HAPPY EASTER!!! HALLELUJAH, CHRIST IS RISEN!!

I hope that everyone is having/has had a WONDERFUL EASTER!!! Well, it has been a splendid Easter weekend for me. It started on Friday when bf took me on a mystery date to the drive-in movie theater in Jesup, GA. I had it pretty much figured out, but that's ok because the idea of going to a drive-in movie thrilled me! I have never been to one before... seriously! So... along the way, there were a few things from my list of things to photograph, which we stopped for... the barn, the church and the water tower... three of my planned excursions within 100 yards of each other... then, we looked up to see that there was a brilliant full and orange moon rising on the horizon.


















Well, as we were driving along on the highway we had recently been storm chasing on, I said (half jokingly), since we'll be most of the way there, we should just drive on to Savannah afterward, to which bf responded... OK. I was flabbergasted. I was, of course, interested in doing it, but never (I REPEAT... NEVER!) have I ever done anything so completely spontaneous. I had nothing except the clothes on my back. After a quick arrangement with dear son's sweet gf, who I adore, the doggone dog was taken care of... and we were on our way to my first drive-in movie, and then we were on our way to Savannah!!! We "borrowed" the wifi at Burger King to book a hotel and went to the movies. We saw part of "Horton Hears a Who", but I was more interested in "Drillbit Taylor", which was on the screen behind us... and we watched that till "Fool's Gold" came on, which ended up boring us to tears. We had missed most of "Vantage Point" at that point, so we headed to Wally World for some bare necessities for our Savannah Adventure... and we were on our way. So exciting!

In Savannah, we visited the St. John the Baptist Cathedral, toured River Street, visiting several of the shops and trying yummy warm pralines along the way, listened to some soothing sax playing some great jazz tunes, while sipping on a frozen White Russian (which was pretty powerful), caught a regularly priced private horse-drawn carriage tour of the city, where the driver sought out blooming wisteria, just for me... which doesn't happen to be blooming in Savannah just yet... darn, ate at the River Street Cafe or something like that, where we enjoyed some of the best lobster bisque I have ever had, some creamy bleu cheese butter on some fresh bread, praline cheesecake... We left there and headed to Tybee Island, where we explored the lighthouse, walked on the beach and put our toes in the water. What a wonderful sponateous trip! I had a magnificent time! Here is a photo summary...











Now, I would be really slacking if I didn't share some of the weather related shots. The weather was perfect in Savannah this weekend. I was wearing shorts. We rode to Tybee Island with the top down... but I was still able to capture the "weatherwise" side of my trip... I think it's important to point out here that this giant globe has a mural of a hurricane just outside of Savannah painted on it. I have been intrigued by that thing since I was in the 8th grade, when I took my first trip to Savannah. Then, of course, there is signage...








Bf was so sweet in noticing the Thunderbolt sign while we were entering that city (who knew there was a Thunderbolt, GA???). He actually turned around and went back to the bridge to let me shoot a pic of the sign. I found the hurricane sign on my own. Have you got a plan???? Hurricane season is just around the corner!!

Well, that's it for me today and I might just tack onto this post tomorrow, since it's so long. Hope everyone is having a great Easter!!!

Toodles,
~Dewdrop

P.S. Update 3/24 9:00AM: Well, woke up to unseasonably cold and windy weather here in south Georgia, and they are expected to drop even more tonight. Brrr... The cold front came in with a dry (not even trace precipitation amounts... I feel gyped)blast raising fire dangers today throughout the southeast. The good news is that this is short-lived. By the end of the week, heck, the middle of the week, we should be back to climo. Have a great day!!!