Walk number 2

Mom and I finished the day with an even longer beach walk than we took this am!

And now wine and food : )

over 80 degrees!

It is hot in SSI ... and no complaints here. Mom and I started the day with a long sweaty beach walk. We saw so many cute dogs, including a pair of 3 month old Goldens. The little Goldens didn't know what to think about the horse that was trotting down the beach.

Around noon the girls headed out to play 18 on Sea Side. We played in record speed - under 3 hours!

After golf we met the guys for a drink at the Lodge.

Of course we had to have a Sweetwater....

We are finishing some afternoon snacks while watching football. Our evening plans include carryout from Beachcomber (best BBQ on the island) and maybe some Crab Trap shrimp - mmmmm!

A Night with the Keaches

We had a fun party at the Keaches last night!

Corey and I made an early exit because we are still recovering from too much Christmas. The rest of the crew played euchre.

I am still marvelling at Mrs. Keaches engineering skills to keep her glasses together.

Plan for today is golf in the early afternoon with high temps in the mid 70's. : )

Travel to the south

We made the trek from up north in Savannah down south to St Simons today. We started with 9 holes of golf in the foggy AM, and then had some lunch at the club before heading for SSI.

There was a bit of traffic so we had to find an alternate route.

Once we got to SSI, the Truebloods and Trobaughs had a quick drink. Then Mom and I left for a walk on the beach!

Time to shower and get ready for dinner at the Keaches!

What a fun night!

What a fun night! I cannot explain it all in words ... so here we go with pictures:

At the club for our happy hour and shrimp night:

After dinner, we started on a golf cart ride:

And on our way around the neighborhood, we found a friend's house that needed some lovin'.

Here we are in the master bedroom:

And in the master bath:

Corey had to relieve himself:

And Derek was workin it on the kitchen island:

And then, we leisurely found our way home:

Time to watch one of the Bourne movies and then get to bed .... and also get ready for Lori's b-day tomorrow!

Trip to Savannah

This afternoon we headed into Savannah.

I found some Tibi!

We then passed the Independent Presbyterian Church .. this is the church from the opening scene in the movie "Forrest Gump" .. as the white feather was falling from the sky, it passed in front of this steeple.

This is the Cathedral of Saint John the baptist. We walked around inside - it is gorgeous!

After the cathedral, we headed to River Street. It was crowded but the weather turned icky (misty and cool), so we headed back up to Wild Wings for a beer. MMM Sweetwater!

Followed by some gelato which did NOT taste like Italian gelato!!

The plan is for happy hour at the Savannah Quarters Country Club. 3-2-1; $3 mixed, $2 wines, $1 beer! Followed by a Buba Gump Shrimp party (lots of shrimp prepared lots of different ways!

A look ahead

I can't complain too much about this weather forecast for the next few days!

Santa's gone back to the North Pole

Although Santa left to go back to the North Pole, Lori and I took a walk on Christmas night and spotted some of his reindeer! I think they liked the warmer weather and I doubt they want to go back to the frigid north.

Here is the Christmas dinner turkey. It turned out great!

Good thing it didn't turn out like the video below:



After Derek and Corey hooked up the new Blue-ray disc player, we all watched Dark Night. I fell asleep on the floor ... luckily I didn't find any drool!

Fun Christmas Day!

Here is the turkey just starting to cook in the infrared ....

Corey's making sure it is warming up properly

After the turkey was started, we headed to the pool to see some neighbors and enjoy the nice weather. We took the golf cart there ....

What a gorgeous night! We got back from the pool and then went to a party down the street .... there was a Titleist dealer there: Corey fell in love! He kept talking about the latest and greatest clubs, balls, etc. We had a great time. When we got back the turkey was done!

Cannot wait to eat the turkey ... more later!!! Merry Christmas!!

Sunscreen on Christmas Day

Today is the first time (that I can remember) that I have needed sunscreen on Christmas Day! More on that later ...

Santa found his way to Georgia!

And Santa brought HOT weather! It was 75 degrees F today - might have been hotter on that golf course with the sun beating down.

Here is the best way to golf - with a cooler : )

We are on our way to the pool (yes - there is water in the pool!) for some appetizers and wine with some neighbors. Craig and Derek are on the back porch lighting the infared turkey cooker for dinner tonight. I will make sure to show pictures of the cooking process!

Merry Ho Ho!

Christmas Party

What's better than food, family, and friends at Christmas?

First ... the food (and wine which counts as food!)

Family

Friends

Oh - and it's warm enough to sit outside and enjoy the evening on the front porch!

I hear that Santa may have been spotted in Savannah Quarters. We will find out and report soon!