Our Vacation!

Sunday May 28 – Left the house bright and early at 7 am. Got to the airport around 7:20 and took off at 8:20. Landed in Charleston South Carolina at noon. Went to California Dreaming Restaurant right on the harbor of Ashley River. Went to the beach house at 3 pm and stayed in the rest of the day. Watched the Sabres game and got settled in.

Monday May 29 – Beach all day long! Big sunburn! Did the Salen’s hot dog, Ted’s hot sauce, Weber’s mustard thing for dinner for our Southern hosts!

Tuesday May 30 – Went into Charleston. Took Quinn to the Children’s Museum, where he was able to play with all different things. There was activity room filled with ball tracks, where you put a golf ball through and they would spin through loops and go up and down hills. He loved that! There was a room filled with water filled tables, to simulate rivers. Lots of splashing! There was a room where you could simulate shopping at a grocery store. Little shelves filled with food, little shopping carts, little cash registers, and a little deli counter. All Quinn did was push the shopping cart into things and throw some apples. Then into the toddler area which was perfect for him. Little slides and jungle gyms and a big foam area full of foam shapes! Off to meet our group after where we then walked through the market and ate at T-Bonz. Sabres game again that night and some more time on the beach (covered that day for me!) Jay went with some people back into town and visited the sky bars.

Wednesday May 31 – Back into town for a trip to the Aquarium. There was a huge 350,000 gallon tank with all sorts of sea creatures in it! Divers too, who waved to Quinn in the stroller. Lunch at the IMAX Theater and a run around park to get the ants out of Quinn’s pants. Back to the house, ordered pizza, and then I went back into town and saw a 70’s soul group. Quianna Parler sang, who was 8 ½ months pregnant. She was accompanied by 3 other singers. Great show!

Thursday June 1 – Beach all day. Baby slept from 3-5 with daddy and I beached some more. Alone with a few Corona’s. Yes we were able to see the sad day for Buffalo, in a bar that was based on Buffalo. It was called Buffalo South and they served Labatt’s, Beef on Weck, Chicken Wings, and had Buffalo Bills and Sabres stuff everywhere. Of course they had the game on in there.

Friday June 2 – Another beach day. There was a birthday party that night for the son of the people we were visiting. He will be 2 on the 13th, but they wanted to celebrate while everyone was there. Had a babysitter that night, so we hit the sky bar together!

Saturday June 3 – All day into town. We went to the Charleston Museum where they had a fashion display from the 20’s. Oh and the history of the slavery/war period too. We had breakfast in this little diner called Mystic Café, and then later we went for ice cream at Cold Stone on our walk down King Street window shopping. Back to the house then for a while, then dinner at Applebee’s. Later we put the baby to bed and drank the rest of the alcohol with everyone (didn’t want that to go to waste!)

Sunday June 4 – Packed up and left the house at 10 am. Went to our host’s house and had lunch at the Crab Shack. Off to the airport at 3:30 and left Charleston at 5:30. Back in Buffalo at 8:30 and home by 9:30 PM.