36 hours in the lowcountry {charleston, sc}

on august 1st, i left nashville around 2pm and landed in charleston at 7pm for a 36 hour adventure to see brad and amanda tie the knot! leigh and derrick were also there for the wedding, so court came down for the weekend so all of us siblings could be together. 

court fetched me at the airport and after a quick change, this handsome fellow scooped us up for a late dinner + drinks at star restaurant on upper king street. maury is a dear friend from high school who always make time to see me when i am in his town. we've been friends for over 10 years now and he still loves me anyways. 

leigh + derrick + alex + steven joined us after while and i was so happy to see those boys.

{i love my sisters}

we woke up the next morning and headed to the one and only groucho's.

{capturing his first STP dipper}

after wandering around king street for hours and hours, we finally headed back to the hotel to get ready for main event!

the wedding was held at the island house on johns island. the rain held out and made for a beautiful wedding on the stono river. the food was awesome, the drinks were strong, and the band was amazing. amanda looked stunning and it was great seeing all of my friends that were also in attendance. i'm so glad i got to be there to celebrate!

{i stole this from a stranger's facebook}

{my big sis}

11am the next morning it was wheels up and back to nashville. it was whirlwind of a weekend but just long enough to hug plenty of necks and laugh my butt off with my siblings. i'll see you in november, carolina!

welcome, 2014!

things have been wild in my world since 2014 rolled around! i've been slacking on the ol' blog but 2014 has been quite amazing so far.

my college gang + some hilarious dudes from tennessee rang in the new year at red's ice house in mount pleasant, sc. after being sick for 5 days, i wasn't sure i was going to make it. but since i already bought a ticket, and didn't want to leave my girl ammie in the dust (we're the only single ladies), i made a day trip to charleston. i am so glad i did - we had such an awesome night! we stayed in Charleston to watch the gamecocks whip up on wisconsin before heading on back to charlotte.

that weekend we had leigh's baby shower: see here. we had all sorts of friends and family in town this weekend so it was jam packed. we had dinner at BLT at the ritz that evening followed by a night out uptown which does not happen often!

the next weekend (last weekend), i headed back to charleston for a couples shower for my sweet laura! katt & i got in around 8:30pm on friday & we stayed in for a girls night. saturday morning we woke up and met laura for lunch at ammie's fave place, taco boy. frozen screwdriver? yes please! we drove to the beach to put our toes in the sand before getting ready for the shower.

laura's sisters & her bff, meredith, did such a great job! there was delicious food, adorable décor & fun games. after the shower we stayed out in summerville at this bar called montreux. bar games, cheap beer, and an awesome live band - it was like college all over again!

{laura & her bridesmaids}

 

sunday morning katt & i woke up at the bum of dawn to head back to charlotte so i could make it to the panthers game. i was so lucky to be able to go to the game & even though it was a bummer of a loss, we had an amazing season! i am proud of what they've done this year & can't wait for next year!

 

 

tomorrow i'm off to "mountain weekend" in boone with my college gang. looking forward to relaxing {aka drinking} with my pals in a cabin for a long weekend! cheers!