I hate thinking of titles....

I'm not very good at it, obviously!! I think I've used the "I should be sleeping" one twice, not very good for three months worth of posts!! Besides, I end up rambling about so many things, I could never think of a title that accurately describes the content of my post. Okay - enough of that...on to the fun stuff!!

I swam in the Atlantic this past weekend!! It was shocking how much warmer that water is than the Pacific! No wetsuit needed!! I went with Lucas and Megan to his hometown. We visited his family a couple of days and then drove to Myrtle Beach, which is only about 45 minutes from where he grew up. It was a little dreary, rained on Friday and Saturday. We finally got some sun on Sunday so we managed a couple of hours of beach time then. The other days were spent shopping, exploring, and eating good food! I had a great time at the beach but I think I enjoyed the huge dose of southern hospitality I got from Lucas's family more! Everyone was so welcoming with hugs all around like we'd know each other for ages. His mom cooked the best pot roast I have ever eaten, his aunts gave us fruits and veggies straight from the garden, and him mom loaded us up with toothpaste and toothbrushes (she's a dental hygienist)!! Not to mention how they treated us just like family and made us feel right at home. I seriously could have been right in the middle of my own family and wouldn't have felt a bit different!

This is the view from out hotel room (on the 17th floor). Unfortunately, I didn't think to retake pictures once the sun finally decided to show itsself!!

Sunset from our balconey! There wasn't a good sunrise, despite me being up at 0530 to try to catch one!!

This is Megan and I at Georgio's - it's amazing how a simple turkey sandwich can taste so good!!

This is in front of Webster Manor in Mullins, SC (Lucas's hometown). It's a B&B that puts on this amazing buffet for lunch...all kinds of southern food I had never eaten before like greens, chicken bog and buttermilk pie!

My first experience at PF Changs...very tasty but kinda expensive for Chinese!!

There is this really crazy place called South of the Border - it is a Mexican place but I'm not really sure of it's purpose, kinda like an amusement park but I don't think there were any rides!! Anyway - Lucas insisted we stop and we found all these fun animals to take our pictures on. This one is a turtle - I'm not sure why Megan didn't get him in the picture! I kept tickling Lucas (he's such an easy target) which is the reason for the death grip on my hands!!

We had to look at every man statue (there were several) before Lucas finally declared this one the perfect one for a picture of all of us. Yay to being able to work the timer on my camera!!

And no vacation would be complete without a picture on a weiner dog!