Family Vacation Part Two

I'm sorry for delaying part two of my family vacation, but since yesterday was Father's Day I've been pretty busy hanging out with family and just resting up from the beach. To continue, however, on Wednesday we went to a wonderful local restaurant called, "Gullah Grub," which is authentic gullah/southern type food that literally melts in your mouth. To start you off they give you a little dish of corn bread to munch on and it's so sweet it definitely tastes more like pound cake than corn bread! I ordered the crab soup with an all organic salad and a sweet tea in a cute little jelly jar. This is probably my favorite restaurant to go to while I'm on vacation with my family. It's placed in a quirky old house that has so much charm. It smells exactly like my great grandma's house :) We then wandered around for a bit until we came to this wonderful fort that was covered in huge oak trees with spanish moss hanging from them. It was right on the beach too. I think the fort was built sometime between the 1700's and the 1800's, but needless to say, some parts of it were kinda creepy. Especially with a brewing storm near by.

Next on the list of our journey was this not so wonderful 'Plantation' called the "Frampton House," in Yemassee, SC. You know... on the outside it looked beautiful, but once you went in you'll never guess what it was. Just a crappy gift store. They restored the entire house, but only made it where the bottom two floors were a gift shop and the upstairs was some sort of office. Even the grounds weren't all that exciting. But, if you like that kind of stuff or just want to get a handful of brochures and chocolate candy... then by all means. I, however, don't think I'll be stopping there again anytime soon.

The last on my list of pictures is that wonderful house at the bottom. On Thursday my family and I went out to eat at this cute restaurant called, "Plums," and then we decided to tour around the old city to look at the houses. I've been to Beaufort, SC, a million times and never once had my family and I peaked around the old houses or took a walk under the hanging branches of the large Oak trees. Granted a few years ago we took a little carriage tour once, but I barely remember what it was like other than our horse was afraid of trash bags in the road. However, during our discovery I found this... gorgeous... house. For those of you who have read Pride and Prejudice, or seen the absolutely adoring movie with Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen, I instantly thought of Pemberly. Or what Jane Austen imagined it to be like. The Chatsworth House is probably the closest example of what she had in mind, and so therefore I came to the same conclusion when I saw that wonderful house up above. It is nicknamed "The Castle," and it's going for about 3 million dollars. I told Brandon that he needed to rack in the cash at Hollywood 20, haha. 

Friday was sadly our last day at the beach, and we went and ate at this wonderful breakfast joint called, "Blackstone's Cafe." Then we headed out over to Charleston so I could get my fill in Urban Outfitters. I swear that place never gets old to me. I never know what I want either. Every time I walk in I get SO dizzy from trying to look at everything. I usually walk in the dressing room about 2 or 3 times as well trying to find all that I want at a reasonable deal. Which... usually comes to about impossible considering they're so expensive >_< ahh... it's my treat once a year most definitely.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful week and please wish me luck! Today is my orientation for Greenville Tech, ahh!

Family Vacation Part One:

I definitely didn't have the heart to upload all of the pictures in one post, so I've decided to make this blog entry into two parts :) I just came home from Charleston about two hours ago, and boy let me tell you... I am the worst traveler. I absolutely loathe riding in the car. Especially if I'm not the one driving. However, our three hour journey went by fast so now I'm not feeling quite as bad as I usually do after I come home from a long trip. But anyways. In the first few pictures my parents and I went to this little italian restaurant called Panini's Cafe, and I ordered this amazing dish that was lobster and crab stuffed pasta. The cafe itself is extremely precious and to make it even more special it was originally a bank. The whole restaurant is architecturally beautiful and I definitely recommend stopping by if you're in the area and craving italian! We then set out on the town and inspected the local shops (that were closed, but still fun to peak in the windows) and took a walk on the quaint boardwalk. After that we headed over to this very eclectic ice cream parlor called 'Southern Sweets' and I got that wonderful milk shake at the bottom...

Hardee's and Sonic just don't do milkshakes like this place. I've never had such a wonderful treat before in all my life and not only that, but the little antique glass it came in really made it even more wonderful! As for the dinosaurs... don't ask. I just thought they were cute and I wanted to play and take a picture of them :3

The beach itself was amazing, but I wish we got to stay longer :/ I certainly don't believe I had my fill on it. Oh well, I guess I'll have to wait until next year I suppose. Another awesome thing that happened was that I found, literally, A MILLION sand dollars! You can hardly find any good shells on that beach, but, my parents and I got lucky and we just kept finding them. And even if they weren't conk shells or anything, I still found that to be pretty awesome. 

To be continued :)

four months today :)

Thank you for being so loving, kind, patient, supportive, and overall just wonderful these past few months. You have made me feel like the luckiest girl in the world, and the happiest at that. I really hope you know that you mean so much to me and that I'm so very thankful that you're not only my boyfriend, but my best friend. You hold a very special place in my heart and I thank God constantly for bringing such a loving person in my life. (: You're the funniest person I know, and you always know how to cheer me up. I can't even stay mad at you very long and even when I 'try' to it never works. You always manage to bring a smile to my lips no matter what you do. You're incredible, and I love you so much :)

For those of you who couldn't guess, it's Brandon and I's four months today. (: I know, I know, silly to celebrate, but come on... nothing wrong with expressing how much a person means to you, right? Hehe. I put up a few pictures as a 'timeline' of our friendship/relationship and goodness... even if the first picture was taken just back in December, it literally feels like such a long time ago. He's definitely my favorite, that boy.

I am currently soaking up some summer sun with my parents down at Harbor Island, SC, and it's wonderful. I love it down here so much; it's practically a second home to me. The atmosphere is very inspiring and I plan to snap a lot of photos to share with you all. That's my biggest struggle when I go on vacation; taking pictures. I find that to be super ironic too, but I get so lost within the beauty, relaxation, and history of the lowcountry that I just... forget. It's something I'm determined to break this year though. Oh and by the way, guess who drove on the highway for the first time since getting her license? THIS GIRL RIGHT HERE! Yeah! It was really awesome! Horrifying in some spots, but nonetheless really easy and mellow. I hope to get the hang of it some day... as for now I think I'll practice a bit before heading out on my own. :P I hope everyone is having a lovely week! :)