why is this post so long?

as i was saying, this past week was great! here's what i did...
tuesday- i can't really remember what i did tuesday...
wednesday- wednesday was josh's 19th birthday! i told him i had made lunch reservations and would pick him up at 10:30. little did he know i hadn't made reservations and had actually planned a surprised birthday trip to myrtle beach! we had a picnic lunch at the south carolina visitors center, played mini golf at mayday golf, went to alligator adventure and got matching t-shirts, took old timey pictures at broadway at the beach and finished the evening with burgers and cookies at fuddruckers before heading home. josh was totally surprised and we had a really fun day together. my birthday is on sunday and i'm excited to see what he has planned for us!

about to leave for "lunch"

mini golf pro

pit-stopping on the golf course to take pictures

petting a huge tortoise at alligator adventure!

at first glance we didn't think these things were real

snake chowin' on a bunny in the serpentarium

turtle party!

bobbette was born without a tail...did you know being born tailless is the most common birth defect among crocodiles? well now you know...

riding a dinosaur at broadway at the beach

posing on the boardwalk at broadway at the beach

old timey photo #1

old timey photo #2

thursday and friday- i cleaned houses in the morning with jana which was great work! as strange as it sounds i don't mind doing housework and enjoy spending time with jana. i can't wait to work with her all summer! i worked at gymboree on friday too, so i got two paychecks on friday...i'm a fan.

saturday- me and mom got up early and went yardsale-ing. i'm looking for cheap, fun things for my dorm next semester and thought i'd turn to the world of yardsale-ing for those things. i was kind of shocked by what people try and sell...they take all their dirty stuff and just throw it on the ground and want people to buy it...i thought they would at least try and make the stuff look nice. all i really found were some records for my record wall (idea totes stolen from jenn). i forgot to take a picture of them and the photo uploader hates me this evening anyway but i got an Elvis one, the best of the beach boys, the sound of music soundtrack and yes. it was exciting to find those and josh said he wants to go next saturday...also after yardsale-ing we figured we might as well complete the experience with a trip to goodwill. goodwill is a fun place to go and look through stuff. i've found some really good quality and name brands there. it's not a place i go every time i want to buy clothes but like i said, it's just a fun place to go to me. anyways, at goodwill we found some UNCW t-shirts and a bellamy elementary t-shirt so we got those and we also found this waffle maker for $3.99:

we tested it out last night and it works BEAUTIFULLY! i looked up a recipe for chocolate chip waffle batter/mix online and made it then poured all the batter into the maker. it was a pain in the butt to clean after the experience but the waffles were fresh and delicious and i can't wait to use it next semester (neither can josh)!

sunday- church and YSA sacrament. good times.

monday(today!)- went to the beach with the usual big group of people. we were there from about 10-4:30 and it was great fun! i have decided that i am the greatest body surfer/boogie boarder in the world. if any of you think you might be better than me and want to challenge me, bring it on. my thighs got sunburned which is kind of awkward/painful and my cheeks are sunkissed but other than that i feel like i did pretty well for 6+ hours in direct sunlight!boogie boarding!making maggie into a mermaid

this post is long and i do apologize. i have about 3 drafts of this entry because the photo uploader is being a jerk. that is all. i hope this coming week is just as fun as last week! (and it totes should because my birthday is in 6 days!)