Saint Simons Island

Can you believe summer is almost here! This is my favorite part of the year. The days are longer, the sun is bright, it’s getting warm, and I get to celebrate my husband and I’s two year anniversary. We decided to head down to my home state of Georgia for the week and had a little mini vacation at St. Simon’s Island. I have been visiting the island for the last eight years and love it. It is small and quaint and so very shabby chic cool. It is a great place to go fishing, golfing, and relaxing. I am going to list some of my favorite restaurants and shops that I enjoy hitting up.

Catch 228 – In the Redfern Village. AMAZING seafood. I love their crab cakes. 

Palmers Village Café – this is a great breakfast spot. Anything you order is so good and fast, friendly service.

Mudcat Charlies (this is in Brunswick, Ga.)- best french-fries, hushpuppies, and fried grouper. This is a family favorite dining spot. It’s the place where everyone knows your name.

Coastal Kitchen – at the marina, this place is a little more upscale and trendy. Their fried green tomatoes and mahi-mahi are the bomb. They have unique cocktails as well. This is where we had our first dinner of the week.

The Dutchman –  first thing you will notice about this store, is the aroma. It smells like heaven in here. They have beautiful furniture and décor. I have a rustic sign in our lake home (sun room) that is from this place.

Hope’s – I love this store. Cute, affordable clothing with new arrivals daily. You can checkout shophopes.com if you are unable to reach the SSI or Jesup, Ga location. I grabbed a skirt, top, and necklace while I was in there. You can also get a 10% discount by using the coupon code thollisrep.

If you are looking for some exciting night life – I highly recommend Ziggy Mahoney’s or Gnat’s Landing. Both offer live music and dancing! Aaron and I got to watch the SSI Shag Club and checkout some awesome dancing. We took ballroom for 2 years and really enjoyed it.

We finished up our trip by heading back to Athens (my hometown) and meeting friends at the Terrapin Brewery. They offer live music at a huge outdoor venue that is kid friendly and you can bring your pups. It was a great week and I am already looking forward to getting back home. No matter where you are from, going home makes you feel so good inside and proud to be who you are. I am excited to share more posts with y’all about my upcoming adventures. Stay tuned lovelies!