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and so here we go. with the car all packed, and the ipod on shuffle, mikey and i threw the dog in the car…

er, not that that’s where i put her when she rides in the car. oh yes, yes, people, i make my dog ride in the trunk.  a baby? maybe. but not the dog. she’s much too good for that. she sometimes likes to just hop on in the trunk and i think it’s because she’s confusing the more recent 335i with the previous X3.

ps.  can we talk about how much sports gear i’ve got in the trunk of my car?  running shoes, rollerblades, tennis racket.  ask me when i last used any of those items.

so anyway, i let mikey drive for two hours while i tried to nap but couldn’t because someone else was driving my car and i’m much too obsessive compulsive to allow that to happen without an observant eye. but he did well. first time i’ve actually seen him drive. when it was my turn again and he set out to dig up as much dirt on Palin as humanly possible, i chose to regale him with my vocal abilities (seriously, anything to keep myself awake on a 8 hour drive and to drown out conspiracy theories about Palin).

upon arriving in savannah at the riverstreet inn, this was the view from our room. okay i lied. it’s the view if you step out on our balcony and lean over.

YIKES!

anyway, so we get there and our hotel is super cute and we’re way up on the 5th floor overlooking the river walk area and on saturdays in savannah it seems to be the rule that everyone must drink and or get drunk. all day. and cause high drama on the open seas on ferries that look like this. a booze cruise if you will.

then it seems to be rule number two to then take that drama upon returning to the dock and transport it very loudly through the historical down town savannah area. we spent much of the afternoon, after a quick nap obvi, walking around the historic district and i must say that i was quite charmed by it even tho it was a scorcher out and there were a lot of drunk southerners. i became very fascinated by the local plant life…especially….spanish moss:

and man eating plants. seriously, are we in jurassic park? where the hell did Audrey 2 come from?

for dinner we opted for the very touristy Shrimp Factory down on the river walk, which was actually quite good and we made friends with some old ladies at the bar. old ladies will talk to anyone. about anything. how do they know we weren’t old lady rapists? but whatever. then, we walked around outside for a bit before heading back to the hotel and finding this:

how cute was this? turn down service included not only gourmet chocolate treats from a local candy shop (which melted in my car all week as i left them–and it–parked in the sun drenched parking lot outside our disney resort. oh well.), but they created mood lighting by dimming the lights for us and laying out the two robes. aw. romantic. too bad we just came in after drinking a grain alcohol filled slushie from Wet Willies and passed out.

the next morning, we worked out at a local gym, gathered our things, checked out and then had brunch at Firefly Cafe, a local bistro that was small, but delicious. and then we checked out some more of the local architecture, which seriously was very charming, and then found Forsythe Park, home of the famous fountain…i think made more famous for having something to do with Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. maybe it was like on the cover or something.  i actually have some great photos of the fountain but don’t really feel like uploading them.

hey.  HEY.  i’m the one that just drove 8 hours home.   i’m tired.

so we arrive at disney at the Animal Kingdom Lodge which is HUGE and has it’s very own african savanna (ha ha) complete with giraffes, zebras, giant pelicans (?) and some other things that i will just call “cows” and “deer”.  except their horns were much bigger.  and we saw a toad.  and some ducks.  oh and some flamingos who were SO loud.

airport terminal or check in counter at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. You decide.

well, i think we will end here and next time, we’ll venture off to The Animal Kingdom PARK (see, cause right now we’re at the lodge which is not part of the park. well, it sort of is, but you still have to take a bus to the actual park cause you can’t walk there. well, you could…but i sure as hell wouldn’t) and visit the Magic Kingdom and Pleasure Island at Downtown Disney.

ps. you will see this pose again. it’s my new thing.