Spring Break 09: Day 10 EASTER

Spring Break 09: Day 9

day 9 took care of my taxes. whewwwwwww

it also brought great weather after the storm and more HIKING with sister and mom.

good family time and a great nights rest!

Spring Break 09: Day 8

this is my park... the variety of trails that are offered here

leave something for everyone on every kind of

occasion. yesterday was a lazy stormy friday...

i got to spend it with my dear friend chip... between storms

we went on a hike i found
expected yet unexpected bliss...

Spring Break 09: Day 7

day 7 brought me good sleep... until 10 am that is.

it also brought me lunch with eliza my college roommate... we went to yo burrito one of my favorite college restaurants... FISH TACOS... yum! it was so good to have conversation and to see and here of the redemption that has occurred in our lives since OCTOBER when we were all in the mountains for a college reunion. a redeeming story is water to my soul.

day 7 also brought nice weather... a day at the beach and sun kissed skin. ahhh...

it also brought me HOME. safe and sound i sit at the kitchen table and bring to you the events of the past 24 hours...

it is now day 8 which brings a dermatologist appointment ... poor scheduling ... i am definitely going to get the sun screen ... umbrella ... long sleeves talk... NICE

Spring Break 09: Day 6

day 6 took me into the tank... i think i realized i was on vacation and my body wanted to reject that... so i started making todo lists... NASTY. after debriefing from the day with and giving up on TO DO's... margaret and i walked to bridge... ahh HEAVENLY... life seems more manageable up there.

we had dinner reservations at TRISTAN downtown... a sure way to make you feel on vacation. in dreaming of being a food critique i will give you my lofty ideas of our dinner last night... great location... the food was excellent.. the wine PERFECT... however TRISTAN lacks any personality. margaret nailed it when she said the furniture and over all aesthetics matched a cruise ship perfectly... the music was bothersome... i mean REAL AWFUL... the visual and auditory component of a dining establishment set the tone. TRISTAN has no tone and no personality. the good news is margaret and i can make fun happen just about anywhere... so we went with it on our faux alaskan cruise.

margaret of course helped me to see the larger picture of vacation and where i am in ALL of it. thank you margie for the sound advice and perspective.

it takes a village to raise a child... i mean person.

Spring Break 09: Day 5

santis = bliss... so much more happend but santis changed my world.

Spring Break 09: Day 4

day four in bulleted form...

woke up at 5
went back to sleep at 7
woke up at 10
read
drank coffee
read some more
emailed a friend
hung out with ryan and anna
went to the beach
painted
took a nap in a green field... "he makes me lie down in green pastures"
had a home made black bean cake and pint of Newcastle

pillow talk with allison
margie allison and i walked 6 miles or so... WOW... took in the daily beauty of
mt.pleasant
famished margaret and i made it to POE'S on Sullivan's for some serious NOURISHMENT
we returned home to boil eggs for her class
talked with chip
showered
fell asleep mid conversation with friends

Spring Break 09: Day 3

day three delivered as well. turned music up and sang off balcony while... packing, cleaning, and tying up loose ends.i walked maggie and drank a cup fresh squeezed grapefruit juice on the porch.

i leisurely loaded up the car... popped in my latest spring break mix entitled CHUCK TOWN SPRING BREAK 2009 ... and headed to charleston. i had alot to sort through as i drove but contiously avoided it but talking on the PHONE about 4 of the 4.5 hours.... MARGARET and ALLISON got my verbal diarriah later...

well i arrived in charleston meeting anxious to spend time with allison (funny she also lives in atlanta... but because life has been so crazy latley we have not seen each other... but spring break 09 will fix that). i powdered my nose and jumped in her car and we headed downtown to go to BASIL... mmm PAD THAI ... yUm! the best part was that there was a wait so we walked down to a little bar that was having a great HaPpY hOuR and sat in the window (SITTING IN WINDOW = GOOD PEOPLE WATCHING... i love sitting in the window ... i love people watching). margie/margaret met up with us as well as their old friend/my new friend FRAN. dinner was GREAT full of fun FRIENDS, engaging STORIES and delicious FOOD.

to top it off... margaret made fresh BROWNIE sundays with BREYERS mint chocolate chip ice cream... the brownies were still warm... YUM! the GLORY of SUNDAYS and the gracious joy the LORD gives us on this day to BREAK the FAST. he also gave me margie and allison... who post brownies in true slumber party fashion... helped me begin to sort through some of my thoughts and mental preoccupations.

it may not be a tropical spring break but it has been and i hope it continues to be a break full of reconnection and restoration.

Spring Break 09: Day 2

so i meant to update the blog last night on day two of spring break... but on the occasion that the weather was so UNBELIEVABLE i spent all day gallivanting and the day two edition of spring break 2009 was put on hold.

i woke up early ... FINALLY watched the new MY BOYS that i had on the DVR from last tuesday... GREAT SHOW... i think it is going to be a promising season. then i did something every american should do ... I GOT A LIBRARY CARD. over the last 8 months i had totally forgotten just how great the library is... i checked out books on cd for the road trip... two mindless novels and two cook books. i then felt like i should celebrate so i booked it to get a diet cherry limeade... ahhh the taste of spring and summer.

i followed this up with a solid walk and sitting on the front porch. i thought it could not get any better than this... but it did. i had a great evening with a friend who is growing quite dear to me... dinner, great conversation, a little comedy... and some good times
i finished it off by walking maggie in the perfect evening spring time weather, debriefing LIFE with courtney and jimmy, and catching the last few minutes of BABY MAMA...

SPRING BREAK 2009 is NOT disappointing.

Spring Break 09: Day 1

the glorious break that occurs in the spring has commenced!

last night was the first full night of sleep i have had in the last 3 weeks. to much work and excitement to keep me down for 8 hours. the better part was that i woke up naturally at 7. i love waking up naturally and i love not wasting my day in bed. it is a good feeling to be out and about doing the things that are often daydreams during work. so i went and worked out ... followed by an hour massage and breakfast at waffle house with mom and dad.

i cannot promise that there will be airbrushed t-shirts this year but i can promise ... good people... good food... a good book and ... a good time.

TBC...