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.