Aug 272015
 

Our final day in Savannah was the best one. Octavia graciously invited us over for quite honestly the best meal we had on the entire trip – fruit salad, sweet potato hash with sausage (and a version with faux-sausage for me!), cheesy grits, eggs, and fried green tomatoes. And coffee in pretty cups!

All prepared by her husband, Dustin.

I’m drowning on my own drool (and not someone else’s, for once, you know, when I’m out whoring around) over here just thinking about it. I am always so terrible at hospitality issues. For example, if you were visiting Pittsburgh and came to my house for breakfast, I would hand you a Poptart, or guide you down the street to Eat n Park.

And that’s on a good day!

Octavia and Dustin’s kid, Tallulah, immediately glommed on to Chooch. I absolutely love when this happens. PAYBACK, CHOOCH.

Although, he only just pretends to be distressed by this. Deep down, he loves the attention. (But you guys, would you look at how freaking adorable she is? THOSE CURLS, THO.) They got along really well, if you don’t count the time Chooch was pushing her outside in a swing and accidentally slammed her into a tree, ugh.

Octavia’s house is stimulating in all of the best ways.

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They have two cats and a dog, and an entire room of instruments. It’s a musician’s wonderland and they told Chooch to have at it.

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He was like, “Seriously? You want me to make noise? YOU’RE TELLING ME I CAN MAKE NOISE?!” They very nearly acquired themselves a son that day.

OCTAVIA EVEN PLAYS THE ACCORDION. These people are swimming in talent and I kept hoping some of it would waft over my way.

And then she showed me some of her mixed media pieces and I was just like, “OK, when can we be sister wives already or nah?!”

As much as I was enjoying talking about art and music and our dislike for other mothers, it was getting later in the afternoon and we needed to hit the road. The plan was to spend the night in Charlotte, NC and continue on our way home the next day. Chooch gave Tallulah one of the birthday balloons that Octavia used to decorate our hotel room, and when that one was whisked away into the tree tops, he gave her another. Sometimes Chooch is not a dick!

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As stoked as I was to gallivant around Savannah, this is what I was really hoping to do in Georgia. Casually talking all morning and into the afternoon was what exactly what I wanted and was honestly the zenith of the trip for me. I have a tricky temperament and there are a LOT of incompatible personalities out there for me. And I’m not saying that it’s not me, it’s everyone else — I am voluntarily admitting that I can be tough to get along with. (Just ask Janna. It takes a saint!) I start out fairly introverted and observant, until my comfort and trust levels go up.

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(Which doesn’t always happen.) But I knew within minutes of meeting Octavia that it was going to work, that conversation was going to be easy and two-sided, and that I was going to learn a lot from her.

Also?! SHE WAS BORN IN ROMANIA. We were bound to become friends at some point in our lives and I left her house that day feeling really good about things, and also determined to have some of my ribs removed so I can fold myself in half to better fit inside her luggage the next time she visits Romania.

Kismet! I’m so grateful that we met, and apparently, I can thank Barbara and her fucking denim jacket for that.

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Just a few days ago, Octavia texted me a picture of the purple balloon, still branch-snagged. “Miss you,” she texted. I MISS HER, TOO. :(

  8 Responses to “The Best Southern Breakfast ”

  1. You have ridiculous amounts of talent. You don’t need it to waft off of other people.

    • I have moderate skill in some areas, but I have never considered myself to be talented. I always wished I could play music but I was pretty poor at it, ha!

      • Music comes naturally to very few people. The rest of us just decide that the time is going to pass anyhow and we might as well spend it making horrifying noises on instruments until eventually it sounds okay. But I agree with Christina; your talent is tremendous!

  2. Oh hell, here come the waterworks! Normally the idea of spending all morning talking with someone I’d just “met” the day before would have me running to the seppuku room, but that was seriously one of the best days ever.

    Sister wives? Hell yeah!

    • Seppuku room!! I hear ya on that! Sometimes just a short coffee meeting makes me want to run to one of those! ;)
      I’m so so so glad we got to finally meet and I hope that we get to see each other again soon!

  3. Oh lord, Tallulah! She is outrageously cute! That coffee cup is really adorable, too.

  4. Her daughter’s name is Tallulah. That is so completely beautiful. She cooked for you. She gave you all the knowledge. She took you down the steps of death. She told Chooch to make all the noise. SHE CLEARLY RULES and I love that you got this kickass time with her.

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