Greenville Magazine - July 2008 - (Page 21)

Shops at Greenridge sets the stage for live music on Saturday nights. While you’re there, you can get an ice cream or stay for a meal at one of the eateries that flanks the fountain. Go Drive. Not your car, the baseball team. Fluor Field is home to the future stars of the Red Sox, and while our national pastime is popular, that doesn’t mean you can’t get tickets. It will only set you back five bucks to snuggle on the lawn. If you time it right, you might even see the fireworks. Beer and hotdogs not included. Visit your local bookseller to peruse the latest literature. Reading snippets of fiction, celebrity tell-alls or even business books will provide fodder for conversation if you find yourself running out of things to say. The best of EVERYTHING Walk on the Wild Side E.L. Mont, found new meaning in kicking back and having fun. Married to his wife for four years, this principal with The Capital Corporation says, “It is easy to develop separate lives given one spouse is running to manage certain parts of the home responsibilities and the other is going the other way to manage the other bits, not to mention careers. The average day can be so tiring; many times it’s hard just to find time to have fun with your best friend.” So, in addition to traditional dinners out, he signed them up for playing kickball (WAKA) at Cleveland Park on Sundays. “Although we did take the kids with us a few times, we also played weekends without them, which was good “kid” fun for the grown-ups,” he explains. According to Arthur Aron, a professor of social psychology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, infusing an old relationship with new experiences floods the brain with chemicals dopamine and norepinephrine and fires up circuits that are activated during those early (exhilarating) stages of romantic love. Alternatives to kickball that might stoke your flames include going to yoga class together. There are plenty of beginner classes where gentle moves are encouraged. Those same brain chemicals are released during exercise, while the stretching and meditation provide an excellent opportunity to relax and recharge for other activities. Attend a wine tasting. Northampton Wines on Broad Street is just one place that offers explanations along with sips. Try new varieties and let the grapes work their magic. Life is short, eat dessert first. Go to a restaurant that you have wanted to try and simply order dessert. The more decadent the better. Indulge in that chocolate, lap up that cream, order two different kinds and share. Do not feel guilty. Bottom line: it doesn’t matter what you do or where you go, just make sure you do it. Phyllis Martin offers this nugget of connubial wisdom, “Marriage isn’t something that can be left unattended. In order for it to grow and flourish, it requires as much, if not more, time, attention, energy and care as our work, hobbies or friendships. Making time to focus on your partner or spouse is just critical to the health of a marriage, to developing real intimacy and to overall happiness.” GM Live music 5 nights a week Lunch 11:30-2:30 Tuesday - Friday Dinner Tuesday - Saturday starting at 5:00pm Complimentary valet service 2 Live Bands Friday & Saturday Tuesdays ½ off select bottles of wine Wednesdays 1/2 off martinis Business After Hours, Tuesday – Thursday 4:30pm – 6:30pm Step out of the mainstream and into the world of The Brown Street Club, featuring the best of everything, wine, food and jazz. Downtown Greenville entertainment redefined. visit our website for more information. catering@brownstreetclub.com privatefunctions@brownstreetclub.com 115 Brown St., Greenville, SC 29601 864.250.9193 brownstreetclub.com JULY 2008 | GreenviLLe MaGazine 21 http://brownstreetclub.com http://brownstreetclub.com

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Greenville Magazine - July 2008 Contents Editor's Letter My Greenville Alone At Last Watercooler Romance Greenwood Tourist in Your Own Town One-Tank Trips In The Lead Keeping Students In-State After Hours From the Pros A Look Back Walk this Way If These Walls Could Talk Viewpoints Attorneys The Bulletin Around Town Parting Words

Greenville Magazine - July 2008

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