The whole idea behind having this blog is to keep track of our little family trips, getaways, activities and visitors we have here in SC. I know that in 5 years I might forget about an excursion to find a small waterfall or that Caiden's very first hike was at table rock lake at 25 months. So in order to keep these memories stored up I thought jotting down little notes about our adventures might come in handy someday. Honestly, it might be a pretty boring read for anyone else, but my hope is that in 15 years we can sit down and read through some old family stories...whether they're sad, adventurous, exciting or even just a regular day in the Stephens household.
In March, Randy and Janet came in town for a quick visit since it had been a few months since they saw Caiden. Jered and I spent a night at Three Pines View bed and breakfast. This place was AMAZING!!!!! For those of you who love to travel I highly recommend staying at bed and breakfasts whenever you get a chance! You get to hear stories about the area, meet great people and are treated like royalty! The next day we hiked to Isaqueena Falls and Stump House Tunnel then we had lunch in Seneca. Being the HUGE outdoor people that we are, I feel so blessed to live in such a beautiful area where just down the road there's hiking, waterfalls, lakes, rivers bike trails and even beaches! Psalm 37:4 says, delight in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart. He sure has!! That's one thing we can count on is that GOD keeps his promises.
Next is Aunt Mary's visit to Greenville in April, 2011. It was her spring break and this would be her first time here! The trip started off a little crazy, she missed her first flight, had to wait 8 hours to 'maybe' get on another flight only to find that all the flights were booked solid. I guess flying the Thursday before spring break is the thing to do! My dad ended up going back to the airport to pick her up only to take her back a few hours later, at 4:00 the next morning. Luckily she got on an early flight this time!! This only increased our excitement for her to finally get here :)
While she was here we tried to do everything 'Greenville'. We went downtown for dinner, went to Church, spent a day in the mountains and went out one night for a girls dinner. I loved spending one on one time with her, I always learn so much from her and she's honestly one of the funniest people I know! Hopefully she'll be back soon with her precious little baby girl who is due in February!
SAVANNAH, GA
Fast forward a few weeks to my 28th birthday, mother's day and our anniversary (all in the same week). We decided to go to Savannah for a few days to celebrate the three-in-one family holiday.
Savannah was like no town I've ever seen before. I have always said that if I could do anything I wanted in life I would be a history teacher and this amazing town was PACKED with stories of old America and how civilian life began here! We stayed in an old but renovated bed and breakfast...if you want to call it that. The breakfast was as simple at packaged muffins and orange juice from the tiny fridge located in the closet. But hey, if it saves us a few pennies, we're all for it!
When we first got there we thought it would be a good idea to take a trolly ride and get a tourist view of the city. We also wanted to get a good layout for what we wanted to do for the next 3 days. Following protocol, our tour guide immediately struck up a conversation about how Savannah was the most haunted city in the US. We humored him a little and kept asking for more stories, most of which were second hand stories about someone he knew who knew someone else who saw or had an encounter with a ghost. Jered, being the skeptic that he is, enjoyed the stories but to him that's all they were....stories. Me on the other hand, I haven't decided if I really believe in ghost or spirits but for this trip I became a believer. Every window I looked in I thought that if I looked long enough maybe I would see something. And every picture I took of an old building I would go back and see if an odd image had appeared. I did this the whole time and I must say it made the trip very mysterious for me. We visited the cemetery in the middle of the city that dates back to the mid 1800's. It was mid day, sun shining bright yet I didn't venture far from Jered, my protector, just in case something were to jump out at me.
We also went to Tybee Island to hang out at the beach and get some sun. The first day at Tybee we got our lounge chairs, drinks and a few snack and people watched pretty much the whole day. Sometimes those are the best memories where you can just sit back, relax and talk about whatever odd thoughts comes to mind. The next day we headed to Tybee again and thought it would be fun to rent some jet skis for a few hours. SO FUN!!! We raced, jumped the waves and even saw a few dolphins! A couple of them were just a few feet in front of us!!!!
Savannah was a blast and I can't wait to go back!!
More short stories to come, eventually?!
Christy visits Greenville
Trip to KC for Mellisa's Baby Shower
Heidi makes her grand entrance
Trip to STL to meet baby Heidi for the first time
Meemaw Comes to Visit
Hiking at Triple Falls, Hooker Falls, Bridal Falls
Caesar's Head State Park
Paris Mountain
Burlingam
Drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Jamaican lunch in Asheville, Nine Mile
Denver Downs Farm - Civil War Reenactment
Happy Cow Creamery
Caiden's 2nd Birthday on Lake Keowee
Day on Lake Keowee with our new boat
Blueberry festival at Roper Mountain Science Center
Fall for Greenville - Caiden showed his love for live music
Table Rock Mountain
