Myrtle Beach Road Trip

Jason has had to spend several weekends away from home recently, leaving the boys and I on our own. With the weather being so cold and nasty, we were getting bored and tired of being cooped up inside. So, after a little research, I decided that we would head to Myrtle Beach for an overnight road trip. While my view of Myrtle Beach hasn't changed, it was the perfect time to go (it was cheap and dead) and awesome for the boys.
I was able to get a room at the Breakers for super-cheap. When we checked in, we were told that we had our choice of any floor (there were 21 to choose from). I let the boys choose, and we were the only people staying on the 16th floor!

They were so excited to be somewhere new... I really think we could stay in a hotel down the street from our house and it would be just as exciting for them as staying in Myrtle Beach! It was kind of an "anything goes" kind of trip, and I was a little extra-indulgent. Milkshakes with dinner at Planet Hollywood? Sure!

Night swimming way past bedtime? Awesome!

Eight pancakes with butter, extra syrup, and powdered sugar? Perfect!You want to take pictures with funny statues? Can't wait to see the pictures!
Besides just getting out of the house, I had only two plans for the trip... swimming and a visit to the aquarium. Thankfully, we were able to do both. The hotel had a large indoor pool complex with two hot tubs (I think sitting in the hot tub was the first time I have been warm since October!), a large heated pool, and a lazy river. They swam for hours and loved every minute of it!After checking out, I was conned into a trip to the Build-A-Bear Workshop... how they remembered it was there was beyond me. As I said, I indulged a bit more than usual, and we are now the proud owners of Furry the Dog and Michael the Woolly Mammoth.

After a crazy lunch at Margaritaville (I would pass on this one next time), we finally made it to the aquarium. We all loved this aquarium... so much to see and do. The sting ray touch tank and the people-mover through the aquarium tunnel were definitely the highlights.
This sting ray jumped up out of the water at Jackson... I have no idea how I was lucky enough to get the picture, but it was crazy. The poor guy was finished with the sting rays after that!

We had such a great time. We had some much-needed time away from home, and our time was much better quality than some of the other weekends we had spent without Jason. I loved our special adventure and their excitement for everything we did. I am actually looking forward to doing it again. Next time, though, I will probably stay for two nights and hopefully con some friends into going with us!!