Wedding China

As some of you may know, I’m getting married on April 19th. Well, I’m really excited right now. Some of our wedding gifts have started rolling in, and I would like to rave about my china–Taika by iitala. I just picked it out because I really liked the graphics, but I hadn’t seen it in person. Mom and Dad have […]

Found Object #3 – Essence of Chicken

BRAND’S Esence of Chicken nourishes the body and maintains good health. It contains the goodness of fine quality chicken in an easily digestible form. This product may be consume directly from the bottle chilled, warmed, or diluted with warm water. Refrigerate and consume within 24 hours after opening bottle. YUMMY! Thank goodness there’s finally a more easily digestible form of […]

Silent Cities at Brookgreen Gardens

On Sunday (February 10), Mama and me made it down to Brookgreen gardens to see the much anticipated Silent Cities Tour. The tour is described as: Walk through former slaves and plantation owners’ graveyards and hear about the historical burial customs of European and African origin. It was actually a very cool little trip, and a beautiful day!

Found Object #2 – The Sex Pistols

As some of you may know, I’m a pack rat. I’ve saved stuff for decades, and now I’m going through everything to try to get rid of it. I’ve started this section of Champagne Thursday to help me throw away some of this old trash that I’ve been saving. Today’s found object is an article from Rolling Stone Magazine about […]

Hillary won Horry

Horry County (where I live in SC and pronounced ” O-REE”) has always been a little different. Besides having the highest concentration of neon in the state, it’s also an independent republic (see the county seal below). Evidently that’s a joke that started in the mid – late 1800s, a funny nickname that referred to the politically independent minded people. […]

Buy Spoleto Tickets Now!

One of the best festivals that South Carolina puts on each year is the Spoleto festival in Charleston, SC. This year the festival is being held May 22 – June 07; tickets are currently on sale. There’s such a variety of things to see and exeprience: The opera Amistad, Musical theater – Monkey: Journey to the West, and the Ballet […]

Wedding Cake Topper: Glass Insects

Some of you may know that I am currently planning my wedding. The big event is going to occur April 19th, a date that is getting closer & closer! You can check everything out at www.suzanneandrob.com. As you can tell from the wedding website, the theme for our wedding is, “Spring.” I am using insects, grass, and the color green […]

Monster Movie

I just saw Cloverfield, and I loved it. I was never really into monster movies because they beg you to suspend a massive amount of disbelief. However, Cloverfield was filmed via a handheld camera; it really helped to create a plausible believability. I find myself imagining a similar scenario in my locale, trying to figure out a plan of action […]