Jack and I got to Sea Island about 7
Thursday night and immediately went out to eat at a place called
Gnats(seafood) on St. Simons with his parents, his sister Hannah and
her boyfriend Chance. Jack's best friend from high school, Wesley, who
goes to UGA, got in town about the same time we did, so he went out
with us. Jack and I both had a chicken ceasar salad and fried pickles
for an appetizer. After dinner, we went back to the house and unpacked
and rested a little while. Then, Jack, Wesley and I walked down to the
beach for a little while and came back in about 11 to go to sleep.
Friday morning, we were out of the house by 8 am and stopped at the
Frederica Cafe on the way to Savannah for the St. Patrick's Day
parade. I had coffee, scrambled eggs and toast. Jack had french toast.
Then, the parents, Jack, Wesley and I headed to Savannah. We got there
about 9:45 and parked at one of Mr. Hall's lawyer friends office. It
was a really pretty old white building with lots of high ceilings and
porches-perfect for viewing the parade. We used the bathroom there and
walked through a few squares to St. John's cathedral where the priest
blesses all the Grand Marshalls of the parade and such. We got there
right when the parade was starting and the Virginia Tech band was
leading off. Think about how they have parades on TV and they do their
little performance so the TV crew can see--they do it there so the
priest can see. Then a huge bag pipe and drum band walked by and about
800 more followed. I forgot my camera, but those bands are my favorite
part. Then, we just walked around and Jack and Wesley ran into alot of
people they knew from high school and such. After a while, we met back
at the law firm for some free food and people watching from the
balcony. Around 2 o'clock, we decided to try to beat some traffic, so
we all loaded up and headed back to Sea Island. When we got back over
here, Mr. Hall wanted me to see Ocean Forest, so we all drove out
there and got on golf carts and rode around to the northern tip of the
Island. I wanted to see an alligator, so we crept up on a few of the
lakes on the golf course and found some little 3 foot gators. It was
really overcast that day, so they weren't out on the banks sunbathing.
Then, we went back to the Club House and I got a tour of the women's
and men's locker rooms. They were REALLY nice! Then we went and sat in
the bar for a little while and talked to the Head Chef, who has cooked
for President Bush before. He cooked for him when the G8 Summit was
here a few years ago, and he liked him so much, he invited him up to
DC to cook for him in person. Then, we went back to the house, got
showers and went up to eat at Big George's at the Sea Island Beach
Club. Everyone had fish & chips. It was great! This was Wesley's last
night, so we went out to the beach again and just kind of sat out
there for a while. It was really cold and windy, so we just went back
inside after a while. We didn't get to sleep until 1.
On Saturday, we slept until noon (on accident) and practically wasted
the whole day. But not really... the parents, Jack, Wesley and I went
up to the beach club for lunch and lay out time. I had a grilled
veggie wrap with fruit and Jack had a chicken salad sandwich with
fruit. The kids had our bathing suits on, so we went and layed out for
a while. The weather was like 80, but cloudy, so we didn't realize how
burnt we were getting. We came back in about 4. Wesley had to leave
and go back to Macon because his spring break was just ending as ours
was starting. We all got showered and the parents, Jack and I and
Hannah and her boyfriend all went up to dinner at Ocean Forest. It was
really hot in there and loud because there were a lot of older people
who couldn't really hear what the other was saying, so they had to
speak loudly. I started with a strawberry and mandarin orange and
greens salad and then had fried shrimp, mashed potatoes and broccoli.
Banana pudding for desert. Jack had the same salad, snapper with an
onion marmalade and mashed potatoes and broccoli. He also had banana
pudding for desert. Since it was so hot in there, Jack and I walked
outside for a little while to cool off. On the way, there was a piano
player, and I requested Moon River and Eidelveiss. He knew both of
them. And he complemented me on my extensive knowledge of good music
selections. Then, back to the house to watch Fried Green Tomatoes and
fall asleep.
We got up at 9 for church by 10:45. Got to church....Wesley United
Methodist Church at Frederica. It was beautiful and the Palm Sunday
service was even better! I met the pastor and he was really nice.
After the service, we went to the Lodge at Sea Island for brunch. It
was my favorite meal by far! It was just a huge buffet that had things
such as mini quiches, oysters, sushi, pork chops, beef tenderloin,
baked chicken, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, a whole breakfast bar,
like 9 different salads, omelette bar, and a bananas foster bar. The
whole desert section was in tiny little portions so you could try at
least 8 of them. I only tried bananas foster, creme brule, and bread
pudding. After that, we were royally stuffed, so we went back and
finished Fried Green Tomatoes and napped for a little while.
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