Sunday Brunchday:

So for our first weekend in SC we decided to explore a little bit! We wanted to get Moose out of the apartment, so a trip to a park seemed appropriate! C found the Columbia Canal and Riverfront Park so we decided to check it out.
Unfortunately we showed up and the park was temporarily closed. There was still a little space to walk around, so we got to see what the park looked like...and I will definitely be going there to run!



Moose had a great time, and he even got to walk around carrying his own leash for a little while!

On Sunday we decided to find a place to go to brunch, and C pulled up Eggs Up Grill. Normally we try to avoid chains, but this is a decently small one, and one we had not heard of before...plus if we completely excluded chains we never would have tried Snooze, and Snooze is AMAZING.

We both got the "cuppa cocoa" Its coffee and cocoa mixed together, with homemade whipped cream on top...and it was delicious.


For food I got the Mason Dixon, biscuits and gravy, sausage, eggs and homefries, I ordered a side of grits.

I love grits.

C got Steak and Eggs, and he seemed to really enjoy it! I know the bite I got was good!

So that has been our first big outing here in Columbia! So far we really enjoy it here, though getting used to having weather is odd.

Look at this cute guy. So fluffy.

Mustache March

Did you hear that?

The collective moaning and groaning of every fighter pilots' wife? Listen closely, so you don't miss it. 

That's the sound that lets you know March has arrived. Which means it is mustache March, the month in which all fighter pilots grow out their mustache. All of them. Not just fighter pilots either... Most of the male members of the Air Force! 

This man is Robin Olds, arguably the greatest fighter pilot of all time. Check out that mustache. As you can probably guess, this legendary man, and his equally legendary mustache have a lot to do with Mustache March. 

Mustache March is a tradition to honor Robin Olds and his incredible life. 

From the Mustache March Wiki: 

  The idea stems from an early Air Force tradition in which members of the U.S. Air Force would grow mustaches in good-natured protest against facial hair regulations during the month of March.^[1] The act of growing a mustache as a gesture of defiance against dogmatic leadership is attributed to U.S. Air Force triple-ace Robin Olds who grew an extravagantly waxed handlebar mustache which did not comply with U.S. Air Force regulations.

It is and was also common belief that a mustache makes you bulletproof. With a Stache like that... How could you not be? 

If you haven't had a chance to read Olds' book, I highly recommend it. You can find it on amazon! 

I for one, am all for honoring this legend, and since I can't personally grow a very good mustache, I will just have to will some extra power into C's.... And if it helps make him bullet proof... I won't complain! 

Happy Mustache March!