12/29/2011
Life's good back in Charleston. Sadly, I've got no pictures on here at the moment so you'll just have to believe me.
Christmas was a pretty good success. I was a little worried about the day, but things turned out all right. I got a couple of Groupons worth $20 to Brixx Pizza (good choice!), a six-pack of beer from Edwards' brewery, and several other gifts (candy and things like that). Of course the plane ticket itself was somewhat of a gift too, and then on Boxing Day my mom and I went out and did a massive shopping spree at Belk.
I got two suits, some sweater vests, two pairs of khakis, and three pairs of shoes. We pretty much destroyed it. There are still a couple of clothing items I'd like to get while I'm here in Charleston (workout clothes and jeans), but the Belk trip pretty much covered the necessities and a few of the extras a well. Not a bad haul!
It's now the 29th and New Years' Eve is rapidly approaching. I've got to figure out what to do--have been tossing around some ideas with J and C but nothing solid yet. There is Red's Ice House for $80 all-you-can-drink, but my approach to those is that the bar tends to get so crowded later on that people end up waving money as straight tips to the bartender, which defeats the purpose of an open bar in the first place. I can't think of a single bar I've been to where the drink production line was so streamlined that I didn't have to queue and jostle for place.
Otherwise, there's a place in the old Henry's on Johnnie Dodds that really tempts me. $20 to get in, but then you've got $60 to use to drink in comparison to Red's! Other people are already committed to Red's, though, so that might leave me out on that. Hopefully we can get something figured out.
Right, off for ham and eggs, yum!
Christmas was a pretty good success. I was a little worried about the day, but things turned out all right. I got a couple of Groupons worth $20 to Brixx Pizza (good choice!), a six-pack of beer from Edwards' brewery, and several other gifts (candy and things like that). Of course the plane ticket itself was somewhat of a gift too, and then on Boxing Day my mom and I went out and did a massive shopping spree at Belk.
I got two suits, some sweater vests, two pairs of khakis, and three pairs of shoes. We pretty much destroyed it. There are still a couple of clothing items I'd like to get while I'm here in Charleston (workout clothes and jeans), but the Belk trip pretty much covered the necessities and a few of the extras a well. Not a bad haul!
It's now the 29th and New Years' Eve is rapidly approaching. I've got to figure out what to do--have been tossing around some ideas with J and C but nothing solid yet. There is Red's Ice House for $80 all-you-can-drink, but my approach to those is that the bar tends to get so crowded later on that people end up waving money as straight tips to the bartender, which defeats the purpose of an open bar in the first place. I can't think of a single bar I've been to where the drink production line was so streamlined that I didn't have to queue and jostle for place.
Otherwise, there's a place in the old Henry's on Johnnie Dodds that really tempts me. $20 to get in, but then you've got $60 to use to drink in comparison to Red's! Other people are already committed to Red's, though, so that might leave me out on that. Hopefully we can get something figured out.
Right, off for ham and eggs, yum!
