Camping

Dusty and I went camping this past Thursday to Saturday here in the Savannah area on Skidaway Island. We decided to go at the last minute, so we didn't get to the camp ground until 9:56 p.m. I say 9:56 because when I called to reserve a place, the lady told us we had to get there before 10:00 because the gates close. So, as you can see, we made it by 4 minutes! We were so excited to make it. We (or Dusty, I just held the lantern) set up the tent in the dark. Dusty asked me to read the directions and the first line said "If you are setting this up for the first time, you might want to set it up at home so you aren't trying to figure out how to do it in front of friends and family" hahahahha! We both laughed and moved on. Thankfully, we got it up in about 20 minutes...not bad for first timers with this tent AND it being dark out. I hadn't camped in a long time so I forgot how uncomfortable the ground is...wow! Dusty, on the other hand, was asleep and snoring the minute he layed down...not fair. I kept tossing and turning and he would wake up and ask if I was ok. Yeah, just forgot about how it is on your back! We woke up early Friday morning and realized we forgot the cooler with the food and water, so back to Pooler we go. After we got back to the camp site, we took a 4 mile hike/walk through the marsh/jungle haha of Skidaway Island State Park. It was pretty, but tons of fiddler crabs everywhere. I am not exagerating about this one...there were thousands and everywhere! And the noise they made scurring on the ground was a little creepy! After the hike, we came back to our site and noticed some of the groceries were on the ground. Something (a raccoon maybe, only cause we saw one near our tent) stole our hotdog buns and popcorn :( We ate our lunchables for lunch after the hike, hahaha, and felt like we were in the 2nd grade eating those things! The temperature was a little hot, but in the shade it felt pretty good, so we relaxed in the shade and read. Then we drove around Skidaway, not much to see. For supper, we cooked hotdogs, bratswurst, and baked beans over the fire and it was so yummy! Since the hotdog buns were stolen, we ate our hotdogs plain. We had a little trouble eating with our utensils. We bought the cheepest stuff and they kept melting when we would cut into our hotdogs! But, we managed! We also roasted marshmellows and made smores! Sooo yummy...possibly one of my favorites! Saturday morning we woke up to rain! And lots of it! We had time to change clothes and then it poured! We were drenched! But luckily, we were going straight home anyway so it was okay. We had such a good time camping, roasting marshmellows, hotdogs, reading, hiking, and relaxing!

Past 2 Weekends

Dusty and I have been busy visiting with family for the past 2 weekends. It was great to see everybody and spend time with family. The first weekend we drove to Germantown, TN (right outside of Memphis) to see Dusty's parents and sister. We left Pooler Thursday night, spur of the moment, and drove to my parents house to spend the night. We got there late, slept about 5 hours, and got back on the road and drove 5 1/2 hours to Germantown. We did take the girls, Layla and Paisley, with us, and they were pretty good in the car, but a little stressed. With his parents, we cooked out, shopped, looked at houses, and ate some more! Haha! It was a relaxful weekend with them and we were so happy that Dusty had time off and we were able to go see them. We drove back to Pooler on Monday, 10 hours of driving, but making a stop for lunch at my parents house to see my grandpa.














My parents came down this past Thursday night and stayed until Monday. On Saturday, we went downtown to River Street for the First Saturday of the Month. They have arts and crafts and some entertainment down by the river; it was nice. That night, we ate at Uncle Bubba's...pretty good! Also on Saturday, we drove down to Wormsloe, the site in the movie Forrest Gump where he is running down the dirt road as a little boy and his braces fall off. It is so pretty and we even saw a buck! Sunday, we went to Tybee and packed a picnic and walked on the beach. After leaving the beach, we toured Ft. Pulaski...pretty cool! The brick work was amazing!

















Dusty and I are so thankful for the wonderful family we have. We were so excited to see them and spend time with them! Thank you all for everything. We love each one of you and are so glad you are in our lives!