I have been trying to find a long weekend to squeeze in a visit to see Maddy probably since the weekend we moved from Texas. Of course there are the killer workouts, the shopping, and the chatting but probably one of the biggest reasons was to finally meet this little darling.
I can't believe how big she is! It seemed like just yesterday Maddy was 9 months pregnant, time goes by so fast. Long story short this munchkin got some baby fever going in the Schano house. Alan and I got up super early and drove down to Georgia to meet the Glassers at Tybee Island for the 4th of July. We haven't been on the beach in forever so we had a blast, except for when Alan got stung by a jellyfish and then got smacked in the face by a surfboard that I may or may not have been in charge of...opps! After getting good and sandy we headed out to downtown Savannah for the fireworks. We grabbed an ice cream cone and parked ourselves in a prime location on the riverwalk for the show.
Both Alan and Chris have been deployed to Afghanistan so as fellow army wives the 4th of July is always a proud moment for Maddy and I. The Glassers very graciously hosted us for our first two days in Georgia afterwhich we stayed at the Azelea Inn in Savannah's historical distoric.
This was our first time staying several days in a bed and breakfast and we loved it. We felt like there was a much higher level of service then you would find in a comparable hotel, not to mention the breakfast was incredible. We especially loved the luxury of having drinks poolside. Our first day we walked around the historical district, the architecture was to die for, it is really what I find myself attracted to these days. Check out this beauty.
We had dinner at The Olde Pink House which is Savannah's pride and joy. It is one of Savannah's oldest buildings and survived the revolutionary war because it was occupied by the British.
Besides being a historical landmark the food is incredible! Alan had a BLT salad which has fried green tomatoes and was featured on Food Networks's Best Thing I Ever Ate. After dinner we took advantage of Savannah's open container priviledges and strolled around downtown, we also became kozie lover's for life.
One of the things I really wanted to do in Savannah was a carriage ghost tour. Savannah was named one of the most haunted city in the United States by Ghosthunters, second only to New Orleans. The say the reason for this is that the city is literally built over their dead. Savannah had had an epidemic of yellow fever which they believed to be airbourne and when building the city didn't want to relocate cemetaries for fever of the deceased letting out "bad air". Another interesting fact was the haitians who were a superstitious people believed that painting doors blue would keep out the evil spirits of the yellow fever. This came from the thought that blue symbolized water and spirits were thought not to be able to cross water. Interestingly enough it seemed to work, it was later that discovered the yellow fever was in face transmitted by mosquitos and that lavender which was used to give the paint it's blue color is a natural mosquito repellant. The blue door has now become a Savannah tradition. The tour also went past one of the few cemetaries that was perserved, pretty spooky!
I got sick our last day in Savannah which kinda makes it a blur but overall we had a blast and as long as the Glasser's are stationed at Ft Stewart I'm sure we'll be back!
