Popping In Before I Pop Back Out

Remember back when I said it was going to get crazy hectic in a couple of weeks what with finishing up school, hosting visitors and heading out of town?  Well, is that any excuse for being an absolutely dreadful blogger lately?

Week before last was packed with Charleston Restaurant Week (which I'm still hoping to review at some point), the birthday celebrations for the two year old I'm still trying to figure out how to kidnap without hurting anyone's feelings or any legal repercussions, finishing two weeks worth of homework, keeping up with Insanity, and a few other random social outings.  I also had a misunderstanding with my hair dresser in which the dark hair I loved somehow ended up mousy brown.  Soooo... that's fun!

Then last week, one of my oldest friends came to Charleston for the first time, so I had a great time showing her around the area and enjoying the fact that we can go ages without seeing each other and then pick up exactly where we left off.  We've been friends since meeting at the bus stop when she was in 2nd grade and I was in 3rd grade, and we're really more like sisters at this point than anything else.

I was hoping to do a more thorough recap of her visit, but since I'm once again running low on blogging time, suffice it to say, I had an amazing time and hopefully she did too!  We visited the Irvin House vineyard and the Firefly vodka distillery for tastings (muscadine wine = BLECH!), the Charleston Tea Plantation, the Angel Oak, shopped, toured, and ghost hunted our way through downtown Charleston, and certainly did our part to stimulate the local economy!

My recovery day, after she left, was spent with a 3+ hour nap and an 8+ hour night of sleep.  I'm still trying to get my energy level back as I'm leaving tomorrow for a week in Vermont and New York City, followed up by a week at home in Louisiana, followed up by a few days back in Charleston with my sister.  I'm simultaneously completely excited and completely exhausted contemplating it all.

Hopefully you'll be able to find it in your heart to forgive my spotty posting and lack of commenting for the next couple of weeks, but soon school will be over, my visitors will have deserted me, and I will once more become Google Reader's bitch.  Till then!

Comments

[Aly @ Breathe Gently]

I hear you on the visitors part. I am EXHAUSTED and they are still coming!

[Brittany]

Busy, busy girl!

And thanks for posting. You gave me good ideas for things to do with one of my oldest friends who's coming to visit Charleston in two weeks, as well!

[Lynn]

Meh, you're forgiven. Need a guest blogger while you're out?

[Julie]

Enjoy all your travels and visiting! Sounds like a blast! :)

[Shani]

You had to post the fat picture...

Love you!!

[Jessica]

Can't wait to hear about Charleston Restaurant Week! And I love those friends that no matter how much time you spend apart, it's easy to pick right back up when you see them :)

[Heidi Renée]

Oooh, you are going to have so much fun with your travels!

[Natalie]

Busy life is a happy life! I always think people should enjoy life more than enjoy blogging... if you don't enjoy life then you don't have any blog material, right?

[Britni Mc]

My boyfriend is from SC, and Charleston is his favorite place in the world. I have yet to visit, but it sounds like there's lots of great things to do :)

[garden state prep]

Would love to hear about Restaurant Week - I'm thinking of planning a trip down to Charleston next year and am reading as much as I can about where to eat!

[E.P.]

Wow! Have a fantastic time traveling around and enjoying yourself!