Charming Charleston

Headed into Charleston, SC to enjoy yet another beautiful old city. This time, we toured the historic district on horse drawn carriage.



Meet my new friend Jake, a belgian draft horse who escorted us through the city :)



Our tour guide was dressed in conferderate garb and narrated the history of the city.



There were cobblestone streets...



hallowed steeples...








and stately mansions.

















No day is complete without some good food! ;) Off to Bubba Gumps Shrimp Co.



I opted for the crab stuffed shrimp covered with Monterey jack cheese. And it was an excellent choice!



Karen chose the cajun boiled shrimp. All good! And all gone! :)

Situated for Savannah

Last night, we arrived in Yemassee, SC at our final destination of this leg of the trip. We are in a gorgeous park located halfway between Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC. Both of which are on our list to visit.



We hit some heavy storms in Jacksonville, FL enroute and arrived to rain here too. Wish I could send it on down to my fellow Texans. All of TX has been declared a natural disaster due to the drought there.



This morning, we headed to Savannah and made reservations to eat lunch at Paula Deen's "Lady & Son's" Restaurant.



We managed to get an 11:00 seating. There were people lined up all over the place. I can see why. Check out this plate of good southern cookin! Fried chicken, collard greens and all the sides you can imagine! And it was all good!



She also has a gift shop next door. I couldn't resist this Shirt! With grease stains and all ;) LOL I think I'm going to have to start taking prophylactic niacin to keep my arteries from clogging! There is just so much more great food to come and this is only the beginning! LOL



After lunch, we took a narrated trolley tour of the city. The city is layed out in a perfect square. The streets and park squares are lined with live oaks draped with Spanish moss. The architecture is just amazing in the historic district. There are sections ranging from gothic, victorian and colonial. Some dating back to the 1700's that have survived the Civil War.






















After our tour, we drove over to Tybee Island to view the shores and the light house.

Third Day Rollin...Literally

Enroute to Florida, we stopped by Foley, Alambama for lunch at Lambert's Cafe. Known as the "home of the thrown roll". This is the funnest place I have ever eaten. Karen had never been here before and she has a heck of a sense of humor, so I knew she'd get a kick out it.



It's very unique, festive atmosphere.



The waiters literally throw you a roll from across the room! I had to duck a couple of times. LOL



And they are warm, good and huge!



The food is all good southern cooking with huge portions at reasonable rates. Karen and I both got a half rack of ribs with two sides. And if that weren't enough, they come around with "passarounds" of fried okra, black-eyed peas, fried potatoes and onions.



While you're eating the waiters come around playing practical jokes, like pretending to dump a pitcher of ice tea on you with a fake pitcher. It was hysterical to watch some of the reactions! LOL

Needless to say, we were way too full and had leftovers to go.

We landed in a beautiful RV park near Tallahassee for the night.

And We're Off!

Got up bright and early Saturday morning, loaded up my scooter and hugged my TX Mom Karen goodbye. I cannot tell you how good it felt to enjoy a beautiful day behind the wheel :) It's like that scooter grin I get when I'm riding :)

Made it safely to Silsbee to meet up with my RV sister Karen right on time for Happy Hour ;) She's heading east too, so we'll caravan over to Savannah together for the first leg of this trip.



This is Pepper, watching Mom pack up and making sure she doesn't forget anything ;)



This morning, we headed off for Louisiana and met up with another RV sister at the Atchafalaya Welcome Center for brunch :) Our dear friend Carolyn has been through some trying times over the past month. She was the caretaker of her 93 year old father. They had to evacuate from Butte La Rose due to the threat of flooding and went to stay with her sister in Lafayette. It was a real waiting game for them after the Morganza Spillway was opened and wondering if she would lose her home. Before she could even move back home last Friday, her father passed away and was buried on Thursday.

So there was no way we were going to fly through LA without stopping to hug her neck. So we did what the sisters do best. Eat! lol Off we went to Crawfish Town :)

Karen & Carolyn



This is the first of many visits with my RV sisters and delectable food! Check out my plate full of crawfish! The lighting wasn't so good, but those crawfish sure were!



Tonight, we landed in Gulfport, MS. Our RV park is right across the road from the beach.



We had no choice but to go walk it, take it all in and meet all my friends. lol!!!

Last Day in Kerrville

Today was my last day of work for the summer. I don't normally take a lunch, but there just happens to be a Schloztsky's right across from our office, and the original is my most favorite sandwich! So today, T & Di made that run as a special occasion :) Thank you both :)

Then, Genny, one of our nurses decided she needed pictures. Like she was going to forget what I looked like in 2 months. LOL So, we obliged ;) This is how the staff sees me every day with my chocolate coffee ;)




Here is our fearless leader Dawn. I don't know how many people can say they love their boss, but I love mine! She is awesome and I think I will submit this photo directly to the cover page of Vogue Magazine ;)



We work hard, but we also have a lot of fun! I call it my laughter therapy ;)



Ok, we're settled down now ;) That's T to the right of me. She is like my girl Friday. She is awesome and unfortunately has a whole lot more to do while I'm gone. I'll be lookin over my right shoulder drivin down the road and wonderin where she is! Ty T, Love you and appreciate you :)



What a motley lookin crew huh? lol From left to right is Teresa, Denise, Me, Diana and Dawn



And last but not least...the culprit behind the photos. Genny :)



The rest of the team was out in the field seeing patients. I am so blessed to work with such awesome people! Love ya all and I'll be missin you.