South of Broad

On Thursday, I drove downtown for a run and of course I had to take my camera with me. On my list of many things to see was The Battery. 

STALKER ALERT!!!

If you saw me standing outside your home and taking a picture, I apologize! 

I just think  your home is beautiful!

Look at these porches!

I can just imagine having friends over, sitting on the porch with a cocktail! 

Who wants to join me??

You will have to help me with a down payment first. OK?

Oh, you changed your mind now.......

I see.

Can I please have this as my morning view when I wake up??

Is this backyard not stunning!!??

Have you ever run into a horse on your midday run?

Because I was about 5 inches from running into this horse!

Seriously, I turned the corner and we were about to have a nose kiss! 

Guess it's something I will have to get used to!

Can't wait to tell you about all the fun things that Savanah and I got to do this weekend!!

Hampton Park in CHS

If you are getting tired of my posts about my day, you may want to just check out of my blog until August. I definitely want to remember all of the fun things that I am doing in Charleston and will continue to post about all of my exciting adventures! Hope you are enjoying seeing a little bit of Charleston through my pictures! 

 

Can someone please find me a job in Charleston so that I never have to leave this city???

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 On Tuesday, I drove downtown and went for a run at Hampton Park.

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 I probably did not get much exercise because I kept stopping to take pictures of the beautiful scenery.

 

 I will definitely go back here at least once a week for a run. There were so many people running, walking, or playing with their dogs. I definitely want to bring my dogs here, but I can't run with them so they have to stay home often.  

 

 There were flowers all over. It would be a young boys dream park with all the awesome climbing trees!

 

Isn't this park beautiful? I plan on checking out many more parks as I look for places to run. I found a babysitting job so was busy working on Tuesday and Wednesday night. It rained all day on Wednesday so I didn't do too much. I think I needed a day of relaxation after all of the going and going I have been doing. 

I did get a chance to check out Trader Joe's on Tuesday. I have been dying to go there.  I absolutely will be back. They have so many things that looked delicious and were super cheap. The fresh salads were huge and only $3. I also bought wine which was only $3! 

I am absolutely loving Charleston so far and would absolutely consider moving here permanently. Just need a J-O-B!! Know anyone hiring????

Day 1 in Charleston

I woke up in my new place and spent some of the morning unpacking and making it feel like home. I absolutely love my new place and the best thing about it is that it has a backyard for my dogs! I will take some pictures soon to post. 

I had a few errands to run and had no food at home so I ventured off to Five Loaves Cafe' which is pretty close to my place. It was a little hard to find, but the salad was so good. They have a honey basil dressing which was absolutely delicious! 

It was my first time dining solo and I feel like I picked a perfect place to get out of my comfort zone. I was a little nervous walking in because eating alone has never been something I was comfortable with. 

The salad was delicious and would have been enough without the sandwich. The salad was only $4! I chose the smoked salmon salad and the ham/brie sandwich. I think I have decided I just don't like ham. I love brie so I went for it, but I would have liked it much better with prosciutto or something else besides ham. 

That night, I made my first trip out to King Street. Michal chose one of her favorite restaurants, The Macintosh and off we went!


 

 

We sat at the bar rather than waiting on a table. I think I prefer that right now because we get the chance to talk to the bartender about the area every time. 

 

The bartender recommended these two items so we split an appetizer and a meal.

   

 So good! We devoured the scallops before I thought to take a picture! We also had a side of mashed potatoes which were heaven in my mouth! 

After dinner at Macintosh, we walked down King Street to have a couple of beers at Closed for Business. We were sitting in a couch area alone for awhile. It became awkward really quickly though when a couple came to sit on the couch next to us. Let's just say they should have gone home in their own bedroom! 

We ended the night with a glass of wine at Hall's Chophouse. I absolutely will be back here. We sat in the bar area and all of the waiters and waitresses were so nice. The service was awesome. Many of the waiters came by to talk to us and make us feel welcome. We ended the night sharing a complimentary dessert with one of the guys that seated us. I think he was a manager or something, but he was super friendly AKA flirty. I think we are going back on Thursday! 


Edit to add: later found out he was a Hall....haha :-)


So far, I am loving Charleston!! I can't wait to see more of it!




Do you have any dining solo tips? Do you enjoy it or is it out of your comfort zone?

Savannah, GA

Like I said yesterday, we started our fun in Georgia at a peach stand. They had normal peaches and white peaches. We decided on the normal peaches and got a bucket. Anyone have any good peach recipes???

 

After getting our peaches, we drove on in to Savannah.

 

I did not take many pictures because it was too hard to take pictures and hold on to my 2 dogs. Of course I had to get a picture of Paula Dean's restaurant though.

   

 We walked along the river and ate a restaurant next to the water. We both had crab cakes. They were delicious!

 

After brunch, we walked around downtown and then went shopping on Broughton Street.

 

We walked around for a couple of hours and had planned to stay for longer. It was super hot outside and the dogs were getting very tired. We decided to get in the car and head to Charleston a little earlier than planned. We drove by Forsyth Park to see the fountain, but were just too tired to get out and take any pictures. I definitely want to go back to Savannah without dogs so that I can do and see more! It seems like such a fun town! Maybe I will do a weekend trip sometime this summer!

If you have been to Savannah or if you live there, what are some fun things to do??

Road Trip Day 2

Since the dogs weren't supposed to be there, we got out of the hotel ASAP. I heard people knocking on hotel doors near ours and I shot out of bed. All I needed was for my dogs to start barking at people knocking on the doors!

We were on the road to Savannah by 8:30, but my body thought it was 7:30!

Our breakfast consisted of sweet tarts, m&m's, crackers, and pop rocks. Breakfast of champions right?

We stopped at a peach stand in Georgia. Why not right? When in Georgia....

We knew we were in Savannah once we saw horse carriages and cobblestone streets!

Finally!!!!!

The trip from Savannah to Charleston was about 2 hours I think. It might have been a little longer.

Once we got to Charleston, I had to bring Michal to the airport so that she could get her rental car. We drove to my apartment for the summer. More about that later. We unloaded, unpacked, and headed to the beach! We went to Sullivan's Island and walked on the beach for a little while and then headed to Poe's Tavern.

The bartender gave us a mixture of 2 beers- guiness and cider. It was pretty good! 

Of course, we had to start the summer off with a tequila shot!!
Poe's was a super fun place to hang out and have a drink at the outside bar. We did not eat anything, but the drinks were good! The bartenders were super friendly and so was everyone else that we chatted with at the outside bar. It was a very laid back atmosphere and I will definitely go there again. 

After Poe's, we went to Walmart to get some necessities for the night and morning. It was a very fun night in Charleston. We made a good choice for my first night there! 

More to come about my summer apartment and our day in Savannah, GA!

Road Trip Day 1

School is out and summer has begun!!

I drove straight out of Houston as soon as I could on Friday. Friday night, I slept in Louisiana at my parent's house and hung out with my family. My two nephews came over and they were both so much fun. 

Saturday morning, I left my parent's house and headed to pick my BF up who was riding with me. She is currently working in Charleston so instead of flying there, she rode with me. She is one of the few people that is always up for an adventure. We have done so many fun things together because we will both say yes to just about any fun adventure. 

Unfortunately we spent a lot of our time in park on I-10 during the first couple of hours of our trip. It definitely slowed us down more than we had hoped, but we found ways to keep ourselves entertained. 

We finally made it to Mobile and drove through the tunnel! I remember always trying to go hold my breath while going through the tunnel as a kid on our way to the beach. We tried this time, but there was too much traffic! 

We finally made it to Florida and had to stop to take the dogs for a short walk. 

Since our names both begin with an M, we have always been called the M&M's.  We have been best friends for over 20 years. 

We finally made it to Tallahassee and stopped at Monk's because they had a dog friendly patio. It was a perfect location for the dogs, and the food was good too. We had a beer, humus, and salads. 

After dinner, we drove about another hour and a half and checked in at the Holiday Inn in Lake City, FL. We snuck the dogs in which was the funniest thing you have ever seen. I put each one of them in a bag and carried them to our room. If anyone had looked at us, they would have worried WTH was going on inside the bag that Maggie was in. She was moving around like crazy. 

That was the end of Day 1. It was a lot of fun and I am so glad that Michal was able to join me. You should have seen my car though! It was packed to the max! 

How was your weekend???

I am linking up with Savanah again! She is coming to visit me this weekend!!!