I pretty much ate my way through Savannah. And it was delish! I know people think Paula Deen’s restaurant, The Lady & Sons, is overrated, but I think it was probably the second best meal I have had in my life (the first being at Iron Chef Michael Symon’s restaurant, Lola, in Cleveland…of all places).
Here are some pictures from dinner at Paula’s place and one from Uncle Bubba’s for good measure.
The attack of the jellyfish.
Last Wednesday, when I was on vacation, I got stung by a jellyfish. It hurt like hell. And I did everything wrong to treat it, but it did start to get better and the welts went away.
However…a few days ago, it got worse. Like nasty, itchy rash all over my ankle and feet worse. I wanted (and sort of still want to) scratch my feet off. I gave in and went to the doctor yesterday. Apparently, I have a delayed allergic reaction. I had to get a shot in my booty and have to take steroids for the next 6 days. I can really only wear flip flops because I wearing any other type of shoes that cover the tops of my feet make my feet sweat and itch like crazy.
I hope this nastiness goes away soon. It’s pretty embarrassing to show my feet and ankles. Thank you, jellyfish of Tybee Island.
Vacation: 24 hours and locked out.
24 hours at the rental house:
We cooked some fajitas for dinner. We washed dishes. Put some cookies in the oven. We poured some wine, sat on the nice screened in patio and then got locked out of our house.
I hopped the fence. Got some scratches on my thigh. I walked to our neighbors house (on one side) and no one was home. So then, I walked to the Chu’s convenience store/Chevron gas station and made a call to the rental company…their “non-emergency” number said they would respond in 20 mins.
I saw the other neighbors (on the other side) come home and told them the situation. Nice guy, Sam, and his wife came over. Sam hopped the fence and picked our porch door lock. And now we are back inside, have some seriously burned cookies and will be leaving our beach house doors open for the rest of our stay on Tybee Island, GA.
PS - We plan to leave a bottle of wine and some cookies on our neighbors’ doorstep tomorrow. We are forever indebted to them.
A day off.
I have the day off from work tomorrow. My first real day off, meaning not Memorial Day or 4th of July, in three months. I’m looking forward to sleeping in, hitting up the new H&M at the mall, going to the gym and maybe getting a pedicure. And tomorrow night, I have restaurant week reservations at Stephan Pyles.
This is shaping up to be a nice start to the weekend.
Vacation!
It’s been years since I have been on a real vacation. Like taken a week off from work to travel somewhere type of vacation. So after a little bit of discussing and then a spur of the moment decision, I booked a vacation to Tybee Island/Savannah, GA in September. I am really excited to just get away, go somewhere new, explore, relax and eat/drink some lovely, delicious things.
Has anyone been to Tybee Island or Savannah? Any suggestions on things to do, places to see or where to eat? Pass them on!
Goals for the week.
- - Finish up my last two classes at American Power Yoga (I think this was a Living Social deal, but I can’t remember). Start 30 days of unlimited yoga at Uptown Yoga, thanks to Groupon.
- - Work on a couple more paintings, including one for my friend Jess.
- - Clean off my patio so I can get it ready for spring. Yay for plants and flowers!
- - Drop off suits at the dry cleaners.
- - Pack for Las Vegas…one Thursday/Friday, since I leave on Saturday at the butt crack of dawn.
- - More job searching. Apply for more jobs. Network, network, network.
What happens in Vegas…
I can’t tell you how many times I have said I would never go back to Las Vegas for fun…but, I just booked a weekend trip with my friend Ashley to visit my friend Lenora (March 5-7). We both had so many AAdvantage Miles (it cost us both $5 for our flights!) and got a good deal on a hotel (thank you, Priceline), it was hard not to go for a long weekend.
I am really looking forward to getting out of Dallas for a few days to have some fun with my friends!
