This weekend was our third annual trip to Beaufort, North Carolina.  The town was just as charming as ever, particularly with the azaleas in full bloom (is it just me or are they crazy beautiful this year?), and the weather on its best behavior.  One of my favorite parts of the weekend was when we

As I mentioned before, this past weekend I went up to DC with my boyfriend to visit an old friend of mine.  We have actually been friends since I was 2 or 3 when we lived in the same neighborhood in Ohio.  Then, I moved to Charlotte when I was 4 and the seriously cool

This weekend, my boyfriend Chris and I flew to San Antonio for the weekend to visit some old friends of his.  We had a really lovely time and Texas was pretty much exactly how I thought it would be in terms of architecture and landscape.  Our hosts definitely went out of their way to show

To help myself get over the gloomy cold, I have started planning our big trip for this summer.  Corey and I will be heading out west to California to visit good friends and to bask in the sunshine of the California coast.  Oh sunshine, won’t you be lovely.  Per my bucket list of vacation spots,

This past weekend I took a quick little mini trip to a place that I am certain most North Carolinians are proud to claim.  A sweet mountain city called Asheville that is known for its hippy and foodie culture as well as being home to the largest family owned residence in the US called the

I have a confession.  Despite our southern heritage, Corey and I both pretty much despise country music.  I can sing along to a Taylor Swift song with the best of them but in general, I find anything CMT related to be intolerable.  But this weekend, I put aside my prejudice and actually found myself enjoying