So this weekend was a Blast for me. I went on my first vacation in 2 years! My boyfriend, Jesse, used his birthday gift certificate to his favorite hotel, The Breakers Resort, for our Valentine's Day getaway. He planned out the whole weekend with things that he knew I would love, and that he would enjoy. It was wonderful spending two and a half days at the beach.
Once we were settled in, we went for a short walk on the beach (something I have never done with a significant other), and we collected a few seashells (pictures to come). After having a good night's rest, we went to breakfast at a local pancake house and walked down Ocean Blvd. We went to an arcade, got a slushie and caramel apple, and walked down the boardwalk and Pier 14. We went to Ripley's Mirror Maze and the Museum. After enough walking we rode the new Skywheel. It's an enclosed Ferris Wheel that shows you a 360 degree view of the beach and Ocean Blvd. It was terrifying going around the first time, but after that, it's very enjoyable. After riding the Skywheel, we walked back to the hotel and got in the pool and lazy river (another thing I haven't done in 2 years).
The first amazing thing about this vacation was the dinner we got at Carolina Roadhouse. They have the best crescent rolls, and amazing BBQ burger, and an awesomely huge and delicious "Killer Hotdog." . Filled to the brim after eating here, we just headed back to the hotel and called it an early night.
Saturday morning we went to the continental breakfast across the street from the hotel (but included in our stay). We walked down Ocean Blvd and checked out some of the stores. Again we played in an arcade, got slushies, and walked down the Boardwalk. We got airbrush hoodies made, and went to the Nightmare Haunted House. This was the scariest thing I have ever been through... But really funny was that we made it out in under 4 minutes due to us accidentally taking the "emergency" exits out. So they let us go back through it, and of course this time, we got lost and had to have the "scary" guy help us out. Had it been a horror movie, we would have died.
After our day out, we went back to the hotel and relaxed outside on the pool deck (it was 65 degrees out in February!) and in the whirlpool. Saturday late afternoon and night we went to Wonderworks and The Palace Theater. Being that it was my first time at a Wonderworks, I was like all the little kids running around there. It was mind-blowing all the things and information they had in that one building. After spending 3 hours at Wonderworks, it was time for the main show, no pun intended. We went to The Palace Theater and saw Hooray for Hollywood, a tribute to music in movies for the past half century. For someone in love with musical theater, I absolutely loved this! And it was the cherry on top of my weekend cake.
Now I'm sitting in a hotel in Hickory, NC because there was snow and ice on the roads in Boone, so I couldn't get home. And I'm not going to let a little snow get me down (that's the still learning it all part... the having an interruption in my vacation, even it was the going home part).
Jennifer Michel
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| This is at the Pier |
This is the before picture!
This is the after picture. I marked a line in it to be my goal, and it didn't happen.
Saturday morning we went to the continental breakfast across the street from the hotel (but included in our stay). We walked down Ocean Blvd and checked out some of the stores. Again we played in an arcade, got slushies, and walked down the Boardwalk. We got airbrush hoodies made, and went to the Nightmare Haunted House. This was the scariest thing I have ever been through... But really funny was that we made it out in under 4 minutes due to us accidentally taking the "emergency" exits out. So they let us go back through it, and of course this time, we got lost and had to have the "scary" guy help us out. Had it been a horror movie, we would have died.
After our day out, we went back to the hotel and relaxed outside on the pool deck (it was 65 degrees out in February!) and in the whirlpool. Saturday late afternoon and night we went to Wonderworks and The Palace Theater. Being that it was my first time at a Wonderworks, I was like all the little kids running around there. It was mind-blowing all the things and information they had in that one building. After spending 3 hours at Wonderworks, it was time for the main show, no pun intended. We went to The Palace Theater and saw Hooray for Hollywood, a tribute to music in movies for the past half century. For someone in love with musical theater, I absolutely loved this! And it was the cherry on top of my weekend cake.
Now I'm sitting in a hotel in Hickory, NC because there was snow and ice on the roads in Boone, so I couldn't get home. And I'm not going to let a little snow get me down (that's the still learning it all part... the having an interruption in my vacation, even it was the going home part).
Jennifer Michel
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