#93 of My 101 in 1001

#93 - Take a bubble bath

Well, obviously I couldn't take a picture of this, so this post is just to confirm that this item has been completed.

I can tell you that it was nice to relax, though.

:)

#74 of My 101 in 1001

#74 - Build a sandcastle

As you know if you have been reading my most recent posts, I spent 5 days at the beach recently.

Well, my younger cousin wanted some beach toys and someone to play on the beach with her.

Guess who volunteered to do this?

Yep, you guessed right!

Me, me, me!

So, I decided to build a sandcastle while we were hanging out on the beach.  It wasn't much, but I was proud of my creation.

My cousin wasn't as happy as me with what I built.

So, this is what happened to my sandcastle before I could get my camera out and take a picture:

Yea, she smashed it!

And, after sitting out there for an hour, playing in the sand with her, and building stuff just so she could smash it, I was not building anymore.

So, what I have now is memories and this pic, which is good enough for me!

#55 of My 101 in 1001

#55 - Go to a festival

While I was on vacation, I went to a wine festival.

We just happened to be walking down Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, SC, and we saw a festival.

Now, of course, as my luck would have it, I did not have my camera, or if I did, I did not think to take pictures.

So, I took pictures of the wrist bands they made us wear to show we were 21 years of age or older.

Coastal Uncorked

 While we didn't do much at the festival, we did walk around, listen to the live band, and dance some.

It was good fun with family, and it was free!

You can't beat that!

#57 of My 101 in 1001

#57 - Try a new restaurant

 While on vacation in Myrtle Beach, SC, my mom, Nancy, and I went to eat breakfast at the Pier House Restaurant on the 2nd Avenue Pier, which happened to be right next to our hotel!

I didn't get a picture of the restaurant sign or anything, but I did happen to snap some pics of the view from our table.

Looking straight out onto the beach and pier.

Same pic as above, but zoomed in.

View to the right of the table.

I wish I could eat breakfast everyday looking at these views.  I would be more willing to get up in the morning!

#40 & #51 of My 101 in 1001

#40 - Visit another state

I went to South Carolina on vacation.

#51 - Go to the beach

I spent 5 days in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with some of my wonderful family members.

Sarah, Kay, Nancy, Momma, & Me

TK & Mel

And, it was fabulous.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

I went swimming in the hotel pool and the ocean (the pool was warmer, but the ocean was great as well).  I went shopping, and I played mini-golf.  I got a sunburn.


I also ended up with three huge bruises, a pair of broke sunglasses, and a broke camera, which led to me getting some ibuprofen, a bottle of wine, two {2} new pair of sunglasses and a new camera.


With the sunburn and the three bruises {one on each elbow & one on my right knee}, I had to have some ibuprofen & a bottle of wine is always good.  Take ibuprofen during the day, and drink wine at night - sounded like a good prescription for pain relief!


As I am in Wal-Mart, my sunglasses fell off of my head, and at first, I thought that the lenses had just popped out, but after picking them up, I figured out they were no good anymore!  The frames had cracked, so when we went to Tanger Outlets, I found two cute & inexpensive pairs {one black & one brown - only $3.80 each} at Forever 21.


Now to the broken camera.  My camera was already broke {I had to tape the little door shut that hold the batteries and memory card in place}!  But, this time it was not fixable, no matter how much tape I had.  

My old camera had a timer on it {as most cameras do}, so that I could set the timer, and it would take the picture in 10 seconds {giving me just enough time to run back and get in the picture}!  I set the timer, placed the camera on a railing {first idiot mistake}, the pressed the shutter button so it would begin the 10 second countdown to when the picture would be taken {second idiot mistake}!  The railing was curved, so the camera was not very stable to begin with, and when I pressed the shutter button, the camera tipped and fell down to the concrete sidewalk.

Now the came lens won't even go in all the way!

Also, when I turn the camera on, all it will say is "System Error!"

My new camera!  Awesome!  It is just as good as my old camera, and I don't need tape! :)

So, my time at the beach was great.  Although there were some times that I just wanted to scream, I had a blast.  And, I ended up with a nice base tan, two new pair of sunglasses, a new camera, some new shirts and tanks, and a new pair of flip-flops!


And best of all, I got to spend some great quality time with my family!

Picture taken at Broadway at the Beach.

#9 of My 101 in 1001

#9 - Write a list of inspirational things, one for each letter of the alphabet

A -  Angels

B - Bible, books, & butterflies

C - Children & caterpillars

D - Dreams & dancing

E - Earth & exercise

F - Friends & fire

G - Grandparents

H - Hummingbirds

I - Igloos

J - Jesus

K - Keepsakes

L - Love

M - Music & mountains

N - Notes

O - Ocean

P - Parents & pearls

Q - Quotes

R - Rain

S - Siblings, stars, sunsets, & sunrises

T - Teachers

U - Unicorns

V - Vegetarians

W - Wildflowers

X - Xenodochial

Y - Yoga & the color "yellow"

Z - Zebras

Yes, I chose more than one for some letters because it was just so hard to choose!

Vacation

[So, I was supposed to finish this post last night and publish it, but I couldn't.  If you read it, you will understand why!]

I have been missing from the blogging world, and it feels a little weird even though I am on vacation.

I have technically been on vacation since noon on Friday, but I didn't actually get to the beach until around 6 PM Friday.

So, I have been relaxing as much as possible, while I can.

And, I have horrible internet access in my hotel room {actually, it's not even in the hotel room - ha ha}.

You see, I am actually on the balcony, overlooking the ocean!

This is what it looks like during the day....

And, at night! [I can actually see it better, but I couldn't get a good pic on the camera!]

But, even on the balcony my internet connection speed is only 12.0 Mbps.  For those of you that don't understand what that means, I will explain it as simply as possible:  It S.U.C.K.S.  It takes a couple of minutes for the websites to load, then to log on, etc., etc.

So, since my internet connection sucks, I am cheering myself up with some wine, but we don't have wine glasses, so here is how I am drinking it:

My blackberry wine in a Dixie cup!

 I am so tired now though (and hurting - notice the pic below), and I can't upload my pics because the internet connection sucks, and I have already written 6 posts tonight, so I am going to bed!  I will upload the pics tomorrow and publish this post then.

Notice the Rudolph nose?!  Yea, I got some sunburn, and it hurts a little!