A Week in Charleston

So, two weeks after I got back from Charleston, I'm finally going to tell you about it. TJ drove Rebecca and me down there on Friday, and after a long but uneventful trip, we arrived. For dinner, we went to California Dreaming, with Susan (TJ's girlfriend). There, we were treated to a wonderful meal complete with Sex on the Beach and some Lemony-Drink. (Ok, it was only a sip, but the sips were good...). After that, we retired to Susan's for some wonderful cheesecake and fudge. Then, the next day we went downtown, did some shopping...I bought some earrings...took some pictures...did a lot of sweating. We ate at Bubba Gump Shrimp & Co., and that was some good eating! The Cajun chicken sandwich was excellent, and the paper it was served on (The Greenboro Alabama Daily Times) made for some great reading. Apparently some man from Alabama met JFK, ran across the country, started a Shrimping Company, and married his childhood sweetheart, Jenny. After all that, we went back to Darren and Kim's home, and cooled off. The next day, we went to the outlets. I bought some books and I actually bought some very pretty shirts. TJ went home to Newport, and the four of us went back to Darren and Kim's. I got to cook the next two days - I made meatloaf and then chicken teriyaki, and Becca made blondies for dessert. Wednesday, Darren took Becca and me to the Historic Charles Towne Landing, where we practically melted in the sun. I guess it's true what Darren says - we always pick the hottest day of the year to go do something outside. Anyway, we explored the animal area, and saw what species the forests sheltered back when Charles Towne was a new settlement. There was a Puma, a Black bear, some Buffalo, water fowl, elk, deer, river otters (so cute!), and a hell of a lot of colorful but gigantic garden spiders. Seriously, for every cubic yard of space in that forest, there must have been two of those gigantic spiders - they were the size of my fist! Anyway, one night we went to Barnes and Noble, where we spent bookoodles of time. I love book stores, and I bought some more books that night. Friday, Kim took Rebecca and I to the beach, where we were ambushed by waves (literally, they came out of nowhere, right over my head). We had a lot of fun playing Apples to Apples, and then Gestures. We had a lot of fun when I was the judge in apples to apples and my card was "Cranky." Darren and Kim submit perfectly good answers, but Becca, she submits the card that says, "Anne Frank." Terrible, but funny. We went and saw the Citadel (it's huge!). We saw Deja Vu, 300, Mona Lisa Smile, and Reno 911. And The Holiday!!! I loved the Holiday, although it has committed a class-4 felony because it has made me think that Jude Law isn't all that bad. Anyway, the point is that it was a wonderful week and I had a lot of fun. I can't wait to do it again, but I hope it when we do, it's not as hot.