Tom at the Bass Pro Shop in Macon, Georgia.
We made it to Savannah, Georgia for Saturday and Sunday night. What a great city. So much history. We had a little bit of trouble finding a hotel because the Red Hat Purple Clothes ladies were in town by the hundreds...
The weather was not cooperating with us this afternoon. The skies got pretty dark that afternoon. Kind of a cool Southern Storm!
So we found a cool outdoor patio bar and just took in the views of the city and the storm. Here Tom is getting ready to watch the Georgia-Tennessee game in Savannah, Georgia.
SHIP SHOTS! Every time a big ship passed through the harbor the bartender would sound his ship horn and 'ship shots' would be passed out. They are yummy little shots that taste like watermelon jolly ranchers. That with the sweet tea vodka drink...goodness...
After getting settled at the Hilton with a party of 700 for a wedding we headed out for dinner and adventure in town. According to the locals this is the most overrated place in Savannah...The Lady and Sons...I'll let you guess who's restaurant this is. We didn't eat here...instead we ate at the Alligator Soul restaurant up the street and down the spooky stairs. The food was amazing!
On Sunday morning we thought we'd drive out to Tybee Island just outside of Savannah to see if the weather was any better at the beach...it wasn't and there was huge Pirate event and just to get a cup of coffee was a :30 minute wait - so we headed back to town.
Tom on the dock...
We stayed in The River-something Inn - and let me tell you - it is seriously haunted! And Tom hiding in the closet by the elevator and jumping out when I got there...DIDN'T HELP!
Once the weather sort of cleared we thought we would take the river tour. Here is Tom on the boat - this is exactly how exciting it was...
The Georgia something..I can't remember. We took the harbor tour and saw the old ports and docks used to bring cotton from Savannah to Europe. In the day Savannah was the second largest cotton port in the world.
An old ship in the harbor. We didn't tour the ship but admired it from the bar just behind it!
The oldest building in Savannah. Built entirely of stone ballasts from old ships that used to come into the Savannah port. The stones were deposited once the ships arrived to pick up loads of cotton. The port was covered with these stones and the people of Savannah used them to pave the streets, build houses and buildings.
We left Savannah on Monday and headed North into South Carolina. It was just 25 miles to Hilton Head so we thought we would check it out. A sunny day at the Atlantic Ocean in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
We didn't have to be in Columbus until Tuesday night, so we decided to stay in Hilton Head right on the beach. This area is quite beautiful. We didn't play golf but saw the courses...amazing.
We made it to Columbus on Tuesday afternoon and were very excited to see Tom in the morning. On Wednesday we made it to base pretty early and picked up Tom's pictures.
We made it to Columbus on Tuesday afternoon and were very excited to see Tom in the morning. On Wednesday we made it to base pretty early and picked up Tom's pictures.
We don't have words to describe how very proud we are of him. This picture was taken with his first few days at Basic Training.
This picture was taken a few days before Graduation...
Tom's Barracks at Ft. Benning.
Tom's Platoon during the ceremony for Family Day. Tom is second from the right in the front row. WOW!
Tommy with Tom just after they released the troops to their families for "Family Day" - October 15, 2008
T2 and T3!
We spent the day with Tom, getting him settled with what he needed for AIT in Arizona. It was good for him to just have some time of his own for a few hours. Graduation was on Thursday. Tom's Platoon during the Graduation Ceremony.
Tom's Platoon walking in the parade past the Commanders of Ft. Benning. At one point he flashed a smile but that was only for a nano second - then back to all business!
Tommy was off to Arizona on Friday morning, so we headed out to Alabama. We went to Talladaga and if you've ever been to that area you will understand why there are no pictures. On to Tennessee..
We took the Ruby Falls tour just outside of Chattanooga, Tennessee. It was 1100+ feet underground. A falls was discovered in this cave and they don't know the source of it. We thought it would be a great place to host a party. You have to walk down these narrow pathways...
It opens up to this...
The Chattahoochee Riverfront in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
This is how most of my pictures of Tom would look if I took a picture every :20 seconds...Thanks for that IPhone - he missed most of the real world trying to see it in the phone!
The Chattanooga waterfront was really pretty. Lots of history and very artsy!
We had a great trip but like Tommy - we've seen enough of that part of the country. Next trip - my guess is somewhere near Ft. Huachuca, Arizona.
This is how most of my pictures of Tom would look if I took a picture every :20 seconds...Thanks for that IPhone - he missed most of the real world trying to see it in the phone!
The Chattanooga waterfront was really pretty. Lots of history and very artsy!
We had a great trip but like Tommy - we've seen enough of that part of the country. Next trip - my guess is somewhere near Ft. Huachuca, Arizona.
