Ready, SET, Go

Marshall was up early today as he had to go to work. Yes, occasionally we have to film on the weekends and wouldn't you know Marshall's first week back to work and he has to work on a weekend. The good thing was that Susan had never been on a film set so we were able to take her to one today before she and Stacey had to head back home. Our friend Shea was supposed to come to Charleston this weekend too, but since she couldn't we decided to bring her along via a picture on our phones. Yesterday, Susan and Stacey took a picture with the hotel employees holding Susan's phone with Shea on it. Today, we decided to take some pictures with Shea at Army Wives. Fortunately, the actors were all great sports about it and posed with the most crazy picture we could possibly find of Shea - she was hanging upside down in Dino's traction device and trying to get up while Susan was holding it so she couldn't.

I knew that while going by set would be fun for Susan, it posed to be hard for me. There were lots of people down there that I hadn't seen since Nolan's passing that I knew would want to hug me and tell me in person how sorry they were. It's not that I don't want people doing this, it's just that it doesn't get any easier. Sometimes it is easier to handle than others and I had just hoped that it would go okay. I got chocked up a couple of times, but fortunately I did not cry on set. Marshall was in a really good mood. I think having us come visit him on set gave him something to look forward to and be excited about. It was especially fun for him to show Susan around since it was all brand new to her.

We had a fun afternoon sight seeing as we drove by Rainbow Row and the battery and then stopped to play in the Waterfront Park fountain. It was another beautiful day and it was fun to really enjoy Charleston. We had a lot of fun playing around in the fountain and taking pictures without getting too terribly wet. I guess because Marshall has worked down there for 5 years now and since his parents live down there, when we are down there we never really sight see much or really enjoy any of downtown Charleston. We spend most of our time in Mount Pleasant with his parents. I guess it is the same with any town you live in, you tend to avoid the tourist spots. We most certainly avoid the beach on big tourist weekends and instead opt to go out in our boat if anything.


Eventually, Susan and Stacey had to leave. After such a busy and fun weekend I probably would have had a hard time dealing the alone time between when the girls left and Marshall got home from work. Fortunately though my in-laws were around so I was able to spend some time hanging out with them and catching up. It was nice as I have not seen them since they were at the hospital with us when Nolan passed away. I was glad to have some time with them that wasn't filled with sadness. Gary and I had a glass of wine and then Susan and I chatted while Gary put the burgers on the grill. Marshall got off just in time to make it home for a late dinner. I wish I could stay down here longer. Even though Marshall is working 12 hours a day, it's still nice to see him for a few hours every night and to sleep in the same bed again. It's been amazing how much better I've slept while down here. Maybe it's been because of all the excitement and walking, but more probably it is because of the comfort I feel to have my husband around. I often wish our jobs were so that we were able to spend all of our nights together at home in our own bed. I know Marshall wishes that same thing, especially now. But until we become independently wealthy, I just don't think that will happen for us.