Savannah, GA

I had a work conference to attend in Savannah, GA and due to scheduling issues Jackson could not attend with me. Bummer. I did my best to still have a nice time re-visiting the gem of a Southern city.

The first morning of the conference was a late start so I went for a walk/run/walk more through the city. I met some of the nicest people and just enjoyed soaking it all in. The weather was just perfect, too!

A trees are unreal.

The view from where Forrest Gump's bench was

The famous steeple from the Forrest Gump intro

Even the staircases are fancy in this town!

Forsyth Park didn't disappoint

I loved this church!

My work colleague was attending this conference, too, so I enjoyed having someone to have dinner with each night. We branched out and tried grits and they were surprisingly good! I don't know that I'll ever crave them, per se, but they were quite enjoyable.

Fish & grits!

We tried out a few local places and also visited Paula Deen's restaurant. Her place was markedly less busy than when Jackson and I visited in 2011. We didn't even need a reservation for dinner. That would have been unfathomable a few years ago.

Dinner with Paula Deen: a fried grit cake
and bacon-wrapped shrimp! YUM!

It was a pretty dull conference, but we made it through. I was even able to get switched to an earlier flight (bless that Southern hospitality) and made it back home to Tampa many hours before I expected to.

I had to connect in Charlotte and on the flight from there to Tampa I was seated next to a nun (in her full "habit" or uniform) and a young girl. The three of us ended up chatting the entire flight and it was just lovely. I love when you meet kind people as sometimes flying can be just a trying experience. It was a great way to end my trip!