{"id":8419,"date":"2021-03-21T03:59:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T03:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=8419"},"modified":"2026-10-02T01:35:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:35:02","slug":"spring-break-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=8419","title":{"rendered":"SPRING BREAK WRAP UP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our Myrtle Beach trip is now a memory and so, while the memory is fresh, I better record at least the highlights.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An early photo I posted to Facebook prompted a renewed contact with some old friends from OMS, Garth and Becca, who now live near Myrtle Beach. They kindly treated Melissa and me to a wonderful lunch and then helped us save some money on local attractions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the weather was less than fantastic, we spent one afternoon wandering through some shops in the touristy &#8220;Broadway on the Beach&#8221;. It looked a bit like a ghost town &#8211; seems like the Covid shutdowns hit this area of the country pretty hard.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nevertheless &#8230; overpriced candy and ice cream could still be had.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210316_162652-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"968\" height=\"1451\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210317_120650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"968\" height=\"2047\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210317_121124-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"968\" height=\"1720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210317_121531-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1451\" height=\"968\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210317_152649-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1451\" height=\"968\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210317_183720-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1290\" height=\"968\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since we drove straight home yesterday instead of spreading the trip over two days, today felt like a bonus day around the house. Melissa and I spent much of the day rearranging our laundry room.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tomorrow after church I will be spending a few hours finishing up my grading and making plans for this final quarter of the school year.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Myrtle Beach trip is now a memory and so, while the memory is fresh, I better record at least the highlights. An early photo I posted to Facebook prompted a renewed contact with some old friends from OMS, Garth and Becca, who now live near Myrtle Beach. 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