Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Lunch on the 4th
Growing up in the lowcountry, I had always heard of this wonderful seafood restaurant: http://www.hymanseafood.com/. We finally ate there on the 4th. They started us off with boiled peanuts. If you're not from the South, you just wouldn't understand how addictive these things are.
I forgot to get pictures of the food, but I have to say it was the best seafood I've ever had, and I've had a LOT! Matthew got his prepared light cajun, and I had mine Caribbean jerk. It was wonderful.
A lot of famous people have eaten here, including Neil Armstrong, Barbra Streisand, Lynard Skynard, and Tanya Tucker, to name just a handful. Now, we got lucky enough to get the table where Senators Strom Thurmond (R-SC, deceased) and Joe Lieberman (I, CONN) sat. They have plaques on the tables where the different people ate. This is not very legible, but it is Strom Thurmond's. For any non-South Carolinians, Strom Thurmond served SC as senior senator from 1956-2003, when he retired at age 100.
I forgot to get pictures of the food, but I have to say it was the best seafood I've ever had, and I've had a LOT! Matthew got his prepared light cajun, and I had mine Caribbean jerk. It was wonderful.A lot of famous people have eaten here, including Neil Armstrong, Barbra Streisand, Lynard Skynard, and Tanya Tucker, to name just a handful. Now, we got lucky enough to get the table where Senators Strom Thurmond (R-SC, deceased) and Joe Lieberman (I, CONN) sat. They have plaques on the tables where the different people ate. This is not very legible, but it is Strom Thurmond's. For any non-South Carolinians, Strom Thurmond served SC as senior senator from 1956-2003, when he retired at age 100.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
More from the Aquarium
Liberty was my favorite next to the penguins. The aquarium had a naming contest for people to suggest his name. I think Liberty fits perfectly.
This is one of the birds endemic to this area:
The stingray is the one on the right with the sharp tail sticking out.
We thought it was neat to see the scuba divers cleaning the tanks.
One of our sea turtles~
I had to let Matthew take a picture of his favorite *animal*:
This is one of the birds endemic to this area:
The stingray is the one on the right with the sharp tail sticking out.
We thought it was neat to see the scuba divers cleaning the tanks.
One of our sea turtles~
I had to let Matthew take a picture of his favorite *animal*: Monday, July 6, 2009
The 4th
We had a great time at the aquarium on the 4th. My son is the type who doesn't like to stay long any place, so we were there only a little over an hour. We loved the penguins; this one guy seemed to love the attention.
More pictures tomorrow~
Friday, July 3, 2009
Happy Birthday, America!
Happy Birthday, America!
I wonder what Washington, Henry, Paine, Hamilton, and Franklin (to name a few) would think of how we have evolved as a nation on this, our nation's 233rd birthday. We have much to be proud of:
- ending slavery
- expansion of the nation
- women's rights and civil rights
- putting the first man on the moon
- spreading our democratic ideals
But, we have much to be ashamed of:
- abortion
- turning our backs on God
- perpetuating gay rights
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How will you be spending the 4th of July? We will be here: http://scaquarium.org/
Monday, May 25, 2009
Memorial Day in my Hometown
Saturday we went an hour away to my hometown to visit my parents. Before I left we drove down the main street (one way). The flags were out awaiting Memorial Day. In the top picture is the plaza. I wish the waterfall had been turned on. At any rate, they will have a veterans' celebration there this morning.
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