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I lost my heart to Savannah! I can’t remember going anywhere and feeling more comfortable. I didn’t feel
like a stranger in Savannah, and yet it was my
very first time ever setting foot in Georgia. One
thing I learned about me, while I’m from the District of Columbia, I’m
definitely not a southern girl; I’m city through and through.

Savannah
is a quaint place full of ghosts.
Every house tells a tale of a haunting, or the prevention of such a thing.
There’s one house that is said to have been mailed ordered, and was assembled
with every single window installed upside down (see picture). This was done to ward off evil
spirits.

I took the trolley tour
around town several times, and spent hours hearing different renditions regarding
the same historical sites. Each trolley driver had their own unique way of
telling a story. The St. Patrick’s Day
was my favorite. One driver said, “The St. Patrick’s Day parade is the
second in the country to New York.
Everything in Savannah
turns green: the river, the water fountains, the beer, and the next day the faces
of the people turn green.”

The food in Savannah
was by far the best I ever had! I ate at the Olde Pink House,
Lady and Sons, and I
cooked my favorite meal at the 700 Kitchen Cooking School.
We made Low Country cuisine, and it was further proof that I’m not a southern girl. Every other dish started with
biscuits and grits both yuck in my personal opinion. Yet, when in the South one
must try it out. So, I ate enough (a very little) to at least be able to say
that I tried them. I know my former mean coach would’ve
been proud of me!

However, I do love fried green "tamadas"!

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Working vacations, doesn’t that sound like an oxymoron?
Well, it didn’t to me this past week as I hung out in Savannah, GA.
I traveled with my dear friend on her birthday trip. I hadn’t taken the week
off; so, I still had to work. However, because I plan for times like this I
have a laptop, a cell phone (that I transfer my business line to), and GoToMyPC.

Armed with the right tools, I set off for Savannah, where
I had a lovely river view from the Bohemian Hotel.
I logged in every morning to check email and work on assignments. Then logged
off, enjoyed the town and all it had to offer. Before I retired for the
evening, I checked email again. My clients knew I was away, and they knew they
could count on me to complete the tasks at hand.

Being a business owner really does afford me the flexibility to work from a variety of places. If
I were an employee, I’d be limited to what my supervisor would deem
appropriate. Now, back at home, I’m writing this post while hanging out with my
hubby at one of his favorite places – the Washington Bible College.I have my laptop connected to their wifi system, and I’m plugging away. The sad
realization is that when I leave here, and go home, no one will have come by to
clean my room, leave me fresh towels, and I’m sure I’ll have to make the dinner
myself. But what a wonderful week of work and vacation it was!

Do you venture to mix the two, work and vacation? If so,
what tools do you use to meet your needs? If not, why not? I look forward to
hearing your replies!

This year is the first one where I’ve been completely
disconnected from the internet. The Wilderness is isolated as cell reception
isn’t the best, and the only wifi is at the reservation lodge at the very
entrance of the park. There’s absolutely no opportunity for someone like me
with two busy little girls and one impatient mom to stop playing and check FB,
Twitter, and god forbid check email.

Also, this year we tried something new, we did activities
off property. The most memorable for my nieces may have been the lunch theatre
performance of The Little Mermaid. However, for me and my mom, it was the
Trolley Tour of downtown Fredericksburg, VA. My mom was completely fascinated
by the civil war history as told by our trolley tour guide. He showed us battle
scenes that have lived over the course of 140 some years. It was absolutely overwhelming
to hear stories about actual battles, and to walk through the battlefields
where men gave their lives in a war that nearly divided the country.

It gave me a new appreciation and deepened my fascination
with this horrific war fought, in part, to afford me the freedom I have today.
It amazed me to see a slave auction block still standing in the central part of town.
Would you allow your child to play on this?

So, while we are a united nation
there will always be signs of our divisions.