Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Vacation - Day 2

Well, it's Tuesday and we checked out the beach this morning. Jayden had a great time! He liked the water as long as he was standing up, but as soon as he sat down and the waves came, he got freaked out.

He had fun in the sand, and didn't get too much in his mouth.



There were also these cool puddles of water that Jayden had a wonderful time in.



I had a great time boogie boarding!



And tonight, Jayden made his first Build-a-Bear, Myrtle the Turtle.

Monday, September 10, 2007

Vacation - Day 1 - The Unit

Amy and I were talking on our way to the beach about our timeshare unit, the Plantation Resort at Surfside Beach, SC. My parents gave us a week of their timeshare to transfer wherever we wanted. But when we were looking months ago, there were no units larger than a hotel-style unit. So, that's what we reserved. We talked about how difficult it would be to have Jayden in one room with us. We wouldn't be able to stay up with the lights on watching tv, playing games, or scrapbooking.

But, when we got to the check-in counter, I asked if there were any available units larger than a hotel room. The nice lady checked for me and found a 2-bedroom unit with a full kitchen! So, I said BOOK IT! We had to pay an extra $100 for the week, but it will be well worth it! We will be able to go to the grocery store and save money on being able to have some meals here instead of eating out the entire week.
Here's the thing though...we were actually booked in one resort and we ended up in its sister resort. I'm sure you're thinking "big deal!" Right, but the thing is my mom had already stayed in the resort that we are now staying in and there are rules with the timeshare that you're not allowed to transfer a week into the same resort more than once. So, we got blessed!

Another thing we talked about on the way was some of the reviews that I had read about the resort. I read a bunch of reviews. About half of them were excellent reviews and the other half were horrible! People were talking about nasty carpet and cock roaches. So, I was a bit concerned to see what it was actually going to be like. But, much to my excitement, it was beautiful! Check out some pictures...



Vacation - Day 1 - Lunch

I am going to be blogging/journaling our vacation to Myrtle Beach this week.

We got out the door around 10:30 this morning. We made a couple of stops in Cornelius. Then, as we're driving down 77, Amy had a brilliant idea! She said, we should go to the penguin place for lunch.

We have been enjoying watching the Food Network this summer since all of our regular shows that we watch are all re-runs right now. But we love Duff and the Ace of Cakes, Robert and Dinner Impossible, the awesome cake challenges, and Iron Chef America! And then, one of the other shows we like is called "Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives". One day, we were watching Guy and he visited a drive-in in Charlotte! It was called the "Penguin Drive-in".

Guy showed us their awesome Fried Pickles and Ginormous Burgers! So, of course we had to look on my awesome GPs and find it. Would you believe it was right on our way out of town?!

Oh man! Those pickles and burgers were the best ever!