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Brave Belugas

I just finished vacation bible school. I worked with the four year olds. We had a lot of fun this week but I am exhausted.

Picnic for Two

Yesterday we went to the park and had a picnic. I tried some of Paula Dean's recipes. I also cooked a casserole last night from Paula Dean. All of the recipes were very easy and they came out delicious.
For the picnic we had a salmon salad sandwich with individual pineapple upside down cakes.

For the casserole we had a chicken and rice casserole. Now I have made a very simple verison of this before but her recipe tasted much better.

I modified some of the recipes so that I didn't put some things in b/c I didn't like them or added just a little of something but the end result was great. Try these out they really are time savers and they taste really good. Let me know how they work out for you.

Last week of summer classes

I am finishing up teaching Summer I. I have to teach Thursday night and my student give presentations on Tuesday night and I will officially have a break. It will be nice not to have to teach for a month and a half. We plan on going back home next month to visit. Josh is working basketball camp this week for some extra cash. I think he is enjoying it but basically he has to keep up with a group of 8-10 year olds all day.

Red Sox vs Braves

I went to my first major league game this weekend. It was the Red Sox and the Braves in Atlanta. There were probably equal if not more Red Sox fans at this game. It was kind of strange being in Atlanta and having the stadium shout "Let's Go Red Sox" and "Yankees suck". We sat up high but we were looking right down the third baseline so I could see really well. Here are some pics, the guy that is hitting is Ortiz. It was funny b/c when Ortiz, Yukelous (spelling??), would get up to bat the crowd starting cheering really loud (remember these are Red Sox not Braves). Anyway we had a lot of fun, minues the 1 1/2 dinner at Steak N Shake and the neverending bus ride home.

Maritime Festival

This past weekend we went to downtown charleston and spent the day shopping on King Street and the Market. We then walked down to the bay and went to the maritime festival. You could sign up for a 2 hour sailing trip later that day, so we did. It was a lot of fun and we ran into a couple we met through Meagan M. It was nice to have an entire weekend just to go and do things.

Riverbanks Zoo

We took the afternoon and went to Columbia to the zoo. It was only an hour drive. It really got me motivated to start some research up again. Now I just have to figure out who to contact. They had lots of great animals, elephants, lions, tigers, sea lions, gorillas, and lots of monkeys. We had a good time and we want to go back. They key is to go in the morning b/c that is when the animals are most active.

USC

We were in Columbia today and we drove by the University of South Carolina - Gamecocks. The school is in the middle of down town and very spread out. I don't think I would have liked going there. Here is a picture of their football stadium, kind of big. I can't imagine a college football game with that many people.

Myrtle Beach

This weekend I finally went to Myrtle Beach. I went with a few friends to the outlet malls and we ate at margaritaville. It is not like the one in New Orleans, this one is much larger with lots of interesting things. On the ceiling there is a hurricane and once every hour a weather alert goes off and the hurricane starts spinning faster and a bottle comes out the middle and fills up this large blender underneath it. Here is a picture of it.

Riverdogs Game

We have a minor league baseball team here in Charleston called the Riverdogs. They are a minor league team associated with the Yankees so of coures we like to go and watch them. We went to the game last week with the athletic department from CSU. I forgot my camera but I used my phone to take a few pictures. You can tell they aren't the best quality but it works. We are going in two weeks to Atlanta to see the Braves and Red Sox. (Josh will probably wear his Yankees cap). We are going with the university, they are chartering a bus and driving us there and back and paying for our tickets. We couldn't pass up a free trip.