For Tonii's 40th birthday I surprised him with a trip to Charleston, SC (which is only 3 hours away). We had been there once before for our 1st anniversary and LOVED it and had said that if we ever had the chance to come back we'd stay at the Wentworth Mansion. So planning this for his 40th was kind of a no-brainer for me. We went for 2 days and 1 night (kiddos stayed with Mimi, tonii's mom) and it was a blast in slow motion. By that I mean that everything seemed to happen so leisurely with no rushing around, but I guess that's what happens when the kids aren't with you.
Sunday morning we dropped the kids at his mom's house and then got on the road. It poured, but we loved it and then about half way there I said "Honey, were are your hang up clothes?". Now I had made reservations for that night's dinner at the Peninsula Grill which is one of 2 five star restaurants in Charleston, so proper attire is a must there. Well, his face went white as the realization hit him that he took his clothes out to get the stroller out of the car at his mom's and then never put his clothes back in! We laughed about it for an hour and I chided him that he just wanted to go shopping. Praise God, I had brought my gift cards with me. Anyone who knows me well knows that I love to get gift cards for B-day's, X-mas, etc. and I store them away in this special little pouch I have and pull them out when I really need something or want a little something special to wear. So I had my pouch and there was enough to buy him a pair of pants and a new blazer and then we went to J. Crew and found a great shirt on sale. By the way, as you'll notice in the above photo that shirt with the sleeves rolled up doubled as his shirt for the next day too! It was one of those little hiccups that lead to so much fun and really cool memories.
Our time there provided much needed refreshment and the chance to pour ourselves into one another and really enjoy each others company. I am so grateful to have my mother-in-law here and so grateful that she is so generous and willing to help out with the kids so that we can have this time together. The kids had a great time too, in fact Beka's favorite word now is Mimi!
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I heard from Tiff that you guys walked around MUSC too. I can't believe that! Still no news yet since there are two other candidates they promised interviews too and are in the process of setting things up with them. We're off to Houston for an interview next week. Love the yellow house! so cute! I get the Mayberry reference...does that mean I'm old??
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