[adventures in south caroline-eeee]

The road trip to visit Pam in South Carolina led The Boyfriend and I to the largest margarita I've ever seen.

We indulged in said drink and proceeded to eat in what we could only describe as a Mexican restaurant operating in a house designed by Mr. Brady himself. Strange peeling pleather booths, slanted ceilings and lots of brown. Very strange.


On our first full day, we decided to hop into Pat's car early in the a.m. and travel to Charleston. The road trip was full of tree-lined highway, windows rolled all the way down, and large Kristen afro blowing in the beautiful South Carolina wind. It was awesome. A good hour and a half later, we arrived at Drayton Hall Plantation. If you are ever in Charleston and have thetime, I highly recommend visiting this awesome piece of preserved history. We stayed for several hours, taking the informative guided tour as well as strolling the river on a self-guided tour and walking through the marsh (which was unfortunately all dry for our visit). We posed under giant trees (some 300 years old, we were told) with Spanish Moss hanging (neither Spanish nor moss) - though it gave Kristen the BIGGEST THRILL to behold such a movie-style southern delight! I mean - Spanish Moss !!!

We then strolled through downtown Charleston, hitting up the Noisy Oyster and a fun outdoor art market. That evening we indulged in some serious ice cream cones from the Marble Slab (I had sweet cream ice cream with coconut) and following a lengthy visit to World Market, we concluded the evening with pomegranate and watermelon martinis with sugar-rimmed glasses and that (read with heavy sarcasm) smash hit comedy that will leave your sides hurting from laughing so hard, The Family Stone. (I'll leave that movie review for another day).

On Saturday, The Boyfriend, Pam and I walked around Columbia, enjoyed a light lunch at Yesterday's and visited THE GREATEST ANTIQUE STORE EVER! 2 and 1/2 hours later, we emerged from THE GREATEST ANTIQUE STORE EVER! with a giant window, paint peeling and glass intact (Pam) and several mini comic books, a cracked doll face with creepy blinking eyes and tiny horse teeth, and two gorgeous old metal skeleton keys (Yours Truly, of course). It was awesome.

That evening we indulged in a fine dinner at The Liberty (great beers, great prime rib, GREAT wild mushroom pizza) followed by a fun Ghost Tour of some USC and Columbia 'haunted and historic' sites (courtesy of Aunt Margaret & Uncle Stevie). The best part was the grave yard....lots and lots of pics - we went back once it got dark and the tour ended just to walk through again and freak ourselves out. I could've stayed all nite looking for orbs.

(Check out the kickass mosaic in the background!)

That evening ended with a fantastic dessert session featuring one of the funniest faces The Boyfriend has ever made (causing fit hysterics of the attention drawing kind), two desserts for K and a bathroom with only a urinal (details undisclosed in respect of one certain 'maker's' privacy - wink wink). Back to the apartment to enjoy 'The Sixth Sense' and eventually ' The Exorcist'.

The visit concluded with a lovely breakfast (BEST BACON EVER) and a long and exciting trip to the local dollar store. A scrap booker's heavenly paradise down isle 5!


Soon To Come: The road trip back.