Well, I must have missed the entire month of July, because it completely passed by me. I think I remember some bright exlosions in the sky and some presents that Erin unwrapped. I do remember what we did last weekend though! Ashley flew out to visit us (because she's a famous young jet pilot and all of that). We had a great time! It's been a few months since I've been around midwest folk (outside of work, that is). Here's Ash in "downtown" Simpsonville.
One of the first meals we had with Ash was my favorite Chinese place: Dragon Den. MMMMM! Their credit card machine was broken, which left me sad. Soooooo I went and made a free debit withdrawall from Walgreen's so that we could have it!
On Sunday, Erin and I went to Charlotte for some excitement. We had no problems finding our way downtown. We didn't find any excitement there. We were in Char-town there to see NightBeat, a big drum corps show nearby. I was super dissapointed that there were no Buffalo Wild Wings in the area :( I have been craving some B-Dubs!! We had some free time to take a liesurely walk around downtown.
Here's the excitement! It is fun to remember when I was on this field competing 9 years ago. Here are the Cavaliers performing Samurai. What a great show!
I was especially excited to see Pioneer perform, since that was the corps I marched with. They did a great job! They are not after any medals this year, but for a young group of kids, I think the show arrangement was great and the new horns sound gorgeous. I have some strong opinions on the corps' direction, but out of respect, I'll hold it down for now.
For Erin's bday, we went to Arizona Steakhouse. It was great! Since smoking is still a state requirement, it was a little hazy, but not too bad.
It was so fancy, even the fancy ketchup came in fancy metal cups. Fancy!
Erin got the ribs, I got a big cheeseburger. Man oh man were they good, and not terribly expensive, either. Even with three people, we kept it around $30.
While we were in Charlotte, Erin and I went to Northlake Mall. it was huge!
For dinner, I scarfed down some Sbarro's "pizza by the slice". It had been a while, but I looooove Sbarro.
Erin, Ashley, and I spent Saturday evening down in Simpsonville. They have free music under the clocktower every weekend.
The band was great, and overall, I'd say we got out money's worth!
I hadn't mowed in almost a month (not because I didn't need to, but because things and stuff and weather would always get in the way). Finally, I made some time after work to do it. The lawn is beautiful! Thick and green! I dscovered a few or 5 or 6 new fire ant mounds, but they were pretty small, so I should be able to knock 'em out. Can you believe that since I have been down here, I've only used a gallon and half of gas to mow a half acre? Woohoo!
We also went to see The Dark Knight. Overall, it was pretty good, but I didn't like it as much as Batman Begins. I especially didn't care for the new Gotham City, which was based upon Chicago. It made the story more believable, but I miss the dark, Gothic, epic city from the last movie. It felt too...too...normal.
Everything else is going well. Erin is still working at the bank until the end of the summer and she starts her new teaching job next month. In the afternoons, she is going to build her studio back up and teach and accompany as a regular job. That will give her more flexible hours and more time at home, which is good for everyone!
If you'd like to come visit sunny South Carolina, please let us know. We'd love to have you and I'm itching for find reasons to take some time off. That's all I have for now. Seacrest out!
One of the first meals we had with Ash was my favorite Chinese place: Dragon Den. MMMMM! Their credit card machine was broken, which left me sad. Soooooo I went and made a free debit withdrawall from Walgreen's so that we could have it!
On Sunday, Erin and I went to Charlotte for some excitement. We had no problems finding our way downtown. We didn't find any excitement there. We were in Char-town there to see NightBeat, a big drum corps show nearby. I was super dissapointed that there were no Buffalo Wild Wings in the area :( I have been craving some B-Dubs!! We had some free time to take a liesurely walk around downtown.
Here's the excitement! It is fun to remember when I was on this field competing 9 years ago. Here are the Cavaliers performing Samurai. What a great show!
I was especially excited to see Pioneer perform, since that was the corps I marched with. They did a great job! They are not after any medals this year, but for a young group of kids, I think the show arrangement was great and the new horns sound gorgeous. I have some strong opinions on the corps' direction, but out of respect, I'll hold it down for now.
For Erin's bday, we went to Arizona Steakhouse. It was great! Since smoking is still a state requirement, it was a little hazy, but not too bad.
It was so fancy, even the fancy ketchup came in fancy metal cups. Fancy!
Erin got the ribs, I got a big cheeseburger. Man oh man were they good, and not terribly expensive, either. Even with three people, we kept it around $30.
While we were in Charlotte, Erin and I went to Northlake Mall. it was huge!
For dinner, I scarfed down some Sbarro's "pizza by the slice". It had been a while, but I looooove Sbarro.
Erin, Ashley, and I spent Saturday evening down in Simpsonville. They have free music under the clocktower every weekend.
The band was great, and overall, I'd say we got out money's worth!
I hadn't mowed in almost a month (not because I didn't need to, but because things and stuff and weather would always get in the way). Finally, I made some time after work to do it. The lawn is beautiful! Thick and green! I dscovered a few or 5 or 6 new fire ant mounds, but they were pretty small, so I should be able to knock 'em out. Can you believe that since I have been down here, I've only used a gallon and half of gas to mow a half acre? Woohoo!
We also went to see The Dark Knight. Overall, it was pretty good, but I didn't like it as much as Batman Begins. I especially didn't care for the new Gotham City, which was based upon Chicago. It made the story more believable, but I miss the dark, Gothic, epic city from the last movie. It felt too...too...normal.
Everything else is going well. Erin is still working at the bank until the end of the summer and she starts her new teaching job next month. In the afternoons, she is going to build her studio back up and teach and accompany as a regular job. That will give her more flexible hours and more time at home, which is good for everyone!
If you'd like to come visit sunny South Carolina, please let us know. We'd love to have you and I'm itching for find reasons to take some time off. That's all I have for now. Seacrest out!
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