travel diaries | Charleston day two

Today I'm sharing all about day two in Charleston.

Day two started out rough. I explained more here, but Beau started crying hysterically about an hour after waking up for the day. Nothing we did would get him to stop and after about 10 minutes of trying to calm him down, I knew something was wrong so we took him to Urgent Care. He had an ear infection so we loaded him up with Tylenol, got a prescription for an antibiotic, and headed back to the house. Beau slept for a good 30 minutes and woke up with a smile on his face. He is so easy going and usually just picking him up will ease any tears so it was super hard to see him in pain. Once he was happy again we were all ready to move on with our day! 

Also...I found more videos that I took so I played around in iMovie again. I think this one is better than the first video I made! 

We headed toward Folly beach a little before lunch and ate on the patio at Lost Dog Cafe. I had a delicious burger and Mark had shrimp and grits (a staple in South Carolina). We spent the afternoon on the beach and then headed back to the house for showers and a casual last minute dinner at Cory's Grilled Cheese. 

We hung out in this beach tent for the whole day. I was hesitant to buy it and then carry it all the way to Charleston but it folded up super small, fit in my luggage (which I checked), and took us about 5 minutes to set up. It was a lifesaver!!! I can see us using it for many years at the beach, in the backyard, and on camping trips. It's really versatile and was so great for napping babies and those that wanted to get out of the sun. 

For his inaugural dip in the ocean, we kept it classy with his diaper. We just dipped his toes and then went back to the tent to go through the whole swim diaper/swimsuit/rash guard/sunscreen routine. He wasn't a huge fan of the waves but he didn't really fuss, either. He was on Tylenol still so he wasn't 100% himself so that might have had something to do with it.

See the tent base that Jevon is standing on? That zips up to create a true "half tent" so you could change in there (or even sleep one person in there). It also folds out as shown and can be staked down to keep the sand touching to a minimum. It was also good when the sand was too hot to stand on but you wanted to be in the sun for a bit. It was perfect.

See day one in Charleston here.

Five on Friday: College and Football Edition!

We've made it to Friday!!!

For all of you that work normal jobs and don't take three month vacations every summer, I'm sure you're with me on feeling nostalgic every fall when you see and hear all about school starting back up. It brings me back to that exciting, giddy time where everything was new and you were off to a fresh start. 

Another thing that makes me nostalgic for school is my participation in a blogger fantasy football league with people like Karoline with a K. See if you can follow me here: yes, fantasy football is primarily for the NFL, but I'm not a HUGE NFL fan. I'm much more of a college football fan, so being involved makes me even more excited for COLLEGE football.

All that being said, I thought I would do a Five on Friday: College and Football Edition. Prepare yourself for a massive picture dump and let me know if your college experience was as great as mine.

As usual, I'm linking up here for my weekly Five on Friday!

Here are the things that stand out to me the most from my college experience...

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Classes.

I feel like this one is pretty self-explanatory. You can't really go to college without going to class. If you don't go to class, you won't be going to college for much longer. I almost learned this the hard way...

(plus, if I didn't go to class, I wouldn't have met my handsome hubby!)

-two-

The new friends you make and the old friends that get to share in your new adventures!

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The tradition and pride for your school and the education you gain along the way.

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The Big 12 Football games.

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As bittersweet as it all may be now, the satisfaction of reaching your goals and being celebrated for your success is the best ending to the journey.

So I'd like to reach out to all of you high-schoolers and college kids. Yes, we think you are immature, and silly, and irresponsible...but enjoy these next 4, 5, 6, etc. years because they are just the start of the best years of your life. Especially to my cousin Andrew, who is way too cool for me and probably thinks I'm super lame for even writing a blog. I'd like to think that it was me who planted the Red Raider seed in his mind because now, 4 years after living with his family during my internship, he is a Freshman at Texas Tech. I can't wait to share stories of our alma mater in years to come!

Fight, Matadors, for Tech!

Songs of love we'll sing to thee,

Bear our banners far and wide.

Ever to be our pride,

Fearless champions ever be.

Stand on heights of victory.

Strive for honor evermore.

Long live the Matadors!

Wreck 'em Tech!!!