December Around The Web

2022 is coming to a close and what a year it has been! This December was filled with time spent celebrating with family and friends, and I’m so grateful to be wrapping up my second trimester of pregnancy. We started the month with a whirlwind weekend at the return of Krikindl Markt at church, celebrating Macy’s baby girl in Wichita, and a few days in Savannah for work. Dale and I attended two holiday parties for his work and I celebrated the holidays with the Junior League of Kansas City Missouri, Fund Development council and hosted an ornament exchange for my Chi O friends. Our family took a trip to Lawrence for my aunt’s annual Vespers concert and Dale and I had a wonderful dinner at Basil Leaf with Grammy Pop. Then we headed into all the traditional Christmas festivities with our families.

may all be merry & Bright!

Savannah, Georgia

The first week of December I had the opportunity to travel to Savannah, Georgia for work. My co-worker, Anna, and I had the best time exploring the city and would highly recommend The Drayton Hotel. Visiting before Christmas was magical because we were able to see all the decorations! Our favorite meals were at Treylor Park, Collins Quarter, and Vic’s on the Water. Don’t miss shopping at The Paris Market, Savannah Bee Co., and the Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters does a wonderful job sharing an accurate history of the house and Savannah. Enjoy!

November Around The Web

Hello, friends! November has come to a close and I’m excited to recap (mostly for my own memories) all the fun that was had. We started the month with a trip to Turkey Hill with Leslie & Nathan which was the perfect weekend away, at work we were able to attend the first post-2020 CLS (Creative Leadership Symposium) with great speakers and time to socialize, Alyson hosted a Chi-O Friendsgiving, and our friend Holly was in town so we had a fun night hanging out before Thanksgiving! This year we celebrated Thanksgiving with family on Friday night so that we could watch Grace perform at the Plaza lights and we celebrated with Dale’s family on Saturday. We wrapped up the month getting Christmas card photos taken which I’m so excited to share!

Grateful for you!

A Weekend in Charleston

Last weekend we were lucky to spend time in Charleston celebrating the wedding of Brittany and Parkin! Haley & Colton, Megan & Matt and Dale & I all shared an Airbnb and had the best time exploring in-between the wedding festivities. This included a quick trip to Sullivan’s Island (with lunch at Poe’s Tavern), a few photos on Rainbow Row, an ice cream break at Jeni’s, and a stroll through the gardens at Magnolia Plantation & Gardens. I’m so grateful for this time with my Chi O sisters and hope to be back in beautiful Charleston very soon!

Last Day in Dubrovnik

Day 20 (June 17, 2022) was our last full day of the trip! Sophie, Alex, Dale & I had to get up early to pack up and switch Airbnbs but were able to spend a few more hours at the pool before dragging all our bags into the city walls to our last place. After checking in, we headed to a pizzeria for lunch and then decided to wander around town for some last minute shopping and exploring. We made a stop at the 700-year-old apothecary/pharmacy hidden inside a 14th-century Franciscan monastery and then were honestly pretty exhausted and took a break at a cafe. After relaxing for a bit, we decided to walk up to the cliffside bar and take in the views.

That night we dressed up for dinner and decided on a place just off the wall on the ocean side of town. We celebrated with one amazing final dinner (I had delicious shrimp and zucchini risotto) and then we took in the sunset with one last gelato! Our grand finale of the trip was a scavenger hunt through town before bed (it’s harder to find a pigeon after dark than you would think!).The four of us made so many wonderful memories in Croatia and I’m already looking forward to the next time we are able to travel together. Thanks for following along our time in Europe!