4th of july weekend

because i grew up in a desert town (sorry albuquerque, lol), i've always dreamed of going to a beach. i've always wanted to do the whole cliche of reading a book by the water then watching the sunset while walking along the shore. yes, i read way too many romance novels ;) so when 4th of july weekend was coming up, the husband and i planned a trip for tybee island, georgia(the last song was filmed here so yes, that was one of many reasons i wanted to go). this was my first real beach experience in the twenty-something years of my life so i was super excited.

our hotel was in savannah, georgia, which was about twenty minutes from the beach. the whole experience was everything i had hoped for. :) we hung out in the water and ate at local beach front restaurants. we spent hours in the sand then go back to our hotel to freshen up just to go back after dinner to look for seashells in the sand. we also got to watch the fireworks over this pretty lake in savannah. there was a huge crowd of people and we all sang "proud to be an american" while watching the light show. :) best moment ever.

^^^what a stud ;)



 

 

 although tybee island is not very commercialized or touristy, we enjoyed the laid back atmosphere of the beach and had fun seeing all the locals and how they live in such a different little town than us. we were sad to leave this pretty place but were already planning a second beach vacation which is what my next post will be about. stay tuned :)