Hat & Sunglasses Party

I have a throw back post from our "Hat & Sunglasses Party" in March as I have just received pictures from the event. Kip was gracious enough to offer up his house for an impromptu gathering of Allison, Ryan and myself. The pictures should explain our theme and the stain on the carpet will forever be a reminder! I think Kip wins for best hat in the picture above.

Me telling Allison what a great friend she is!

A few crazy boys in their sunglasses.

That's my drinking buddy giving us his best Elvis impression!

"Margaritaville" Jimmy Buffett Concert

Made my way back up to Charlotte for the Jimmy Buffett Concert! Before the concert we made a stop at Margaritaville, a place Allison and I have been before! We know our margaritas! We tailgated before the conert. Billy brought his margarita machine and didn't stop blending until it was time to make our way into the venue. Lots of good people watching! It was not the ideal weather...a little bit chilly. Don't worry, didn't take long for the margaritas to take the edge off. The boys: Ryan, Billy, DK

Needless to say, the concert was a good time. I think my ritas had kicked in by this picture! We had lawn seat and if anyone headed away from the blanket they would get lost. We had to send out search parties on several occasions.

My Charlotte drinking buddy. I think he misses me!

Isle of Palms

Isle of Palms is one of the many beaches in the Charleston area. Lauren and I spent a beautiful afternoon there. I really liked it and will be going back...soon! This is the view from my beach chair! The water was warmer than expected.

View from the other direction. Me in my beach chair! If you come visit, we'll share our chairs with you!

Lauren soaking up the sun! We love the beach! I think I may be turning into a beach bunny!

Charleston Riverdogs

The MICU had a social outing to the local minor league baseball game, Charleston Riverdogs. It was fireworks Friday. The Riverdogs played the Catfish of Columbus. I think I may have been more excited about the hot dogs and beer than the game. We lost by the way.

Ignore the third row...they weren't with us.

TV Stand Conclusion

We had our final attempt for a TV stand this afternoon. Here's what happened from the prospective of Lauren. Ellyn came knocking on my door to tell me that the furniture company was downstairs unloading our 'tv stand'....from the looks from the window...it looked like another 'end table'. After a few chuckles...we let the man in and asked him why it wasn't a TV Stand...he said it was...and I told him it wasn't!!! I think he was a little stunned and confused on the questions I was asking him... :) I know he had nothing to do with the selection...but come on they must be able to come up with something better then end tables!!! So the end result....we decided to keep the 'black' tv stand. The original one...how sad is that...all that trouble and we are back at square one!! Oh well...it will do....we are just used to it now...no biggie!! There is no picture because there was no time. We made him turn around and leave with the two end tables. That's the end of the TV stand saga!

Spring Break 2008 - Myrtle Beach

Welcome to Spring Break '08, named so by Megan because it's spring, we are on the beach, and drinking was involved! It was also appropriate as everyone we met thought we were all in college. We found it flattering and amusing as we are all closer to 30 than 20. Go us!

Lauren, Allison and I all arrived Friday afternoon. After a yummy seafood dinner we ended up at a piano bar. First we had many beers, as you can see to the left in the picture above, and then stepped it up a notch. Lauren's favorite Washington Apples! There were also jello shots in 60mL syringes which Lauren and I found particularly amusing. Megan joined us Saturday. We spent all day by the pool. The picture above was the view from our room. The tiki bar was located to the left and the beach just beyond the pool. Everyone got a little sun and the people watching was fun. The weather was perfect. Just warm enough with a cool breeze, couldn't ask for anything better.

Here's a picture of Megan in case you don't believe she was there. She's giving me her sensual look. Gonna give her a shout out as Megan's birthday was the day after mine. We cruised up and down the main strip to get the whole spring break effect. Then we headed out to drink beer and be entertained by bad karaoke. Finished up the whole trip with a little more pool time before everyone left in separate directions. I'm so glad everyone made it out to the beach. It's a spring break I'll never forget!

Happy Birthday To Me!

It's my birthday today and I'm blogging from work. That may sound bad, but I've got a whole weekend celebration planned in Myrtle Beach! Get ready for that post. I came home from work this morning to find a cupcake with candle waiting for me, white with chocolate icing (one of my favorites!) and decorations all over my room.

I knew I started traveling with Lauren for a reason. I made my lemon cake with many thanks to my mother and enjoyed 2 pieces before going to work. Why 2 pieces you ask because I'm the birthday girl! No sleep for the weary...heading home to pack after work and then it's straight to Myrtle Beach! Stay tuned...