Wow! It seems like I have been gone forever. I was actually gone for nine days, home for one and then off to St. Augustine to visit with grand daughter #3. We got to see her beautiful new office. She does fund raising for the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind and recently got a promotion. Then, we went to a fabulous lunch and squeezed in some shopping!
My plan had been to come visit with you then but, Cox cable went out in our entire neighborhood...everything went since I bundle with them and it took them about 14 hours to finally get everyone back up and running.
In any case, I am here now. For those of you who are only here for the decorating and crafting, you might want to sign off. The next few posts will be purely personal pictures of my trip. There are some pictures from the Furniture Mart in High Point if you are into the decorating aspect of this blog...it is definitely interesting to see if you have never been there...but, I am going to break up the pictures to avoid an incredibly long post...and me sitting here at the computer forever...into our three main stops and, today's post will cover our trip to and around Charleston, SC and then into Greensboro.
We headed to Gainesville on a Friday afternoon where we picked up grand daughter #2 and headed up the road. We decided to make a "linner" stop on the way so we pulled off at St. Simon's Island and had a delicious meal. We try to pick restaurants that the locals frequent and are seldom disappointed. This place had just a laid-back beachy vibe but the food was delicious.
It took us the rest of the day to make our way to Charleston by dark, find our hotel and get nestled in.
The next morning, daughter #1 and I (my grand daughter was meeting up with some sorority sisters who now live in Charleston) were starving so we found our way to Virginia's on King. Apparently we made a good choice because this place was packed. We didn't mind waiting because we figured probably every place would be packed at brunch time on a Saturday in downtown Charleston. Again, we chose well.
After breakfast, we headed out walking. We were just taking in all of the sights and I wasn't taking pictures because I thought I would have all day. But, I was wrong. As it got later, it got hotter and we decided to pop into a pub to see if we could sit for a bit to watch the Gator game on TV. Again, we apparently made the right choice, We walked in right as the game was coming on and honestly got the best booth in the place...not to mention A/C and a fan. Yes, it was the end of October and yes, the temps were going down at night but, in the middle of the day, it was still Charleston in the heat!
We had some Gators right near us as well as some LSU fans so it was a super fun atmosphere and both sides did their share of cheering and taunting! Just as we were about ready to head back out after the game, we got a message from my grand daughter saying she and her friends were ready to eat and could they come and join us. And so, we waited for them, ate and visited.
And, by the time we said good-bye to the girls, it was dark and we headed back to the hotel.
The next morning we needed to grab a good breakfast and get on the road because we needed to pick up daughter #3 at the Greensboro Airport. We walked just a few blocks from our hotel and found this:
Once again, the wait was long but definitely worth it.
We drove through the garden district as we left and then hit the road. Our timing was perfect as we got to the airport just a bit after Jen landed and she was waiting for us at pick-up. As we headed to our hotel in Greensboro, we happened upon this.
It was so pretty and gave us a chance to do a small hike in some beautiful scenery! Then, it was in the car and off to our hotel to try to get some rest and make some plans before we were off to market the next morning!
There is so much more to come...including a celebrity sighting... so stay tuned...and stay safe!
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