Thursday, July 28, 2011

BEACH! - day 1

Ahh...the sound of rushing waves, the breeze blowing off the water, the fresh seafood, the getaway!! We are at the beach :)! Our original plan was to go to Myrtle Beach this summer for just a few days to get away. Because Will recently started at the church, he didn't have but a couple vacation days to take so we figured a few days away was better than nothing! We had been bidding on a hotel with priceline in Myrtle Beach for weeks and it never would accept our bid but we thought the closer to our actual leave date it probably would. Well Tuesday evening rolled around, we were leaving Wednesday morning, and no hotel! Will and I spent probably three hours surfing the internet for a place to stay and calling everywhere imaginable with no luck. Myrtle Beach was completely booked! So plan B :). We decided to try Hilton Head. Now most of you know, Hilton Head is our favorite place on earth but we thought we would go somewhere different and cheaper but that didn't work out so well. So we placed a bid on priceline for a place in Hilton Head and it took our bid for a great deal! We were SO excited. So we took off Wednesday morning at around 10 or so!

Got to Hilton Head around 4:30...I absolutely love this island. I love everything about it! This is probably because growing up, we came here every summer with my Grandaddy and Grandma, so every memory I have here, is with them. So as we rolled in to the island and I started to see familiar surroundings, I got quite emotional. I SO miss getting to share this place with my Grandaddy and wish he could see Emma enjoy it as much as I did when I was little....

We got checked in to our place and it was pretty nice to have gotten it last moment like we did! 


And there it was... one of God's most beautiful creations... the beach!



Emma was not real sure about the sand at first  ...but she warmed up to it!


We then went to dinner at our absolute favorite place to eat on the whole island...


My Grandaddy found this place and we are SO glad he did. The food here is incredible and the atmosphere is just as great! Our very favorite item on the menu is the Shrimp and Grits served with fried green tomatoes. We have eaten shrimp and grits many places and none compare to Kenny Bs!


We ended our evening walking around Coligny Plaza which has a beautiful public beach access. Can't wait to spend tomorrow on the beach with my wonderful family!




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