It may not be officially summer just yet, but don't try to tell Charleston that! And this weekend I was lucky enough to have pretty much the perfect summer days. I kicked things off on Friday by meeting a friend at the library downtown for their book sale where I was able to score 12 books for $16--I have so much reading ahead of me now! So, I felt pretty fiscally responsible about my literary haul when I met Colby for a meeting with our financial advisor, and then joy of joys, he got to come home! (Colby, not the financial advisor--although that could be pretty handy.)
Saturday we had the pleasure of joining some friends of ours out on their boat for a full day at sea--at river? I don't know, the water was salty. Where ever we were, we saw TONS of dolphins capering in the water. At one point, we were front and center for a feeding frenzy as four dolphins went to town chowing down as fish parts, fins, and tails flopped and flew through the air. It was an amazing experience, and Colby even got to swim with the dolphins as a couple of fins were spotted during his turn wakeboarding.
Sunday we continued the sea creature trend, meeting some other friends and their little ones at the aquarium. We were incredibly spoiled by the fantastic aquarium in Seattle, but we still had fun watching the turtles, jellies, and fish at the SC Aquarium. After a delicious lunch at the always popular Fleet Landing, Colby and I headed home and I somehow ended up napping the rest of the day away. A little too much sun, fun, and adventure for my energy level I suppose!
I had made a joke last week that if Colby was able to stay home for just four days, we'd be breaking a record for the past few months. Unfortunately, we won't be breaking any records this time as this morning he packed up his bags and shipped out for the next week. Sigh. I have a lot of fun activities planned for this week and the weekend, but I'm pretty sad that for yet another week I'll be coming home to an empty house. I'm really hopeful that when he gets home from this trip, I'll get to keep him at home for the next two weeks until he's off for his next spate of trips. Two weeks--what on earth are we going to do with each other with that much time together!

Sounds like a great weekend! I would have freaked out to see so many dolphins in the water. I'm kind of a chicken, and as cool as they are I'd rather watch them from a distance rather than swim near them. So glad you got to spend time with your husband! :)
Posted by: Solange | June 20, 2011 at 05:00 PM
That sounds like a wonderful weekend! Im so jealous that you saw/swam with dolphins! Sorry your husband is leaving again, but hopefully the time will fly for you and youll have a blast during his two weeks home.
Posted by: Kendra | June 20, 2011 at 05:30 PM
that looks like such a summery and fun weekend. i mean love the boating and tubing and the aquarium...so basically i love it all, haha.
Posted by: katelin | June 21, 2011 at 12:55 AM
That sounds like the perfect weekend! Great times :)
Posted by: Emily Jane | June 21, 2011 at 02:32 AM
Way to score books, chickie!
I never thought I'd see "dolphins" and "feeding frenzy" in the same sentence. Say. . . are those fish behind you trying to eat you up because you're such a cute couple???
Posted by: Kate P | June 21, 2011 at 05:42 AM
I wanna see dolphins! Sounds like a fun time!
Posted by: Thoughts Appear | June 21, 2011 at 03:16 PM
Very fiscally responsible of you, Mrs. Bookish.
Your weekend sounds fantastic! But the upcoming weeks with your hubby sound even better.
Posted by: Molly | June 21, 2011 at 09:42 PM
Sounds like a fun weekend! Tell me more about the Seattle aquarium, is it worthwhile to see when I'm there?
Posted by: Jessica | June 22, 2011 at 04:46 AM
Ah! I love everything about your weekend - the pics are just beautiful! Love that you got to go boating, see dolphins in their natural habitat, and spend time together as a couple!
Posted by: Jen | June 22, 2011 at 01:23 PM
Haha! Yeah, I was freaking out a little bit when I was in the water, because we'd seen a dolphin about 20 feet away! But they didn't eat me ;)
Posted by: Angela Noelle | June 22, 2011 at 03:11 PM
Thanks, girl! The week is going by pretty quickly, so I hope it continues the trend ;)
Posted by: Angela Noelle | June 22, 2011 at 03:14 PM
Haha, I loved it all too!!
Posted by: Angela Noelle | June 22, 2011 at 03:14 PM
It was pretty dang spiffy!
Posted by: Angela Noelle | June 22, 2011 at 03:14 PM
I knew you'd like the library part, haha!
Posted by: Angela Noelle | June 22, 2011 at 03:14 PM
Yes, I hope we've got lots of time for some fun :)
Posted by: Angela Noelle | June 22, 2011 at 03:15 PM
I'll shoot you an email!
Posted by: Angela Noelle | June 22, 2011 at 03:15 PM
Yes, I love seeing animals out in nature where they belong--it's so different from seeing them in zoos and aquariums.
Posted by: Angela Noelle | June 22, 2011 at 03:16 PM
Such a fun weekend!
I love seeing dolphins out in the water!
Any advice on looking for an apartment in Charleston?
Posted by: erin - heart in ireland | June 23, 2011 at 08:45 PM
Duh,
Make a baby!
Posted by: Traveler | July 14, 2011 at 05:03 AM