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!
Around the web I loved Andy J. Pizza’s illustration on invisible things. Interesting to ponder!
Obsessed with this rattan Turkey, I may need it for next Thanksgiving
This month I was also able to attend The Kernference and found Vestaboard (one of the event sponsors) fascinating! Would love to see one IRL
Brighton shared her daughter’s beautiful nursery!
I just found out I will be headed to Savannah for a few days so bookmarking this itinerary for a quick trip (to warmer weather!)
This was definitely a comfort meal this month
Saving is apple dumpling recipe for holiday gatherings alongside these conversation starters (Cup of Jo always has the most thought-provoking posts!)
And a very comprehensive list of Thanksgiving movies
Grateful for you!
October Around The Web
Hello, friends! After a long hiatus (my last monthly roundup was in May) I’m excited to be back! So much has happened over the past five months and I can’t wait to share. For now, I will start with October: This month kicked off with Holiday Mart and was quickly followed by a trip to North Carolina and Charleston. After a week working from the beach and celebrating Brittany and Parkin, we had one weekend at home where we had a waffle breakfast with Dale’s family and a donut fry at Mary and Kam’s house! October ended with a fun family dinner to celebrate Sophie and Dale’s birthdays and one more trip to Denver to reunite with our SLU Froends (and Laura and Ashton!). For Halloween, we are having a family dinner and then taking my sister’s dog Kaldi trick or treating at my grandparents house! Around the web we watched the UK (and beyond) mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II and I found some other spooky inspiration:
Loved seeing the corgis pay tribute to The Queen!
The best golden hue for Fall
Grace designed a shoe with Sarah Flint and gave us a peek into the process!
Lovely party favor DIY
I’ve never been huge on decorating for Halloween but bookmarking these ideas as inspiration for next year.
A thoughtful list of core values
While partial to my bright blue front door, it’s fun to see what colors others choose!
My mom recently purchased a Cricut so sending this Halloween DIY her way
Sad to report I didn’t get bulbs in the ground this year but I always appreciate them around our neighborhood! Hoping my current round all return next year.
Anne Hathaway is having fun with fashion lately!
So long spooky season!
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!
Island of Brac
Day 13 began with Alex heading to the airport in Split to pick up a new rental car (minus one spare tire). Once we were settled in with the new car, we loaded up and headed to catch the ferry to Brac. We were able to drive straight onto the ferry so that we could have our car on the island! After arriving, we made the short drive to Mirca to check into our BEAUTIFUL Airbnb. Our host showed us around the house and made some suggestions for the area, and then we decided to walk around town and to the beach. We picked up sandwich food at the grocery and ate looking out at the ocean before driving to Milna (a nearby town) to look around. Our car did get stuck on one of the very narrow roads and once escaping we were ready to relax by the pool!
For dinner, Sophie & Alex and Dale and I made the short drive to the Grill Garden restaurant. Our dinner was amazing, and the sunset views were even better! The restaurant is located in the center of an olive grove so we enjoyed taking pictures before heading back to the house to enjoy the end of the sunset on our poolside deck.
Notting Hill and Portobello Road
Last up we took a bus to Notting Hill to explore. I loved wandering through the beautiful apartment buildings and shopping on Portobello Road. For dinner we stopped in The Distillery for one last hurrah before heading back to the Airbnb to pack and check in for our flights out the next morning. I’m so grateful to have had a chance to travel with my mom and sisters (and Alex our last few days) and see so many lovely parts of England. We will be back!
