Savannah, GA

Savannah, GA is known as "America's Best Walking City". It is the largest National Historical Landmark District with over 2,300 colonial and Victorian homes. It was the first planned city in the country, laid out in 1733 on a perfect grid that holds over 20 little acre parks to enjoy throughout. Oh, and did I mention how much FUN it is?!


Savannah is and always has been one of my favorites. I decided to rent a car for the week of shows in Georgia and South Carolina. They were short trips, and I really wanted to be able to enjoy my time down there and spend it as I chose, rather than having to get on a bus at a specific time every day. I definitely made the most of my time in Savannah!


My friend Kelly stuck around with me on Saturday afternoon. We had a show that night a few hours away in Augusta and waited until the last possible minute to leave Savannah.


We started out day out eating at The Lady & Sons, Paula Deen's restaurant. Thanks to it being so famous, when we went to put our names on the list for lunch at 11:30am, they were taking names for dinner at 9pm. ???!!! Crazy. Luckily it was just the two of us so we were able to wait in line for seats in the bar.


I decided to order off the menu rather than do the lunch buffet. The buffet was very Southern- fried chicken, collared greens, black eyed peas, etc. I pretty much wanted everything on the menu so I did soup (made with lots of butter), salad and a chicken salad sandwich. Kelly got an awesome asparagus sandwich, and I got Kevin pulled pork, biscuits, mac and cheese and cole slaw to go. Yuuummmmmm!!!!

The Sons of the Lady

Along the river downtown- sooooo pretty!

The beautiful Spanish Moss on the trees

And P.S.- Kevin turned 30 in Savannah. :) We went out after the show on Friday night and celebrated a little with some friends. While it stunk to have his birthday on a one-nighter, at least it was in Savannah, and not a place like Lima or Redding.

My Tuesday Deals

I MISS coupon shopping. I really do. It's a game to me, and I love it. Last night when I got home, I took about a half hour to go through my coupons and the weekly store ads, and came up with some great deals. I used to follow a website for deals but after a few years, I have caught onto it myself.

Today I bought the following at CVS, Walgreens and Giant Eagle:

2 Aveeno shampoos
2 Aveeno lotions
1 Shick Intuition razor blade refill (3 in package)
2 full size Hellman's mayo
2 Kleenex packages
1 package of office dividers
1 CVS brand Swiffer cloths
1 Shick Quattro razor pack (3 in package)
2 Colgate toothbrushes
1 case of water
1 pack of Orbit gum
1 Texas Toast garlic bread
2 Zatarian rice mixes
1 Viva paper towel
3 boxes of Green Giant veggies

My total before my savings? $130.99

My total after my savings? $53.72

Considering how expensive Aveeno and razors are, I am really happy with my shopping today.

While I am no where near the psycho hoarders on that TLC show, I realize how addictive this can be. The hardest thing to me is to STOP the coupon shopping. I could literally do this every week, but I hardly need more than two extra bottles of shampoo sitting around the house. So I have promised myself that I will not shop for the above items again until I am almost out.

Rightttt.............

A Normal Day Off

This past Sunday we had a Golden Day. A Golden Day is something that rarely happens on tour, and when it does it's like someone gave you a million dollars. It means no show, no travel. We were in Normal, IL for the day at a hotel that looked like a castle. However, there was nothing European about it. Anyway, Kevin decided that he wanted to have a cook out, so that's what we did! He bought a grill from the theatre the day before for $20, went to Kroger, and in typical Kevin fashion- voila! Lunch and dinner for about 20 people. We literally just hung out in the parking lot and in the grass allllll day and night. We brought out chairs from the pool, moved some tables around, and enjoyed the sunny (but insanely windy) day. The night turned into quite the party, fake mustaches and all. I called it an early night after playing a game of Scrabble, but I hear that it later turned into a pool party, spin the bottle, and poker night. Crazy kids. :)

Where I Have Been

Over the two and a half weeks, I have been in:

Indy, Sarasota, Daytona Beach, Valdosta, Clearwater, Ft. Pierce, Toledo, Macomb, Green Bay, and Normal. Next week I will be in Henerson, Montgomery, Columbus (GA), Savannah, Augusta, and Columbia.

And that is whey I have not blogged! Indy was great because we were there for a week. Great food and fun. But since then, it's been bus ride after bus ride after hotel room after hotel room after theatre after theatre. I forgot my hotel room number tonight for the second time of my touring life. And I've been in hundreds of hotels. You just lose track.

The weather was beautiful when we were in Sarasota, and I did quite a number on myself. Our hotel was right on the beach, and I have NEVER burned like that in my life. It's been 10 days, and the itch finally stopped and the peel has started. I wasn't even the color of a human. So dumb.

I can't wait for this leg of the tour to be over!

The scene of the crime- Lido Beach