Last weekend.

Last weekend, Mike and I both had the weekend off. We had considered going away for the weekend, but in the end decided to stay here and have a "vacation" at home.

Friday night, we went to opening day for the Charleston Battery, our local USL soccer team. They play in their own stadium on Daniel Island, which is actually pretty cool. They have a decent selection of food and beverages, you get to sit really close to the action (the front row seats are only about 10 feet from the edge of the playing field), and the seats are comfortable and reasonably priced. My only complaint is that the game ended in a 0-0 tie, so we never got to see any actual goals scored. However, we did score some free beers, so I guess I can be satisfied with that.

Saturday we went shopping and ate out at Al di La, a restaurant I had been wanting to try for a while. It was very very good. I had gnocchi and Mike ordered duck. We also tried the bruschetta (which was sooooo good), and the chocolate-almond custard for dessert (which was also fantastic).

Sunday we drove out to Edisto Beach. One of the nicest things about living here in Charleston is that we are so close to the beach. Usually, when we want to go to the beach, we drive to Folly Beach. However, this time we decided to try heading a little further out to Edisto. The drive was very interesting. Edisto definitely feels and is more rural. The beach area we went to felt kind of like something out of Jurassic Park. When we followed the signs directing us to Edisto's "Business District," it turned out to be about one block, with a souvenir shop, a surf shop, and an ice cream/video rental shop.

It was a very relaxing weekend.

Update

Well, it's been a while since I've posted anything here, so I'm just going to summarize what we've been up to lately.

On March 31, I completed the Cooper River Bridge Run, a large 10k run here in Charleston. This was my second 10k race ever, the first having been 12 years ago (and boy does that make me feel old). I'd been training for it since early January, and my goal was to finish in under an hour from the time I crossed the starting line (a.k.a. "chip time"). Not only did I beat that goal by 4 minutes, but I also finished in under an hour from when the starting gun went off (a.k.a. "gun time"), which meant that my official time, as printed in the newspaper, was 59:58. I was pretty happy, but had to deal with some big-time soreness for about 4 days afterwards.
Also, on a related note, congrats to Eulynn, who finished the Cherry Blossom 10-miler the next day.

My sister and my mom came to visit for a few days. They did a ton of shopping and went to the beach. It was fun to see them, and I think they enjoyed escaping the chilly April weather in Michigan.

Mike and I went to Opening Day for the Riverdogs, our local minor-league baseball team. It was a pretty uneventful game, with almost as many errors as hits. And this weekend is the Ballpark Festival of Beers!