I was so excited to leave work on
Friday… especially since I still had to get home to pack for our trip. I hate
doing it last minute, but I was so busy this past week that I didn’t get it
done. Thankfully, we had the red-eye so I had a few hours when I got home. When
I got home, Carrie and Lucky were there so I was able to visit with them
quickly, while I unloaded my backpack to re-pack. I then blazed through the
rest of the bags… packing my clothes, my backpack, making sure Cooper didn’t
have anything that he couldn’t take on the plane in his bags, and packing
Matthew’s medical supplies.
After all was packed, I made dinner
before we headed off to the airport. While the food was cooking, I helped
Matthew prepare for the trip with new medical supplies and diabetes supplies.
He was all fresh and ready to go.
We arrived at the airport super early
because of it being Spring Break and all the TSA nightmares currently going on
with the Government shutdown happening again. Even with wheelchair escort, it
still took us an hour to get through security and that was with skipping half
the line.
We finally arrived at our gate only to
find out that our plane arrival was going to be delayed slightly. I wasn’t too
concerned at first since we had 1 ½ hour layover in Atlanta. As the night went
on, the delay kept getting longer. The departure ended up being delayed also
and our layover kept shrinking. Everyone was freaking out about missing their
flights (rightly so). The flight wasn’t too bad but unfortunately, I did not
sleep much squished in-between the boys. There was not much airflow on the
flight either, so I was superhot. Just before we arrived, I noticed that our
next flight was already boarding and was planning on leaving early so we knew
we were going to miss it. Thankfully, there was another flight to Jacksonville
a couple hours later, so I quickly changed us to that flight before it filled
up.
Transferring between flights was
interesting, as halfway through, our gates changed so we had to return to the
Plane Train and go to another terminal. After all was done and said, we had
just enough time at the airport to get some food and for everyone to use the
restroom before we boarded the next flight. Matthew even scored us seats in the
same row by talking to the flight agent.
Finally, we made it to Jacksonville,
just a couple hours delayed, picked up the rental car and headed to Matthew’s
Dad’s house. We loaded up his wheelchair and rearranged the stuff so that everything
fit and made our way up to Savannah Georgia for a few days. It was an easy
drive up, only a couple hours to the AirBnB we rented which was super cute.
Of course, we got there and unloaded
the car. Made a quick trip to the store for a few items and found a local
Mexican Restaurant. The food was absolutely delicious. I had some Chicken
Milanesa, which I split with Cooper who was more tired than hungry. The rest of
the evening was spent relaxing at the rental. We were exhausted from the long
day of traveling. Of course, I quickly learned that I should not have eaten the
chips and salsa. My gut was not quite ready for the salsa… so I spent the
evening curled up in pain as it passed through my system. Just when I thought I
was 100% better… I learn there are still things that trigger my gut pain.
I had an amazing night of sleep and
thankfully woke up without any pain on Sunday. It was Easter Sunday, so we had
a relaxing morning. I had my quiet time in the morning, and then Matthew went
and picked up Sausage and Egg Biscuits for breakfast. Doug and Cooper finally
woke up and ate breakfast and prayed in remembrance of Easter and the gratitude
for what Jesus did for us. We had a relaxing morning before finally finding an
activity to do for the day that would be open on Easter Sunday.
We headed to Wormsloe State Historic
Site. Matthew and I love seeing the history of places we visit, as does Doug so
this was the perfect place to visit. It was founded by Noble Jones in the
1700’s. He arrived with the first group of settlers from England and the Tabby
ruins is the oldest standing structure in Savannah. Noble Jones served the
colony as a doctor, constable, Indian agent, Royal Councilor, and surveyor (he
layed out many of the towns in the area). He also commanded a company of
marines that defended the Georgia coastline from the Spanish. The ancestor of
Noble Jones continued to own and run the land until the State of Georgia
acquired most of it in 1973, but the family still owns a portion of it and live
on it to this day.
We started the tour on shuttle ride
from the visitor center down to the museum where we learned a lot of the
history and enjoyed the view of the approximately 1 ½ mile driveway sheltered
by live oaks. It was a beautiful drive down and the oaks provided shade from
the heat. The museum had some interesting things to see. Cooper and I then
continued on to see the Tabby ruins and graveyard.
After our tour, we found a fun place
to eat lunch. Originally, we were going to eat at a restaurant that used to be
a bank, but after reading the menu, I changed the plan mid-drive and found a cool
bar and grill called “The 5 Spot”. It had a variety of food to choose between. Matthew
and his dad enjoyed Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches, Cooper had his typical
chicken strips, and I had a Georgia breakfast called “The Classic Five” which
consisted of Eggs, Cheese Grits, Bacon, Biscuit, and Sausage Gravy. The food
was delicious and cheaper than it would have been in Washington for sure.
After lunch, we went back to the house
to rest. I was going to just read while the guys took a nap, but it didn’t take
long for my eyes to “need to rest” and I was soon asleep like the others. We
had an amazing nap and then decided to spend the evening back at the house just
hanging out. Matthew and I made a quick trip to the store to buy snacks and
food for dinner and breakfast the next morning. I made one of the pizzas for
dinner and then we just vegged out with all the tv streaming shows they had at
the house. It was a relaxing evening and the perfect way to end the day.
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