The Charleston City Market opened up its indoor area after a year remodeling. There are vendors from local businesses that line the stretch of breezeway buildings every day of the year. This flea market brings in new items often because the businesses rotate tables almost every day. Click
here if you'd like to read more about it.
Here I am in front of the main building. Below is the entrance to the remodeled section which is air conditioned and houses the more 'established' businesses--I don't know how the other vendors don't die from being outside all summer long...but they do it!
These pictures show the view of the city from my position at the top of the steps.
We went out to dinner to a little Greek restaurant--Old Town Grill and Seafood.
I got the veggie wrap with feta cheese, tzatziki sauce and potatoes. DELICIOUS! Brian got the chicken livers...........okay? He took one bite and was like "oh...yeah...mhmm!" which convinced me that he enjoyed it but maybe that it was a different, but new, taste. When we got home...he was like..."that was so disgusting...but I didn't want to return it! First time for everything!" Then he started explaining that the chicken livers tasted like the weird brown bits on the bottom side of a rotisserie chicken. DUH!!!!!!!!! THATS WHERE THE LIVER IS!!! Lol whatever. He's silly. I have to give him credit though, I'm very safe when it comes to eating out--he tries anything!
The waitress that we had was super nice---she came to our table freaking out because she thought one of her costumers was Zak Galifinakis....and we told her it really could be him since he's shooting a movie in Charleston soon. Then she freaked out even more and we started freaking out. Brian kept peeking over and getting really excited. Well, the guy got up and I saw him. Definitely not him...but it was exciting for a second! Oh, please.
Okay...now here comes my favorite part of the touristy adventures.
I don't know if I'm over reacting, but this tree scares the crap out of me--and I think it does the same to Brian. This is the Angel Oak tree and it is rumored to be over 1,400 years old. It is the oldest living thing east of the Rockies. I don't really feel that the picture does the tree justice at all. We entered Johns Island and followed the GPS down to an unpaved road. We were moving slowly and looked to our lefts. Just beyond this chain-link fence was this ginormous creature. I swear, I've never seen Lord of the Rings, but anything in that movie couldn't possibly compare with this. It's creepy but eerily cool at the same time. There aren't any huge attractions or signs for this site, and sadly it closed after 5pm...but it was just...phenomenal to see. It was hard for me to get close to the fence because I thought the branches would grab me!!! This is something you just have to see in person.
Anyway...we spent 2pm-10pm on Isle of Palms for 4th of July!
Here I am, decked out for the day.
It was a really relaxing day! We caught some waves and I sat on the beach covered in tanning oil. Brian and I packed a HUGE picnic to try and stay on our WW--lots of snacks perfectly portioned...but being on the beach all day made us incredibly hungry at night. We went to get some food at the food stand. The fireworks were just amazing!! They were so close, I felt like we could touch them! It was a show that encompassed like...5 finales throughout! I love those kind. You think it's over, but it's not!!
Overall, we have been working a lot and trying to find time to exercise, eat right, and enjoy our surroundings. If I'm ever bummed about not being able to do something, Brian always says "Alyssa, it's okay, we live here now, we can see this whenever we want!" Very true! Plus, we can't be spending our money on crazy things every day! We're still consistently losing weight on Weight Watchers and have met some supportive people in the group. Our other plan is to start going downtown as much as we can and walk the streets for exercise. Parking is free after 6pm, and the sun is setting, so that's a perfect time for us!
My family is coming down in a few weeks--I cannot tell you how excited I am! It has been hard at times to be away from them. I didn't understand how close I was with my family until I moved--but it's a good excuse for them to come and take some time to visit!
We'll keep you updated on many more things to come!!!!!!
