Fourth of July Weekend Recap

Hey guys! I hope you have had a great week and had an amazing long weekend. I am recapping my holiday weekend for y'all today.

 

 

Saturday was a very relaxing day, we didn't do much but we went to a friends that night and had smoked chicken and all kinds of yummy goodness! Later as the sun went down it was a very cool summer night especially for July so we were all standing by the fire and watching the fireworks we shot off!

 

Then on Sunday me and my sweet momma headed to church! On this day Blake and I drove up to his grandparents and we ate yummy food and just hung out. The entire way home we drove in rain (it was rainy all weekend, boo!!).

 

 

We had an amazing firework show in our little town. I couldn't get over how crazy the sky looked, it was 9 p.m. and in the picture below it looks daylight. When the fireworks were shot they shot right into a dark cloud so it looked awesome.

 

 

This was where the fireworks were being shot.

 

 

This is on the opposite side of where they were being shot and look at how dark it is! I accidentally had the flash on in this picture too.

 

I hope all of you had an amazing weekend! It has taken me a little while to get back into the groove. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

 

xo

 

Georgia {Part Two}

Today I am sharing the rest of my trip to Georgia!

 

Today I'm talking all about our day in Savannah! For those of you that don't know Savannah is the oldest city in Georgia dating back to 1733. When we got to Savannah it was extremely hot. So hot that we decided to take a trolley tour so we could still see the city but not get wayyy to hot. Good thing we did because shortly after we got on the trolley it started raining!

 

 

The dome on top of this building in Savannah is a replica of the dome on top of Atlanta's capital building.

 

 

This was at the city market. There are all kinds of shops with food and candy. There were also benches and tables outside that you can sit at! It is a really cool spot. This brings you to my next picture THE GREAT WALL OF CANDY!

 

 

How incredible is that? I was in candy heaven. This was the Savannah Candy Kitchen. I know I did a post of becoming a healthier me but on vacation I tend to splurge. There were so many choices and if any of you know me then you know that I am not the best at making choices! They had ice cream, free praline samples as you walk-in, and they also had taffy being twisted and packaged. Bonus they also took some of the taffy off the machine and would throw it to you!

 

 

The Waving Girl is a statue of a woman that for 44 years would wave a handkerchief by day and a lantern by night for all of the ships that came in and out of Savannah.

 

There are so many things that you can do in Savannah. From ghost tours to trolley rides to just eating good food! If you're wanting to see a city with tons of history and being just plain beautiful then Savannah is the city for you! I hope you enjoyed this trip recap.

I hope to see you back soon!

 

xo

 

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Georgia {Part One}

It feels great to be back! Today I am talking all about my trip to Georgia! This is part one of two!

 

P.S. I am still trying to work on the design of the blog, it is just taking longer than expected to work the kinks out!

 

 

 

On our trip to Georgia we stayed in a small town called Saint Mary's. We walked around the quaint town and enjoyed all that it had to offer. They had a really cool little store called "Market on the Square" and it had everything that you could imagine. T-shirts, coffee, gifts, ice cream, etc. My FAVORITE thing had to be the fudge! They had tons of different flavors that it was hard to decide on only one, so I got two (after a few samples!). I got red velvet (who knew there was red velvet fudge? NOT ME but it was amazing), and death by chocolate. The death by chocolate had oreos, chocolate sprinkles, and chocolate chips in it! That flavor was definitely for a chocolate lover like myself!

 

 

This was a cemetery just down the road from the house we were staying in. I thought it was neat to see how old some of the tombstones were. The oldest one we saw dated back to the 1700's. If you're wondering what that stuff is that's hanging from the trees it's called Spanish moss and it is incredibly gorgeous.

 

 

This was a house in St. Mary's that you can tour. The story behind this house was pretty neat. Needless to say this house was the fanciest house they had for a very long time (and may still be), it was built in the 1830's!

 

 

This is a peek inside the house that we toured. I just loved all of the fireplaces! Also notice how thick the crown molding is!

 

 

The two photos above are from a park that they had near the river. 

 

 We stayed in the Rose Lovell house. It was a gorgeous house that was just the perfect size for all of our family to stay and spend quality time! Thanks for showing us a good time Georgia!

 

I will be back tomorrow talking all about our journey to Savannah, Georgia and wrapping up the rest of our trip!

 

xo

 

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