves! It was really, really cool! And in the ballroom where the kickoff was held, there were windows to the fish tanks.

The kickoff keynote speaker was Stacy Allison who was the first woman to reach the top of Mt. Everest. She was very interesting to listen to, but you have to be a little crazy to want to climb Mt. Everest! She actually didn't make it to the top on her first try, and during that attempt she got stuck in a tiny snow cave with three of her male climbing mates due of a blizzard that lasted four days. Doesn't sound like fun to me!

The aquarium is really beautiful, but I will not go back until I have Briana. Then I will get to visit the entire aquarium and I will get to experience it through her eyes. I can't wait!