Saturday, June 17, 2017

Trip to Clemson and Greenville...

I'm almost embarrassed to say that I graduated Clemson in August 1999 and went to a game fall of 1999...and then this trip was my first time back since then!! How crazy! Not sure why it has been so long but hopefully it won't be that long again. It was amazing to be back and I must admit...I had a smile on my face the entire time there. It was good to be back.

We only had a night in Clemson as we were headed to Greenville the next day. We stayed at the new hotel in town...The Abernathy. It was nice and the location was perfect!! It is kinda where the old Hardees was when I was at school. Anyway...we checked in and then headed to see our old neighbors who moved to the Clemson area last year.







Our neighbors used to live beside us in Pawleys Island and we loved having them next door. When they moved last year...we were quite sad. It was great to see them all again! (I must say that we had the best neighbors in Charlotte and then to have these folks...we have been lucky!)



On the way back to the hotel...we stopped by my old apartment that I lived in 1996-1999 with the same girls (10th floor Lever in 1995!). Unit 131 at University Place. It looked exactly the same!



The next morning we got up and went for breakfast. I loved how we walked everywhere! So much had changed but a few things were the same. Ole' memory lane!





We walked around and check out my brick...class of 1999...C.S. Smith...




Had to take Norah to the library (above) and the homemade ice cream store (below.)


We were sad to leave Clemson and I think the summer was a great time to visit as it was not crowded and it was easy to park (that was strange! Ha!) I loved walking everywhere and I think Norah loved it too. Hope we can visit again soon.

So we packed up and headed to Greenville where first stop was Norah to get her EARS PIERCED! What?! I couldn't believe she did it and I don't know who was more excited...her or me! So pretty!


We stayed at the Embassy Suites downtown and it was a great location. Once we parked our car...we never got in it again the whole time we were there! We met up with our friends and the adventure began! The first night we headed to the "Lion King" at the Peace Center. I love watching Broadway shows!








The next morning there was some indoor pool time!


Then we went to explore! I fell in love with Greenville. I could 100% live there.



Loved where we ate lunch and then went to the children's museum.




We ate sushi on our final night there and walked around a little. The next morning was Saturday so we hit the Farmer's market downtown before we had to hit the road home. I'm already trying to figure out how to visit Greenville again soon! We did make a stop at Furman for Norah to see it...but she said she liked Clemson better! We are in trouble now...Ha!


It was a great way to kick off our summer!

Summer has started...


Playing games...

Lunch before a movie....
Lots of pool time with friends!

Gonna be a fun summer!

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Books...#11- #22 for the year...

Need to catch up on my book reading on the blog...I'm really hoping I might hit 52 books for the year!

Books 1-2 for year
Books 3-10 for year

I love summer reading and really feel like I have more time to read. Here are the books #11- 22 for the year.


"The Atomic Weight of Love" is a wonderful book that portrays a marriage in a specific time frame that is realistic and unusual at the same time. The subject matter about the birds...I found it interesting but some people may not like the scientific talk in the book but could relate to the human aspect of it. I enjoyed this book.

"A Walk Across the Sun" was my first book that I have read by the author Corban Addison and I found it fascinating. I really felt it was well written and really gave a look into the child trafficking issue. I really liked this book a lot and ordered another book by the same author. I highly recommend reading this one. 

"Ready Player One" was a book I heard a lot about and knew I would eventually ready. It is nerdy but written really well. You really enjoy the characters...and 80s references! If you like "The Martian" then this book is for you too!

"Enchanted Islands" is based on some facts...and I really enjoyed reading it. I think situations like this occur more then we know and I'm always in awe of people's life in time of war. Highly recommend.

"I Liked My Life" was an excellent book. It brought tears to my eyes at some points. Having a daughter really made an impact when reading this too. Definitely read.

"Behind Her Eyes" was a suspense genre book. It is very intriguing but the end is strange so I can see how the ending will turn people off from it. But if you like the suspense genre then give it a read!



"The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane" was so GOOD!! One of my favorites so far. I did not want it to end. I loved learning about another culture too. Solid read.

"All the Missing Girls" is a suspense book but the main character drove me nuts. I am one of those people who likes to get into characters and I did not like these characters so it was not one of my favorites.

"Almost Missed You" was a interesting twist on the suspense genre. I don't necessarily like when children are involved in negative things but it was okay in this book.

"Water from my Heart" is another favorite of the YEAR! I loved this book. It had everything in a book that I love. Locations, characters, plot, etc. A must read. I am loving this author. This was my second book from him and I already ordered another book from him.

"I Let You Go" was a suspense genre and I thought it was well done. It was heartbreaking at points but good. I like the way this book was done.

"Born to Run" is a non-fiction book and very interesting. If you have ever run in your life then you will like this book!

Okay linking up with Modern Mrs. Darcy