It could have been a month since we returned from our household enjoyable getaway to certainly one of our favourite southern cities, but it surely doesn’t imply we are able to’t look again on all of the reminiscences we made, proper!?!?! It’s loads like Charleston with loads of coastal allure + attractive surroundings scattered all through and the meals scene is simply as unbelievable I guarantee you, so let’s take a bit go to to our most up-to-date household enjoyable journey journey, in any other case generally known as Savannah, Georgia…
Fortunate for us, our dance studio chosen Savannah because the vacation spot for this yr’s nationwide dance competitors to wrap up our season and our little foursome was THRILLED with the placement. Tremendous straightforward to get to [whether by driving OR by plane], numerous enjoyable issues to do [beach, city attractions, etc] and naturally all the additional time we had made it all of the extra particular as a manner to soak up the city on our off days as nicely.
Can we please hit rewind and do it another time??? As a result of there may be simply one thing about dance nationals that fills your cup in each attainable manner. Equal components thrilling, exhausting, emotional, and unforgettable, our week in Savannah was one for the reminiscence books. After months of rehearsals, competitions, costumes, late nights, early mornings and numerous hours spent within the studio, it was lastly time for the women to take the stage at Nationals. And let me inform you—there may be completely nothing sweeter than watching your youngsters do what they love and seeing all of their onerous work come to life.
Should you’re headed to Savannah anytime quickly, I’m sharing our favourite eating places, issues to do, and a bit recap of our week at Nationals!
Day 1 | Journey Day
We kicked off our journey brilliant and early with a flight from Nashville to Savannah. After arriving and getting settled into our superb resort = the JW Marriott Plant Riverside, we spent the afternoon exploring and absorbing our first glimpses of the town. We stopped on the iconic Leopold’s Ice Cream for a candy deal with to chill issues off and naturally scoop up one thing particular. For a late lunch, we headed to Savannah Tequila Firm with a ton of pals to formally kick off the week. It was the right first-day and gave us an opportunity to chill out earlier than the busy week forward.
Day 2 | Carson’s thirteenth Birthday
Probably the most particular days of all the journey was celebrating Carson’s thirteenth birthday. Humorous sufficient, her birthday at all times appears to fall on Nationals week so it’s the right approach to get to share within the enjoyable with dance pals!! That day, we determined to take it straightforward and keep on the resort for some a lot wanted enjoyable within the solar with a poolside cabana, swimming and getting their tan on… that night, we celebrated Carson with our household and her bestie at The Grove after which walked by way of the historic streets of Savannah earlier than calling it an evening!
Days 3 to six | The Dance Competitors
The subsequent few days had been quick and really livid as a result of we switched gears to the principle occasion… dance nationals!! It’s at all times bittersweet = the final time you’re seeing favourite dances on stage, celebrating a yr’s price of onerous work + progress and naturally numerous enjoyable reminiscences with teammates, mother and father and our mentors, too. Suffice to say there have been a great deal of completely happy tears, numerous awards and large wins for each of my infants’ groups and our studio bringing dwelling numerous bling!!
By no means you are concerned although: a bit work, loads of play! We positively discovered some free time to get pleasure from another nice components of Savannah and the historic tradition: Coastal 15 for a late night time dinner, The Olde Pink Home with a ton of our pals to cap off the week… and naturally we completed out the week with a bang and loved my favourite place: Darling Oyster Bar.
Essentially the most enjoyable getaway in a spot that simply looks like dwelling… getting misplaced within the quaint downtown below the dwell oaks, strolling by way of the squares seeking some retail remedy after all and grabbing early espresso alongside the riverside when the ships are coming out and in = it’s certainly one of our favourite locations within the south!! Now should you’re trying to find much more enjoyable issues to do, I rounded up numerous choices beneath to bookmark to your subsequent Savannah getaway:
