Earlier this week we took a quick road trip from Savannah to Atlanta, while the homeowners of our current sit were home for a couple of days. The timing worked out perfectly, as Wednesday was my mom’s birthday.
We drove up on Monday afternoon, and we figured we were on the perfect path to find our favorite road food: boiled peanuts. Our first idea was a fruit stand in South Georgia, called James and the Giant Peach. The good news is that we were able to get a birthday present of truly giant Georgia peaches for my mom. The bad news…they only sell peaches. No peanuts. Onward!

However, all was not lost. Inside the gas station they had some pretty good peanuts and some pretty good barbecue for Jim. On the way back to the highway we drove past a great looking farm stand that definitely had some homemade boiled peanuts and lots of fresh produce. We’ll hit that one up the next trip!


A side note about the main picture at the top of the post: The fox statues are a very cool art installation outside of Bistro Niko – as many of our readers may know, we have a small obsession with foxes (in honor of our foxy girl, Sylvie).
We headed back to Savannah early in the morning on Thursday so Sadie wouldn’t have to cross her legs too long. I was reflecting on the significance of this particular date over the past couple of years. Jim’s dad passed over to the spirit world on August 23, 2016. It’s hard to believe that was two years ago. We miss him a lot and think he would really be enjoying following our journey – if not dragging Linda out on similar adventures. On August 23, 2017, we left Atlanta for Stamford – the start of our traveling adventures and my school. I know I was more than a little terrified. Again, it’s amazing the difference a year makes. This time around, we’re at the beginning of an even more exciting traveling adventure, and I’m about to start my second year of seminary. Can’t wait to see what this coming year brings! In the meantime, we plan to enjoy the rest of our summer in the South.
SO enjoyed this birthday?. Thanks for making it extra special?