Barbie on the Beach at SOS

 This past week was spent at Myrtle Beach SC for the official Shaggers week known as SOS. It was a whirlwind of dancing, drinking, and botchi on the beach. My club won the parade Sat. for the 8th time in a row. They really bring it when it is show time!
The days are filled with friendship on the beach.
There are people who are comfortable in a bathing suit on the beach, no matter what their size and this trip was no exception. Maybe the older I get, the less concerned I am about that. The group we have at the beach is very comfortable with their appearance and we all just drink, play botchi and shag the days away. Then there are several that strut down the beach trolling for a man that just makes you look down at yourself and say WTF????? Then you look over at your husband, smiling like the Cheshire Cat with a Beer in his hand, slapping the backs of his buds while they score the botchi game and you just smile.

Yes Barbie is at the beach... I know this for sure because I ATE HER and she is only a few layers down!


The nights are full of laughter, dancing, drinking and fun!
There are a multitude of clubs that open their doors to us with SOS cards. We hear great DJ"s, some have free bands and you get to meet people from different clubs... all on a level playing field! But don't follow the rules of Vegas... trust me on this: What happens in Myrtle Beach WILL follow you home! There will be many pictures to show just what went on and the stories just get better and better the more times they are shared!


The late nights end up at one of the many eating establishments:
For the ones of us that make it late... there are sparse crowds of very happily "drunk" people looking for something to eat before the stagger back to your condo. We have had our share of chicken tenders, burgers, casidillas, egg rolls, club sandwiches, hot dogs and ice cream! (Like I said earlier, I got hungry and Barbie got in the way... I ate the bitch). Just ask my condo mates if they get in the way of my eating???lol


The parade was amazing:
Our theme was 1920's Gangster. The song was the Boys are Back in Town. The float had flappers, gangsters, Moll's and swanky women. Take it to the street and my husband was a keystone cop. He is very broad chested and makes the perfect Scott O'Malley! He can arrest me any day! The skit in front of the judges couldn't have been better. The golf cart was fixed up like a patty wagon and 2 jail birds would escape. The cops would chase them down the street and put them back in. Video is the only way to really describe this so I hope to have it soon.
SOS happens two times a year. Thank goodness it isn't' more.   It's one of those vacations you look forward to and dread all at the same time. It will take us a week just to recover from all the activity! But it is great fun and wonderful friendships continue and new ones are made every year.

I love my Southern Life!