Tonight we went to a fish fry where my dad works at Ford Plantation. Gosh, what a beautiful place!!!
And don’t you KNOW I love my fried catfish and hushpuppies! 😉
And lastly,
My allergies are OUT OF CONTROL (what a lovely welcome home present) and I’m covered in bug bites. Goodnight!
Jin
April 2, 2010 at 6:17 pmlovely photos! I’m glad you are enjoying yourself! The food looks great!
lz
April 2, 2010 at 6:21 pmOhhh all that food looks so fabulous! You must be having such a spectacular time!
Justine
April 2, 2010 at 6:27 pmYou take such beautiful photos! And I love that dress you’re wearing!!
Bela
April 2, 2010 at 6:28 pmLooks yummy!
Evan Thomas
April 2, 2010 at 6:42 pmBetter to be covered in bug bites than alligator bites 🙂
Allie (Live Laugh Eat)
April 2, 2010 at 6:42 pmWow I’m surprised you didn’t burn up in those boots—although now you don’t have any bug bites on your lower legs 🙂
My allergies are DYING (I’m in NC)!!! There were just clouds of yellow everywhere as if it was raining pollen all day. Everything is YELLOOOOW!!!
Errign
April 2, 2010 at 6:47 pmCute boots! I <3 your fashion sense!
Out of curiosity, did your parents move to Georgia, Jenna? Glad you are enjoying good food and family time! 🙂
(Happy Friday!)
Mara @ What's For Dinner?
April 2, 2010 at 7:00 pmThis whole post looks like a scene out of a Top Chef challenge! I love your boots too 🙂
Staceyhttp://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/
April 2, 2010 at 7:00 pmWhat a fun time and good eats. Another cute outfit, your like a fashion show 🙂
Nora@LiveLifeEatRight
April 2, 2010 at 7:01 pmWOW. LOOOVVVEEE that place! Looks like you had so much fun! Enjoy girl!
AmyJoGo
April 2, 2010 at 7:02 pmJust posting an observation. Your smile seems to be more genuine when you’re near your family or old friends. It reaches your eyes.
Jessica @ The Process of Healing
April 2, 2010 at 7:08 pmBug bites.. ah don’t you love Southern summers? (er..spring)
That plantation is gorgeous!! And the food..YUM!! I can eat my weight in hushpuppies!
Cole
April 2, 2010 at 7:13 pmLove the dress! And yeah, allergies are definitely the worst.
Heather (Heather's Dish)
April 2, 2010 at 7:17 pmbug bites are one of the only reasons i don’t like summer…hope they don’t itch too bad! you look so cute in your dress and boots 🙂
Heidi @ Fighting with Food
April 2, 2010 at 7:20 pmAs gorgeous as that property is and your photos, I am more in love with your outfit! Where did you find the dress?
Sarah W.
April 2, 2010 at 7:22 pmWhat does your dad do at Ford Plantation? I wish I had time to go visit it when I was in Savannah – we just ran out of time. But one of my friend’s dad manages/runs? (some title thats at the top of the food chain perhaps) the Ford Plantation?? Next time I’m in Savannah I’m so going!
Tara
April 2, 2010 at 7:28 pmOh my goodness it looks like you are having a blast!!!! Love your dress with the boats.
Ameena
April 2, 2010 at 7:33 pmWhat a beautiful city…I have never been to Savannah but I seriously can’t wait to visit!
*Andrea*
April 2, 2010 at 7:39 pmi love your hairthat color!!!! the south is so pretty 🙂
Ariffa
April 2, 2010 at 7:50 pmyour photos are amazing
Jenny
April 2, 2010 at 7:52 pmAllergies and bug bites: sure signs your in the south again! Welcome home!
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is
April 2, 2010 at 8:06 pmThat place is gorgeous!
Kait
April 2, 2010 at 8:09 pmI agree completely on the allergy front, my are insane too. Georgia was definitely in a huge pollen fog all day today, it was awful!
ida
April 2, 2010 at 8:43 pmthe ‘green snow’ is no joke! the fish fry looks awesome- you have a knack for finding the best eats no matter where you are.
Annie@stronghealthyfit
April 2, 2010 at 8:56 pmCute outfit. What the heck are hushpuppies?
Kelly
April 2, 2010 at 9:31 pmYour outfits are always great! Sounds like a great time was had by all! And I can imagine you had maybe one or two s’mores as well 😉
jenny (green food diaries)
April 2, 2010 at 10:19 pmgood lord! beautiful pictures.
http://eatliverun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/IMG_5799.jpg
what is that picture of??
Amanda
April 2, 2010 at 10:22 pmGorgeous pictures and locations!
Allergies have the worst timing don’t they? Mine have been kicking my butt lately!
Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run]
April 2, 2010 at 10:34 pmI LOVE how well-rounded (cultured?) you are. One minute it’s bike rides and wine tasting in CA, then it’s cowGIRL boots and hushpuppies in GA, and then you’re off to Paris for croissants and whole milk cappuccinos. You are wonderful!
Diana
April 3, 2010 at 12:19 amWow, it is a beautiful place 🙂
Freya @ Brit Chick Runs
April 3, 2010 at 1:19 amI’m not even sure what a hushpuppy is, but the event looks fun!
Courtney (The Hungry Yogini)
April 3, 2010 at 3:25 amSo much fun!!!!
Enjoy your time with your family – very special indeed!
Andrea
April 3, 2010 at 4:42 amSo delicious- love the catfish!
I’m admiring all of your beautiful dresses- you look gorgeous in every picture!
Katherine
April 3, 2010 at 5:03 amMy allergies are kicking in this GA weather too (see yellow shoes on my last post). Your photos are great candids (make me feel like I’m in the family scene; love it!)
Katherine
Tracey @ I'm Not Superhuman
April 3, 2010 at 5:31 amI can’t believe that place–so pretty. You’re making me want to take a trip down south. Oh, and I’m with you on the allergies. Mine are slowly killing me right now.
Brooke (Baking with Basil)
April 3, 2010 at 5:53 amCUTE dress Jenna!! Where is that from? Great pics!
Heather @ Side of Sneakers
April 3, 2010 at 5:58 amWhat a cool place to work!!!
M
April 3, 2010 at 6:04 ami LOVE your dress. I always love your dresses. I swear, bloggers never wear the same thing twice!
kellyO
April 3, 2010 at 6:04 amAh, hushpuppies – LOVE THEM!! Where I live, people don’t even know what they are! Sad, I know…
eatmovelove
April 3, 2010 at 6:19 amBeautiful! Where down south? I thought you were from Florida??
One of the little girls in those pictures looks like Suri Cruise!
Diana @ frontyardfoodie
April 3, 2010 at 6:45 amWow, that looks incredibly beautiful! We’re getting springy here in the midwest but that looks like summer there! Have fun!
Anne @ Food Loving Polar Beara
April 3, 2010 at 6:54 amWow, what a beautiful place! 🙂
Kelly (Local Foodie's Fight)
April 3, 2010 at 7:00 amomg, my allergies are out of control too. UGH. I want to love April, its my birthday month, its when the weather gets nice…but I want to literally tear out my eyes.
Jess @ MTL Veggie
April 3, 2010 at 7:03 amMmm You’ve got me craving s’mores now! The plantation looks beautiful, you definitely seem to be enjoying your time in the south 🙂 Love the dress with the boots- so cute!
Good luck with your allergies- those are the worst 🙁
adrienmelaine
April 3, 2010 at 7:05 amLove the photos! You look super cute!
Carolyn @ lovinlosing.com
April 3, 2010 at 7:14 amOMG, I could cry seeing that fish fry. I haven’t been to one since I was a little girl in Mississippi. The church around the corner from us (not the one we attend) has fish fries during the summer. I’m DEFINITELY going this year!
Chelsea (Chelsea's Chew and Run Fun)
April 3, 2010 at 7:51 amI hear you and sympathize on the allergy front. I never experienced allergies until I moved to the East Coast.
It looks absolutely gorgeous there! Both the food and the environment!
Kelly @ Healthy Living With Kelly
April 3, 2010 at 8:45 amGorgeous…all of it!
kalli@fitandfortysomething
April 3, 2010 at 9:48 ambeautiful pics 🙂
Memorie
April 3, 2010 at 10:44 amFrom those pictures it looks like the Lilly Pulitzer was OUT OF CONTROL!! 😉
Fun times! Too bad you weren’t in Charleston last Sat. for the bridge run, it was a great time.
Marie
April 3, 2010 at 10:54 amYour pictures are beautiful! I checked out the history of the Plantation and yikes! Below is an excerpt:
“The good times ended with the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, when the Union blockaded the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia”
Obviously the South is tied to the economic system of slavery and it’s impossible to remove that from American history. However, “the good times” is such a poor way to describe the time period leading up to the Civil War. Granted, I am a Northerner and am well versed in the exploitive system of slavery….however, to describe the Southern economy pre-Civil War as “good times” is cementing the fact that the economy thrived because of the labor from blacks.
Sorry this was a rant. I just couldn’t believe that!
Catherine
April 3, 2010 at 12:08 pmThat looks like such a beautiful place!!! Hopefully you don’t really see any gators there!
Kristin (Cook, Bake and Nibble)
April 3, 2010 at 12:46 pmBeautiful photos, what an amazing time!!
xo
K
Marcia
April 3, 2010 at 12:51 pmAh, hushpuppies…
Midgetkeeper
April 3, 2010 at 1:19 pmWhat a beautiful place!
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down)
April 3, 2010 at 1:24 pmI adore your cowgirl boots! So cute! 😀
Gorgeous pictures!
Caitlin in MD
April 3, 2010 at 1:35 pmI just want to say, that although I have loved reading about your California experience and I’m sure that it’s been absolutely wonderful for you to live it, these have been my favorite posts in a long time. There’s so much LIFE in the South. An East Coast girl myself, maybe its just a matter of personal taste…or how I grew up…but there is just no where like the South(east)ern United States.
steph-exercise physiologist and artist!
April 3, 2010 at 1:41 pmCaitlin in MD just summed up what I was thinking myself!!
I love Cali and especially the area where you are but I am a southern girl through and through. I love the heat the sun the people the laid back slower pace and of course.. the FOOD!!
haha!
I am so happy that you are enjoying yourself 🙂 makes me smile for you 🙂
stephanie
April 3, 2010 at 6:08 pmAhhhh, these photos make my heart yearn to go back home to Georgia! Thanks for sharing, they certainly made me daydream!