I've been busy at work making sure that my signage proposal is in perfect order to be turned in to John again at the end of the week. It's coming along really nicely and once I get everything from Jake put in it will finally be done. I'm getting really excited about seeing the final product and I've decided that as soon as the exhibit is installed I'm going to come back and see it.
Last night there was and HCF cookout at the Siebels house. It was really fun for me to meet some new people and for me to introduce Wes to the people I've been working with. I also enjoyed seeing everyone outside of work and getting to know everyone a little better. Possibly the highlight of the night was meeting Brenna though. Fielding has been trying to get me to meet her pretty much since I got here because guess what, she's from IOWA! Both she and her husband are from Iowa and met during biology class at the U of I. It was great to get to talk to them about their favorite IC hangouts and to have someone to complain about the SC heat with :)
Lets see what else....
Last weekend Wes and I made a day trip down to Charleston. First we went to the old powder magazine. It is the oldest building in Charleston and every time we've been to visit it has been closed so it was really fun to get to finally visit. The curator working there was awesome. Since we were the only ones there most of the time he took the time to show us certain aspects of the exhibit that he particularly enjoyed and to tell us stories about the building. After the powder magazine we went to one of our favorite restaurants for lunch. Amen Street is a fantastic seafood restaurant in heart of the historic district. We started with a low country favorite, She Crab Soup. Any of you that come to visit me (or just make it down to Charleston) have to have this soup. It's amazing. Then I got a flounder po boy that was the size of my head which was equally amazing. Amen Street never fails at being DElicious. Next we hit up the old slave market and some of the more touristy shops that we had never been in. I have always enjoyed the market. It's fun to see people weaving sweet grass baskets and to sample some of the treats that are being sold. My favorite are the benne seed wafers. They're the perfect combination of sweet, salty, nutty, and crunchy.
After doing some touristy shopping we headed to Folly Beach. This time we went to the far end of the beach near the lighthouse rather than down the other direction closer to the pier. It wasn't as crowded which made it much more fun. When we were finally hungry again we made our way to a place called the crab shack where there was live music and got peel and eat shrimp. This being my first time peeling my own shrimp I have to say that I'm quite good at it. I only squirted shrimp juice on Wes once :) Next we headed out for ice cream and then took a walk down the beach at night.
You would think that after a full day we would be pooped and ready to head home to sleep but instead we decided to check out Isle of Palms beach. I think we may have a new favorite beach to visit the next time we head to Chuck Town. It is exactly what I've always pictured when I've thought of a Carolina beach. From the dunes to the seashells to the amazingly soft sand. Everything about it is pretty much perfect. If Monica and G&G want to see the beach at all while they're here we're taking them there for sure. Hopefully we'll have enough time to do everything...the list is growing by the minute!
Since my computer was being so wonky with the last post here are a few pictures of some of my favorite places in Cola. and my adventures in the south.
The people that parked next to us in charleston were from Pottawattamie county Iowa!!!
This place not only has awesome coffee but also a fantastic name!
Meet my grandmothers heaven. Chocolate Nirvanna has amazing cakes. It's a little expensive but REALLY good.
Cafe Strudel's hangover hash browns are what dreams are made of. Seriously though. Amazing food and their sake cocktails are delish!
So this isn't really all that exciting unless you're from Iowa City where parking is a nightmare. All of the parking meters are color coordinated! Blue is 5 hours, green is 2 hours and red is a half hour. SO SMART!
The South Carolina state house. Wes and I love to walk the grounds of the state house. Its especially pretty at night. Yesterday was the first time we had gone inside and I now know just how seriously these South Carolinian's take their confederate past. The writ of secession is engraved in on the wall in the entry way.
In honor of the USC gamecocks winning the college world series, the USC flag was flying atop the state house. "GO COCKS!"
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