a love of the south'

I love visiting places with an emphasis on history. I am happy to have finally taken an interest in history, as I never did take advantage of it while living in Charleston, SC, like I should have. We visited another beautiful historic city last weekend.

Last Thursday 6 of us women in my family (and Grace) headed for the coast to Savannah, Ga. We had a nice time together. It seems it’s more precious that we do this as every year passes. We were on a schedule and had a lot to do, and even though we did everything on the schedule but 1 tour – we still had some relaxing time in the evenings. A big highlight was eating at Paula Dean's restaurant and it was everything I expected it to be - good ole' southern cooking. Yummy! We didn't eat for the rest of the day if that tells you how much we enjoyed it. We toured River Street, ate seafood at Uncle Bubba's, visited the city market (in the rain), took a carriage ride through the historic district, saw the Return to the 50's show, made a quick visit to Tybee Island lighthouse and the beach, toured the Juliette Gordon birthplace (founder of the girl scouts) and topped our evenings off relaxing in the beautiful house we rented in the historic district.

Next year, we've decided to go to DC and I'm the tour guide. Funny, the last time I was there was in middle school. Thank goodness for internet, right?

Grace posing on the porch - she did this all on her own...


Grace was a guest dancer at the show we went to and was not shy at all.


Grace loves the beach but this day, the wind was bad and was throwing sand all over her. She said "when we going".




Our home for the weekend. I love those wrap around porches.

Monday night, Denine talked me into taking a Zumba class at the Y and let me tell ya - I haven't danced like that since I danced on the bars in Tijuana (j/k). What fun, and the teacher (who is pregnant btw), can really shake it. It was a mix of all kinds of dancing. I definately want to go back, but this time I'm not going to wear running shorts, running shirt and a cap. I felt so out of place with all the ladies in their tanks and yoga pants.

This weekend our little trip to VA beach for the half is a no-go. After me bailing out because of my leg, Chris now can't run it because of his IT band. So, we all decided to bag it and stay here to watch the USA Pro Cycling Championship. The time trial Saturday is where I ride most of my rides, so we're just about 4 miles away from it. David is thrilled and even has Grace talking about watching Hincapie race.

I've been getting in some workouts, nothing exciting to note. I did a few walks while in Savannah and on one of them in one of the parks, I tried to run about 50 feet and could tell from my tibia that I'm not ready to run yet. I'm going to wait until I have no pain there to start again. I'm really itching to start again...

My Navy AT is supposed to start Sunday, when I leave for Va Beach for 2 wks. Yet, my orders (what I need approved) hasn't been approved yet due to the Navy running out of money. Go figure, right? So, as of right now - I have no idea if I leave Sunday or not. This really sucks, as I was looking forward to some quality training and an AT I needed to do. We'll see. I'm still sending emails like crazy trying to figure out what's next...

A friend of ours who I mentioned in my last post of graciously hosting a party at her home had a bike wreck this past weekend on a ride with Chris. She has a broken collarbone and a broken rib. Ashley is one of the best athletes in our area and just a real sweetheart. I hope she heals fast and gets back at it soon. Please send prayers or healing vibes her way and if you have a minute, stop by her blog to wish her well. Ashley, hope you are welcoming visitors with goodies this weekend? :-)