St. Simons Island and A Surprise!!

HAPPEE SATURDAY, SWEETIES!!!

As most of you know, me and my hunky hubby
went away a couple of weekends ago for a

little romantic getaway!!

What a great time we had!!

The first night we stayed on Jekyll Island
in southeast Georgia. It's our favorite place
for a getaway...well...maybe not...maybe it's

St. Simons Island!!!

We decided to not reserve hotel rooms and to
see if we could get a better rate as walk-ins.

So when we arrived on St. Simons, we started
looking for hotels.

This one made my heart skip a beat!!
But sadly no vacancies! A bit too rich for
our blood, too!! But oh so lovely!!

A close up of the fountain

We went just a little further up the road into
the area known as "The Village" and found
The Ocean Inn and Suites.
And guess what? They had one vacancy!!
As a walk-in our price was $139, and then
when we checked in, Abbie, a part owner,
upgraded us to a room that was just vacated
for the same price!!

God knew I'd love this one what with the
earth tones, Spanish tile roof, balconies and
wrought iron!!



This is our room. Notice the rich looking
teak floors. No wall-to-wall carpet anywhere!
Love that!


I took this photo to show these black and white
marble tiles. These are everywhere in the hotel.
They line the walls in the lobby, and the hallways.
Different...but they grew on me!!


They also have a salt water pool!! I thought that
was such a cool feature since chlorine isn't
that great for our bodies!! We didn't go in it
but maybe next time!!


While they were getting our room ready we
began to explore the area a bit.
Here we are...the happy couple...so thrilled to
be away by ourselves!! It was really windy
and I'm trying to not have my hair stick
to my lip!!!


Across the inlet is Jekyll Island where we
stayed the first night.


Had to take a pic of the steps to nowhere!!

I will have more to post from our time in
The Village in a day or so, but want to show you
the other souveniers I brought home.

I bought the starfish and the scallop shell
at an awesome shell shop on the main drag.
They are going on a shelf in my
spa/beach bathroom.


I also fell in love with this mug as soon as
I saw it!! It just screams beach to me, and
I knew how much I'd enjoy having my morning
coffee and remembering our wonderful
getaway. The next thing I knew it jumped
into a bag and made it's way home with me!!
YAY for me!! LOVE it!!


It is handmade and I think this thumbprint
at the base of the handle is so cool!!

OH MY!!! What is that on top of the conch??!!

It looks like a bracelet...yes...a bracelet...
made from paua shells and...

Swarovski crystals!!! Let's have a closer look!!

Here's the surprise!!

I design jewelry...and

you thought you knew all about me, huh?

Well, I've created my own designs for a few years

now and have given most of them away as gifts.

I have sold some, but haven't ever seriously

attempted to make a profit off of them.

ANYWHO....this is one of my absolute
favorites, and when we got back, I just knew
I had to share that island vibe with my
Sweeties, and...

HAVE A GIVEAWAY!!

So, you have a chance to own a look alike of
this FAVE of mine!

Good quality paua shells are awesome because

they change color and become irridescent

with movement and light!! These are so pretty!!
The camera just can't fully capture their beauty!
If they don't sparkle at a certain angle...
the Swarovskis will!!

Sooo...just leave a comment between today and
THURSDAY by 6:00p.m. EST and I will enter
your name in the drawing. I'll announce the winner
Thursday at 10:00 p.m. EST

Please don't advertise this giveaway on your blog.
This is for you...my bloggin' sweeties who daily
brighten my world with your kindness, caring,
and prayers. Thank you so much!!

More on St. Simons on Sunday!!
Love and great big hugs,
Becky