Just so the record is straight, I am still madly in love with Hilton Head. I had a work event there (which went very well) and then Jeni and I spent a few days playing. Super duper!

View from the lighthouse.

Harbour Town

I want to live here.

Sand sculpture in the lobby....of course.

Sisters

Lunch by the pool...listening to the ocean crash onto the sand. Don't worry, we'll do shopping (plenty of it) to round out the whole experience.

I love having Jeni here. We're having fun and that's what I needed.

Room with a view

This is one of the views from my room - no, it does not do it justice.

I love Hilton Head Island. I loved it when I was here in March and I love it more now. It's warm, it's lush and it's all about hospitality.

My work event is over (as of an hour ago) and it went very well. I would say it's the best event I have been to in the last two years (and that's not because I planned it). Everyone was great. All the meetings went well. The food was awesome. The excursions were fun. The weather was brilliant (stormy during our scheduled meetings and sunny during scheduled excursions).

In my opinion...everyone needs to spend a week here and it has to be in a room facing the ocean. Don't worry, you won't have to sell a kidney to do it - I know people now.

Tomorrow my baby sister is flying out to meet me here for some sisterly bonding over the next three days. Oh yeah, I am excited about it.

Don't worry - I have more photos and stories to share, but not tonight; it's late.

Crunch

Today a lady made my car "crunch". Apparently she didn't get the memo that people going straight have the right-of-way over someone turning left. I honked, served and swore...but she continued to turn and then collide with my car. (By the way, the swearing didn't really do anything to prevent the impending hit as it came about a millisecond before the crunch.) The early opinion is that my car is totaled and that makes my heart break into a thousand pieces. Anyone who has a car well-loved and paid-off can understand my pain. The other pain is located in my head, neck and back. Ouch. The early opinion is that the next two days will be infinitely worse than the last two hours...so much to look forward to. I now have ouch back, neck, head and am without a car. Yea me.

P.S. Anyone who has been on "Piano Watch 2008" will be happy to know that I am now in possession of Grandma's piano. It might not be too late to become a concert pianist or maybe even a terribly-misunderstood-singer-songwriter.