Category: Travel
Greenville, SC
Last weekend we had the privilege of attending my cousin Casey’s wedding in Greenville, SC. It was great being able to celebrate the beginning of their life together as husband and wife, traveling to a new city and spending time with family that I rarely see. Everything about their wedding was absolutely amazing their venue, family, friends, and all of the festivities leading up to the big day.
The fun began on Friday as soon as we landed in Greenville spending the day exploring downtown Greenville. The main strip goes on for miles with tons of galleries and cute shops, so we browsed through those. We didn’t plan on shopping but when Jake came to the realization that he forgot to pack a pair of pants for the weekend we had no choice but to shop. After a lot of walking and exploring we had a couple drinks and lunch at Ale House. In the evening we made our way to the welcome party at Larkins on the River and ended the night at Sully’s Steamers for some delicious late night bagel sandwiches.
On Saturday the wedding festivities began around 3:00. The shuttle picked us up at our hotels and off we went to celebrate Casey and Solomon. The ceremony location was JAW. DROPPING. The Cliffs at Glassy Chapel was an awe-inspiring, panoramic view of Blue Ridge foothills and mountains, overlooking the green valleys, what a view! The reception was equally exquisite, held at Cliffs of Mountain Park. This fresh, fall, rustic, and classy wedding was incredible to be a part of!
Bloomington, IL
Brown County Weekend
I’m excited to share all the photos from the last few days of our Brown County trip. We had a wonderful weekend getaway in Nashville Indiana staying at the Robinwood Inn. We stayed in the most charming cabin with a loft, Maybelle’s Cabin.
The Inn’s owners provide everything one could need in a vacation home; full kitchen with dishwasher and microwave, three bedrooms that sleep up to six comfortably, tons of games and a record player to keep you occupied, patio with hot tub, charcoal grill, they brought breakfast to our door each morning and a truly amazing woodland setting.
The cabin was close to all the fun things to do in Nashville so we spent a day in town shopping and checking out everything the town has to offer. Despite all of the rain on Saturday we had a great time and made the most of it by playing games, grilling out and listening to live music at the brewery! I would definitely recommend the area we stayed, we can’t wait to return!
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Brown County
Hello everyone! I am sharing with you today a travel guide from a new city we are visiting this weekend, Nashville, IN. Here ou will find all of the outdoor adventure you could ever need, obsess over there three wineries and generally become a more outdoorsy version of yourself. Pack some tennis shoes, leave the heels at home, read this guide and prepare to have some fun…
Brown County is the perfect weekend getaway, day trip or family vacation. This weekend we are heading there with my parents, my brother and his girlfriend. We are staying in a 3 bedroom cabin with a hot tub for the weekend located in the heart of the Village.
We have tons of activities on our list to try this weekend from try zip lining, mountain biking, hiking, fishing, horseback riding, canoeing, the possibilities are endless. They also have a microbrewery, Big Woods Brewing Company and three wine tasting rooms located in the Village: Brown County Winery, Cedar Creek Winery and Chateau Thomas Winery. Don’t forget about Bear Wallow Distillery that we are excited to try out.
Be on the lookout tomorrow for a new blog post with pictures from our weekend trip.
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30 Things to do before Summer ends
Even more so than most years, this summer has flown by. Between our week in Gulf Shores, weekend trip to Vegas, a bachelorette party in Put-n-Bay, visits home to the lake, and multiple weekend trips, the season passed at rapid speed. I’m planning on tackling this 15 item bucket list before Labor Day weekend. What’s on your bucket list?
1. Visit the Farmer’s market
2. Make a seasonal fruit based sangaria
3. Have a picnic in the park
4. Grill burgers.
5. See a movie in the lawn
6. Attend an outdoor concert
7. Do yoga outside (beer in hand)
8. Go to a baseball game
9. Go on a bike ride
10. Camp (no a cabin doesn’t count)
11. Play hooky mid-week to enjoy a sunny day outside
12. Play corn hole
13. Go to a winery
14. Attend a free event in the city
15. Roast marshmallows- Make a smore
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Viva Las Vegas
Helllloooo friends! I made it back from Las Vegas on Monday night after a spontaneous weekend trip with Jake. The weekend flew by being crammed full of fun- gambling, shows and great eats what more could you want?
My favorite part of the trip was watching Absinthe the Cirque Du Soleil show, it was hysterical and entertaining the entire time.
Absinthe was one of the best acrobatics & comedy shows I have seen in Vegas. I’ve seen a a couple of the Cirque shows but Absinthe was a little bit different than all of the others. Some of the acts felt really dangerous! I was a tiny bit worried when two roller skaters came onto the stage that one of the performers was going to go flying into the audience. If you ever get the chance to see it, make sure you do!
Have a great week!
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Gulf Shores
Last week Jake and I traveled to Gulf Shores Alabama for a week long beach vacation. The beaches were so clean, the area is beautiful and most importantly, Gulf Shores offers tons of activities for all ages! For the most part our trip was relaxing filled with eating, drinking, shopping and enjoying the beach.
With that being said, here are my favorite memories from Gulf Shores (notice it’s heavy on the food…yum!)
- The Beaches – The beaches were pristine, way cleaner than the beaches in Florida. The sand is gorgeous-perfectly clean and white
2. The Hangout – The atmosphere was awesome. The Hangout is located right on the beach and has that cool vacation-y vibe. Good drinks and live entertainment on the beach…what could be better?
3. Lambert’s is a popular restaurant in the South with a menu full of comfort food. Be prepared to wait an hour or two to be seated but it is definitely worth the wait. They bring pass-arounds and throw rolls to each table before you order your meal.
3) Crab Hunting- At night the beaches are completely lit up with flashlights from people crab hunting. We took our nets, buckets and flashlights hitting the beaches each night to find these little guys after dark.
4. Oysters – So I’ve eaten quite a few oysters in my life but Papa Rocco’s were by far the best i’ve ever had despite their motto ” Warm Beer and Lousy Pizza”. Known for their oysters and pizza, this place is a must!
Surprise 30th
It’s been over a week and I still can’t believe that Jake’s surprise party has come and gone. I had an idea in my head at least a year ago and really started planning months ago.
Given the way summers typically fly by, I wanted to make sure that I had a head start on things and really got to work in May. At that point I reached out to our parents to make sure the date worked and started mapping out the party plan.
Yes, I kept a secret from him for that long, and it was one of the most difficult things I’ve ever done. I thought I would blow it or one of his friends before the day came.
I gotta tell you all what I did to surprise him! {It’s ok to have a white lie if it’s for a birthday surprise, right?} I told him a couple weeks before to not make plans because we would be meeting my cousin and her husband for Mexican.
Getting dinner with them was a normal weekend activity so I knew it would be believable and he wouldn’t be suspecting anything. If he only knew I had invited all of his friends months ago, and he was about to be in for the surprise of his life.
That evening I called an Uber to take us downtown to La Revolucion in Fountain Square. I had arranged to have our friends show up at the restaurant 30 minutes before we got there in order to pull of the surprise.
“Surprise! Our friends totally shocked Jake, as he opened the door walking through the restaurant thinking we were just getting dinner and going home for the night. He was speechless and his reaction was priceless.
After about 10 minutes the shock on his face wore off and I told him the rest of the plan for the evening. All twenty four of us shuttled into the brew bus that took us to four breweries downtown for some beer tasting.
After the 3 hour brew tour we ended the night at Rathskeller listening to the tail end of an Irish band.
So in a nutshell, my best advice for planning a surprise party like this:
Plan in advance – giving yourself plenty of time will keep the stress levels low
Picking a theme is always a fun idea
Design a special invitation to get the guests excited and set the tone
Have plenty to drink
Have fun!
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