Just wanted to give a little summary of how wonderful my birthday was yesterday! It was a great day. Jeremy was off for the day, which was great, so we got to have a family day. Talked with Mom and Laura first thing yesterday morning, then Jeremy, Addison, and I got ready and went to lunch. We had lunch at the "Whistle Stop Cafe." It's really cool because you get to eat inside a renovated train car. That was great. I've been before and loved it, so we thought Addison would like that.
After we left the train, we went to the Wildlife Center (the "zoo" to Addison) to see the animals. She got to see the alligators, a fox (like Franklin's friend), a pack of wolves, some bison, eagles, owls, hawks, snakes. Then, they had a little "Georgia farm" sectioned off with wood fencing where she got to see a donkey, a HUGE red cow, a nasty pig, some sheep and goats, rabbits, chickens, turkeys, and ducks. It was a great little place to go. We all enjoyed that.
We left there and went to the Tybee Island beach. Addison had never been to the beach before and so I wanted her to see it. On the way to the beach, I saw 3 dolphins jumping in the adjoining rivers. Once we got to the beach, she and I walked up next to the water. She hated the sand, so I had to carry her. I stood her down beside me and waited for the water to come wrap around our feet. She was TOTALLY unprepared for that. She was utterly speechless. The grip on my hand from her got extremely tight. After the water had gone away, she looked up and me and said, "Hold me." So, we stood for a few more minutes to watch the white foam on the waves. I don't really know if she knew what to think about it. I told Mom and Jeremy..."if I took her to the beach in a pair of boots, she'd like it just fine." I don't know where she gets the lack of desire to have sand between her toes!! LOL! or salt and pepper as some people around this family call it! lol!
During the day, Jeremy made arrangements without my knowing to have my mother in law keep Addison so he could take me "out" for my birthday. I later found out that he had already made reservations for us to eat in downtown Savannah. I was rather impressed. So, we left and headed out for the evening. You'll never guess where we had reservations for!! Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. It was wonderful! Very elegant. The steak was fabulous- the best I've ever had, actually. It was really a great experience!! My dear hubby did a great job planning.
My dad called on the way home from Ruth's Chris to tell me happy birthday. He wanted to know if he should plan to take Mom there for a special occasion. I think he just wants to go!! lol!
And that's a recap of my wonderful day.....full of memories!
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