Savannah, Statesboro, and Virginia

Last weekend my dear friend Ginnie, AKA Virginia, AKA Ginnie Sue, AKA Nana came to visit me in Statesboro. We used to live together in Atlanta. We shared a bathroom, purses, stories, bible study, meals, online quizzes...we shared a lot and it was such a blessing to live with her. It's sad to be so far apart now but I am so thankful that my year in Atlanta left me with such wonderful friends!

So when Ginnie and I were planning her visit, I made a list of all the "cool" things we could do in Statesboro (the list was not too extensive of course) but I lost it! I was so frustrated with myself because then I couldn't remember the things I had written down...there's not too much going on here compared to Atlanta. To give her the real Statesboro experience though, we had to go out for breakfast and since the bakery was closed for family vacation (only in a small town) we went to Daylight Donuts, my favorite place for sandwiches which I lament they no longer serve. We both had sausage, egg and cheese "biscuits" which are really more like rolls and some low quality coffee but we saw some friends and locals and took in the ambiance.

Next, we headed to the Farmer's Market downtown across the street from the courthouse. It's not very big and since we were heading to Savannah right after that we didn't buy any produce but we did buy these little gems:

The lady selling these was very friendly and was selling everything for half price so our rings (mine is carnelian) were only $7 each! We each also bought a necklace. My necklace had "peanut pearls" which are a red freshwater pearl, some more carnelian, silver, and a really large flat stone that is purple and green and orange and I can't remember what it's called. Any ideas? Ginnie's necklace is beautiful and reminds me or cookies and cream ice cream. Each necklace also came with matching earrings. It was a great deal in my humble opinion.

After we left the Farmer's Market we headed to Savannah which is only about 45 min out of Statesboro. On our way down the interstate we had to tail this guy for this picture. HILARIOUS! We laughed so hard we could have split our seams.

Once we got to Savannah we hunted like wolves for a parking space but still ended up parking several blocks away from our target location. We mostly window shopped along Broughton and took some pictures. The Paris Market had some truly beautiful things so I couldn't resist taking pictures and getting ideas for my future home. Here is a really cool vintage hat I tried on, but I was talking while posing, as usual and ended up making a weird face...tragic.

Cool antique typewriter in a vintage/new/used store along Broughton. I do love an old typewriter!

Here are some more beautiful things we saw mostly at Paris Market but other places also:


This table seemed ridiculous to us...totally non-functional and it looks sharp!



Ginnie LOVES pandas! She even had a panda trashcan in our bathroom...I too love pandas. They are so cute and sweet and are definitely gentle giants.




Shout out to the Dewey Decimal system! (above)



So cute and "Herban Essentials" super clever. Love it.

Old books I think they were from Norway? I can't remember exactly but there were tons and I thought they were so beautiful.



On the way back to Statesboro look who we found! Ginnie had the idea to stop and get a picture...it may not have been the safest part of town but we left the car running and were ready to sprint if necessary and I'm glad we did. It's so fun to find a road sign that has a significant name.


It was such a fun weekend and I am so thankful that I was able to see Ginnie and that she drove the nearly 4 hours down to visit with me! So, if you are reading this Ginnie, I am very thankful for your friendship and love and miss you dearly! Thanks so much for coming down :)