Day 2: Paula Deen

One of the reasons we chose Savannah was that my mother-in-law absolutely loves Paula Dean and this is where she lives, works and shops. So, we took the "Savannah, Paula Dean Tour." Macy loved riding on the bus...she was the center of attention from all participants.

Paula Dean's history with Savannah and how she got started was very interesting. She continues to take care of the shops that helped her out in the beginning. One of those was Polk's Market. She still buys all of her fresh fruits and vegetables, honey and nuts from here. We stopped and actually met Mr. Polk. Wish we had one of these here.

We then stopped at Byrd Cookie Company. She has all of her gift baskets made here, keeps their cookies always in stock and many other goodies that they carry. They are famous for their Key Lime Cookies...and yes, we bought plenty at this store!! We made the excuse that we were buying gifts...we'll see if that really happens.

Then we stopped by the Bethesda Boy's Home which is a boy's orphanage/foster home that Paula Dean helps to support. This is where she and her husband, Michael, got married in 2004. What a beatiful chapel!

At the end of the tour, they took us to Paula's brother's restaurant called "Uncle Bubba's Oyster House." While we were eating, Bubba himself came in and talked to us and I took a picture of Frances, Robin and Macy with him. He also signed Robin's book.

Macy relaxed for a while after we ate.

Frances, Pete and Macy outside the restaurant.

After the tour, the guys were tired and wanted to go back to the hotel, but us girls weren't done looking around and shopping. We drove around Savannah a little while, but then we were on a mission. While we were at Uncle Bubba's, they told us that Paula lived in a gated community a mile down the road from the restaurant. Well, we wanted to see where she lived...call us nosey...call us whatever you want...but we found it! I followed a car into the gate and we drove around until we found the house. Frances and Robin knew what the house looked like from her magazines, since she films her show from her house.

That evening, we ate at a restaurant on the beach. Macy and Daddy had so much fun together.