the lady and sons, part deux

Mr. Beeton, Ella, and I just got back from a fabulous trip to Savannah. We headed down south to celebrate the wedding of two of our favorite friends from grad school who, after a long journey, finally found themselves together. 

By the title of this post, you're probably expecting me to write about our delicious butter-filled meal at Lady and Sons, but once again, we didn't make it to the restaurant early enough to garner a reservation for the evening. That's okay, though. We had plenty to keep us busy.

Wednesday night we stayed in Charleston, enjoying some room service and some night swimming. We spent the next morning and early afternoon exploring downtown. Like true tourists, we ate at Bubba Gump (mainly because of their dog-friendly policy). 

Our time in Savannah was, as always, wonderful. I'd been there before we were married for a conference, and later that year, Mr. Beeton and I took a night off from our honeymoon on Jekyll Island to visit these same Savannah friends. This trip, we did some shopping (I brought home a new Marc by Marc Jacobs bow bag - yippee!) and some wandering, but mostly, we ate... thai food, ice cream (for people and dogs), egg sandwiches, and some really, really good grilled scallops at B. Matthew's (where Mr. Beeton accidentally tipped on top of the included gratuity... our waitress must have went home happy...Mr. Beeton, however, did not). 

The food served at the wedding was one of the highlights of the trip as well. The wedding itself was small; the two were married in Whitfield Square, and the reception was held at Garibaldi's.

We knew we were in for a treat when the appetizers were passed around - vegetable spring rolls, chicken pate, fried mushrooms, crab salad in endive. I would have been happy with that, but then the she-crab soup, the house salad, and the crispy flounder (a house specialty) followed. I might go so far as to say it was one of the best meals I've had in a long time. The good company and champagne helped.

By far, however, the treat of the evening was my fun drink - a mango martini! It made me all warm and fuzzy inside, and seeing a happy bride and groom take off in a pedi-cab at the end of the night didn't hurt either.

Congrats and best wishes to k&d! Hope you're having fun in Belize.

Keep sweeping, Martha

Watched He's Just Not That Into You.