Hello!

We are on our way home from South Carolina. On our way we accidentally found ourselves in Charlottesville, VA in search for Subway. What a cool little town!

So where were we?

On the last day, we shopped a little bit at Barefoot Landing which is an amazing shopping area in North Myrtle Beach. We went there last year and had to go again. After looking around for about am hour we decided to try out Dick’s Last Resort.

Ever been there?

It was my first time and honestly, I completely forgot what kind of place it was!

Dick’s has a sports bar atmosphere where the wait staff is SUPPOSED to be mean to you

Examples:

- We sit down, order drinks and the waitress says to Dan’s grandma: “Hurry up! I ain’t got all day, grandma!”

- When we get our food, she literally drops it on the table and screams “Pass it out!” Then we get straws thrown at us.

- We ask the waitress what her name is and she says, “If I tell you, you’ll be screaming it all the time you needy people!” (She eventually told us her name though!)

- I requested ranch dressing after requesting and receiving BBQ sauce. She says, “I just brought you ranch! Do you really need BBQ?!”

The best part was that during the meal, our waitress gives us paper hats and writes phrases on them. Mine said “I braid my butt hair.” HAHA! Dan’s grandma’s said “Will knit for nookie.” Dan’s said, “I miss my boyfriend.”

Obviously it’s all in good fun. Could you work in a place like that? I definitely could I figure it would relieve a lot of stress!

When we {finally because the ride was longer than normal} got back to Dan’s grandma’s house in Spartanburg, we were zonked.

The rest of the trip, we relaxed, shopped a little, and relaxed Dan made his M&M&M ice cream (Mint, and M&M’s! Plus some Andes chocolates!) and it was good!

Thursday night, Dan and I ventured into Greenville for a mini-date. We went to Pomegranate On Main (I would add a link if I wasn’t posting from my phone) and it was okay. I was a little disappointed in the prices and the food considering all the good reviews. I did, however, get a wonderfully tasty pomegranate martini

Greenville is so cute! My sister (Hi Mel!) lived there for a year a few years ago and then enjoyed it for the time they were there. After dinner, Dan and I walked around and came across a huge water fall called Falls Park. Very cool.

Yesterday, I got a pedicure which I NEVER do. Well, once a year if that. My toes feel pretty and it was much deserved! After my pedi, we went shopping and then to a buffet.

Ugh – a buffet.

Maybe I’m obsessed with fresh food, and maybe I’m a germaphobe (I had PURELL at the table and used it a dozen times), but I hate buffets. We went because Dan’s grandma wanted to go.

I feel like none of the food is top notch, and the point is quantity over quality which I’m not a fan of. It was very difficult to eat relatively healthy. (Not like I ate that healthy this week, but I definitely had a balance).

Now we are about an hour from home. Thank goodness!

I enjoyed posting from the WordPress app this week but did not enjoy having my photos too big and at the end of every post. My computer will be welcomed back into my life with open arms

Xo,

Julie

P.S. Talk to me. What do you think about all the iPhone 4 craziness? I got the new iPhone and have had numerous issues with reception and I’m annoyed that Apple isn’t doing anything more. I realize that a little percentage called into complain about the reception, but I don’t think Apple can play that card. I mean, I rarely call things in anymore. I Google the problem instead or visit forums. And why would I call in if their solution is nada? Thoughts?

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I am broadcasting to you live from my bed!

Sounds good doesn’t it?

Well, not really. As much as I love the south and hanging out with Dan’s family, the southern goodness has gotten to me and my digestive system. Ughhh… Anyways, I must push on because I want to show you a food that changed my life this week. Ready?

On our last night at Myrtle Beach, we went to a joint that got rave reviews called Bubba’s Shrimp Shack. One of my readers, Crystal S recommended another seafood place but Dan’s grandma decided on Bubba’s. Thanks, Crystal for the recommendation regardless!

Luckily, Bubba’s did not disappoint and it was very close to where we were staying at Surfside Beach.

Dan and I promptly ordered appetizers: popcorn shrimp and fried pickles.

OMG… Has a food ever changed your life? Have you ever eaten something so good that you will forever be changed? Well, that’s how good the fried pickles were. {See pictures below}.

The rest of the food was amazing as well. I ordered the shrimp platter and skipped the fries. Even though the food was fried, it was surprisingly light and I didn’t feel too weighed down after dinner as I normally would.

After dinner, we went to the Pavilion and played mini-golf and shopped. I didn’t buy much BUT I bought some candy from It’Sugar. The best part? I got to make my own candy bar. I used dark chocolate as my base and added M&M’s, Reese’s Pieces, and chocolate covered pretzels. Yummm

After shopping, and mini-golf, we went home to rest up for the day of traveling the next day. Before bed, Dan and I went night swimming in the pool. It was great because we had the place to ourselves!

That’s all for now. Need to rest my tummy more to get ready for Dan’s homemade ice cream tonight (Hey, I figure if I blog/write about it, it will come true!)

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Hello, Hello!

Last night, Dan and I had some time to ourselves. We decided to check out the Comedy Cabana in North Myrtle Beach. We saw two comedians Chris Gay and Pete Lee. They had appearances in places like Comedy Central and Last Comic Standing and they are all around awesome {see a picture of Pete Lee at the first picture.}

I haven’t laughed that hard in forever! .

Afterwards, Dan and I played a little game that we usually play during every vacation. If you have ever been to Myrtle Beach, you will know that there are a TON of beachy-surfboardy-like stores along the main strip and they all sell pretty much the same items. There is a lot of random I-don’t-need-this-but-I’ll-buy-it-anyways-because-I-am-on-vacation stuff.

For the game, we gave each other 10 minutes and a 10 dollar limit to buy each other whatever we want to buy the other person. This time though, we made it so the person could USE the selected object in someway.

It’s a fun game and you can really get a lot of stuff for under $10 or whatever price you use.

- I bought Dan: 2 Myrtle Beach t-shirts, and a kids small shovel and bucket to build sand castles with

- Dan bought me: Some saltwater taffy (love the stuff), a small card that looks like a credit card titled “Official Reasons for Being Late” (you check the reason. Yes, I am a “late” person but I’ve worked through it I swear!), and some of those “silly” bracelets that are all the rage with the kiddos these days.

See? It’s a fun game. You should try it too.

Tomorrow, I will post about how we spent our last day Hope you’re enjoying following along!

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So, where were we? Oh yes! Sleeping boyfriend.

I woke Dan up last night and we went to Benito’s in North Myrtle Beach which is a favorite of ours. I mean it’s not like we frequent the place often since we don’t live here but we went there last year and loved it so we decided to go back.

{Pictured below} I ordered the Grecian Pizza complete with feta, mozzarella, and olives. I’ve never been a huge fan of olives just by themselves but I love them in combination with other dishes. I hadn’t tried them on a pizza so I decided, “Why not?”

It was delish!

Afterwards, we went back to the condo and chilled out with some watermelon and wine. Great combo right? We bought a gigantic watermelon the way here and cracked it open last night. It was so sweet and juicy.

Then I may or may not have had too much wine. I only had three glasses! But since I don’t drink a lot, my tolerance is low. It was a fun time with Dan.

This morning, I woke up with the realization of how much I drank. I wasn’t hungover but I could tell I had wine the night before. I WISH I woke up at the crack of dawn to run but I didn’t have it in me. So at 9 am, I went outside for a run that only lasted 10 minutes because my body was blinded by the intense humidly! I called it quits and went back to the room and did some walking lounges, sit-ups, leg lifts, and push-ups. Not too much but just enough for that kind of morning

All day, Dan and I hung out at the beach and pool. Right before lunch, we walked probably a little less than 2-miles along the beach plus played in the waves per usual.

Now we are on our way for a date. Dan’s grandma and her friend let us have a night out alone with the car

Moreeeee later!

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