Arrived in Atlanta

Well, it's the night prior to my start date at ATP's Gwinnett County location just NE of Atlanta and the surprises have already begun! Earlier today I had been text messaged (before leaving Knoxville to drive to Gwinnett County (Lawrenceville, GA) by the ATP housing department in Jacksonville FL. The text message simply reconfirmed my apt# and the name of my two roommates (one of which also was from Knoxville). The first surprise was that I had 2 roommates instead of just one. So immediately Kendra and I figured I was in a three bedroom apt and no big deal.

I arrived to the airport around 6pm to pick up my key to my apt and noticed the apt# on the key was different than the number the Jacksonville HQ had given me. I assumed the number on the key was correct and that I may have been shuffled around last minute.

Of course when I got to the new apt# I knocked to see if my roommates or (someone else) was in... no answer, so I tried the key and no luck. So I went over to the original apt number and knocked on the door... I didn't hear anything right away so I started to jiggle the key in the lock thinking to myself it HAD to work if the other apt lock didn't open. After jiggling the key for a couple seconds in the lock with no luck, I heard a woman on the other side of the door yell "What is it! It's locked..." Taken aback by a woman's voice on the other side of the door I asked, "Does Scott and Gordon live here?" To which she answered "NO!" Realizing the lady was scared for her life and at the same time hearing her lock the second deadbolt on the door I quickly said "OK, thanks, sorry, bye" and I left at quickened pace.

Finally I thought I'd give the new apt one more try before calling the ATP airport manager up to find out what's going on (is this some new guy prank or something?). Much to my shigrin the lock on the new apt did open after some hassle with the lock and key. WOOHOO I'm finally in an apartment but my two roommates were nowhere to be found...

I walked inside and dropped some of my bags off and quickly realized that there were only two bedrooms in the apt... huh?? I have two roommates though. I walked into one bedroom and immediately saw two tiny twin beds crammed into one 10x12 room... Oh MAN we share ROOMS too! Walked over to the other room and saw two more beds. What's this 3 of the 4 beds had linen and blankets on them?! But I only have two roommates right? Turns out NO I have 3 roommates...

So to make a long story longer, my literal roommate is actually an instructor for ATP and lives with his girlfriend most of the time so is rarely in the apt, my other two roommates are cross country flight partners and are still in Jacksonville. Haven't had a chance to meet any of them yet but I look forward to it.

Well it is 10pm I'm going to study a little bit, shower, and hit the bed for my first day tomorrow. Hopefully I'll have fewer surpirses tomorrow :P