One Year and Counting: Part 1

I've always heard people say, "The first year of marriage is the hardest"; if that's the case, Mark and I are in for one easy life together! The first year flew by and to celebrate we were able to take a 6 day trip. Conveniently, I was scheduled to work at a wedding in Savannah on the 11th, so we scheduled the vacation around that. Here are some of the highlights...

Friday, August 10 - We drove down to Savannah (about 4 hours away) bright and early. When we arrived, we headed straight to Tybee Island.

We checked out the Lighthouse and the Battery, but the 120+ temperatures kept us from doing too much of anything else. Hiking down the stairs at the lighthouse...we were literally dripping with sweat.

Mark was on the lookout for enemy ships, at the Battery museum.

We did quickly jump into the ocean, and then we headed to our amazing digs for that night, and the next. We stayed at an amazing mansion in downtown Savannah, with my 2 co-workers and their husbands. That evening the 6 of us went out for tapas and burgers and had an...interesting time.

Our room...nice, right?!

We clean up pretty good!

Saturday, August 11 - We spent the morning exploring the shops on River Street and also checked out a few historical spots around town.

The statue of The Waving Girl. Supposedly, she waved to each ship that came and went for 44 years.

We visited the Thomas Low House (which was seriously overpriced) and The Church of St. John the Apostle (where the wedding would be, later that evening). From 5-midnight, I worked at the wedding...nothing too significant to report (ie no celebrities) but the church was struck by lightening which was pretty crazy.

Sunday, August 12 - Our anniversary! We had a pretty laid back day. Went to a few parks and cemetaries, ate a big lunch at Paula Deen's restaurant and watched The Bourne Ultimatum.

The huge fountain at Forsyth Park.

I was obsessed with the trees in Savannah.

Having dessert with Paula.