Family Reunion - Friday

Mike and his brother decided that they wanted to rent a three-wheeled motorcycle for the day, so they left mid-morning to go pick it up.  While they were gone, our friend came back over for a little while before he had to head back home.  It was really good to hear about his family and learn about his boys and their life in Greenville.  By the time Mike got back, our friend had to leave, but he took a spin around the neighborhood on the bike to see what it was like and how it compares to the Harley he rides every day.

Mike and his brother and nephew all spent a good part of the day taking turns riding the bike around.  I went back to Harbor Town with Mike's parents to check out the shops, since I didn't get to see them yesterday.  I didn't find what I was looking for - magnets for our son's science homework - but I did find some ornaments and stocking stuffers for Christmas, so it was worth the trip.

We spent the afternoon boogie boarding and playing bolo on the beach.  The kids went from the beach to the pool to the house, as their little hearts desired.  We had reservations for dinner at 5:30, so we all got cleaned up and drove over to a restaurant called "Dye's Gullah Fixin's", with Mike's brother and sister-in-law on the bike.  The food was absolutely incredible - all southern favorites like fried chicken and catfish, boiled seafood, onion pie, collard greens, macaroni and cheese, and a variety of other things.  It was all perfectly cooked and absolutely wonderful.  Since it was a buffet, we all ate WAY too much, but it was too hard to resist.  Mike rode the bike back to the house while the rest of us drove and we spent the rest of the evening watching baseball and digesting.  We did manage to motivate ourselves enough to take a walk on the beach after dark, which the kids thought was very cool.  They got to see tons of stars and the moon was gorgeous, making for a lovely walk.