Pinterest...so fun...so amazing!!

So I joined Pinterest yesterday...Thanks Bec!! and it is so much fun!! It's basically like a bookmark holder with pictures. Anything you see on the web you "pin" to boards. I'm in love!!

The server that holds my "world" at work was down this morning so I whiled away the time on Pinterest and pinned my little heart out.

If you want to play too, hit me up, and I will sent you an invite.

Telling on myself

Okay, I have to tell a funny story on myself.

Last week, I ordered Chinese takeout on my way to pick up the kids at daycare. I knew I had a long night ahead of me and didn't want to take the time to cook and clean up the kitchen afterwards.

I get to daycare, pick up the kids and head over the the restaurant. We walk in and the guy behind the counter looks for our order and it is not done yet so we sit and wait for a bit. He helps a few customers and then tries to figure out why our order isn't finished.

Guy behind counter, "When did you call your order in?"

Me, "About 15 minutes ago."

Guy behind counter, "Are you sure you called it in here?"

Me, "Ummm..." Check phone, Oh, crap! I called my order in to the restaurant all the way back across town..the side I just came from!!

YeeKee, Ru Yi...see how easy it was to mess that up?!

So, I call the restaurant to see if maybe they could just cancel the order...I'm trying to save time here remember. Nope...they have already cooked my order. We drive all the way across town (15 minutes in traffic) get there and I hand them my card to pay.

Guy behind this counter, "We don't take cards, cash only."

Me, "Seriously?!"

I herd the kids back into the van and drive to the nearest ATM and pull out my cash, drive back to the restaurant, get my food and get back in the van. My gas light is on!!

By now it has been 1 hour since I ordered my food!!!!!!!

We head towards home and stop at the gas station to fill up and no joking, I'm serious...the first pump I pull up to is out of service!

I was talking to one of my girl friends on the phone and telling her my story and we were both laughing our heads off...did I actually think something wouldn't have gone wrong at the first pump I pulled up to! She was laughing extra hard because this was a day that never happens to me...usually she is calling me with the crazy stories!

We finally make it home and the food was tasty...I was really worried about it to after the episode I had. To top it off by the time we got home and ate...I could have just come home straight after work and cooked, cleaned and did everything else and it would have taken the same amount of time!

The rest of the story

Thursday was our last full day at the beach. The morning started out by raining but we figured it would end soon so we walked down to Kate's again (can you tell we liked it!!) and when we were done it looked pretty stormy out so we walked back to the house and hung out for a while. We did lunch at the house and then hit the beach. We stayed there for a while and Jeff, Cheryl and I all ended up with burns...ouch!!

We had supper at Michael's again...their steamed crab legs were so good!! So much work but it worth all the effort!

Friday we had breakfast at Kate's for the last time and headed out. We said goodbye to the ocean until next year. We decided to stop off for the night at Knoxville again and even stayed in the same hotel because it was so nice. We made a pit stop in Sevierville at Smokey Mtn Knife Works where Jeff picked out his father's day gift. He got a really nice Case trapper pocketknife.

Saturday we started with breakfast at Cracker Barrel and then hit downtown Knoxville to check out Mast General Store. This place is very cool. We let the kids pick out a few things...Kailyn got a diary and a bracelet that matched one I bought and Camden got a wooden pocketknife and an airplane. Cam's knife has been a huge hit, he has played with it non stop since he got it.

We finally made it home around 430. We were unpacked and almost all the clothes washed by 630.

Day 5

We started with breakfast at the house and followed that up with a trip to the beach. It was very cool out but I was amazed at how warm the water was and we still managed to have lots of fun.



We had lunch at Charlie's boardwalk subs and then had snowcones and Jeff bought some nasty Jelly Belly's. They were mixed up barf, centipede, dog food, booger, baby wipes and toothpaste which was mixed in with the good flavors. The kids and I mixed our own bag and I found out you should always do that yourself because I bought $20 worth of Jelly Beans by the time we were done!! We ended up back at the bench when we were done.



Somehow Jeff and Cheryl both managed to lose their sunglasses in the ocean. I'm not sure how since Jeff had already lost his once but found them and we all made fun of him...then they both end up losing theirs one right after the other and both said afterwards...I didn't think the wave was going to be that high.



I managed to build my sand sea turtle that I build whenever I go to a beach. I'm not sure why but I've made one every time. The kids built many sand castles because it was too windy/chilly for them to play in the water and they had a blast building and then demolishing them.



We came home and everyone took showers then Jeff and I went out on a date. We went to Italian place in Kure beach and it was AMAZING!! Jeff had the best lasagna!

We came home early enough to put the kids down for bed and chill out!

Day 4

We ate breakfast at the house and then decided to take a break for the day. We didn't go to the beach because the morning was very cool...only 64 when we woke up.



We chilled out for a little bit and then decided to go to the USS Battleship North Carolina. I have never been to a battleship and was so amazed and how interesting it was. The kids had a blast and were fascinated by everything they saw.



We were able to walk through almost the entire ship. They still use the Captains and Admirals cabins for meeting areas. It is amazing to me the way these guys lived while on the ship.
We complain all the time about how hot it is or how uncomfortable we are...I learned that we Americans as a whole are great big sissies!!



We did lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings...I know we went to the beach and this is an ordinary restaurant but we needed a change of pace. I have never ate there and it was pretty good.



We came back and took naps and everyone slept for around 3 hours. After naps we went to Michael's Seafood Restaurant. We ordered a huge steamed seafood platter and everything was great expect for the big balls of snot posing as oysters. I did not try one but Cheryl and Jeff both did to hilarious and disasterous results.

Day 3

The day started with breakfast at Kates again. Yummy again and we had the same waitress and she recognized us. We played on the beach for hours and finally decided to stop around lunch time. Jeff and I played with the wake boards again and we both are starting to get it all figured out. The kids just like to sit on them in the most shallow of water and we think they need to be used the way they were intended.



After our beaching we ate at Charlie's Boardwalk Subs and they were the absolute best subs I've ever had. The fresh squeezed lemonade was the perfect ending to a sunny day. We came back to the "pink house" and showered and went to the aquarium. It was very nice. We got to touch a hermit crab, horseshoe crab and a sea anemone. We stood in the mouth of a replica megalodon and watched the jellyfish for a very long time, they are so beautiful. We had a lot of fun and it was a great way to spend a very hot afternoon.



We made a stop at the grocery store and got our breakfast and lunch supplies for the rest of the week. We figured up that we will save $180 if we eat at the house for those meals. CRAZY!!



We went for ice cream at Squigley's and it was awesome!! They have over 4000 flavor combinations. They have a machine called the squiggler which is like the blizzard machine only better and they put different bits and pieces in vanilla ice cream and "squiggle" it. I have kit kat and chocolate chip cookies in a freshly made waffle cone and it was so good.



After playing frisbee in the front yard the kids went to bed on time, for once, and then we watched the bachelorette (I read and Jeff played on his phone) and watched the first thunderstorm of our stay.

Soon it will be bedtime for the adults so we will be ready for another day on the beach.

Bacation

We left for vacation on Friday after work. Drove 5 hours and stopped for the night. We stayed at a new comfort inn suites and it was really nice.



Saturday we got up early and drove for...the...next...SEVEN...HOURS!! Are we there yet? When are we going to be on bacation? Mom, how much longer? I was really wishing I had an atlas in my hand! I always looked at one when we would go on vacation growing up...ingenious on my mom's part...I didn't have to ask how much longer because I always knew exactly where we were on the map. We made it right at 4.



First things first, we unloaded the van and went to the beach. We walked around for a few minutes and then went for supper. Afterwards we went back to the beach and played for a few hours. The kids had so much fun and it was so hard to get them to come back to the beach house. Jeff and I went back out after bed and got some donuts at Britts.



They deserve their own paragraph because these donuts are the BOMB!! Don't bother looking for a long john or donut holes because they only sell one thing...glazed donuts. You can order them 1, 6, 12 or 24. So far we have bought 2 dozen and this is only our second day here!! They open at 830 and make donuts all day long. Did I mention how good they are? AMAZING!



This morning we started with breakfast at Kate's Pancake House and it was so good. I love the places that look like dives but end up being the best places to eat. It is also worth noting that grits in the south are so much better than grits in the north. Then we were off to the beach. Meemaw had to stay at home and do her homework. We had to leave for lunch and the kids were both very unhappy about that.



Lunch was in a restaurant that I found out was right beside where my mom and grandparents used to eat when they would go on vacation. Unfortunately, that restaurant is gone and has been replaced but I did see a picture of it on the wall of the place we went. My grandma even remembered another place that was there and sure enough it is still standing. The kids, Jeff and Meemaw walked out on the pier while I watched them. I'm not a fan!!



Everyone napped in the afternoon then we had pizza on the boardwalk and spent our evening on the beach. We bought the kids wakeboards and Jeff and I had a lot of fun with them!! ;)

Now we are relaxing on the couch, blogging and looking for the next place to eat!