Time Away

Most weeks, time away means 10 minutes out of the house to run to Walgreen's by myself.  "Me time" is pretty rare for most Mom's when you have young kids at home.  My best friend from college, Laura and I decided that we were going to have a little time away.  No mommy duties.  No schedules.  No cooking.  No cleaning.  No wake up call at 6 a.m.  Sound fabulous?  It was!

We threw around places that we had never been, but always wanted to visit.  We came up with 2 places:  Savannah, Georgia and Hilton Head, South Carolina.  We decided that because of proximity, we could do both.  We left Thursday and returned Sunday morning, in time to celebrate Mother's Day with our families.  It was a quick trip, but we returned rejuvinated, relaxed and refreshed. 

Thanks to my wonderful husband, and both our families for helping out with our kids and giving Jeremy a break.  Not sure what your schedules look like for next year, but we are already starting to throw out ideas for what we hope becomes an annual trip!

Take Off! 

Without this magical navigational device, we would have NEVER found our way!

Are these trees beautiful or what?  Here are some of my favorite photos from the trip:

Our trip to Savannah would not have been complete without a trip to Paula Dean's Restaurant, Lady and Son's.

Some of my favorites:  Fried Chicken, Baked Beans, Sweet Potatoes, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, and Creamed Corn.  Mmmm, Good!

Home Sweet Home at Avia in Savannah.

Headed to Hilton Head

The scenery was unbelievably beautiful!

View from our room

On the Balcony

Where we spent 2 FULL days....pure heaven!

 

I wouldn't mind trading my King bed at home for this...

The Lighthouse, and location near where we had dinner our last night in Hilton Head.  I had the BEST crab bisque ever there!

Sunset and Sunrise

Goodbye paradise....fruity drinks, sleeping in, dinners at 8:30 p.m.

Hello reality....6 a.m. wake up calls, schedules, routines and work....

boo hoo!