Christmas Show... A MUST SEE!

Have you ever thought of spending part of your Christmas season in Myrtle Beach? There is so much to do and see around this time of year and the best news is ~ unlike when you visit during the summer months, you can get to where you're going in half the time with no tourist traffic!  (The locals LOVE this aspect of living here during the winter months!!)

Think of the benefits of the beach at Christmasttime....

• No wait at your favorite restuarant!
• Plenty of shopping opportunities and GREAT deals to find!
• All the hotels have much better rates than the March thru September rates!
• Enjoy our theaters and the Christmas shows to get you in the spirit of the Season!

One of my very favorite things to do during the holidays, is to visit Brookgreen Gardens, just south of Murrells Inlet.  This is a walking tour of the gardens to feast your eyes on the "Night of a Thousand Candles".  This is an extraordinary, annual event and is so popular, if you don't arrive a little early, you will be sitting in the line of cars almost a mile long, waiting to get through the Brookgreen Garden gates!  So, my advice...GO and go EARLY! 

Here is a link for more information:

http://www.brookgreen.org/NOTC.cfm

Sad enough, I have lived here for 6 years now, after having vacationed here all my life (the number of years that represents, we won't mention!) and I've never made it to any of the local Christmas shows, which I've heard are AMAZING! However, I am VERY much looking forward to finally visiting the Calvin Gilmore Theater in a couple of weeks, which you may know as "The Carolina Opry", to experience their one-of-a-kind Christmas show.  Its the most celebrated and highly recommended Christmas shows in our area, so thought I would take this opportunity to give them "props".  So, join me this year...please, click on the link below, bring your friends, family, children and grandchildren and book your date to allow this show to move you into the Holiday spirit and warm your heart! (Check back for my "post-show posts" for my personal review!)

http://www.thecarolinaopry.com/www/BoxOffice.html

I do love the Christmas season and it is such a magical time at the beach.  This year, I hope you can make it to the area and enjoy it with us.  Call me crazy, but one of my favorite times to walk on the sandy beaches is when the temperatures are low enough I have to bundle up in my warmest coat, walking alone, along the shore and just to watch the waves still rolling in and out...its such a predictable and yet so beautiful sight.  Maybe, especially when the small children, surfers, families, new loves and all the beach lovers are gone with the summer, its still there, as majestic and powerful as ever.

So, these are just two of the local events to enjoy and I'll probably be posting a few other ideas.  Of course, there is always shopping, which I wouldn't want to forget....so just in case, here is the link to the new Market Common...my favorite restaurants reside here and some of the best Grand Strand Shopping! 

The Market Common:
http://www.marketcommonmb.com/