Well, this post is almost a month late. But May has somehow been CRAZY.
I was going to name the post "Blood Money Vacation" but that would be misleading. I mean, we were able to go on vacation because of Eric selling his plasma, so it's ALMOST blood money, but not quite.
We went to South Carolina last year over spring break with the boys. We stayed in Beaufort, and made trips to Charleston and Hilton Head and Savannah. It was quite lovely there, so I went back with my friend Kate to celebrate my 40th birthday in November.
It's been quite awhile since Eric and I had a trip by ourselves, so we decided to go back to the South once again. This time we brought the dogs (I know, this really isn't "by ourselves" but close enough) and stayed in a condo on Hilton Head Island.
We spent some time every day at the beach. The beaches were very dog friendly, and there were so many people that came up to us and asked to pet Zima and Swisher and told us they had boxers back home, or they grew up with boxers, or they used to have boxers. It's like a special little clique.
The dogs loved the beach. They walked by the ocean. Zima fully went in after her tennis balls. Swisher swam out to see me when I was out waist deep. They played in the sand and enjoyed the sunshine. We even went to a restaurant right there on the beach that allowed the dogs to stay with us, and they even brought them a bowl of water.
We spent some time exploring the Island a little and walked around the Coastal Discovery Museum and walked the trails and learned about the history of Hilton Head and some of the wildlife inhabitants.
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| Spanish moss covered trees at the Coastal Discovery Museum |
We took a little afternoon trip to Savannah and toured the Davenport House Museum. It has a rich history and was well preserved. It was fun to hear about the family and what happened to the house after they left.
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| The Davenport House Museum |
We rented several movies from Redbox and just relaxed. Swish did too.
And during one of our walks Zima was in heaven and hell at the same time. She saw SO MANY TENNIS BALLS but couldn't get to a single one of them.
We stopped by the beach one last time on our way out of town.
And we took a little side trip to Mooresville, NC so Eric could see the set of one of his favorite shows, Banshee.
We continued home, because sadly, the end of a vacation means getting back to reality. The drive was gorgeous, and I was able to capture this image somewhere in Tennessee.
Invest in experiences, not things. For those moments are what you will remember forever.
