FRIDAY 1 OCTOBER, 8.13PM<\/b> <\/p>\n
a vacation within a vacation is always nice. <\/p>\n
sharon (regan’s mum), rian (his twin brother), regan and i just got back from a mini road trip to a few places in tennessee and south carolina. each had it’s own charm and alot of character – so it’s hard to say which was ‘better’, but charleston appealed to me most. i think. <\/p>\n
in gatlinburg, we met up with regan’s grandparents (who are awesome, by the way), his uncles and aunt, and cousin kim (hello, kim!). in between the hillbilly golf, space needle and the ripleys aquarium, we all got to know each other a bit better and i spent the time learning more about my husband that i didn’t know (all good stuff). <\/p>\n
next place was charleston, where i arrived feeling very very car sick. after a tylenol and an hour or so, we were ready for our ghost tour of the town and some dinner. i don’t think the boys (regan and rian) enjoyed charleston as much as sharon and i did, but i managed to do a little walk around the market on my own. the aquarium down there is amazing and the people there was really friendly. <\/p>\n
our last stop was myrtle beach which was the first time i had seen the (brown) atlantic ocean in person. it reminds me of the gold coast (in australia) but wayyy longer, flatter and calmer. i love the beach though, so i got some good alone time down on the sand, and even attempted a sand castle or two. it was my first time in my swimsuit since january, which was a whole other scary story. more mini golf was played at really elaborate courses, while my really strange, hormonal behaviour acted up. managed to catch the last half hour of the presidential debate which was interesting to see also. it was a really nice last stop, lovely to wake up in the morning with that view. <\/p>\n
we arrived back in north carolina this afternoon after a long<\/i> drive, picked up the girls (the dogs, sadie and isabelle) and now we’re all recovering and savouring these last days before heading west to san fran, and then back home next weekend to sydney. <\/p>\n
time flies, huh? <\/p>\n
i wish i could upload my photos as i write this down, but i’ll save that for when we get back home and i can start the neverending online slideshow that we all know is going to happen anyway. haha. i have been making note of the differences of things in the states versus australia, and it’s getting interesting.<\/p>\n
i might check back in if we find a net cafe and some time in san francisco, but if not – see you back in sydney! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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