This past weekend was the first chance this year I made it out to the beach! I had a friend come to visit from Columbia and the weather was perfect so we headed out to the beach with a cooler of Bud Light to enjoy friends, waves and beautiful 80 degree weather! After he left on Sunday, Sierra and I ventured downtown to the Charleston HarborFest. I've never been to the Harbor Fest before so I figured I would head down there to see the tall ships and make the most of my Sunday! It was really cool and Sierra was very popular although not that fond of staying still for a picture. I caught her in one with the boats. Several of these ships sail here once a year for the Harbor Fest. They are replicas of old ships that sailed long ago and most of them serve some educational purpose. I wasn't able to read up much on the history of the boats as it was pretty crowded and very warm so Sierra was restless and wasn't letting me stay still for long. But I really enjoyed seeing the ships. There were at least 4 ships that were docked at the festival this year but next year I've heard there will be 12! So if you're in the area next year this time, it's definitely something to check out! They have pirate exhibitions and a lot of things for kids too!
This was one of the pirate exhibitions. I'm not quite sure what they were doing but it was entertaining.
I think this is the Spirit of Carolina. It's ported here in Charleston.
This ship was actually sailing out in the harbor. I thought it looked pretty neat with it's sails. It might have been the Pride of Carolina which my friend Christine and I scammed a free ride on years ago with a group of friends!
All in all, it was a great weekend in Charleston with friends and dog! Which is of course, something else I'll miss about Charleston...all the outside festivals this time of year!
The pictures below might seem a bit random but I thought these flowers were really pretty. I read in a book called "Nesting: It's a Chick Thing" (Thank you Aunt Kay and Uncle Jerry!) that fresh flowers were a neccessity in your house. I have not inherited my mom's green thumb yet (hopefully it'll kick in at some point) but I couldn't pass these up when I was at the grocery the other day...they were only $10!!!
This year I was talked into joining a kickball team. Some friends of mine from Kiawah, Tami and Drew, were on the team and asked me to join. It was hard to turn down a chance to play a game I hadn't played since 3rd grade with a bunch of 20 and 30 somethings!
Tami getting ready to kick!
Tami, Drew and Lea (Drew's girlfriend)
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