Weekend Fun

Lazy summer weekends are a favorite of mine.  After a long week of working outside, there is nothing I love more than relaxing with a good book. 

Friday night I had the chance to do just that!  I have finally had some  free time to pick back up in reading A Game of Thrones (thanks to Steph!), and I am so addicted.  Naturally, I stayed in on Friday night to catch up on some reading!

Saturday I slept way longer than intended (even through ten alarms I had set...oops) but enjoyed an afternoon of watching Fringe and eating pizza for breakfast in bed! If you haven't seen the show Fringe yet, I highly recommend it!

Late in the afternoon, some fun visitors stopped by my house! My dad, step mom, and little brothers came over to help out with some stuff around my house.  As always, I am so thankful for them. After they left, I spent a little bit of "me" time shopping and getting a pedicure before a night of fun!

A good friend of mine is back in town for a week, so he took me and my sister out to dinner and drinks at Alexander Michaels before heading out for a night on the town.  We made our rounds at Dandelion Market, Roxbury, and Sip before I was a little too tired for all the fun.

The birthday boy

 

We love JB!

 

Memorial Day Weekend!

I know, I know--I'm a few days late.  I have barely had a free moment to sleep, let alone blog about my wonderful escape to the beach.

It all started Friday night when a few friends and I piled up in the car and left Charlotte for the beach...along with about half the city. Aside from me forgetting my credit card AND my debit card therefore forcing us to turn around, we made the first part of the trip pretty smooth.  It was when we arrived in Myrtle Beach that we realized that it was black biker week--and our hotel was right Grand Central Station! 

Ali and I were not happy about sitting in traffic

Apart from taking 45 minutes to drive 2 miles up the block and another 30 minutes to get checked in, Friday was pretty uneventful!  All of our friends (16 total) arrived soon and we spent the night playing a nice game of trash-ketball in the room.

Saturday we were up bright and early for a fun filled day on the beach including football, giant beer pong, and sunbathing.  After venturing out of the hotel for some seafood dinner, we ended up going to bed early to rest up for Sunday Funday.

(Here is where I remembered to take some pictures)

On Sunday, Ali, Rob, Brittany, and I all decided to get up early to hit the aquarium.  I was shocked that out of all 16 of us at the beach, only 3 others shared in my excitement! I am such a kid at heart! :)

 

I made friends with the sharks, and even touched a bamboo shark!

An adventurous morning and a delicious lunch at my personal favorite--Hamburger Joe's definitely called for a relaxing afternoon.  We headed back to meet up with everyone for a day on the beach! 

While the boys played beach volleyball, the girls entertained themselves with our own games and tanning.

After a gorgeous day on the beach and relaxing in the hot tub, we all got ready and headed to Broadway at the Beach.  We had dinner and drinks at Hard Rock Cafe and celebrated the long weekend at some of the bars and clubs.

Unfortunately, it was time to head home on Monday.  I, however, opted to extend my vacation by a few hours and met up with my parents at their place before leaving.  Skipping a chance to hang out with my baby brothers is not something I do often! 

 

How cute is my brother?

My dad, uncle, and I all rode back from the beach together and I finally got home late Monday night.  After picking up my sweet Topaz, I was worn out!  I am so thankful for great friends and the best family to spend the long weekend with. Traveling is always a blast, but it is good to be home!

How did you spend your Memorial Day?

Lazy Saturday..

Ohh how I love weekends!  This one has been very full of school work, but I at least feel like I have gotten something productive done.

I decided last minute on Thursday to go down to Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina to visit my best friend.  Going down there is always an adventure, so I was really excited and we had a lot of fun.  It's such a small school in such a small town so it's definitely a culture shock every time, but so much fun.

 The rest of the weekend I've pretty much just been laying around and working on homework.  I absolutely cannot wait for this semester to be over and my massive workload to be done as well.

I went to see Water for Elephants last night.  If you have never read the book or thought about seeing the movie, you need to.  It is one of the most entertaining books I've ever read.  The movie is a little more "tame" (to make it PG-13) but follows the book pretty well.  I was so impressed.  This might just be one movie I will go see more than once in theaters!

Now I'm off to work on some more school work...only two more weeks!!