Land and Water Adventures

I signed up for a 6 week RUN/SUP clinic.  There are 9 of us in the group and we meet every Wednesday at6:30 for 6 weeks.  We start out the evening by running and usually doing some sort of interval training.  We then get in the water and stand up paddle board.  I have to admit I joined the clinic more for the SUP than I did the RUN!!  :)  I am not a running fan....I am not only slow but don't really enjoy running.  But I am doing it!  This was my first experience stand up paddle boarding and that on the other hand I LOVE!!  It is certainly not easy, especially when going against the current but so fun!  We go out on the water at a beautiful time of the day which makes it all the more fun too. It is certainly a core and arm exercise and takes some concentration but it is lots of fun! Looking forward to the next few weeks and taking in as much as I can!

The group on our first day of running

First day to get on the water....looks beautiful!

We are all ready to get started

Oh my gosh, I am standing up and doing this!!

July Visitors

The month of July started off a great way!  July 1st my best friend from college Linda and her husband Steve and their two kids Jack and Julia came to visit for a week. It was a week filled with lots of laughs, smiles and good times.  Their visit included dinner at Shem Creek and Dolphin watching, lots of beach time, trips downtown and a trip to the South Carolina aquarium and turtle hospital tour.  They were here for almost a full week and yet the time seemed to fly by and before I knew it they were on their way back to St.Louis.  I LOVED having them and had so much fun showing them my new life in the lowcountry.  Love you Doherty's and hope you'll make it back for another visit again soon!!   

Steve and Jack watching dolphins while waiting to be seated for dinner at RB's on Shem Creek

Dolphin!!

Steve & Linda....beach day and lunch with some fruity drinks at Coconut Joe's on Isle of Palms 

Jack and Julia building sand castles with Steve

Turtle hospital tour at the SC aquarium

Linda and Steve's last night in SC enjoying beach one last time!

Jack playing in the waves one last time

July 20th brought my second July visitor and one more dear and special friend from college, Jen Hammond!  We had a great four days together as well and I got to play tour guide once more since this was Jen's first visit to the lowcountry too.  Our visit consisted of, Dinner at Water's Edge on Shem Creek, a Beach Day, dinner downtown at Blossom, drinks on the rooftop bar of grill 225, shopping downtown at the market, carriage ride, boating with my sis and her family and manicures and pedicures.  We made sure we packed as much in as possible in her short visit and definitely had fun!  I love you Jen and it means the world to me that you took time to come visit!  I can't wait to see you again soon!!