Where in the World Are We?

Yup, here we are.....again. Back in Columbia. I'm beginning to feel like I live her. Oh wait, soon I will!!! We came down with Ron again today to spend the day (and night) --- another up at 5 and out at 6 morning--- for Ron's company picnic tomorrow.

We started our morning by having breakfast oustide, looking at the capital, with Ron at the Capital Cafe. And, yes, we had the sweet potato cinamon roll and shrimp 'n grits again!

After breakfast we walked around the state house grounds

and over into the cemetary of Trinity Episcopal, where 5 state governors and many other important SCarolinians are buried. (if you look very closely in the background, you'll notice a bagpiper playing...it was very surreal to be walking around and listening to the bagpipe music at the same time.)

As we headed down Main towards 277, we discovered a Roadway Inn about a block from Ron's company and we stopped to check the rates, as we were out on a mission to find a place to stay tonight. The rates were great and the place is older, but not a dump.....and, the desk guy let us check in....at 9:30 a.m.! After taking our stuff to the room, we headed out to Two Notch and visited Clay's school to enroll him in a summer school online math enrichment program and drop off some paperwork for their ALERT, a special Social Studies, program. Then, we drove around and found Spring Valley High.


When we got back downtown, we stopped at the City Market, a spring festival each Friday outside the Art Museum, before picking Ron up for lunch at Palmetto Pig (of course!). When we finished lunch we went up to Ron's office and met a couple of the people he works with, then headed out for a walk towards the Vista. After our walk, we loaded back up and headed to the museum. (We're members...we need to take advantage!) The boys had a blast!



We stopped at a bookstore for some Gamecock Gear Sales (I picked up a hat for $2 and Ben got a spring game shirt for $2), drove around Rosewood Drive and Devine and now we are in the room resting and waiting for Ron to get "home" from work. A little later we're heading down to 5 Points for dinner at the Salty Nut and then hang out for First Friday. (bands, the stores are open late, etc.)