Monday, December 21, 2009

A Free Association On One My Favorite Trips of '09











Memories of September, 2009.

Tybee Island, Georgia.

My favorite part of the trip was spending time with my family. I don't often have a chance to connect with those few souls who actually share a familial relationship with me. It was very nice to be able to unwind and enjoy the beach with people that I dearly love.

We ate fresh shrimp nearly every day -- delicious! -- and I pigged out on my favorite cuisine in the world, southern soul food.

I spent copious amounts of time at the beach, mostly observing the wildlife (especially the birds), and marveling at the ever changing nature of the ocean.

I watched people fly their kites, giant shipping boats roll by the shoreline, and the faint, twinkling lights of ships far out at sea.

A lovely day was spent in Savannah, Georgia with my mother. We sauntered through the historic section and meandered along the waterfront, stopping at practically every touristy shop there was. I cracked jokes about all the Paula Deen cooking products, while my mom attempted to find t-shirts that weren't completely tacky. My jokes were terrible and my mom couldn't find a decent t-shirt to save her life, but we had fun anyway.

I never did find Flannery O'Connor's childhood home, but it was nice to know she had once walked the same Savannah streets.

I drank some kind of god awful liquor concoction out of a coconut, and fed some scrawny looking alligators. Of course, when I re-told the story to my friends, I left out the part about how small the 'gators were, and did my best to sound like a brave expert used to dealings with vicious slithering beasts.

Everyone complained about the heat, but made no secret about basking in all the sunshine.

I got a sunburn for the first time in about five years, but didn't care. I was tan, warm and filled with the senseless calm that the beach always gives me.

Tybee Island and Savannah -- one of my favorite memories of 2009.

All of the photographs were taken by me and may not be used without permission!

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