February 2, 2013
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Myrtle Beach part 1
I am finally getting to this blog of my trip to Myrtle Beach! Thanks to Sam for helping me get my pictures on my computer again! And I am trying Safari instead of Google Chrome to see if it lets me put more than 8 onto xanga at one time. We'll see!
I went to the beach with my friend, Sheila, for a week! She has a timeshare and is so generous in inviting me to go with her - we take our sewing machines, and we work on our quilts all week long!
The place where we stayed was absolutely wonderful! We had lots of room for our sewing stuff! We had a nice kitchen and could eat most of our meals in - we ate one meal out a day - pictures of some restaurants later.
The view from our room overlooking the beach was beautiful!
Here are a couple from on the beach, looking up at our condo -
Our unit is the one right under the columns - it was the 15th floor, out of 16. The 16th was the penthouse; we didn't have that one!
And here we are at our sewing machines!
More pictures of our quilts and restaurants next time!
We had some interesting technological issues while we were there - well, I did, anyway. Why does this stuff happen when you are away from home? The first was that we were the victims of credit card fraud. The bank caught it immediately, put a hold on our credit card, and called right away. Jim called me to see if I knew of some VERY unusual charges - one for the Palace Hotel in New Mexico and another for a tech charge out of Thailand. It was stopped before it got very far, we weren't liable for the charges, which weren't much anyway, and we were issued new credit cards the very next day. Kudos to the bank for monitoring our credit card!
The second thing that happened was that my cell phone chose that very week to die on me! It started the day after we arrived, with difficulty getting service, then by the next day, it was jumping through my apps without my even pushing a button, and by the 3rd day, I could only randomly make calls or text anyone. By the time we got to the Verizon store, it was not working. I had an upgrade coming, and fortunately, I could contact my technologically knowledgeable kids to see what they recommended (Sheila's phone worked, so I used that, and she works with Jim so she has his number in her phone! Very helpful for calling one's husband to say, oh, by the way, I am buying a new phone!) So, I bought an iPhone 4S for all of you people out there who know about that stuff. And I am learning!
It was a wonderful week at the beach! Very relaxing, peaceful, and the weather was ok - 50's and 60's early in the week; 40's mid-week, but then way too cold by the last day to walk on the beach. I was not complaining, though - it was VERY cold at home in VA!
More Myrtle Beach next time!
Comments (7)
You just have the bestest times.
Donna, your pin cushion looks like a potato with oreo cookies all around it!! I know it's not, but what is it? Lovely shots of the beach!!
@JuliePaulsen - Julie, it is a cheeseburger!! One of the quilters here often makes everyone at quilt camp a pincushion. That one was made from fabric covering a canning ring on the bottom to make it flat, then the fabric to make the design, then the top part covering the fiberfill. I have one that looks like a small flower pot and one that looks like a purse!
How fun! It looks like you had a great time.
Oh, did I forget to tell you that Andrew and I were gonna take a little vacation in New Mexico with a quick stop in Thailand to pick up some gadgets? Silly me. We just assumed you wouldn't mind footing the bill...
@ConcettoSpazialeAttesa - Silly you is right! LOL
What fun! I envy the time set aside for just sewing! I'd love to have about a week sewing with a friend. Only not quilting - I leave that talent and skill to my sister and my friends!
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