#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!

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!

Spring has sprung....

But, it feels like Summer!

{& has for two weeks now!}

So, the official first day of Spring was Tuesday, March 20th, but here in NC, we have had temps in the high 70's and low 80's for about two weeks.

It has felt a.m.a.z.i.n.g.!

And, it is so pretty outside, with the trees and flowers blooming.

But, I have serious b.e.a.c.h. fever.  I really just want to hop in the car and drive the four {only 4} hours to get down on the coast, with my feet in the sand!

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Isn't it gorgeous?  I don't think I am going to be able to wait until Summer!

Anyone else having beach withdrawals? :)

Update: This post was supposed to be published Wednesday, but for some reason I have had problems with Blogger, so I was not able to publish this until today.

So, today at lunch, my mom asks me to look up some hotels at the beach to see what prices will be like for the end of April.  Yes, I said the end of April!  I am so ecstatic!  Yay!  I might not have to wait until Summer after all! :)