For the past few weeks, me and several of my dearest genea-pals {@Sjtaliaferro, @NCChemist and @MyNolaHeritage} had planned to meet in Savannah this weekend to attend the Southeast Family History Expos!

Aside from the tease of having a genealogy event so close by, we all really wanted to meet and enjoy real time with the folks we spend so much time sharing with online.

Well, in a word our weekend escape to Savannah was EFFORTLESS! It truly could not have been more perfect!

The weekend was filled with so many special moments that I’ve decided not to try to pack them all into one post… so bear with me friends, because I want to capture all of those moments, I’ll spread my posts out over the next few days.

Cool? Cool! Getting there…

So after a REALLY “eventful” Friday day, I was thrilled to exhale and have a backseat view of San poking fun at her amazing Baby Brother, Bernard, during our drive from Atlanta! Their story is a post all by itself but let me say they represent what siblings should be to each other — best friends.

Bless his heart! Bernard tolerated us and our genealogy-plantation-graveyard-lovin’ ways the entire weekend with few complaints. The man is a Saint!:-)

When we arrived in Savannah,  we were happy to find Mavis {@NCChemist} and Felicia {@MyNolaHeritage} waiting for us in the lobby of the SUPER charming n’ cozy Savannah Bed & Breakfast Inn to offer hugs and welcomes!

To my surprise, “Paula” from guest services had waited up for our arrival to get us squared away — who does that? When I entered my room “The Oriental” I was blown away that the room resonated with the colors of my home and blog AND Buddha was there to greet me right over the bed! For a girl who doesn’t sleep well away from home, immediately my spirit was at ease. It really felt like the room had been hand-picked just for me!:-)

We ended our evening with a round of girl-talk in Sandra and Bernard’s room, The Oglethorpe. It felt less like I was meeting strangers and more like I was just catching up with my really good friends. Like I said… effortless.

When I finally returned to my room — after taking pictures of most everything and grabbing warm cookies from the lobby — I hopped up on my Buddha-bed and slept like a baby!

Heck, I’m off to bed now — but this time in my own!

Tomorrow –> genealogy, graveyards and fun with Captain Jack!:-)

Thanks to all of you who followed our fun via Twitter all weekend and thanks to my Genea-Sisters – Mavis, San and Felicia + one very special Bro, Bernard, for making this a trip to remember!

Sweet dreams…

Luckie.