Savannah after Thanksgiving...

Curtis & I took our first vacation together without the kids... since they were born. Though we missed them, we had a fabulous time! We didn't drive one time while we were there. The way the city is laid out on grid just makes it so easy & enjoyable to explore the city on foot... and we did just that. Our first day we probably walked conservatively 6 to 7 miles soaking in the history of Savannah.

I wore my camera like a third eye. I wanted to capture every inch of a city that we absolutely fell in love with at first sight. We could see ourselves living there one day... many many moons from now!

So... many people believe that Savannah is one of America's most haunted cities. I don't know... But what I do know is that the photo below is straight from my camera and was taken only seconds before the one below it... Hmmm?!?

Same shot seconds later!

The photo below is of a building that I am totally in love with... attached to a home that I am equally in love with. Unfortunately, it caught fire some years ago causing significant damage. It was broken & beautiful at the same time.

So when I say we walked everywhere... I mean everywhere. Including Riverstreet several times... a day! The many stairways to Riverstreet were built by slaves, for slaves, with scraps. They were steep, narrow footed, and uneven.

Vinnie Van Go-Go's was hands down one of the best recommendations we got from our carriage tour guide. A cash only dive with delicious pizza!

On Sunday we went on the Paula Deen Tour & our stop for lunch was Uncle Bubba's. We got to skip straight to the front of a long line at Uncle Bubba's since we were on the tour. Pulled pork & cheese grits... yum! Bonus to the tour... you get a voucher allowing you to call & make a reservation at The Lady & Sons skipping the long line.

We stayed at The Marshall House. The service was fabulous & everything was very clean!

An 11pm walk about the city will stay with us forever. It was quiet, beautiful, unassuming.

In the stillness of the night... a celebration!

On Monday we went to The Lady & Sons. No waiting in line for us since we had our voucher from The Paula Deen Tour!

This would be Jelly Roll ringing the dinner bell... the smile on her face... contagious...

This wold be Jelly Roll... the look on her face... priceless...

Last stop... The Paris Market...

We will definitely be going back...

I don't think I've introduced our newest family member...

Granger Wren...

a beautiful Chocolate Lab...

who is not so little anymore...

but is still super sweet...

he loved Sasha's eyes right out of her head...

they say...

beauty is in the eye of the beholder &

he definitely loves her!

Thanksgiving...

Thankful for the time spent with family & friends today!

The boy can catch 'em...

The kids spent the weekend in Crystal River fishing with their meme & papa. Between the two of them they caught 12 keeper fish. It was a great way for them to kick off the Thanksgiving break & gave us time to get stuff done around the house! We have been overwhelmed with our schedules & have needed desperately some time to devote to things around house.

Celebrating 15 Years...

With a gift to ourselves of course! July 19th we celebrated 15 years of marriage! We knew back in May, as soon as we saw this magnificent/massive thing [a postal sorting table], that we would be celebrating not by going on some grand trip... but by getting something that we both loved for the house! It took Curtis & three of his friends [oh... and my supervision] to get it moved!

If you live close you should definitely check out one of my favorite shops... Vintage! If you don't live close... drop Angie a note to get on her email list. She is such a pleasure to deal with! The red chairs next to the postal sorting table are also from Vintage... love em!