My first trip to Savannah Georgia was as sporadic as it gets. I was having a lazy day and watching the Food Network when I heard Paula Deen talking about her restaurant on her show. That is when I decided that I needed to go to The Lady & Sons and explore Savannah, so the next weekend Mike and I packed up the Jeep and went on an adventure!

Savannah is pretty amazing! The food is great, the landscape is great, the historical attributes are great, the people are great...Savannah is just GREAT!!

Mike and I arrived in Savannah on Friday night and left on Sunday morning so we tried to squeeze as much as we could into the weekend!

We stayed downtown Savannah which is ideal because parking and driving can get a bit crazy with all of the trolley, walking and horse and carriage tours that are going on.

Historic Savannah

After we unloaded we wandered the streets for something to eat and ended up at B&D Burger, a quaint place with American fare perfect for two people who look like they have just had a long car ride!

After dinner we walked back to our hotel to get some rest for a busy Saturday!

Saturday morning we got up and had breakfast where we were staying. While in the dining room we chatted with other guests, who had been to Savannah before, about what we had to do while we were there!

Next we waited in line at The Lady & Sons to make a reservation. Yes, we had to wait in line just to make the reservation! (More on this later)


We spent most of the day taking the trolley tour where we were free to get on and off as we pleased. There are 21 squares in Savannah and the trolley tour takes you around each one explaining its historical significance and the buildings that surround them. Savannah has been a part of many movies, including Forrest Gump and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Savannah is also the birth place of Juliette Gordon Lowe.

In addition to the trolley tour there are ghost tours that range from being child oriented to pubcrawl style. Later on Saturday evening we took a horse and carriage ride through Savannah to catch anything we may have missed during the day.

On Saturday afternoon we got back in line at The Lady & Sons in order to get a table. The lines we waited in at the beginning of the day guaranteed us a table at some point in the night and the second wait was to be there around the time we intended to eat. Obviously eating at The Lady & Sons requires a lot of waiting but Paula Deen's wedge salad was well worth it!

On Sunday we walked River Street and saw taffy being made at Savannah Candy Kitchen! We also walked through an open air market and all the little shops that overlook the Savannah River.

We ended our trip to Savannah with brunch at the Firefly Cafe Justin, the tour guide on our horse and carriage ride, recommended us to go there and it was AMAZING! So amazing that I took pictures of our plates. The plating was gorgeous and the flavor was even better. (If I can find the pics I will post later.)

The moral of this blog....Everyone MUST see Savannah!

(hearts for New York)

So here is my dream New York vacation..

A 3-night stay at the 5-star Waldorf Astoria Hotel December 30 - January 2
$1850 through travelbark.com

Two tickets to Live with Regis and Kelly


Dinner for two at Serendipity - For some reason John Cusak annoys me but I tend to enjoy every movie that he is in!

24 hour party in Times Square - *crossing my fingers* that Charmin Potty Palooza is there!

I figure I will be too tired to do too much while I am there but here are a few things I have never gotten to do on any of my New York adventures that I just must!

Holidays are a time for nostalgia!

I really like Easter and everything that comes with it; espcially spring cleaning! I feel like it is that time of year when you get to start fresh and get a start on the projects you have conjured up all winter!

Next weekend we will finally be painting our master bedroom and putting out our spring/summer bedding! When we moved into our house in September we ran out of time before winter to get the entire place how we wanted it and now I am ready to start working again! (now that all the wallpaper is down!) My fiance gave me three sets of bedding for Christmas and I am excited to try another one out! I will post pictures in a few weeks.

This post is actually about a trip most of us have taken and that is the inevitably fun hunt for easter eggs! When I was young we spent Easters in Arkansas where my mom's family lived and an Easter celebration was complimented by fried catfish! There, in the heart of the bible belt, Easter was at least a week long celebration! We dyed eggs and prepared dishes to feed 3 times the people that would actually attend. I can remember running through rice fields in my Easter Sunday best trying to find the most eggs! I miss those days.

This year Easter has slipped through my fingers. Mike and I did not do baskets for each other and we didn't even dye easter eggs with the ultimate goal being egg salad sometime next week.

Next year I am going to make the conscious effort to take a trip hunting Easter eggs!

Happy Easter!