Fort Stewart Trip - Day Five - Shopping with Bailey

Today Bailey and I had to check out of our hotel at 11 but James had to work until 2 so we had some time on our hands. We decided to go the Outlet Mall near Savannah. We found a used book store that was selling what seemed like the entire contents of a library...for $.99 per book. I bought seven hard cover books for $7.00. It was awesome. We also went to a toy store that was closing and got some fantastic deals on some Polly Pocket dolls for my niece.

We went to a store called Bealls Outlet that is similar to the TJ Maxx we have in Minnesota but much less organized. They had tons of cool "church" hats. Here are some...

Fort Stewart Trip - Day Four - Downtown Savannah By Day

Today Bailey and I met Jessica at the Savannah Mall to do a bit of shopping. Bailey got a ton of stuff at a store called Rue 21. She found a bunch of t-shirts that were inexpensive and just her style. After the mall we decided to go downtown to see Savannah by day. We didn't get very far because we were hungry. We did revisit a store that was closed when we were there on Monday night. It is called 24e. Way cool home furnishings that I can't afford. It was open today so I was able to go inside. It was everything that I expected it to be and more. I LOVE this store.

This is the most amazing crystal light fixture I have ever seen. It is not only enormous but it is super duper sparkly. I WANT it. It is ONLY $3000 - that's all...


Here is Bailey and Jess in the cool white leather bar chairs...

Fort Stewart Trip - Day Three - Downtown Savannah By Night

We took a last minute trip to downtown Savannah. James' friend Jessica played tour guide - I was glad to have an "native" with us. It was beautiful but very chilly. We walked down to the river walk and got coffee. We went to this fantastic little candy store where Bailey bought a pound of candy to rot her teeth.

The "squares" in Savannah are so lovely. I am not sure what this one is called by I didn't want to leave and I was quite happy with how my photos turned out.


This is down by the river. Not a great photo but it was dark and my camera hates taking pictures at night!

Fort Stewart Trip - Day Three - Killing Time

Bay and I had some time to kill waiting for James to get off work so we wandered around the base. We were driving and saw all of these sappling trees that had decorations and wreaths on them. They were obviously mean as a memorial to something so we decided to stop and have a look. It was the Warrior's Walk.

There are so many things I could say here about the political side of the war and what my beliefs are in regards to them but instead I will just say this - it was sad, lovely and overwhelming. So many lives lost...

Let us not forget the men and women who protect our country. They do it not because they are forced to but because they are proud to.

Fort Stewart Trip - Day Three - Ranking Ceremony

Bailey and I slept in today (til noon). It was fantastic after the long drive here. I was tired and she is sick. We were just starting to plan our day when James called to tell us that they were going to do his promotion "ceremony" at 2 PM. If we could make it there we could watch. He called at 1:30!

We got dressed faster then I thought was possible and left for the base. Our hotel is close so it wasn't hard to find and only took a few minutes to get there. We had one hiccup along the way - we were visitors to the base and needed a pass. We were held up for a bit during that process but still made it in time to the "ceremony."

The ceremony consisted of all of James' D-FAC (dining facility) coworkers standing at attention while the Sergeant said some words. I was given the privilege of putting the lapel pins on for him. It was very awesome. After the pins were in place they went through the tradition of pounding them into his skin. It was both funny and disturbing.

Here are some pictures...