Did Someone Say Roadtrip?

Hello All,


What a busy few weeks we've had here. I don't know what we were thinking but we decided to do 2 road trips in a row. Yes you read that right. TWO! One weekend we went to DC and then the next we went to Myrtle Beach. Even though you might think we are crazy, we had a blast both weekends. So here's a little recap (eventually I'll put pictures up I promise):


We went to DC two weekends ago to visit my friends and my dad (see dad, 3rd post- you were finally mentioned). This trip was supposed to happen in March but scheduling conflicts and finances delayed it 2 months. It was so worth it though because we were able to see everyone we attempted to see and go to the places we wanted to go. When we arrived on Saturday, we went and had lunch with my dad at Ballston after going to the Caps Practice Facility so that Grant could go to the store. I kept telling him to wait until we went to DC so he was ready to get his new Caps gear. We each walked out with at least 1 thing so it was a success. Saturday night, we went out to dinner with all the girls (minus Danielle) and their significant others. This was after we did a lovely house tour of new houses and updated houses. Everyone has done wonderful things and have wonderful ideas for future upgrades too. Dinner was at Hard Times (if you've never been, go and try the chili). We then spent the night at Steph and Adam's house where Steph and I polished off a bottle of wine and talked until late in the night. Sunday was great- we spent a lovely day in Old Town Alexandria. This time Danielle was able to join us (YAY!!!) and my dad and his girlfriend. It was a lovely day. Unfortunately our trip felt way too short and we had to leave (ON GRANT's BIRTHDAY NO LESS). Thanks everyone for making it a fantastic trip!


Just three short days later, we hit the road to Myrtle Beach for Memorial Day weekend. After taking an hour and half to get the last 30 minutes of the drive done, we came to find out it was Biker Week in Myrtle Beach. Making it very difficult to get anywhere. We were almost at our wits in 45 minutes in to our vacation but we got to our room, regrouped and headed out to find food. After a wrong turn, trying to go through the strip (where we got stuck for an hour), we found a back way to find gas and found our fix for the weekend- a back way to get everywhere we wanted to go. Did I mention our hotel had a lazy river? And a pier with a cafe that gave us free ice cream? Oh and a view of the beach that was walking distance. Saturday we went to the Alligator Adventure park (more for Grant but I had a blast). Afterwards, we headed to the beach. It was so relaxing and we were able to take a few laps around the lazy river. We enjoyed dinner at Margaritaville that night where obviously the margaritas were fantastic. Sunday was mainly a beach day followed by a trip up to Calabash, NC where apparently calabash style seafood was created. It was yum.


All in all, we had two awesome trips. Very tiring after a while but so worth it! Here's to many more!


Until next time,


Christina