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Page 8A The Braselton News Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Girlfriend get-away to Sandestin, Fla. Put on a feather boa and wide-brimmed hat and enjoy hot tea and finger sandwiches served on fine china...Sit back and relax as you chat with your friends and get a manicure... Spend an afternoon getting tips from a tennis pro.. .End the day relaxing in the hot tub as the sun goes down. Sandestin, Fla., is the perfect location for a girl friend get-away. No matter what season it is, it’s always a great time to get together with your closest friends and head to the beautiful Emerald Coast for a long weekend of fun and pampering. Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort is a 2,400 acre vacation destination located between Pensacola and Panama City. It has 30 distinct villages and more than seven miles of sugar-white beaches and blue-green oceanfront. Sandestin is only a few hours drive, which makes it a great destination for North Georgia residents. While it’s long been a perfect destination for a men’s golf ing or fishing trip, family reunions and weddings, it is becoming a favorite destination for girlfriend get aways. Another plus is that you never have to leave the property. Shopping, restaurants, special events and beach activities are all offered. You can also leave your car in the parking deck and take the convenient, free shuttle wherever you need to go at Sandestin. On a recent long weekend, a friend and I started our trip off with a gourmet seafood dinner at Finz at Sandestin. The Seafood Napoleon is a delight for seafood lovers. Lobster, scallop and jumbo lump crabmeat make for a great choice. For something unusual for dessert, try to the cherry soup. It is tangy and sweet and makes for the perfect end to a perfect meal. Finz is a great spot to watch the sunset on the beachside of the resort. The next day was spent in a beach chair underneath an umbrella. With the waves splashing against the shore and seagulls soaring overhead, six hours had passed before we knew it. Reading beach books, walking along the beach, splashing in the waves and even napping. It was a great way to spend a Saturday at Sandestin. Some beach therapy is the best way to leave your troubles behind and enjoy your get-away. TEA TIME Magnolia & Ivy is a great spot for some wonderful hot tea and delicious, savory treats. This is how we started our Saturday morning. Co-owner Teri Eker greeted us with, “Life is too serious. We encourage you to play.” We didn’t need any further encourage ment. We grabbed a hat and had a feather boa on before she returned with our first tea. It’s so much fun to play dress up with hats, gloves and fur stoles. We sat down to an antique table covered with fine china. Eker said the goal is to make the experience as “queenly” as possible. We enjoyed four kinds of hot tea, and a tray of scones, sweets, fruit and sand wiches. For more information, go to www.magnoliaivy. com. SPA TIME After tea, we headed to the spa for some pampering Manicures and pedicures are great because you can visit with your friends as you get pampered. The spa also offers facials, body treat ments and massage therapy. Cosmetologist Ashley McKenzie gave me a manicure and made the perfect recommendation for a shade for my short nails. It was my first manicure and it encour aged me to let my nails grow. SHOPPING No girl’s get-away is complete without some time shopping. With more than 50 retails stores to choose from, you don’t have to leave the property. Sandestin is a shopper’s dream with everything from boutique to designer outlet shopping. I found the perfect pair of heels for a great price at Raspberry Rhino. TENNIS, ANYONE? A group tennis lesson with a pro is great for a girls’ get-away. Sandestin’s Baytowne Tennis Center has been named as one of the top 50 tennis resorts in the country by Tennis magazine. It has 10 clay, two natural grass and three hard courts for day and night clinics. A group tennis lesson with one of the pros is a lots of fun for the novices in the crowd, as well as for those who are more experienced. Chris Petty, director of tennis, gave us lots of helpful tips. He wasn’t a bit concerned that I had never even held a tennis racket. He said I would be hitting a ball over the net in just a few minutes, and he was right! I couldn’t believe it. Chris told me how to hold my hand and stand correctly and, before I knew it, I had hit a ball over the net. I left making plans with my friend to start playing on a regular basis. I’m sure we’ll remember some of Chris’ advice as he is known as the “rhymer” for giving tips that are easy to remember. Ladies will be sure to have a lighthearted good time as they play a few rounds of tennis. Chris pointed out that he saw the white of my knuckles when I first went out on the court. By the end of our lesson, he said I was much more relaxed. ACCOMMODATIONS The accommodations at Sandestin include over 1,700 guest rooms, suites, villas, condominiums and townhomes. There is something for small and large groups and the choices include beach side and the vil lage. We stayed at the Grand Sandestin, the signature hotel for the resort. The grounds include a landscaped pool and hot tub, a great place to relax after a day of discov ering all that Sandestin has to offer. Fall is the perfect time to visit Sandestin. The weath er is cooler, the crowds are smaller and off-season rates are featured. Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort is locate at 9300 Emerald Coast Parkway in Destin. For more informa tion, go to www.sandestin.com. Angela Gary is managing editor of The Braselton News. She can be reached at AngieEditor@aol.com. On the Road with Angela Gary AngieEditor@aol.com Braselton officials approve recent business permits Braselton officials recently approved the following business permits: •Whitestone Maintenance, Inc. (cleaning service), 2865 Senator Court •Shady Lady Window Coverings (custom windows), 5861 Chocotaw Lane •D.C.C. Supply (distribution), 935 Hwy. 124 •Dry Cleaning Delivered (dry cleaning delivery), 1384 New Liberty Way •Louisville Ladder, Inc. (Home Depot sales), 935 Hwy. 124 •Healthy Indoor Air Solutions (indoor air and water), 2016 Democracy Drive •Fairway Mortgage, LLC (mort gage broker), 6155 Golf Club Drive •Discount Optical (optical shop), 5433 Hwy. 53 •Johnny’s N.Y. Style Pizza (restaurant), 7380 Spout Springs Road •Ninja Steak House (restaurant), 5753 Old Winder Highway •Tan Lines (tanning salon), 7415 C-104 Spout Springs Road. •Clothing Care Cleaners (dry cleaner), 7415 Spout Springs Road. •Golden Hair Salon (hair salon), 7415 Spout Springs Road. •Nystrom-Henderson DBA Dean (manufacturer), 935 Hwy. 124. •Top Pro Nail (nail salon), 7415 Spout Springs Road •G&L Pressure Washing (pres sure washing), 6453 Mossy Oak Landing. •Cornerstone Properties (real estate), 2865 Wild Rose Street. •RE/MAX Towne Square (real estate), 5391 Hwy. 53. •Tea Garden (restaurant), 6072 Hwy. 53 •Advance Auto Parts (retail sales), 7341 Spout Springs Road. •BNZ Enterprises, Inc. (retail sales), 2095 Hwy. 211. •Maggie’s Spa-Body Care (spa and massage therapy), 7419 Spout Springs Road. GETTING READY FOR PLAY Jeff Evans, David Tate, Shawn Mulvey andTery Overbey rehearse a scene from “And Then There Were None.” Murder-mystery play to be presented “And Then There Were None,” a murder-mystery by Agatha Christie, will be presented by the Winder- Barrow Community Theatre at the end of October. The opening night will be Friday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m., at the Colleen Williams Theater, located in the Winder Cultural Arts Center. The Saturday night show on Oct. 27 will also have a dinner available for $15 per person. The dinner will be catered by the Magnolia Place Restaurant in Winder, and tickets for the dinner must be purchased in advance. On Sunday, Oct. 28, there will be a matinee at 3 p.m. The next weekend will also have three shows with Nov. 2 and Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 4, at 3 p.m. Tickets may be purchased in advance at Pam Veader’s State Farm Insurance Office, located at 41 S. Center Street in Winder or by calling 770-867- 1679. Tickets are $12 for adults, and $10 for seniors (65 and older), students and teachers. Visitors are asked to purchase tickets early. A portion of every ticket purchased will be donat ed to the Winder branch of the Piedmont Regional Library to be used for needed books and materials. Due to budget cuts, the library is in need of new books. For more information, or to learn how to purchase 2008 season tickets, visit www.winderbarrowthe- atre.org. Hamilton Mill doctor to be in cable TV documentary Dr. Nick Tedder, clinic director of Upper Cervical Health Centers, is preparing to go to Honduras next week with 16 other doctors to share the upper cervical brain stem procedure and to serve the sick and less fortunate. Dr. Tedder has an office at 3635 Braselton Highway, Suite B2, in Hamilton Mill. Dr. Tedder, with the Upper Cervical Health Centers and the Kale Network Foreign Messengers Program, was invited to partic ipate in a multi-million dollar documentary on upper cervical health care to air on the Discovery Channel in 2008. “The Upper Cervical procedure is one of the best kept secrets in health care. Most people have never even heard of it. So we hope this documentary will shed some new light and help give people their lives back,” Tedder said in a statement. Upper Cervical Health Care is a specialized form of chiropractic. “Most people associate chiro practic with neck and back pain. Although we can help people with those health concerns, the upper cervical procedure allows us to help people with many types of conditions such as, fibromyalgia, seizures, migraines, Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis just to name a few,” he added. The Upper Cervical doctor spe cializes in correcting misalign ments in the top two bones in the neck where the brain stem sits. Not all chiropractors hold a certification in the upper cervical brain stem procedure. To check out these credentials visit www. UpperCervicalCare.com or www. Kale.com. “Our goal with the Honduras Mission trip is to bring about a global understanding of the body’s unique ability to heal itself. We hope that we can portray this in the documentary,” Tedder said. For more information about the upper cervical brain stem procedure and Upper Cervical Health Centers visit www. UpperCervicalCare.com or www. Kale.com. Author to talk about treatment Upper Cervical Health Centers of America will host a free com munity dinner on Monday, Oct. 29, at 6:45 p.m., at Hamilton Mill United Methodist Church. Author James Tomasi, Oklahoma City, will discuss his personal story of how Upper Cervical Care saved his life from years of pain. He will also give out copies of his book. Visitors will also be able to meet the doctors and staff, and listen to patients tell their success stories. 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