Charleston Recap

Last night was a Joe Purdy night. I had my itunes going on shuffle and "Andrea" came on. After that, I was all about Joe. I absolutely love his music. It's beautiful, raspy and souful -- the quintessential rainy day music. I've been listening to him for so many years that I have many memories attached to his songs. Those are the best kind aren't they? But I digress.

Speaking of memories... the real purpose of this post was to give you a recap of my Charleston trip back at the end of April. It was all to celebrate this girl getting hitched! We found it hilarious that we passed by this shirt on our way to dinner the first night.

We started out our adventure by heading to Taco Boy in Folly Beach. Here we are in the lobby before heading out to dinner. The atmosphere at Taco Boy was great, and the food was quite tasty too!

The next day, we relaxed on the beach, which proved to be a great spot for people watching. Let's just say there was a man in a hot pink speedo who would dance around the whole beach to a boombox on his shoulder that blared "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO over and over. I don't think any of us want to hear that song ever again. Ever. After beach time, we got ready and headed into downtown to have dinner at Pearlz. Another yummy place--good thing too since we sure had a wait! Here we are outside of Pearlz with our Bachelorette garb in tow.

The next day was another beach day, but we headed to lunch first. Rita's was just a walk away and since burgers and brunch were on the menu, we were happy campers. I got the Pedro Cheeseburger with jalapenos...so yummy. Other interesting eats were the Captain Crunch French Toast--Bekah swears it was delicious, and the Pimento Cheeseburger. We all left full and happy!

Our last night out we all rode together into town. In the words of Jessica, "we decided to take a party bus with one random black light...that's how we ride." Haha.

That night we had drinks at The Cocktail Club, a very cool and laid back bar with dim lighting and exposed brick walls. It reminded me of a Restoration Hardware ad if that gives you any indication. For dinner, we went to O-Ku. Another place with great food and a great atmosphere. This girl is all about the atmosphere.

After dinner we headed out to The Rooftop Bar at The Vendue Inn where we enjoyed views of downtown like this...

Here's half the gang on The Rooftop.

We had a wonderful weekend filled with lots of laughs and memories! Charleston was great, and there was so much to see, I think I'll have to make another trip!

Our Living Room Mood Board

Our living room is slowly but surely coming together. The biggest To Do's are ordering a new media console, painting the room (which is unfortunately open to the dining room, kitchen, office and breakfast area which means lots of painting to be done!), order a few lamps and a console for the long wall behind the couch. I realize I haven't shared any pictures of our "new" house (we moved in at the end of last October) with you guys. So here's a glimpse of the living room before we moved in. This is what you see when you walk in the front door. The dining room is on the left, the living room is straight ahead and the office on the right. A closer look at the living room. Florida loves their plant ledges...I do not. You win some. You lose some. I also want to replace the tile around the fireplace. A view from the back of the living room looking toward the front corner of the house. The room behind the half green wall is the o...

Guest Room Before and After-Healing Aloe

Here is a shot of the room in all of its coral glory. Great for a teenager, not for a soothing guest room. And here is the Healing Aloe after. Healing Aloe is a color by Benjamin Moore. It was hard to get a good shot of the true color, but it is more of a seafoam than gray. Aside from painting the walls and buying a new white quilt for the bed, everything else in the space we already had--most of which are hand-me-downs (bed and dresser) or thrift store finds (lamp and side table). It will all be sufficient for now, and hopefully a space that our guests will love. I'm very happy with the outcome and the progress of one more room in the house coming closer to completion. One down, three to go (at least in the painting department!)

Up Up And Away- Take Two (And Three)

We took our second family flight this past June. We took the earliest flight out so we had to wake up at 4:00am to get everything ready. I had all of the girls' stuff ready and laid out so we only woke them five minutes before we left at 5:00 am. Rollins is our late sleeper so I thought she would for sure fall back asleep in the car on the way to the airport. Nope. Auden, who is typically my early riser (with the sunrise), fell asleep instead. I guess Rollins knew something was up and was too excited to miss anything. She didn't fall asleep until we were 10 minutes from our friends' house in Dallas. Meanwhile, Auden fell asleep again on the plane. Proof that you can never predict what toddlers will do during travel days. Auden loved getting to use her new suitcase and travel backpack (that daddy so graciously attached to his luggage for her). We got quite a few comments from those ...

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