2011 Vacation - Clemson

Back in August, the three of us headed west for our vacation. We actually went no further than Atlanta, but still west of Horry County. :-) We had quite a busy week planned and we sure did have a great time. We spent one night in Columbia with my family, one night in Clemson (or God's Country, as I like to call it), then the rest of the time we spent with my aunt and her family in Peachtree City, GA.

I was so very excited to be going back to Clemson. We don't get to make it back there very often as it makes for a very long trip to make just for a short weekend. But, I sure am glad we went. We debated not going because it was also move-in weekend for the new and returning students. I was a little apprehensive about the crowd and wondered if we would get the full benefit of being up there. Turns out we did. Except I wish we could have stayed longer.

The campus doesn't look the same as it did 3 years ago which was the last time we went. On that same note, it looks TOTALLY different from when we graduated (10 and 8 years ago, thank you!). Downtown Clemson has exploded. And the kids all look younger, too.

When we got there, we went straight downtown only to find they were holding a Welcome Back parade. Nobody I've spoken to remembers a Welcome Back parade. But, remember I told you I graduated 8 years ago... But, it was kinda fun to walk around with all the other younger people. After our walk downtown and playtime on Bowman field, we went to our favorite restaurant in Clemson - Columbo's! It was every bit as good as I remember. After that we just rode around, took pictures, thought about old memories, swam in the hotel pool until about 9:30 that night and quickly headed out that next morning onto our next adventure.

Caroline was a trooper - she liked all the sights and sounds of the parade, playing soccer on Bowman field with her brand new Clemson soccer ball and the pizza at Columbo's. Not to mention, she's a little fish in the water!