Busy Weekend - and Beau Rivage, Here We Come!

Another weekend has passed quickly. I went an entire week without posting this time. This past week was pretty hectic.. I traveled for work two days, and spent the rest of the time trying to get caught up before leaving on my trip tomorrow. That's the worst thing about taking a vacation - you have to run yourself ragged before you leave, catching up on work and getting ready to go.

Friday night we joined friends up at Capital City Club for dinner - we opened several bottles of wine among the eight of us - and had a terrific time! Saturday we did some yard work and I cleaned the outdoor furniture on the deck.. then Dennis and I headed out later in the afternoon to the other side of town for some tax-free shopping at Columbiana Center and dinner. I love the tax-free holiday - there were some awesome sales going on to start with - and with no taxes, it was a great time to get a few things!

Today I attended the district meeting for the woman's clubs in South Carolina.. it was a great meeting, and it was great to see several friends from around the state that I had not seen since our April convention. After the meeting, we headed out to dinner, then I came home to pack for my trip to Biloxi!

Early tomorrow morning, my mom and I roll out for our second annual trip to the Beau Rivage Hotel and Casino in Biloxi, MS.. we are planning to rent a car on Tuesday and drive over to New Orleans and Slidell too - we used to live in Slidell, about 31 years ago, and I have not seen it since I was 10 years old.. I have been back to New Orleans, but not Slidell. There's a tropical storm brewing in the gulf of Mexico as we speak - so I hope we do NOT run into that!

Anyway, I know my mom and I will have a wonderful time - this is her birthday trip so we are going to celebrate her birthday - and hopefully win a little money on the slots! haha! This will be quite a week - we return Thursday night from Biloxi, then I have to go to Charlotte on Friday for some work-related stuff, then we head to Abbeville on Saturday, which is my mom's ACTUAL birthday - we are all going there, to have lunch at the famous Yoder's and see a matinee at the opera house - can't wait!