This was a great trip! We try to go somewhere for our anniversary every year. It doesn't always work out but when it does it is always a cherished memory. This trip was planned for the week after our actual anniversary so we could also go to watch Chase play in a golf tournament.
We left later than we had actually planned because so much has been going on in our family. The thought entered my mind to just cancel everything but the little voice in my head kept saying GO so we did. I am so GLAD that we did go. This ranks up at the top of our travel list.
On Friday evening we traveled to Atlanta, GA. We spent around 2 hours in the IKEA store. This is an amazing place. If you are looking for something unusual for your home or office, great organizational ideas, or just want to make the most of your space, this is a must place to visit. We finally checked in to our hotel around 9:30 PM and had dinner in the restaurant there. On Saturday, we slept in. This is very unusual for us. We have gotten old and normally don't sleep past 6:00 or 6:30 AM. We dressed in our Alabama attire and headed for Savannah, GA. Roll Tide Roll! We did hear and see some of the game. Along the way we made some stops and tried to make sure we ate at places we do not normally eat at around home. Some of the places we tried were: Big Chick, Village Pizza, Five Guys Burger & Fries, The Lady & Sons, Uncle Bubba's Oyster House, and The Shell House. You can't have a road trip without at least one stop at McDonald's.
When we arrived in Savannah, GA we stayed at The Marshall House. This was a beautiful place in Historic Savannah. It was built in 1851. It was voted Best of Savannah, featured on the Travel Channel's Great Hotels, named to Fodor's Hot List 2008 and listed among Coastal Living Magazine's Top 20 Favorite Hotels. Our room had been renovated in 2008. From the friendly people that greeted you, the valet parking, the nightly turn down service, the mints on your pillow, your complimentary bathrobes, the newspaper delivered to your room, the maid service, the delicious breakfast, and to the people at your beacon call to make sure stay was pleasurable, you could become spoiled. It was great!
One of my main goals was to eat at Paula Deen's restaurant The Lady & Sons. Chuck is such a good husband. We were up, ready, had breakfast, and standing on the curb by 9:00 AM to get our name on "the list" to have the Sunday Buffet at some point and time on Sunday. They don't even start taking names until 9:30 AM. Mission accomplished we were to eat at 2:00 PM!
To pass the time while we waited to "put some south in our mouth", we took the Oglethorpe Trolley Tour of The Historic Savannah Foundation. In 90 minutes we saw 250 years of history. Just to name a few we saw: River Street, Colonial Cemetery, Forsyth Park, Oglethorpe City Plan, Restored Waterfront, City Market, Waving Girl, Beautiful Churches and Synagogues, Davenport House, Hamilton-Turner Inn, The Old Pink House, Pirates House, City Hall, and The Mercer House. There has been many movies filmed in Savannah. I'll just mention a few that I can remember: Bagger Vance, Let's Give Them Something To Talk About, Forest Gump, The Garden of Good and Evil. How fitting the first golf course was always developed in Savannah. By the way, a Forest Gump look-a-like jumped up on our trolley. It was comical!
When it came time to check-in at The Lady & Sons we toured the gift shop. It was crazy! The place was packed. It was finally time to eat! Paula tells it like it is, "Everything does taste better with BUTTA y'all!" The Sunday Buffet is $15.99 per person. Your meal includes: Southern Fired Chicken, Baked Chicken, Roasted Pork Lion and Vegetables, Collard Greens, Mashed Potatoes, Yams, Lima Beans, Black Eye Peas, Green Beans, Creamed Corn, Mac and Cheese, Salad Bar, Banana Puddin', Peach Cobbler, Gooey Butter Cake, Hoe Cakes, Cheese Biscuits, and tea. It was finger lickin' and lip smackin' good!
To top the night off we went to Tybee Island to see "The Lighthouse" and the beach. On our way back to our hotel we made one more stop...Uncle Bubba's Oyster House (Paula Deen's brother). How cool is this. We ate at both of the places I really wanted to eat at in the same day! There we had: Crab Bites, Shrimp Quesadillas, Fried Pickles, Calamari, and Chocolate Pecan Pie with Vanilla Cream. We stuffed ourselves! It was delicious!
We did see Chase on Sunday afternoon as he finished up his practice round. Chuck and I went and bought the team a few snacks and energizers for the hotel and tournament. On Monday morning we were at the golf course at 8:00 AM to watch round one. This was a very hard course. Chase was also not feeling very well. Let me just say it was not a pretty round of golf. He shot 82 on Monday. Chase was 6 over after 3 holes. For all you non-golfers out there...this is not good. You could tell it was going to be a long day. The entire team did not play very well. Oh, by the way the temperature was a breezy and cold 70 degrees.
Another Alabama A&M family went to this tournament. So, that night Chase, Tyler (teammate), Cody (teammate), Tyler's parents, Chuck, and I went out to eat at The Shell House. Believe me when I say...There was a ton of seafood put away on this night. We had: Fired Shrimp, Boiled Shrimp, Snow Crab Legs, Oysters on the Half Shell, Crab Cakes, French Fies, Cole Slaw, Corn on the Cob, Salad, Baked Potatoes, and Peach Cobbler with Vanilla Ice Cream. This was a fun night. We got to know Tyler and his family and Cody a little better.
Tuesday was a little better temperature wise and for Chase a little better golf wise. Chase shot 80 on Tuesday. He had the best score on his team on Tuesday and overall for the tournament on his team. Let's just say the Bulldogs were glad this tournament was OVER! They placed 10th out of 11 teams. This was the last tournament for the Fall golf season. They start back in the Spring. They will be missing one player, Larry. Larry will graduate in December and not be playing in the Spring. We will truly miss Larry. It has been a pleasure getting to know Larry.
Praise the Lord everyone returned home safely after a very long drive home! It's back to the real world today!
We left later than we had actually planned because so much has been going on in our family. The thought entered my mind to just cancel everything but the little voice in my head kept saying GO so we did. I am so GLAD that we did go. This ranks up at the top of our travel list.
On Friday evening we traveled to Atlanta, GA. We spent around 2 hours in the IKEA store. This is an amazing place. If you are looking for something unusual for your home or office, great organizational ideas, or just want to make the most of your space, this is a must place to visit. We finally checked in to our hotel around 9:30 PM and had dinner in the restaurant there. On Saturday, we slept in. This is very unusual for us. We have gotten old and normally don't sleep past 6:00 or 6:30 AM. We dressed in our Alabama attire and headed for Savannah, GA. Roll Tide Roll! We did hear and see some of the game. Along the way we made some stops and tried to make sure we ate at places we do not normally eat at around home. Some of the places we tried were: Big Chick, Village Pizza, Five Guys Burger & Fries, The Lady & Sons, Uncle Bubba's Oyster House, and The Shell House. You can't have a road trip without at least one stop at McDonald's.
When we arrived in Savannah, GA we stayed at The Marshall House. This was a beautiful place in Historic Savannah. It was built in 1851. It was voted Best of Savannah, featured on the Travel Channel's Great Hotels, named to Fodor's Hot List 2008 and listed among Coastal Living Magazine's Top 20 Favorite Hotels. Our room had been renovated in 2008. From the friendly people that greeted you, the valet parking, the nightly turn down service, the mints on your pillow, your complimentary bathrobes, the newspaper delivered to your room, the maid service, the delicious breakfast, and to the people at your beacon call to make sure stay was pleasurable, you could become spoiled. It was great!
One of my main goals was to eat at Paula Deen's restaurant The Lady & Sons. Chuck is such a good husband. We were up, ready, had breakfast, and standing on the curb by 9:00 AM to get our name on "the list" to have the Sunday Buffet at some point and time on Sunday. They don't even start taking names until 9:30 AM. Mission accomplished we were to eat at 2:00 PM!
To pass the time while we waited to "put some south in our mouth", we took the Oglethorpe Trolley Tour of The Historic Savannah Foundation. In 90 minutes we saw 250 years of history. Just to name a few we saw: River Street, Colonial Cemetery, Forsyth Park, Oglethorpe City Plan, Restored Waterfront, City Market, Waving Girl, Beautiful Churches and Synagogues, Davenport House, Hamilton-Turner Inn, The Old Pink House, Pirates House, City Hall, and The Mercer House. There has been many movies filmed in Savannah. I'll just mention a few that I can remember: Bagger Vance, Let's Give Them Something To Talk About, Forest Gump, The Garden of Good and Evil. How fitting the first golf course was always developed in Savannah. By the way, a Forest Gump look-a-like jumped up on our trolley. It was comical!
When it came time to check-in at The Lady & Sons we toured the gift shop. It was crazy! The place was packed. It was finally time to eat! Paula tells it like it is, "Everything does taste better with BUTTA y'all!" The Sunday Buffet is $15.99 per person. Your meal includes: Southern Fired Chicken, Baked Chicken, Roasted Pork Lion and Vegetables, Collard Greens, Mashed Potatoes, Yams, Lima Beans, Black Eye Peas, Green Beans, Creamed Corn, Mac and Cheese, Salad Bar, Banana Puddin', Peach Cobbler, Gooey Butter Cake, Hoe Cakes, Cheese Biscuits, and tea. It was finger lickin' and lip smackin' good!
To top the night off we went to Tybee Island to see "The Lighthouse" and the beach. On our way back to our hotel we made one more stop...Uncle Bubba's Oyster House (Paula Deen's brother). How cool is this. We ate at both of the places I really wanted to eat at in the same day! There we had: Crab Bites, Shrimp Quesadillas, Fried Pickles, Calamari, and Chocolate Pecan Pie with Vanilla Cream. We stuffed ourselves! It was delicious!
We did see Chase on Sunday afternoon as he finished up his practice round. Chuck and I went and bought the team a few snacks and energizers for the hotel and tournament. On Monday morning we were at the golf course at 8:00 AM to watch round one. This was a very hard course. Chase was also not feeling very well. Let me just say it was not a pretty round of golf. He shot 82 on Monday. Chase was 6 over after 3 holes. For all you non-golfers out there...this is not good. You could tell it was going to be a long day. The entire team did not play very well. Oh, by the way the temperature was a breezy and cold 70 degrees.
Another Alabama A&M family went to this tournament. So, that night Chase, Tyler (teammate), Cody (teammate), Tyler's parents, Chuck, and I went out to eat at The Shell House. Believe me when I say...There was a ton of seafood put away on this night. We had: Fired Shrimp, Boiled Shrimp, Snow Crab Legs, Oysters on the Half Shell, Crab Cakes, French Fies, Cole Slaw, Corn on the Cob, Salad, Baked Potatoes, and Peach Cobbler with Vanilla Ice Cream. This was a fun night. We got to know Tyler and his family and Cody a little better.
Tuesday was a little better temperature wise and for Chase a little better golf wise. Chase shot 80 on Tuesday. He had the best score on his team on Tuesday and overall for the tournament on his team. Let's just say the Bulldogs were glad this tournament was OVER! They placed 10th out of 11 teams. This was the last tournament for the Fall golf season. They start back in the Spring. They will be missing one player, Larry. Larry will graduate in December and not be playing in the Spring. We will truly miss Larry. It has been a pleasure getting to know Larry.
Praise the Lord everyone returned home safely after a very long drive home! It's back to the real world today!
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So glad yall had a great trip!! Love all the pictures! MISS YOU!!!
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