I've not only been to Savannah once, but have now been there twice, so once again ladies and gents, you get a little twofer.
First Trip Recap
As I mentioned in my migrating south post, I went down to visit one of my best friends, Heather, and her super cute two-year-old daughter, Grace. It was a perfect low-key weekend. We had high ambitions of a DIY/craft-filled weekend, but had little to show for it at the end.
I arrive on Saturday morning just in time for lunch at this cute seafood place overlooking a marina. I don't have the faintest idea what it was called, but it was delicious -- though I always say it's hard to mess up fried food. :) After nap time (for Grace), we headed to the park, where I was able to take some great pictures of Heather and Grace on the playground.
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| Isn't she just the cutest? Heather always has her looking adorable (the girl is better dressed than I am!). |
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| Slide montage. |
Heather had set up a babysitter to come for Sunday evening, so we could go walk around historic downtown Savannah. We hit up this really cute store called the Savannah Bee Company, where we taste tested various honeys. Yes, honey taste testing.
Heather and I both ended up picking up a few Christmas gifts. While checking out, we asked the two cashiers if they had any restaurant recommendations. The one said his favorite place to eat in Savannah was hands down, the basement of the Olde Pink House. He just loved the ambiance. He was so emphatic about it, Heather and I said, why the hell not, so to the Olde Pink House we headed. We were kind of awkward (me? no way!) when we first arrived, because we seemed a little under-dressed for the first floor of the restaurant, but we awkwardly walked in and requested a table in the basement. As we got down the stairs, we finally understood what the cashier meant by ambiance. He meant, it's perfect for a romantic dinner, because the basement was only lit by candle light and fireplaces. Ohhh, that kind of ambiance. Ha! So Heather and I proceeded to have a romantic dinner together. And it was a delicious dinner. I ordered the shrimp and grits to start -- when in
Sadly, the weekend flew by; Monday morning had arrived and it was time to head back to DC. Since we realized we hadn't gotten a picture of the two of us, we attempted to get a picture before I left for the airport:
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| Yeah, the shirt I was wearing was not flattering at.all! But isn't Heather's house beautiful! |
Second Trip Recap
The second trip to Savannah was about a week ago (so, I'm actually "on time" for posting it, shocker). This time it wasn't just me visiting Heather -- Jackie and Ali, my two other best friends from high school were also there. Jack's currently finishing up her MBA at Duke in NC and Al's still living the good life in Houston, so I don't get to see these girls often either. It was a wonderful reunion weekend. Once again, Heather and I had high hopes for craft projects and this time around, with two extra hands to put to work, we finished both projects!
An early flight to Savannah was much cheaper, so I got in again before lunch. Since Grace was at daycare, Heath and I had the afternoon to eat and run errands before Ali and Jackie arrived. Heather and I had been chatting for some time before the trip about doing an alphabet wall. Heath bought cardboard letters from Land of Nod:
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She had also picked up a variety supplies at Michael's to wrap and paint the letters with, but saved Jo Ann's Fabric for when I arrived. And boy, it was overwhelming, so I think having someone else there to bounce ideas off of was a good idea (i.e. I would not have wanted to do it alone). While there, we also opted to pick up some extra fabric to fill embroidery hoops with as wall art for the new baby's room -- which has a gray and yellow theme (love!). There is some really cute fabric out there, which made me wish I was more crafty and sewed things (did I just put that in writing?).
It was a full team effort, Ali painted, while the rest of wrapped the damn letters in yarn. I say damn letters because it was a lot more time consuming than we thought it'd be. After we busted out the hot glue gun, things started moving a bit quicker. Last, but not least, was tracing, cutting, and Mod Podge-ing the fabric to the remaining letters. We were strategic, sadly probably too strategic (i.e. I spent a little more time than I'd like to admit planning out the random mix of mediums and colors, so they were random, but still spaced out), in picking which letters would be yarned (the similar letters, like L), which would be painted and fabric covered (the more complex letters, like Q).
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| In Progress... |
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| Completed letters with fabric-filled hoops on top. |
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| Finished Product! Doesn't it look amazing!?! It's hard to see the textures and pattern in this picture, but there was a very good mix. |
For dinner we tried another top-rated, historic, and haunted restaurant -- 17Hundred90 Inn and Restaurant -- but this time, it was not quite as good. Heather, Jackie, and I all got the same thing -- crab bisque and filet. The crab bisque had very little flavor, it was like we were drinking straight cream with crab chunks and our steaks came out cold. Ali ordered both the soup and entree special. The tomato and basil soup special tasted like marinara sauce. The tasteless food combined with the very slow service made the entire experience, well, meh. Oh well, you can't win them all...
Sadly, we did not take a single picture of people, let alone a picture of the four of us. So bummed! It was a great weekend and I was so glad to catch up with my favorite lady friends. I love that we can jump right back into things with each other even after not seeing each other for so long. Sign of great friends, I hear. :)
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