The weekend before the 4th we were able to get together with the Granberg family and have them come up to my parents lake house for a picnic, jetskiing, boating and catch some sun for a full afternoon to early evening. We had been talking about doing this for a while now and finally found a date we could all ride up. Joe and Garrett rode up early that Saturday around 6am to do some fishing. Apparently anything after 9am isn't real fishing or so I overheard them say, so when they did finish up I was looking forward to hearing the grand total of fish caught on their expedition (all of one or so blocks from the dock that they ventured)....drum roll please....one and half total. haha. However, we all know it is all about the tale that goes along with the outing than the actual amount of fish caught so more just glad they had fun since that's all that counts. Therefore, for dinner we planned on BBQ and to go food from Skogies than lake fish. lol I included a pic of Joe pulling Garrett on the tube from the jetski and there is also a video of it on our Youtube GAMannClan channel too for good memories. I also captured a picture while I was driving on the way home, there was a full rainbow from the house all the way to the highway, a rare sighting after a small rain shower that evening. It was a lot more spectacular in person I have to admit. We arrived home and once again, we were packing up for a Sunday trip the next day. Dad invited us along with him and mom for a trip to Savannah for a couple days. It is about 4 hour drive south from our house to get there. Dad let us newlyweds get away from work and see a new city that Joe had never been too before. It is quite historical from Civil War days, close to the ocean and right on the Savannah River. There is Spanish Moss on the trees like you see in the movies such as Forest Gump and Legend of Bagger Vance, old cemetaries and mansions, shops and restaurants within walking distance from the hotel. From the moment we got down there until Tuesday afternoon, we packed in as many touristy things to do. We stayed at a brand new Kimpton hotel called The Brice which was conveniently across the street from "The Riverwalk" ,of Savannah, that is. In a nutshell, the highlights we did were a horse and carriage tour ride, riverboat afternoon cruise, shopped til we dropped looking around for souveniers on Riverwalk and City Market Square, headed to Forsyth Park to walk around while a band played outdoors on a stage, stopped by the Olde Pink House for drinks, had some fine dining at Garibaldis, The Belford, Sapphire Grill, B.Matthews brunch and cocktail hour on the patio at the hotel nightly. Savannah Smiles dualing piano bar was closed Sunday and Monday nights so we missed that show but we did find a real Irishman singing and playing a guitar at Kevin Barry's bar downstairs. He was quite a hoot drinking his Espresso Martini that kept him awake as well drunk he said. Dad and Joe scouted out some cigar shops, I found the candy shops of course and mom is just always content getting her free USA Today crossword puzzle. lol. Apparently they do have cooking lessons at The Mansion hotel that dad wanted us ladies to sign up for but once again they weren't available on Sunday and Monday (the days we were there) Rats. However, it gave Joe and I a good idea to possibly look into cooking classes as a co-hobby together near our house. We both thought that might be fun some time. We just need to find the time to do it of course. As we left town, we felt as if we got to see and do everything we wanted to. We all had to get back and catch up on work and house chores and on top of that we had another long weekend out of town to prepare for again. Ready to get back to Texas for some holiday festivities and family fun. We love staying busy and getting out and about especially when we get to see our loved ones during that time!!
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