Just a Smile

Happy Anniversary, Honey!

 I will love you until the end of time and beyond.  XOXO

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Fifty-four years and counting!  

Happy Father's Day!

 

Daddy and his girls

I love you, honey XOXO

Hydrangeas!

 

All our Hydrangea bushes are blooming.  This one is giving us different colors on the same bush.  

Life is good!  Stay safe and God Bless America!

Peaceful

Just a picture of the ocean on a cloudy beach day.  Our trip was good even if it was a little different. Peaceful looking at the ocean!

Life is good!

Wonderful Sight

We saw this beautiful flag at someone's home in the Murrells Inlet area.  Beautiful!  They also had smaller American flags on their fence posts.

God Bless America!

Another Sky Picture

Just posting this because I love to take pictures of the pretty sky.  This one is with a Carolina Pine tree.

Keep looking up!  Stay safe, and God Bless America!

Beach Creatures

There are more people permanently living in the condos now where we stay.  Owners are allowed to have pets.  We saw a  lot of dogs; all kinds and sizes!

This lovely pigeon liked to come visit our balcony and look in the window.  He has a friend who often came, too.  They sheltered on the balcony in the corner when the storm hit.

And this unusually colored squirrel was on the golf course one day when Les was playing.  I have never seen one like this before!

Stay safe!  Life is good!  And God Bless America!

Home and Catching Up

Les and I got home Sunday afternoon.  Overall it was a good trip and it was so nice to be out and get to visit with our friends.  Yes, there were changes, frustrations, and disappointments.  But patience and understanding was all it took to deal with those.  Every business is short staffed; some are closed; and some are just changed.  The weather was not always perfect, but we had a good time.

So, we've been catching up on things.  Everything is unpacked and put away, the laundry is done, cleaning happened, and I went for groceries.  Today I did a couple errands, some yard work, and took the car to the car wash.  (she needed it) 😊

Our furry boys missed us and have been rather clingy and following us as we move from room to room.  Jordan took care of them while we were gone.  There was some hiding and being skeptical by the boys, but Jordan did well and the boys are fine.

Here are the pictures I could not post during the past week.  Technical issues happened!

Some sunrise pictures!

Here is an evening picture of a storm coming in.  There was lots of thunder, lightning, and heavy rain.

Stay safe and take care of yourselves.  Life is good!  God Bless America!

Different Kind of Trip

For all the obvious reasons, last year's trip to the Myrtle Beach area for the Military Retirees golf tournament did not happen.  But this year was on schedule, Les and I had both gotten the vaccine, and we decided to head out and be brave.

We are glad to be here! However, there have been some frustrations.  All are understandable, but they are frustrating.  We packed the car and headed out and went to have breakfast at a nice "old timey" diner that we like.  It was not open.  And yes, we had looked them up online and it seemed like they were open for business.  We stopped at a Cracker Barrel.  Food was good.

Back on the road the traffic was very heavy.  It was bumper to bumper in some places.  In one town where there is usually no traffic, it was sloooow bumper to bumper.  Then an area where the Fire Fighters were have a fill the boot fund drive at every light.  We donated at the first stop.  The traffic continued to be heavy.

By then it was too late to go to the restaurant where we usually like to have lunch so we we went to another and it took an extremely long time.  Then when we got to the hotel the lobby had closed early and had NOT sent us any directions on how to get our keys and check in.  They had names and numbers on a note and we called them.  One had a full mailbox, the others took messages.  No one called back.  The guard in the parking garage couldn't help us but said go up to the room and look under the door mat.  Nothing there.  We went to our friends' home and visited and calmed down.

Eventually one of the hotel people sent me a text on how to find the lock box and a code to get into it.  Let me just say, there is no excuse for them not telling us all this before they left.  They have all our email and phone numbers.  So we headed back to get in and unload the car.  Then back to our friends for dinner they were grilling.  When we left their home, we stopped for some groceries.  We were both exhausted at that point and went to bed.

The suite is nice, but obviously someone is not taking care of it.  There were no lights working in the kitchen, the bathroom fan doesn't work, the microwave had no power, and a couple other issues.  Eventually after a couple days a nice man with a happy attitude came and fixed most of the things.

The first couple days here were very cool and there was no going out to sit in the sun then.  And honestly, I didn't want to anyway.  I have never seen the beach so crowded.  Butt to butt people down there, even in the cold air.  And still crowded when it did warm back up. But I am enjoying the ocean and watching and listening to the sounds of the waves.

Les and T played golf on Sunday and Monday; the cooler weather did not affect golf. 😊  Tuesday Les and I went to our favorite breakfast place here and it was disappointing.  He got checked in for the tournament and got the "goody bag".  That's a bit disappointing, too, since the shirt is a long sleeve one.  Very nice, but long sleeve. ????  We did a little bit of looking at the Tanger Outlet and then just rested and relaxed.

We tried to get Grouper at our favorite Bimini's, but it was packed and the wait time was at least an hour.  We ended up at a favorite Italian place and had a very nice dinner there.

So, we are having a good time, being patient, and adjusting.  Everywhere we go there are help wanted signs.  Every restaurant and store are short staffed.   Not everyone is being as careful as I think they should be, but we are taking care of ourselves and trying.

Life is good.  Stay safe and God Bless America!

p.s.  I would love to post some pictures here but that will wait until I get home.  For some reason I can't get to them on my tablet.