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May 24

Sweet Harper graduated from Elementary School this morning. Watching him anxiously walk across the stage brought a lump to my throat and tears to my eyes. Each step he takes towards independence is yet another step he is taking away from me. When I think about Middle School, I start to feeling SO many emotions and I don’t know why until someone says “He’s getting so big.” My baby boy is looking so tall lately, with his skinny chicken legs. Is watching your child grow up supposed to hurt this much? It is true when they say being a parent is like letting your heart walk around outside your body. I feel it swelling, breaking, bursting with joy, and anxious with uncertainty. And always, always overflowing with love and gratitude that I have had the privilege of being his mom. To all of you mamas dealing with all of these emotions, I love you! We got this. ❤️

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May 23

🌲𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸
📍𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦, 𝘚𝘊⁣
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼: swimming, biking trails, hiking trails, geocaching, bird watching, playground, volleyball, gift shop, pedal boats, canoe & kayak rentals, freshwater fishing.⁣
💲𝗙𝗲𝗲𝘀 | 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘚𝘊 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦! ⁣
$6 adults⁣
$3.75 SC seniors⁣
$3.50 child age 6-15⁣
Free for children 5 and younger.⁣
🩱𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮 | 8am - 7pm, no lifeguard. 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢, 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨.⁣
🦮 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝘀 | 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘹 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘵. ⁣
💻 𝗪𝗶-𝗳𝗶 | 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 ⁣
🚲 𝗧𝗶𝗽 | 𝘉𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴.⁣
🌭 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 | 𝘚𝘪𝘹 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 $𝟸𝟽-𝟻𝟸/𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘐𝘧 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥, 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵-𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦, 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵-𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦.⁣
⛺️ 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 | 𝟹𝟿 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥, 𝟷𝟹 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘥𝘴. 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘶𝘱𝘴.⁣
🚙 | 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘷𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬.⁣
📒 | 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘇𝗲𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲). 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗸.⁣
🌮 Highly recommend stopping at @whiteduckgvl for lunch.

charlestonblonde

May 6

🐎 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝗿 | 𝗡𝗬𝗖 ⁣
𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙖 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙤 𝘽𝙖𝙧? ⁣
(𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘠𝘊)⁣
The food here is simple, the decor is sophisticated, it has an enchanting ambiance and getting in can be complicated. Here’s a few tips on getting one of their coveted reservations:⁣
1) You must 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 in advance. Are you trying to make a reservation for June 6th? Set your alarm for May 6th at 9:50am.⁣
2) Call at 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺. When that clock hits 10am, dial their number: (212) 207-8562⁣
3) 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽. You might be on hold for quite awhile but trust me, don’t hang up. They will pick up eventually.⁣
4) 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. Try to make an early (5pm when they open) or late (like 9pm) reservation.⁣
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗴𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲.⁣
📍 1 E. 55th St., New York, NY, 10022⁣

charlestonblonde

May 6

Thank you @dianehilldesign and @harlequinfw for this stunning wallpaper.

charlestonblonde

Apr 19

🍑 I am SO in love with my wallpaper from @dianehilldesign and @harlequinfw. I’m going to be super adventurous and paint the sink cabinet orange. Do y’all think I should go bright orange or more of an autumn orange tone? My pop of color obsession might be getting a little out of control!

charlestonblonde

Apr 17

🇮🇹 Whenever I need a Monday pick-me-up, I look at old Italy photos from @josiehderrick. I cannot wait to get back. What is your absolute favorite vacation destination? If you’ve been to Italy, which area do you like best?!

charlestonblonde

Apr 14

👓 Do you wear glasses? I always had great vision until college. I noticed I couldn’t read the white board in my auditorium classes. I got my first pair of glasses freshman year. Over the past few year my version has worsened. The hard part for me is I don’t necessarily need glasses all day long. But if I’m driving at night, I cannot see without them. Anything that is backlit is blurry. When I order a meal at a fast food restaurant, I have to take a photo of the menu on my cell and zoom in to read it. When we were at Disney, all was well until we went into A Bugs Life and all the bugs were blurry. At football games, I have to wear glasses if I want to read the scoreboard. My optometrist says I have a nuisance prescription. It’s just bad enough where it’s a pain. Recently I started researching LASIK eye surgery. I had a few Charleston friends recommend @waringvision so I decided to schedule a complimentary consultation to see if I’m a candidate to receive the surgery. If you have had LASIK, I’d love to hear your thoughts!!! #lasiksurgery

charlestonblonde

Apr 10

𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 | 𝙀𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮 ⁣
𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘨, 𝘚𝘊⁣
"𝘉𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩."

charlestonblonde

Apr 7

𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 | 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘙𝘰𝘭𝘭⁣
𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘚𝘊⁣
𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙖𝙩 & 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙠: ⁣
@lowcountryproduce
@lowcountrycidercobeaufort
@saltusrivergrill
Sunset Slush (Habersham)
𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁: ⁣
𝘏𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩⁣ | @huntingislandsc
𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘮⁣ | @pasture_shed_farm
𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘏𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴⁣ | @bachelorhill
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆:
@theemeraldbeaufort

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Apr 6

💚 A hidden gem in Beaufort, SC is 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱! @theemeraldbeaufort (𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵). We love this hotel because of its ideal location. It is located within the historic point neighborhood of 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 and is just a short walk from Waterfront Park and amazing shopping and dining on 𝗕𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁. It is super convenient with a fully automated check-in process. This means no front desk & allows for 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸-𝗶𝗻. We love the superior king suite because it has 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝟭𝟰𝗳𝘁 𝗰𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, an island wet bar, private balcony and lush, super comfy king size bed. The Emerald green shower is also stunning. Plus the rooms are affordable (you can get a queen suite starting at $170 per night). ⁣
𝗙𝘂𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘰𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘎. 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘴. 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨), 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵. #beaufortsc #visitbeaufortsc

charlestonblonde

Apr 6

𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 | 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘙𝘰𝘭𝘭⁣
𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘚𝘊⁣
𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙖𝙩 & 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙠: ⁣
@bistrotenonmarket
@shellring_aleworks
@cityjavanews
@oldbulltavern
𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩: ⁣
𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩⁣
𝘏𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘺 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬

charlestonblonde

Apr 6

🦪𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣 | where are the 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻? I’m going on an oyster diet this week. I always go to @leonsoystershop for their chargrilled oysters. Where are the best: 𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, & 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

charlestonblonde

Mar 30

🧀Apparently this is an entire week of drink & food posts 😆. Y’all I went to @uncorkcharleston for their charcuterie boards and wine, they are always incredible. Chef Natasha let me try a bowl of the she-crab soup… Y’ALL legit the best she-crab of my life. 🦀 It was so damn good I had to make a post about it. If you love she-crab soup, go try it. I definitely didn’t expect that at a wine bar! Kudos to the chef. If you’re headed to Charleston, add @uncorkcharleston to your list. They also let pups inside. It’s Folly’s favorite. 🐶 And thank you @anabellekbarnett for joining me.

charlestonblonde

Mar 29

🍹We had SO much fun tasting the delicious cocktails from @openbarchs! Lowndes Grove was absolutely stunning. Fun fact, they filmed Outer Banks there! Congratulations to Jeff on his new business. He actually imports delivery trucks from Italy and converts them to these awesome portable bars. You can rent them for weddings and events. Such a cool concept. He’s working on a pink one next. #explorecharleston
📷 | the incredible @clayaustin

charlestonblonde

Mar 27

🍧 Gelato + Chai = perfection. I stopped by The Black Door Café & grabbed a treat! It was SO good. It’s located in the newly renovated @millshousehotel. The renovation looks incredible and this cute café is a perfect place to grab coffee. I love this area of downtown because it’s directly across from Chalmers Street. This street is one of the most photographed streets in South Carolina and it’s gorgeous! It is said to have been so bumpy that it led to a woman going into labor. If you take a stroll down Chalmers, take note of the Bermuda stone used in the construction of the older buildings, primarily the Pink House on Chalmers Street.
📷 | @jennifer_lavelle

charlestonblonde

Mar 27

🍋Whenever I go to a performance at the @gaillardcenter, I stop at @delaneyoysterhouse beforehand. It’s literally right next door. Thankful @jennifer_lavelle captured these gorgeous shots at dinner. Highly recommend the:
🍤 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙮 𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙎𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙥 𝘼𝙟𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙤⁣
𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘤, 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺, 𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥

charlestonblonde

Mar 19

𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝟭𝟴𝙩𝙝 | When Instagram launched in 2010, it was a simpler time. It was raw. It was candid. I used the app to connect online with friends and family. I’d take a photo of a pretty rose, add a filter, post it with a cringe caption. You know something cheesy like “Stop and smell the flowers.” I loved the “Valencia” and “Lomo-fi” filter. Harper was a few months old, I’d take pictures of him covered in spaghetti sauce. “Harper loved dinner tonight.” I’d post food, lots of food pics. I’d post even more dog photos. When we first started using the app, we literally just put up stuff we liked. I think putting up pictures for the sheer love of it is now lost on Instagram and we’re so obsessed with our pictures being “Insta worthy”. There's a lot of pressure to live up to what other people are doing. Today is feels like a series of sponsored posts from brands, recommended Reels from people you don’t follow, and the occasional picture from a friend that’s finally surfaced after being posted several days ago. I miss posting, just to post. To capture the beautiful, simple moments in the day. The smiles, the giggles, the sunsets, and yes even the random pretty bloom. So today I’m posting completely random pics from my camera roll. Harper & I go on an adventure every Saturday. This afternoon we spent time with one of my best friends and her beautiful family in Charlotte, NC. I’m so thankful for days like today.

charlestonblonde

Mar 17

𝙊𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤, 𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙖 | I never did an Orlando recap. Erik had a medical conference at 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘆'𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗜𝗻𝗻. Free trip to Disney? Heck yes. It was our first time staying there. I liked it. The rooms were clean, the location was super convenient (you can literally walk to Epcot), and they had access to the cute Disney boat ferry. The waterslide at the pool was down for renovations so that was a bummer. We spoke to several families on property and they all said the best Disney resort to stay at is 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘆'𝘀 𝗬𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁. So next time, we want to go there. Animal 🦒 Kingdom was fabulous, as always. That’s our families favorite theme park. 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 for a few quick tips for the park: 1) eat at 𝗧𝘂𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁. We either make a reservation before the park opens for breakfast or at 11:30am where the buffet serves both lunch and breakfast items. 2) Try the 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗯 in Africa. It’s covered in curry seasoning. You can find it at Harmabe Fruit Market, located right outside the entrance to Kilimanjaro Safaris. 3) Never miss a chance to ride 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗮𝗿𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗶. Arrive before the park opens and make a beeline to the ride as soon as you can 4) Do not skip 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲. It’s my favorite ride of all time. We go get in line right before the park closes. 5) Ride in the single rider line for 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁. We went on it 3 times in a row by utilizing the single rider line.
🦪Also, hands down our favorite restaurant in Orlando is The Boathouse, they fly their oysters in daily and they are incredible!

charlestonblonde

Mar 15

Life update: I’ve gone to a crazy amount of doctors and specialists in the past month. Unfortunately we still cannot get any real answers. Honestly, I feel better than I’ve felt in a year because my tinnitus disappeared. I didn’t realize how debilitating it was until it stopped. I feel like a new woman but I am still a little worried my MRI was abnormal. They did find a growth in my nasal cavity. They are going to do surgery to remove it. But overall, a lot of my symptoms and their origins are still unknown. Next up is an appointment with a Neurologist. I’m going to wait to see him until after the surgery. I need a few weeks of rest with zero doctors appointments. I feel like I’m lucky and blessed that they ruled out the really scary stuff. I am hopeful that eventually we will figure it all out. Thank you all for checking on me and praying for good results. Your prayers were heard. I love you all! ❤️
Dress : @shopbritoncourt

charlestonblonde

Mar 14

❤️ Appreciation post: this earrings from @mignonnegavigan and @shopbritoncourt are FABULOUS!