Myrtle Beach Wishes

Now that we are in our final countdown of Myrtle Beach days, I thought it would only be proper to not only evaluate the last two years here (which will be done at a later time), but rather try to ensure I do all the things in Myrtle Beach that I should have done before leaving. Here is the thing about the beach- when you live here, the things like mini-golf, the ocean, and Ripley's Believe It Or Not sort of fall away. You forget there is a beautiful ocean across the street from your house. You forget there are some awesome (world famous) mini-golf courses. And despite all of your best laid plans, you often forget you should have at least gone parasailing once.

So, what are those things I want to do? What is planned for my final 30 days, though we are closer to 27 days now. It is a bucket list for my Myrtle Beach days. I came up with the 10 items today, while on the beach. I'm not saying I'm going to achieve all these goals, but I'm damn sure going to try.

1. Buy an obnoxiously large floppy beach hat.

2. Gamble on a casino boat.

3. Take a ride in a beach helicopter. Or perhaps go parasailing over the ocean.

4. Play the baseball game at the Fun Plaza (yes, again and beat Tim again) and have a cold budweiser at The Bowery.

5. Play a round of mini-golf. (I know, I know...there is a flippin' course about 2 blocks away...and we've never played. How about that Ripley for believe it or not.)

6. Witness and/or perform karaoke at Pat and Mike's in Little River. This one requires the attendance of both Tim and Patrick.

7. Visit the aquarium. This is the one that is the least attractive item on this list- mostly due to the droves of tourists that line the walls during this time of the season.

8. Eat at the taqueria next to the post office, while enduring confusing stares from the employees when I ask for beans only.

9. Get up the nerve to ask the Eastern European visiting workers that fill every single restaurant and grocery store for the summer to come over. I hope to find out about their experiences. In particular, we already have our designs set on Dmitri.

10. Get an airbrushed t-shirt/hat/picture/jean shorts/raft of Tim and I.