Trip...

Well we had a great weekend! We got to go to the beach- it was 80 on Friday and despite the hurricane winds we weathered the beach and actually got LOTS of sun. The rest of the time we shopped and ate- what more could a woman want??

Cyrena and I arrived on Thursday night (about 11:00) and we had reserved the Days Inn for that night b/c we couldn't check into the Marriott until Friday. So we pulled up to our hotel and we both looked at eachother and thought no way are we staying here- I am telling you that people were hanging around outside and the check-in lady was a little scary also! So we pull up to our room and it was a major ordeal for us to run (sprint) to our hotel door and quickly slam the door behind us. We looked at this room - concrete wall, yucky beds, and an odor that was beyond belief. We both agreed that we couldn't stay here. By this point we are laughing so hard that we can't breathe- b/c I am thinking this can't be happening!! So we called Brandy (at the Marriott) and we said that we were coming to sleep with her. So we drove to her hotel and slept on a roll away (twin bed) in her room. It was so funny that I will never forget that night!! By the way we did get our money back!

As for the rest of our trip....

We took a carriage ride in downtown Charelston- it was great!
Here we are before our carriage ride
This is my dream home! When Ralph gets rich this is where I want to live
This was the Market Place- we spent many hours shopping here.
We ate at a "Fancy Spancy" restaurant called Magnolias. It was great- definately not a place we could have eaten with kids.
This is the US Custom's House. They were filming a Kevin Costner movie while we were there.

The Beach!
It was so windy- but we were deternined to lay in the sun. We ate at a little beach restaurant on the beach- it was neat!
This ship was loaded with trucks headed to Iraq. I felt so patriotic watching it head off in the ocean!! These crazy people that say this war is awful need to meet these brave and women that are over there fighting!! Can you tell who this famliy will be voting for???

Well we had a great time. It was a nice getaway for me, but it was exciting to come home to all the hugs and kisses. I even missed Ralph- I kept thinking how much he woudl love all the history of Charleston. So yes he was missed too!!

Thanks Grandma for taking care of Carter and loving him sooo much! Thank you Aunt Amelia for letting Chloe spend the night-she loves being with you!

And thanks Ralph for letting me go and for all you did with the kids.