Ryan's 30th in HHI

To celebrate my wonderful husband's birthday (ahem, 30th birthday), which also happens to be the day of our nation's independence, we hit the road once more and headed up to Hilton Head Island.

Along with two other great couples, we rented an adorable villa in Sea Pines right by the beach and in pretty much one of the best locations - close to the water, close to Harbor Town and close to South Beach, home of the Salty Dog Cafe.We spent the long weekend being silly playing board games and lounging on the back porch, watching golfers wrap up the day on hole 18 of the Ocean Course...Shopping around South Beach Marina for Salty Dog t-shirts and souvenirs...Dressing up and heading out to Harbor Town to celebrate the birthday boy...And the 4th of July...Bike riding to South Beach and Harbor Town (and home again in the pitch black darkness, only to see an older woman bite it in the bushes off the bike path)...Hanging out with good buddies...Watching the crowds gather to watch fireworks from the Harbor Town golf course...

Enjoying the sites and beautiful landscape...

People watching while waiting for the fireworks show to start...Admiring the genious idea of climbing to the top of the lighthouse to watch the fireworks...

And overall having an amazing celebration weekend!

I love Ryan so much and he tends to downplay birthdays, so I am so glad we were able to make it a big deal this year and spend it with such good friends in such a fun place. He's already taking about making this an annual event - only next year we're taking a cue from the crowds and bringing our own picnic out to the 18th green to watch the fireworks. And maybe taking the whole week off next time, too!