Adam and I are home from Tybee, safe and sound! It was such a great week, and I can't possible write it all down now, but I've loosely collected some of my favorite memories to share.

• Fish Camp Cottage. The cutest cottage ever, even if no one saw it but Adam and I.
• ShopSCAD. A store in Savannah where students, alumni, and faculty of the Savannah College of Art and Design can sell their creations. It was immensely inspiring to me. All the girls left with at least one piece of jewelry from it.
• Gryphon Tea Room. After shopSCAD, Matt, Lizzi, Julie and I ventured across the street for some refreshment. Housed in a restored, turn-of-the-century pharmacy, the building also had a short stint as the SCAD art supply store. The interiors were filled with dark wood paneling, upholstered ceilings and Tiffany lamps. Their tea sandwiches were to die for.
• Fort Pulaski. Despite the opressive heat, Jason, Julie, Matt and I ventured outdoors to tour Fort Pulaski. Built to fortify the nation's coast after the War of 1812, the fort was occupied in the name of the Confederacy before the Civil War. The Union took the fort back, and in the process changed modern warfare forever, through the revolutionary use of rifled cannon. We saw a 5 foot alligator in the fort's moat.
• The Lady & Sons. Restaurant started by Paula Dean, of Food Network notoriety. She did not disappoint, serving up some of the most delectable food I've ever had. My meal of grilled tilapia, jasmine rice, asparagus and sauteed mushrooms - all topped generously with crab butter - goes onto my list of ten most memorable meals.
• Kayak tour of Little Tybee. We saw dolphins as we headed out in the morning, and took a break on a giant sandbar. After landing on Little Tybee, we took a walk on the beaches and collected shells (I promptly left mine in the pocket of my life jacket), smushed our feet in dense, black marsh mud, and watched herons congregating in a tidal lake. We ate homemade pb&j sandwiches on the bows of our kayaks before heading back.
• Tango Restaurant and Tropical Bar. We rang in the end of an era and celebrated Cris' birthday at a local hotspot. I had a mouth-watering filet mignon servied with, what else, sweet potatoes. Everyone enjoyed huge, brightly colored drinks in tall pilsner glasses. Even Adam (inadvertently) got some trendy water in a huge decorative bottle.
• Lizzi's cooking - Beginning with a 4 hour, $400+ grocery shopping expedition. No matter where we turned Lizzi was cooking something new for us. Chocolate-filled puff pastries, cake, pie, even a batch of kugel! Dinners of burgers, veal scallopini, and lamb kebabs with a heavenly homemade marinade.
• Learning the ins and outs of Texas Hold 'em from Jason and Adam. Actually winning a hand with a full house!
• Late night walks down to the beach, discovering bioluminescent organisms glowing green in the sand every time you took a step. Poking at a recently deposited piece of driftwood and having the thing light up green like an ember in a fire.
• The Scoobies. Its a obvious statement, but going on vacation with seven of your favorite people is such an awesome thing! Laughing at wacky inside jokes, sipping rum punch on the beach, giving everyone tacky (temporary!) tattoos, playing board games, or just hanging out in the living room after a long day - they're small things, but they add up to an incredible, wonderful experience. :)