savannah

I have a confession. I'm a 31 year old Georgia-grown peach and the first time I ever visited Savannah was this past weekend. It. Was. Crazy. Fun. Of course, the fun probably was mostly due to the company I kept. Shannon, her parents, and I all went to Savannah together on our way home from New Smyrna Beach. We went on a haunted history walking ghost tour. It actually turned out to be a standing history tour instead, but it was interesting all the same. We looked for some other sightseeing tours, etc. to see the town, but we opted to bike through the city streets on our own. I can't imagine experiencing Savannah for the first time any other way. I highly recommend it! A few of our choice songs while riding were Do-Re-Mi from The Sound of Music and Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah from the movie Song of the South. It was carefree and interesting and fun, exactly what I needed. The city itself is beautiful, the history undeniable, and the haunts entertaining. I think I could live there. ;)

30 in 30

For several years now, Shannon (my college roommate and dear friend) has been keeping a list of all the new things she does or places she goes in the course of a year. The number of new things corresponds with her age. So, I'm stealing her idea and sharing my 30 new things in my 30th year. Some of the things may seem small, but it's cool to realize all the new things that I see or do in the course of a year.

1. Got flowers for my birthday
2. Made my first trip to Ohio (Waynesville)

3. Visited the National Museum of the US Air Force, saw the Bockscar in person
4. Ate @ Sanders Cafe and Museum in Corbin, KY

5. Saw Jason Mraz in concert @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
6. Taught 2nd grade
7. Volunteered for the Relay for Life committee for Jackson County
8. Saw a Cincinnati Reds game @ Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH
9. Went tailgating @ the UGA/UF game with the Pollitz/Smetts crew
10. Girls' weekend in Atlanta in October with Shannon (Fernbank Museum, ate at Tijuana Garage and Hudson's Grill)
11. Ate gelato @ Paolo's Gelato Italiano in the Virginia Highlands
12. Went with a group of coworkers to see a midnight showing of a movie (New Moon)
13. Went on a blind date
14. Took a painting class @ Sips N Strokes
15. Met with a prophetic ministry at Daystar
16. Contributed recipes to a fundraiser cookbook
17. Saw Needtobreathe in concert @ Center Stage Midtown
18. Went to Alamo Drafthouse in Austin to see Alice in Wonderland with Jacqui
19. Completed a 21 day fast in February/March
20. Made a diaper cake for Brooke/Wren
21. Took a pottery class @ Good Dirt
22. Read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
23. Made one complete place setting on the pottery wheel
24. Went to Callaway Gardens (biked on a trail through Callaway Gardens and visited the butterfly conservatory, The Amazing Race @ Callaway Gardens, my first geocaching experience)
25. Arrowhead Farm - worked on the horse farm (fed and watered all 17 horses, assisted in breeding Emmy and Princess, got on Bronce, assisted an equine vet with Bobby, learned how to pull a horse trailer including backing it up and parking it, went to a ranch sorting shindig)
26. I made my Christmas gift list in June.
27. New Smyrna Beach with the Pollitz family (and ate at new restaurants: Boston's, Norwood's, Flip Flops, The Garlic)

28. Went sailing on a catamaran in the Atlantic Ocean

29. Saw lightning over the ocean

30. Saw fireworks on the beach