The National Leadership Conference for State Officers (NLCSO) is held each year as an opportunity for state officers from various states to get together to learn leadership skills and share ideas before going out and serving the members of their respective associations. This year, our NLCSO was held in Daytona, Florida.
Monday morning found the state officers pulling out of Jamie's driveway around 9:20 AM and headed for Florida. The drive was an opportunity to catch up on sleep, jam out to some road trip tunes, and talk about plans for our year of service. Traveling south, our first stop was the beautiful city of Savannah, Georgia, where we had reservations at Paula Dean's revered Lady and Sons restaurant. Arriving in Savannah with several hours to kill until our reservation, we wandered the streets of one of the oldest and magnificent cities of the South. We walked streets framed by live oaks covered in Spanish moss and basked in the sultry air only present in the coastal cities of the South.
The hot afternoon was beginning its slow transition into balmy evening as we waited outside of Lady and Sons in anticipation for the meal to come. More like a line for an amusement park than a restaurant, the street filled with people as Paula's restaurant was preparing for its 5:00 opening. We waited patiently in line until finally hearing the matron call out, " Davis, party of 7." Crossing the street quickly, we entered the eatery as a blast of cold air and the savory smell of fat greeted us. Sidling towards the elevator, we rose to the third floor with stomachs eagerly rumbling and ready for an excellent meal. The table was set for seven and we wasted no time in perusing the menu. After several agonizing minutes of deliberation in which I weighed several delicious sounding dishes, I decided upon fried oysters, shrimp, and scallops. It was awesome, enough said.
After stuffing ourselves to the point of gluttony, we said goodbye to the sweet city of Savannah and continued on our way to Daytona.
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