Saturday... or How I Spent Midnight On The Beach With A Friend.

Saturday actually started off a few seconds after midnight on Friday, venturing a few dozen miles from home to a secluded beach area north of Myrtle Beach, I was honored to witness the wedding of a friend and allowed to try and capture a few photos for them to have as a momento of this union. Arriving on the beach I was only there a short while before the local patrol officer became curious as to the intentions of my wife and I. When I expalined the reason for our visit ( remember it was at this point only me and my wife there ) the officer looked a little bewildered. I was informed that the norm for a car parked there at that hour was teenagers drinking and having sex on the beach... not to be outdone I without even batting an eye stated " well officer, that over there is my wife and if you have anything to drink in the cruiser there, I will gladly try and follow the norm. Actually amused, the officer chuckled a bit and said the car was fine where it was and to have fun. Just about the time the officer was leaving, Nathan pulls up and backs up my story, the minister arrived a few seconds later and then the bride to be.
The moon was high over head but afforded only a small amount of light, just enough to see the billowing clouds, the beautiful sky, sand and surf. I don't think it could have been more perfect for a wedding, just the two of them, the minister and God's wonderful creation as a backdrop. ( oh and a my wife and myself lighting up the night with flash after flash, hoping forthe best! ) It is hard to describe the joy and the peace that was in the air, it was like a tingle that you get as a kid on Christmas morning.
My greatest wish for them both is that thru the years the love they share for one another will grow and deepen in such a way, that many many years from now they look back on this special day, their wedding day, and say that this was they day they loved each other the least in all their time together!

After a short nights sleep, my wife and I took our youngest daughter Morgan to have 4 teeth removed so as to make room for the existing teeth and ready them for braces in a few weeks, It is NEVER easy to see your child in pain! Back home and then off to the shop for a short day, got a bit done, delivered and installed a HUGE wall graphic, designed and new art carved sign for a new shop soon to be announed in Market Common, saw a few friends, shared a few laughs and then home. A late evening walk with my beautiful wife and the Yorkie around the block and then back home to sit and compose a few thoughts here.

Sunday is just around the bend, a day of rest and worship... much needed on both accounts.
See ya soon!

Friday,, ok ok I know where did Thursday go? DONT ASK!

Here it is.. Friday already, another day errrr make that week all wrapped up, speaking of wrapping up, take a look at this guitar! This was done for a good friend TJ Walsh, he plays some great music at Tommy Bahama's in Market Common if you have never been, GO! The guitar and a pair of bar stools are for the Coast of Carolinas Parrotheads to donate for raffle to a good cause for battered and abused women I think, not for 100% sure so go ask TJ.

Had a helper in the shop today, always a treat to have my beautiful wife visit and help me with anything and everything. Without her I would never have gotten thru the day or any day for that matter.

If you are looking to have just about anything wrapped, let us price it for you first, now is the time to wrap your service trailers for maximum exposure and a great way to advertise your business! Dollar for dollar it can reach more people than most any print media you use.

Till next time......

PS.. You know if you CLICK on the PHOTOS, THEY GET BIGGER!

Wednesday Aug 25th 2010 HUMP DAY

Well, here we are on HUMP DAY! At first glance, HUMP DAY would appear to be the term used to reference the middle of the work week WEDNESDAY so to speak, but for some of us the term has a more sinister meaning! Seriously, just head over to King Street Grille or one of the other places in Market Common and the real meaning starts to become much more clear. For us married guys, well, there is a whole new meaning to that term also but again I will not go into detail!

Today started off the way most days do, up at 6:30 ish and then off to the shower at 7 ish, had to make a pit stop near Pine Lakes this morning to give an estimate on a job then on to the shop. Got a wild hair and decided to move some stuff around to make more effective use of the room, man was that a BAD idea! Not 15 mins into the move the deluge began... Phones ringning off the hook, people walking in the door, it was a never ending day of excitement. Once everything was back on pace, I was able to get back to work on some wholesale jobs for some local customers.

The day was productive and went by fast.

After I closed up the shop, I went to see Mike at Dockside Realty and helped him mount his sign face on his new office, then back to the shop to start some files for tomorrows work day.

Randall from The Common Spot ( a very nice place to grab a snack if you are in the area of Market Common, and the BEST low prices in the area! ) stopped in for a chat and to recount the days events. Took Randall and his number one employee Sky down to the entrance to their home above Gordon Biersh only to have him laugh at the mess in my passenger side floorboard! Arrrgggg I got to clean that mess up soon! I wont live that one down for awhile I am sure.

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Tuesday... The Day the Loonies Roamed The Market Common!

What a strange day! Started off with the trip to work, I seriously think WalMart is issuing Drivers License these days....

Several jobs completed today in spite of the never ending flow or silly or just plain idiotic ideas that walked in the doors, I am sure that somewhere today, a loonie bin lost a few dozen residents.

Second day of school for horry county, already feels like something is missing from the day with both the girls back in school. My son spent a little time with me today, always nice to have him stop in and just hang out. Then the loonie business started!

First up was a seni fake gift certificate for a friend to give to his daughter for her birthday, mind you it was a momentary stroke of pure genius on his part but still........... :P

Then there was the one that just could not make up her mind ON ANYTHING about what she wanted..... I still think Mike next door set that one up and got a good laugh at my expense... not that I did not have it coming but still... Loonie number 2 down.

Got DockSide Realty sign completed and on time and several other jobs out of the way as you can see in the photo, oh and Kelly from Little Shop of Flowers here in the Common refilled my pot with the best flowers! If you have not been there, shame on you, next time you need flowers or plants, see Kelly FIRST! ( shameless plug ) :P

Tomorrow is HUMP DAY.. oh you know you want to see what gets posted for that!

Mondays are for New Starts...

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Sunday Mornings.....

While not always the easiest day of the week, it is most certainly one of the best. Getting the girls up and ready for Church can be a task a military commander would shy away from, I have to admit that they are almost always up and ready by the time I am.

The drive is either crazy or calm, never anywhere between those two extremes. A stop for coffee and goodies all around and off we go.

In the hour before we leave I usually work on emails and personal photos or art for printing on canvas or posters at the shop. This is one of those creations posted here.

Saturdays Bring Out The Unusual!

You never know what a Saturday will bring here in Market Common, could be a concert in Valor Park or some student driver trying to parallel park for the first time ( which is by far the single most amusing thing to watch when it is between two cars whos worth would easily go over the average combined wealth of two small third world countries ). But then again I have always been easy to amuse, just look at the photo here of how I spent my early youth!

Then there is the Happy Hour at King Street Grille which has the greatest staff you will ever meet.