Hi all! I do love our house, but wish we hadn't bought such an expensive one. I'm just looking for where we might want to retire and have a less expensive house some day. I think J just really really wanted to move and chose a house that is a good investment in a spot he knew I'd love, and he thought we'd explore and find the absolute perfect house in time. We'll definitely stay here for years, I just don't feel comfortable in this expensive of a house permanently.
We spent the day at Caw Caw Center and saw baby alligators who were much larger than the ones I saw and two adults, too. It was magical watching the babies swim around happily together. Also everyone loved the cedar swamp and different ecosystems there. It was a really nice outing. We went to an open mic and out to barbecue for dinner. The dinner was very good (but it was rather rich and my stomach is a little unsettled this morning) and the open mic had really nice musicians, but was in a bar/restaurant with unfriendly waitresses and was very loud. It wasn't a family friendly place though it was nice seeing happy musicians. They all played blues the same way - very professional and polished, though all with the exact same sound as if they were all the same band though several bands performed. K could have played and a few blues songs she knows and the musicians would have been supportive and nice, but the atmosphere wasn't that supportive, so we just listened. I found a better venue and emailed the person in charge, and Wednesday nights we can go try an open mic/karaoke bar type atmosphere at a family friendly sports bar.
There is an art center that may have an open mic still going on, too. I'll have to call them and see.
LaMa, as a kid I loved snakes and did handle them. Then one day I ran one over with my bike and had horrible snake nightmares the next 10 years. My fear of snakes is not rational - it's a fear of the horrible nightmares coming back. So I try to have positive experiences with snakes when I see them in person (which seems to be more than most people see them) but I get overwhelmed and don't want to be around them very often. Thanks for trying to help me overcome the fear, but I get overwhelmed about snakes very easily.
I absolutely adored Savannah and will go visit there a lot! I'll look for art classes in Charleston, too so maybe I can meet other artists here, too. I feel like it's time to find some creative people again to hang out with and do art with.