Water Festival has arrived

Beaufort, South Carolina holds a Water festival ever year in downtown Beaufort, on the waterfront, of course.

This marks the 56th year, it's from the 15th-24th.

 Friday was the first night, the first night is always free, the MCAS Band comes to play, and Fireworks are always a must for an opening ceremony! (Even if it was sprinkling outside). I went with my friend Meghan, when we first got there, we walked over to the Beer Tickets, and started the night off with a nice cold one! I saw a South Carolin Lottery Ticket Stand, and said we should go do a few scratch offs! I won a dollar, Meghan won fifty! She got her picture taken, I jumped in! After that, we walked to the water front, and the fireworks began. After we watched fireworks, we ran into a few friends, said our hello's then it was off to Panini's to eat! Thankfully Paninin's had a huge tent outside on the deck, so no one got rained on. We ordered ourselves Frozen Sangria's, and Cesar Salads. While we were eating, a few friends came up, and sat down. We ordered some beers, watched the band play, met some new people, danced, did a little bar hopping.. then it was time to go home! (Let's just say, it wasn't that easy, when your friends have been drinking, and losing keys, not so fun.. ) but all-in-all, it was a great night!

It was a great night for Water Festival!

Nothing like good ol' Shrimp and Sweet Tea!

Tonight is the Waterfestival Lowcountry Supper, which consist of: tasty corn on the cob, shrimp, sausage, cole slaw, yummy watermelon, and your choice of Sweet Tea, or Lemonade. It was $15 to get in (that is if you wanted the supper, $10 if you just wanted to get in, and see the band). I found them both kind of pricy, but luckily Matt, who I went with, had tickets, so I got in for free! At the supper, you got to watch a live band, eat, come across old pals you used to hang out with back in the day, and the best part was the "Whistlers"! Your probably wondering what that is.. well, it's people who dress up, paint their belly's, put a trash can on their head, and move their hips, and whistle! As seen in the picture, it's really neat how they do it! And they are so good at it, too! I had a really great time!

Tropical Tuesssday!

Tonight was Tropical Tuessssday! It was a lot of fun! I love love love Jimmy Buffet and his music, and even though he wasn't there tonight, at least his music was! The Band that came tonight is called Parrots of the Caribbean. They sing Jimmy Buffet songs, along with their own. Everyone downtown had a great nightm there were drinks, people dancing, crazy outfits, tasty food, ha ha, it was just a great place to be! The lead singer, had some crazy outfits, when I first got there, he had an alligator on his head, then he changed and came out wearing fish from this shirt, and a lei of scarves and whatever else he could find to put on, then he came out wearing a fish on his head.. he was just a great performer! Here's some pictures-

That's Teen Night for ya..

So tonight was Teen Night, and that means.. trouble! I remember teen night a few years back, it was just a place where you could leave your parents, hang out with your friends, get some slushies, dance, and have a good time. Well, now all the 'Gangsters' have pretty much taken over.. I feel really bad, these kids just love to start things, such as fights. Well anyways, Teen Night wasn't bad, I stayed downtown and had dinner with Jason at Panini's. Then I met up with a few friends, we walked around, and talked.. well when Teen Night ended around 10pm. I started walking back to go pick up my little brother, while I was walking I saw police officers, ems, fire trucks, people running and coughing! I was serioulsy like "what the hell is happening!". I saw my brother's girlfriend coughing, and people were on the ground .. an older man was in an Ambulance! It was pretty crazy. I found my brother, and it was time to go! I found out that a fight between all the 'Gangs' broke out in the street as people were leaving! And my poor brother and his girlfriend along with other kids got stuck and in the middle of it, and then got maced!

.. It really makes me mad that this happened! Why do kids have to act so damn stupid? Do you really have to act like trash, and fight? It's like do they even have parents? And if they do, their parents are just as bad! They ruin it for kids like my little brother, who did absolutely nothing! And im going to say it is the black kids, who wear their pants to their ass, and talk dirty.. it's sickening. And I really wish something would happen, it's up to the parents, and if not the parents, it's up to schools! Bring back the 60's pleassssse! At least they had manners, and didn't act like monkeys.. And im not targeting all African Americans, it's just the ones who act stupid, and trashy. I really feel for the ones that do have manners, and an education, im sorry that you have to go through this.. Anyways, here are some picture I took of dinner (it was sooo good, even though they had no ice, and the only beer they had was Miller..)-

It was longer then an 8 second ride-

Jake Owen played tonight for the downtown Waterfestival, Concert in the Park. It was a lot of fun! It was $20 to get in (which is kinda pricy for a park), but it was well worth it! He is not only one of the sexiest country singers, but he is also a great singer live! And he's funny, seemed normal, allowed his pup, Burn, to run around on stage with him, he had people throw bra's, panties, and shirts at him.. lol. It was just a really good performance! I'm glad I got to go, last year I missed Little Big Town, but this made up for it. Here's some pictures I took of him :)

Did I mention I spent a few hours before the concert on the downtown sandbar? Well, I did, and it was pacccccked! Here, look for yourself-