Myrtle Beach 2009

Myrtle Beach Trip 2009: With the 'rents

We have a timeshare in Myrtle Beach, and this was our week to go. The plan was for my parents to leave Sunday, and I would drive up there myself on Monday. Well, the weather didn't look so good, so I decided to let them do the driving, and I would take the backseat =P

So we left Sunday afternoon, and it rained the WHOLE way there. It also became increasingly cold and windy.

It was chow time by the time we got there, so we ate at Golden Corral. Once again, I hate that place. Yuck. I feel like I gain weight just by being there lol. I ended Sunday by lounging in the hot tub and then watching a movie on my laptop. And that was that.

Monday: STILL RAINING. And super cold. I'm glad I brought a hoodie. But really, I wasn't expecting to actually use that junk! =/ So, we ended up going to one of the malls where a movie theater was. We watched Star Wars. IT WAS AWESOME!!! And I fell in <3

Hot tub again before retiring, and I started reading Twilight (finally).

Tuesday: NO RAIN! But cold as heck. I still took advantage of the fact is wasn't raining though and went for a morning jog on the beach. Nothing but me, the shoreline, and the music blaring from my iPod. It was pretty relaxing :) Since there was really nothing else to do, we went to this other mall about 20 minutes out. I loved this mall. It was huge!! And they had some pretty neat stores, including brands that I can't find in Charleston. Needless to say, I did some damage there too =P. After that, we ate at our traditional place: Hamburger Joe's. Seriously, if you go to Myrtle Beach, you need to go there. It's soooo cheap! And yummiful. Get a burger, and share some hotwings. But be careful...hot is HOT! And bring cash. It's all they accept. When we got back to our place, I took another walk on the empty beach, and started taking some pics. I went for a really long walk...I was seriously bored lol. That night equaled more reading Twilight and I went swimming for a good while. No one else was at the pool, so it was really nice to have the whole place to myself!

Wednesday: My last day there. And it was finally sunny! Now granted, I would have thought it was too cold to be on the beach had it not been even more freezing the 2 days before. But my happy self laid out. No matter what. Anndddd....I got burnt. Ugh. It hurt, but now it's over!

Overall, a good vacay. It was nice to spend time with my parents :)


Oh yeah, check out the pics: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2179126&id=21312670&l=689d9087e7

Work has consumed my summer.

I just started a second job at Tsunami West Ashley as a server. At first I wasn't so sure about it, but now I've grown to like it. And the money is decent, so what can I say? I did make one fatal mistake though...agreeing to start the week right after school ended. Ummm.....WHERE'S MY SUMMER BREAK?! I know, it's my own fault. But still. I'm freaking tired. There was one week where I worked 13 hour days three days in a row. I wanted to shoot myself haha.

BUT...no pain, no gain, right?

I actually needed this money. Bills are piling up, and there are trips to be taken! Ahh trips...I love trips.

I plan on calming down after my trips are over. I won't work 2 jobs in one day...maybe. Or, I'll make sure I have a recover time afterwards =P

I need to learn to enjoy my summer. I just want to have a few lazy days!

Ohhhh well. I just keep telling myself that this is a good thing...it means I can go shopping ;)

Peace out.

Growing Pains

Sometimes, you don't know which direction you're heading until someone steps in and lets you know. And all I can do is say thank you....

I was that kid that grew up with no one my age besides the kids at school. But I was never really in to hanging out with them. Having no where to really fit in, I grew up fast. I learned responsibility at a very young age, among other things. As I reflect, nothing's really changed. To make a long story short, I'll never be one of the guys, and I'll always be the little sister with the girls.

Over the good part of a year, I've changed. I mean, I guess I knew I'd changed; I just didn't really know how. But my eyes have opened a little, and I see the image I have created for myself. I'd like to hope that I'm a good person, and I have the best of intentions. I don't mean to come off as rude or insensitive, or even stuck-up. I don't want to be that kind of person. Maybe it's my age, maybe it's growing pains, maybe it's a shift of my personality as a whole. I don't know. All I know is that I want to do better. I don't want people's perceptions of me to obstruct a view of the real me.

I guess I just want to say "I'm Sorry" to those I've mistreated. And I'm also sorry if I've been too much, in general. I don't really know how to tell everyone that, but I hope I can show it. And I hope time can heal and bring things back to the way they were.

I'm going to create a better version of myself.