My husband and I have always dreamed of seeing Charleston, South Carolina. People have always told us how beautiful it is and we finally found an opportunity to go. We decided to drive to Florida for Christmas break 2006 to see our grandchildren, Lucy and Rean, who were 3 years old at the time.
We rented an SUV and loaded it up with what seemed like everything we owned, and a lot of really good music plus our yellow Lab. We were looking at a 14 hour trip but with our new plan of seeing Charleston it would only be about 8 hours. We were able to find a hotel that accepted pets and everything to this point was going smoothly. When we arrived we went out for dinner and then got some rest.
Our plan was to spend the next day doing the tourist thing. We awoke to a beautiful clear sky and sunny day. We took our camera walked, up and down a lot of beautiful tree lined narrow streets and alleys. We found an old Church that dated back to the 1800’s. We spoke with the pastor who invited us to stay for their noon service. This church was the most beautiful we had ever seen, all handcrafted pews and columns. The entry doors were solid wood, twenty feet tall and extremely heavy. There was the original pipe organ on the second floor and the pulpit was two stories high, so the people sitting upstairs could also hear. The stained glass windows were absolutely gorgeous. We stayed for the noon service and then continued on our excursion through downtown Charleston, and there we found an old time rustic pub and had lunch. At this point we were dog tired. Our next plan was to get a good night’s sleep and continue the trip to Florida.
When we arrived in Florida we were greeted by our son and daughter-in-law and our grandchildren; Lucy and Rean. We decided that we were all too tired to cook. Shawn had worked all day and Kayla was running all day after the twins and we had spent the day driving. We loaded everyone into the car and all went out to eat. We were just so excited to see our grandchildren. They were talking up a storm. You see, this was only the second time since they are born that we were able to get to visit them because we live so far away.
The next day was Christmas Eve. We marched everyone off to Christmas Mass and then we celebrated with a buffet meal at the other grandparents house. Everyone exchanged gifts, the kids and all their excitement, wrapping paper flying all around. All the laughter and giggles, there is nothing more satisfying than seeing Christmas through the eyes of a child.
Then came the day finally came that we had to say our good-byes. We were very sad to leave our little Lucy and Rean, but we were anxious to get home. Our drive home was rather interesting, all the time listening to all of our great music. You see my husband, Rondy, is a music lover. We own a large selection of tunes, from Frank Sinatra to the Rolling Stones. As the day progressed it went from bright sun to threatening skies. By the time we reached So. Carolina we found ourselves in the middle of a horrendous thunderstorm. The cloud to ground lightening was spectacular and you could see it for miles. The thunder was so loud it shook your insides, the sound of rain was deafening and we couldn’t even see the hood of the car. We got to the half way point of the trip and found a truck stop which allowed pets. Well it was truly just a motel and rather creepy for all of us. It was a very small room with the entrance opening to the dark and creepy parking lot. The heavy storms continued through the night and even our doggie wasn’t happy. I don’t think anyone slept and at 4 am we just decided to get in the car and go. We really couldn’t wait to get into our own beds. Upon arriving home we quickly unloaded the rental car to return it. After cleaning it up and putting all the music away in the house we returned the rental car. It’s nice to travel and visit family but it’s also nice to be home. We were finally home and this was the end of our trip; except for one last tidbit that will always make this vacation memorable.
My husband is a big fan of the Traveling Wilbury’s. Some of you may remember them. They were a rock group from the ‘80’s and this one disk is out of print. It was one of our favorites during our trip and for many years since we met. One day, my husband decides to play it and it is nowhere to be found. We both searched high and low and realized finally that we probably left it in the rental car disk player. Well it just had to be, since it was not anywhere in our house. We now start a search on line and at all the music stores in town to try to find a copy. But it was nowhere to be found. There was, however, a copy available at a steep price from Germany, which he bought. A year later it shows up. You guessed it, we had it all along. It was misfiled in our music collection with the Christmas albums.
Revised Diagnostic Essay -
Charleston, South Carolina is a beautiful city www.charlestoncvb.com/. People have always told us how nice it is and we finally created a reason to go. My husband and I have always talked about going but we never had the opportunity. We decided to drive to Florida for Christmas break 2006 to see our grandchildren, Lucy and Rean, who were 3 years old at the time. We rented an SUV and loaded it up with what seemed like everything we owned, and a lot of really good music plus our yellow Lab. We were looking at a 14 hour trip but with our new plan of seeing Charleston it would only be about 8 hours. We were able to find a hotel that accepted pets and everything to this point was going smoothly. When we arrived we went out for dinner and went back to the hotel to get a good night sleep. Eight hours on the road can be very tiring. Our plan was to spend the next day being tourists. We awoke to a beautiful clear sky and sunny day. We took our camera and walked up and down many, beautiful tree lined narrow streets and alleys.
We found an old Church that was built in the late 1700’s, 1752 to be exact. http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/projects/geoweb/participants/dutch/Historic/Charleston.HTM ).
We rented an SUV and loaded it up with what seemed like everything we owned, and a lot of really good music plus our yellow Lab. We were looking at a 14 hour trip but with our new plan of seeing Charleston it would only be about 8 hours. We were able to find a hotel that accepted pets and everything to this point was going smoothly. When we arrived we went out for dinner and then got some rest.
Our plan was to spend the next day doing the tourist thing. We awoke to a beautiful clear sky and sunny day. We took our camera walked, up and down a lot of beautiful tree lined narrow streets and alleys. We found an old Church that dated back to the 1800’s. We spoke with the pastor who invited us to stay for their noon service. This church was the most beautiful we had ever seen, all handcrafted pews and columns. The entry doors were solid wood, twenty feet tall and extremely heavy. There was the original pipe organ on the second floor and the pulpit was two stories high, so the people sitting upstairs could also hear. The stained glass windows were absolutely gorgeous. We stayed for the noon service and then continued on our excursion through downtown Charleston, and there we found an old time rustic pub and had lunch. At this point we were dog tired. Our next plan was to get a good night’s sleep and continue the trip to Florida.
When we arrived in Florida we were greeted by our son and daughter-in-law and our grandchildren; Lucy and Rean. We decided that we were all too tired to cook. Shawn had worked all day and Kayla was running all day after the twins and we had spent the day driving. We loaded everyone into the car and all went out to eat. We were just so excited to see our grandchildren. They were talking up a storm. You see, this was only the second time since they are born that we were able to get to visit them because we live so far away.
The next day was Christmas Eve. We marched everyone off to Christmas Mass and then we celebrated with a buffet meal at the other grandparents house. Everyone exchanged gifts, the kids and all their excitement, wrapping paper flying all around. All the laughter and giggles, there is nothing more satisfying than seeing Christmas through the eyes of a child.
Then came the day finally came that we had to say our good-byes. We were very sad to leave our little Lucy and Rean, but we were anxious to get home. Our drive home was rather interesting, all the time listening to all of our great music. You see my husband, Rondy, is a music lover. We own a large selection of tunes, from Frank Sinatra to the Rolling Stones. As the day progressed it went from bright sun to threatening skies. By the time we reached So. Carolina we found ourselves in the middle of a horrendous thunderstorm. The cloud to ground lightening was spectacular and you could see it for miles. The thunder was so loud it shook your insides, the sound of rain was deafening and we couldn’t even see the hood of the car. We got to the half way point of the trip and found a truck stop which allowed pets. Well it was truly just a motel and rather creepy for all of us. It was a very small room with the entrance opening to the dark and creepy parking lot. The heavy storms continued through the night and even our doggie wasn’t happy. I don’t think anyone slept and at 4 am we just decided to get in the car and go. We really couldn’t wait to get into our own beds. Upon arriving home we quickly unloaded the rental car to return it. After cleaning it up and putting all the music away in the house we returned the rental car. It’s nice to travel and visit family but it’s also nice to be home. We were finally home and this was the end of our trip; except for one last tidbit that will always make this vacation memorable.
My husband is a big fan of the Traveling Wilbury’s. Some of you may remember them. They were a rock group from the ‘80’s and this one disk is out of print. It was one of our favorites during our trip and for many years since we met. One day, my husband decides to play it and it is nowhere to be found. We both searched high and low and realized finally that we probably left it in the rental car disk player. Well it just had to be, since it was not anywhere in our house. We now start a search on line and at all the music stores in town to try to find a copy. But it was nowhere to be found. There was, however, a copy available at a steep price from Germany, which he bought. A year later it shows up. You guessed it, we had it all along. It was misfiled in our music collection with the Christmas albums.
Revised Diagnostic Essay -
Charleston, South Carolina is a beautiful city www.charlestoncvb.com/. People have always told us how nice it is and we finally created a reason to go. My husband and I have always talked about going but we never had the opportunity. We decided to drive to Florida for Christmas break 2006 to see our grandchildren, Lucy and Rean, who were 3 years old at the time. We rented an SUV and loaded it up with what seemed like everything we owned, and a lot of really good music plus our yellow Lab. We were looking at a 14 hour trip but with our new plan of seeing Charleston it would only be about 8 hours. We were able to find a hotel that accepted pets and everything to this point was going smoothly. When we arrived we went out for dinner and went back to the hotel to get a good night sleep. Eight hours on the road can be very tiring. Our plan was to spend the next day being tourists. We awoke to a beautiful clear sky and sunny day. We took our camera and walked up and down many, beautiful tree lined narrow streets and alleys.
We found an old Church that was built in the late 1700’s, 1752 to be exact. http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/projects/geoweb/participants/dutch/Historic/Charleston.HTM ).
We spoke with the pastor who invited us to stay for their noon service. He also gave us a tour and explained about some of the history of the Church. This church was the most beautiful we had ever seen, all handcrafted pews and columns. The entry doors were solid wood, twenty feet tall and extremely heavy. There was the original pipe organ on the second floor and the pulpit was two stories high, so the people sitting upstairs could also hear. The stained glass windows were absolutely gorgeous.
We stayed for the short noon service and then continued on our excursion through downtown Charleston, and there we found an old time rustic pub and decided to stop in, because at this point we were dog tired and needed some lunch. Our next plan was to get a good night’s sleep and continue the our trip to Florida.
When we arrived in Florida we were greeted by our son and daughter-in-law and our grandchildren; Lucy and Rean. We decided that we were all too tired to cook. Shawn had worked all day and Kayla was running around all day after the twins and we had spent the day driving. We loaded everyone into the car and all went out to eat. You can imagine the fun we had at the restaurant with 3 year old twins and trying to keep them quiet. They were talking up a storm. We were just so excited to see our grandchildren. This was only the second time since they are born that we were able to get to visit them because we live so far away.
The next day was Christmas Eve. We marched everyone off to Christmas Mass and then we celebrated with a buffet meal at the other grandparents house. We exchanged gifts, the kids were all excited, there was wrapping paper flying all around. All the laughter and giggles, there is nothing more enjoyable than seeing Christmas the joy in their eyes.
Then came the day finally came that we had to say our good-byes. We were very sad to leave our little Lucy and Rean, but we were anxious to get home. Our drive home was an interesting experience in itself. All was good and we were listening to all of our great music. You see my husband, Rondy, is a music lover. We own a large selection of tunes, from Frank Sinatra to the Rolling Stones. As the day progressed it went from bright sun to threatening skies. By the time we reached South Carolina we found ourselves in the middle of a horrendous thunderstorm. The cloud to ground lightening was spectacular and you could see it for miles. The thunder was so loud it shook your insides, the sound of rain was deafening and we couldn’t even see the hood of the car. We got to the half way point of the trip and found a truck stop which allowed pets. Well it was truly just a motel and rather frightening for all of us. It was a very small room with the entrance opening to the dark and creepy parking lot. The heavy storms continued through the night and even our doggie wasn’t happy. I don’t think anyone slept and at four o’clock in the morning we decided it was useless and we should just get in the car and head home. We really couldn’t wait to get into our own beds. Upon arriving home we quickly unloaded the rental car to return it. After cleaning it up and putting all the music away in the house we returned the rental car. It’s nice to travel and visit family but it’s also nice to be home. We were finally home and this was the end of our trip; except for one last tidbit that will always make this vacation memorable.
My husband is a big fan of the Traveling Wilbury’s. They were a rock group from the ‘80’s and his favorite disk is out of print. It was one of the more listened to during our trip and for many years since we met. One day a couple of months later, my husband decides to play it and it is nowhere to be found. We both searched high and low and realized finally that we probably left it in the rental car disk player. Well it just had to be, since it was not anywhere in our house. We now start a search on the computer and at all the music stores in town to try to find a copy. Trying to find an out of print disk is like searching for a needle in a haystack. Finally, there was, however, a copy available for a steep price from Germany, which he bought. Of course, now since we bought one wouldn’t you know, about a year later the original copy turns up. You guessed it, we had it all along. It was misfiled in our music collection with the Christmas albums. It makes sense we had it on our trip for Christmas in Charleston.
So the moral of this story is to enjoy your family when you can and be sure to file your music in the right order.
We stayed for the short noon service and then continued on our excursion through downtown Charleston, and there we found an old time rustic pub and decided to stop in, because at this point we were dog tired and needed some lunch. Our next plan was to get a good night’s sleep and continue the our trip to Florida.
When we arrived in Florida we were greeted by our son and daughter-in-law and our grandchildren; Lucy and Rean. We decided that we were all too tired to cook. Shawn had worked all day and Kayla was running around all day after the twins and we had spent the day driving. We loaded everyone into the car and all went out to eat. You can imagine the fun we had at the restaurant with 3 year old twins and trying to keep them quiet. They were talking up a storm. We were just so excited to see our grandchildren. This was only the second time since they are born that we were able to get to visit them because we live so far away.
The next day was Christmas Eve. We marched everyone off to Christmas Mass and then we celebrated with a buffet meal at the other grandparents house. We exchanged gifts, the kids were all excited, there was wrapping paper flying all around. All the laughter and giggles, there is nothing more enjoyable than seeing Christmas the joy in their eyes.
Then came the day finally came that we had to say our good-byes. We were very sad to leave our little Lucy and Rean, but we were anxious to get home. Our drive home was an interesting experience in itself. All was good and we were listening to all of our great music. You see my husband, Rondy, is a music lover. We own a large selection of tunes, from Frank Sinatra to the Rolling Stones. As the day progressed it went from bright sun to threatening skies. By the time we reached South Carolina we found ourselves in the middle of a horrendous thunderstorm. The cloud to ground lightening was spectacular and you could see it for miles. The thunder was so loud it shook your insides, the sound of rain was deafening and we couldn’t even see the hood of the car. We got to the half way point of the trip and found a truck stop which allowed pets. Well it was truly just a motel and rather frightening for all of us. It was a very small room with the entrance opening to the dark and creepy parking lot. The heavy storms continued through the night and even our doggie wasn’t happy. I don’t think anyone slept and at four o’clock in the morning we decided it was useless and we should just get in the car and head home. We really couldn’t wait to get into our own beds. Upon arriving home we quickly unloaded the rental car to return it. After cleaning it up and putting all the music away in the house we returned the rental car. It’s nice to travel and visit family but it’s also nice to be home. We were finally home and this was the end of our trip; except for one last tidbit that will always make this vacation memorable.
My husband is a big fan of the Traveling Wilbury’s. They were a rock group from the ‘80’s and his favorite disk is out of print. It was one of the more listened to during our trip and for many years since we met. One day a couple of months later, my husband decides to play it and it is nowhere to be found. We both searched high and low and realized finally that we probably left it in the rental car disk player. Well it just had to be, since it was not anywhere in our house. We now start a search on the computer and at all the music stores in town to try to find a copy. Trying to find an out of print disk is like searching for a needle in a haystack. Finally, there was, however, a copy available for a steep price from Germany, which he bought. Of course, now since we bought one wouldn’t you know, about a year later the original copy turns up. You guessed it, we had it all along. It was misfiled in our music collection with the Christmas albums. It makes sense we had it on our trip for Christmas in Charleston.
So the moral of this story is to enjoy your family when you can and be sure to file your music in the right order.
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