Saturday, July 4, 2009

The Carolinas

So last week we were out to see my family and visit the smokies in North and South Carolina. Immediately when we landed we had to stop for some BBQ and Hushpuppies. The food down there is so good and I wanted to eat it all (I also love sweet tea).

Here is Brenda enjoying the last hushpuppy


A view from on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We spent the first two days in NC visiting the smokies and Brenda's Aunt and Uncle.

Here are our hosts. Their house had the greatest view of the Mountains.


One of the small cabins in national park

When we went to visit my family we had a great time and had a chance to mess around with the kids. We went to the Biltmore Mansion and had a great time there. The weather everyone was telling us was hot, but we thought it was perfect.
Here is the Mansion.

My Brother and his family. His kids are perfectly behaved and never had any attitude problems. I hope to be as lucky some day.


The downtown in Greenville is so nice and clean. We had a great time.


Here is a water fountain in the waterfront. We were there and then four girls showed up and they were...bit bigger. They had pretty small bikinis and shorts which they preceded to unbutton and leave half open to try to appear hot. This did not work. It was so weird having all of these kids there and then these girls show up and are taking pictures of themselves in front of the waterfall and in the waterfall...they were ridiculous. I, of course, told Brenda to pose like they were and she did (this was much hotter and she didn't need a bikini...although that would have been nice).

Here are 3 of the four girls. The fouth is taking pictures for the.....the......girls.





Here are the Greenville falls.

Brenda loves to eat...as if you didn't know that already. I love my dads face in this picture. He has no idea what is wrong with Brenda.




Yesterday we went to a wedding in the hills above Santa Cruz. It was perfect weather and the view over the ocean was cool. Free drinks during the appetizers helped us all enjoy ourselves.





Here we are...looking quite nice I must say.

The venue.


We did end up cutting a rug...we were the last to leave. This is not the first wedding dance that we have closed down. I am good at the air guitar.

Brenda is better at the air guitar.

Something I am sick of:

Why is it that if you are against gay marriage you are automatically homophobic. Just because you are against something does not mean that you are afraid of it. Gays seem to think that if you are against gay marriage then you are afraid of their lifestyle. This is not the case. I fear no Gay lifestyle, but am simply against gay marriage. By the way I also am against raising the income tax in California to cover the budget gap that our idiotic moron representatives cannot figure out, but as in the case above, I am not afraid of it. I am against Nancy Pelosi (as a person and in general), but in this case I am afraid of her and her shenanigans.

3 comments:

Laura E said...

Sounds like a great vacation...again...you guys always seems to be taking great vacations! :) I laughed my head off at your story about the fountain with the....girls. The picture of Brenda and Delaney (I think that's your neice's name?) is hilarious. I can just hear you and Brenda making all sorts of comments under your breath. I can't wait to see ya'll in a few weeks!!

Lyndsay said...

Looks like you guys had a fabulous time in SC. I'd love to hear more stories in person. You looked great in the pictures Brenda! And you too John:) We should make plans to come your way sometime this summer. Let's chat soon!

Anonymous said...

You know the Eastern part of NC is really nice too. We have BBQ, hushpuppies, and great seafood. Tami can readily attest that the Belhaven 4th of July celebration simply can't be missed, it's got to be one of the top ten people watching sites in the world
Isaac