Ice Pops and Link Ups

After a rough night last night (hell a rough week!) this made my day...



That would be a gourmet popsicle. Seriously. At work today our building had a transportation survey, so basically if you filled out one sheet of paper about how you get to work, you get a free ice pop. Mine was Strawberry Ginger Lemonade. Seriously. It was the best ice pop I ever had in my life. Sitting by the fountain on my lunch break enjoying it in the sun.... bliss.



This song has been stuck in my head all day! I do love the Goo Goo Dolls. I saw them twice, once in concert with the Counting Crows and once at the 9:30 club in DC. They are so much fun to see live and have a ton of energy.




See that blue guitar pic on John Rzeznik's guitar?


Mine! I dropped my cell phone and lost the back of it, so as I am trying not to get crushed crawling on the ground (since the 9:30 club is first come first serve and standing only) trying to find the back to my phone I feel something hit me in the head... and I look down and I saw the pic! Super excited. I stood up and waved thanks and he totally waved back. Love it.

Stay With You is one of my favorites, so enjoy!

Link up with Goodnight Moon to join in the fun.

Vacation - Last Part!

Ok I have been such a slacker in the blogging department! Sorry! Work has been crazy busy this past week or two and Ryan has been working so hard. I went to yoga last night again (note to self: taking a month off is not the best idea) and I am so sore! My joints feel all unhinged and I know I will be in pain tomorrow. Anyway, the end of the vacation now...

The next night we hit up Medieval Times. I love that place, always have. We used to go to the one in Jersey a lot so when I saw the plane fly by the beach with the Medieval Times banner I told Ryan we had to go. We got there early and we were asking about a military discount even though we did have our tickets. The woman said unfortunately there wasn't one but she was nice and we were chatting a bit. For an extra $10 we could upgrade to sit in the second or third row and get a DVD plus little flags to wave, so we went with it. It was $20 bucks each for the next upgrade for the first row but we weren't willing to shell out that much.

I got myself a strawberry daquiri and Ryan got a rum and coke as we wandered amidst the fifth graders on a field trip (lucky us). When we went in we were suprised that we were actually put in the first row! We think the ticket lady pulled a string for us, very sweet.



We were supporting the red knight. He did ok in the challenges but in the end ended up being the first one out. Lame. We didn't even get to see him joust! The black and white knight one, but he had the forty fifth graders in his section. Coincidence? I think not :P






Oh, I did find one picture from the night we saw ONE. Here it is. We got all dressed up but Ryan was already back to "In the room" mode so hence the lack of shirt. In all fairness the AC was a bit weak so I don't blame him!



Then we decided to take Saturday to just relax. We went to Calabash (I forgot my camera so sadly no pictures) which is a giant seafood buffet (YUM Crablegs!) and then back to the Boardwalk for more skee ball. We cleaned up in the arcade, we got a Myrtle Beach ceramic thing to hang in our bathroom, two shot glasses, a harmonica, a sticky hand, bubbles and a stuffed bear wearing a fun plaza tshirt. Saturday night we spent the night at Ocean Annie's, the bar right outside our hotel. I got to take some nice pictures and we enjoyed a last night out together before having to go home.





















One the way home I made Ryan stop at South of the Border. He absolutely hates that place but I love it, so he had no choice :P We had a nice, cheap lunch and then got back on the road. Traffic was brutal and it took us an extra two hours to get home... plus an unplanned stop at Arbys to compensate the extra time.

I love these billboards. I have tons of pictures of them but I will spare you all and just post one!


*Sigh* Only in the south. Ryan looked at it and said, "What? Isn't that how you spell it?" *facepalm* Vinegar/Viniger... close. It is the thought that counts!

Rockin' the toothpicks! Mine broke right after this one was taken :(

I did get a tiny bit bored in traffic but Ryan tolerated my picture taking for the most part. Note the stylish Raybans he found! Or his Mom found and gave him... something like that.





Ok, vacation done! We've only been back two weeks... oops. And let's consider this a not so wordless Wednesday post since there are too many pictures. Sorry all!

Thursday Link Up... Disney Edition!

This song is very special to me... not just because I do love me some Disney. When I was six my first grade class sang this at school for our end of the year show and I was picked to hold the giant poster of Aladdin and Jasmine on stage, a huge honor when your six. I guess it hit a note with my mom and dad too.

My mom and dad (he is my stepdad technically, but he is my dad in every single way that counts) got married when I was six. This was the song they chose for me to walk down the aisle to at their wedding. A Whole New World. It was played on the violin and beautiful.

So that is my choice for this week, my favorite Disney song ever... I may even have it as a ring tone. Just maybe.

Vacation Part 3

I'm getting there!

The next day was of course spent on the beach. Ryan stayed out later than me (I got tired and went to bed around midnight, he opted to stay out later) the night before so he slept in and I went down to the beach to lay out and relax.








Once sleepyhead finally joined me we had a lazy lunch before going to the PIRATES VOYAGE!





It was like Medieval Times (same sort of food) but with pirates, the Crimson Pirates (boo) vs the Sapphire Pirates (woot!). It is a Dolly Parton sort of production so we got to see her welcome us and then sing dressed as a mermaid halfway through the show with mermaid acrobats hanging on anchors from the ceilings doing awesome gymnasty strong things! The performers were awesome. All highly trained gymnasts who flipped around like crazy, dove from high places, and were pretty flippin awesome. There were also dogs and a sea lion! We had a blast!




The next day was more beach time...






SO happy with post-surgery results by the way. First time I have walked around in a bikini and felt comfortable in about a decade...


This was the beach bar we hung out at by the hotel... we had a great view!

That night we went and had the most AMAZING dinner at Ruth Christ Steakhouse. We had never been to one before and wanted to have a nice night out. So we got there right when it opened since we did not have reservations and honestly had one of the best dinners ever. Carnivores like ourselves were in heaven. They had an early bird special with salad, steak and dessert for a good price. Steak on a 500 degree plate that is sizzling with butter? Chocolate mousse? HEAVEN.






After saw the ONE show at the Alabama Theatre. It was a great sort of variety show (musicals, country, oldies and a bit of comedy) but I forgot to take my camera!

Ok, more later!

I'll leave you with a little Whiskey in the Jar from the Pirates Pre-show. Ryan and I love this song! You can hear him clapping appropriately in the background and then say he is the only one apparently. I cut the filming short so I could join him in clapping. The Pirates appreciated it!

Whiskey in the Jar! a video by imyewneek on Flickr.