A South Carolina Rehearsal Dinner

Confession: I'm a sucker for Nicholas Sparks stories.

     Yes, I pre-order his novels before they are released.  Yes, he is my Facebook friend.  Yes, I own and constantly watch every one of his movies.  Yes, I drove two hours to meet and get his autograph.  Creepy?  A little.  I wouldn't necessarily call it an obsession.
     Lucky for me, the rehearsal dinner for the South Carolina wedding took place at one of the filming sites for the Nicholas Sparks movie, Dear John.  Of course, I was probably the only one to be giggly-and-all-smiles excited about it, but to each, his own.  The restaurant, or really just a hole-in-the-wall, is known for their steamed oysters.  Set right on the water, they harvest their oysters on sight, and put them back in the water, only to be harvested again years later..  As you know, I'm not a seafood person, but that didn't stop me from shucking some oysters!

A local beer, Palmetto, with a cluster shuck of oysters.....did I get that right?

Beautiful endings.

And the sun set, leaving remnants of the day before and hopes of the day to come. -That Was All Me

Where people crowd around tables and shuck oysters until they can't shuck no more.  (Don't be perverted!)

Where our party resided.

Some of my lady friends.

Glasses are needed for two reasons: one, to see where to open the little buggers, and two, to protect the eyes from any material that has simply gotten away.

I think one might call this dusk.

Perfect evenings call for a good cigar.  Thanks, Uncle J.

     The rehearsal dinner was definitely fun, but Nicholas Sparks made it all the more memorable!