happy friday

~*~

our last day at surfside...

we have been going to this beach

for several years

our days have always been spent

combing the beach for shells

this year

not so much

all week we would walk the beach

and

nothing!

not a shell could you find

we found shells & treasures on

pawley's

&

sullivans

but no shells at surfside

until the last day

then low and behold

shells,shells and more shells!

Pawley's Island.....home to the Gray Man

pawley's island is a regular stop

while visiting south carolina

legend has it

prior to a storm

many have seen the ghost

known as

"gray man"

it is said

he is warning of an upcoming storm

we have never seen him

and for this

we are

thankful

we did encounter a quick storm

we waited it out in the jeep

ate peanut butter & jelly sandwiches

read the local paper

and

waited.....

the rain passed

we headed back to the beach

and enjoyed the rest of the day

all in all

it was another beautiful day

shared with those we love

~*~

Brookgreen Gardens~

                                              

                             

while in surfside,

we take 17 to Murrells Inlet to return to

one of our favorite vacation stops

Brookgreen Gardens

it is one of the most beautiful places

i have ever been

it's so difficult to capture the beauty

of this wonderland

through

the eye

of

a

camera

~*~

it''s a beach thing....

 we just returned from the beach...

it was a great week even though it began with

jeep trouble

we are 15 minutes from our destination

when the hubs noticed smoke billowing

from the driver side wheel

we pulled into a station

and

sure enough

smoke

 lots and lots of smoke

 was indeed coming from our wheel

fearing a fire would follow the smoke

i went inside to ask for a fire extinguisher

only to be told,

nope,

can't let you use it

it can't be taken outside of the building

long story short,

the smoke subsided

AAA was called,

said  jeep was now on a hook

on her way to be repaired

3 1/2 hours and $560 later

our vacation continued

the upside to this story is

no one was hurt

&

repairs could be made (although costly)

the remainder of our trip

went well

wonderful actually!

we spent a day at sullivans island

where finding sand dollars and starfish were the norm

we enjoyed lunch with the locals

there were soooooo many starfish

too many to count!

they were placed back on the sand bar

after their photo shoot

what a goof ball this kid is!

all in all, it was a most wonderful day

spent in a beautiful place

with people we love

~*~

summer + flea market find + a bottle of wine =

fun with a bestie!

a trip to our local flea market was the ticket

last saturday

i wasn't even out of the parking lot

before i spied these two glasses

for the bargain price of $2

for both glasses!

my bestie linda thought

it would be the perfect opportunity to try them out

being that we had a

 new sparkling wine

from

Winery at Versailles

they were a perfect match

besties...they always know how to celebrate a good find

~*~

Happy Birthday America!