Memorial Day Weekend!

So happy that summer has unofficially began!

If this past weekend is any indication to how much fun I will have this summer, then I cannot wait!  Rusty and I had a pretty busy weekend! It was so nice to finally be in town for a weekend.

It was so nice out on Friday, that we decided it would be a perfect evening to take the dogs on a walk through Downtown Greenville and stop at one of the many restaurants that had outdoor seating.  I am still in awe at the fact that you can bring your dogs to any restaurant that has outdoor seating...I mean how cool is that!?  I had been craving sushi, so we decided to try a place downtown.  It was pretty good and the dogs definitely loved ALL of the attention that they were getting from everyone that was walking by.  It was such a nice evening and after dinner we strolled up Main St. to where they had live music and lots of beer vendors.  I just love how there is always something going on downtown, its so nice to find something new to do each night down there!

Saturday, we enjoyed more of what Greenville has to offer.  They have the Farmer's Market every Saturday on the streets of Downtown.  Several local vendors come out and set up tents for everyone to browse through.  It is still early in the season, so not all of the vendors have all of their produce ready, but it was still so packed.  Rusty and I were able to find some delicious goodies and sampled from several different vendors.  We ended up buying this awesome Black Bean and Mango Salsa, Jalapeno Pimento Cheese, and Rusty picked out some Habenero Chutney. I can't wait to go back in a few weeks when they have some more fresh fruit and to buy some of the fresh fish and homemade pasta that they have.  When we finished walking around the market, we decided to try out the new bagel restaurant, Sully's Steamers.  It was seriously delicious.  I definitely suggest that you try it out if you haven't already

The fun didn't stop there.  Every Memorial Day weekend, the Greenville Hospital Systems sponsors the Aloft Festival.  They have hot air balloon launches, festival rides and game, fair food, and concerts.  On Saturday night, we went to go see Andy Grammer and Corey Smith play.  Rusty and I had the best time.  I loved seeing all of the hot air balloons get filled off and float away into the sky.  There had to be about 50 of them! Both of concerts were great and it was the perfect weather to enjoy it.  I also experienced a first, FRIED OREOS! I don't know why I waited this long to try them, but oh my gah were they delicious.  I didn't just stop at the fried oreos, I also got to sample some red velvet funnel cake (also amazing) and some fried green tomatoes with chipotle mayo from a local restaurant.  Overall, it was a perfect night :)

We spent Sunday at our friends' pool and cooked out with them. It was so nice to enjoy the sun and some good friends! Monday, was a MUCH needed day off after all of the excitement of the weekend.  Rusty and I were both exhausted, but we did manage to sneak in a little fun and went and saw Hangover 3.  It was a lot better than the second, very funny! Now it is back to work for a few days before we have another fun and busy weekend ahead of us!

My Life Lately

Recently, life has been pretty hectic! I feel like I always am running around in circles and never have enough time to do anything.  Work is crazy busy, but I am still making sure that I leave the office after 10 hours a day (don't think that I could handle much more, even though there is PLENTY of work to be completed!).  Between my crazy schedule at work, I have to fit in time to go to the gym, meeting with the builder, planning things for the house, and overall just maintaining my life.  Needless to say, there a few things that I definitely need to catch up on. Thankfully, this weekend Rusty and I don't have much going on so we are going to spend most of the weekend planning out things for the new house (this might be a surprise to Rusty!).  Planning out things for a new house means SHOPPING and lots of DIY projects.  I am sure Rusty will be thrilled with all of these ideas I have :) I am sure 5 minutes into shopping, he is going to want to kill me!

After this stressful, long week I am so happy that it is Friday and that the weekend is here! I hope y'all all have a great weekend too :)

Finally picked out everything for the house!

My sleepy little puppy on her 1st birthday!

Enjoy a beautiful Sunday in Downtown Greenville

Rusty and the dogs playing in the Reedy River

Falls Park in Downtown Greenville...absolutely gorgeous!

Alicia, Courtney, and I at the Clemson Sring Game

The boys with their cigars

Uncle Rus playing with Emma!

Just a few snapshots of what I have been up to lately!!

One year in Greenville

I still can't wrap my head around the thought that I have been in Greenville for a whole year now! It has gone by so fast and so much has happened! I have now officially moved for the 3rd time since I have lived here and will soon be moving for my 4th (and hopefully) final time into my house that is slowly in the works!

Moving to Greenville was one of the scariest things I have ever done.  I only knew one person here and that was the one girl that I would be working with.  We were starting up our office in Greenville and I was asked (or begged) by my bosses to move down here.  I reluctantly agreed, but a year later I couldn't be any happier in my decision!

So many things have changed and I have learned a lot about myself and grown up a lot too! Work has had its ups and down, but overall I am very happy that I was given the opportunity to grow in my career.  I have made so many friends and met an AMAZING guy! None of this was what I had expected to happen, but I wouldn't change anything!  As amazing as this year was, I cannot wait to many more years here and what the future holds for me.

Here are a few of some of the memories I have made over the past year!

My first apartment was in a GORGEOUS converted Cotton Mill!

First date with Rusty at the Zac Brown Band concert!
Best concert ever :)

I couldn't resist getting a little puppy back in May! Harley is such a handful!

My first Beer Wiffleball experience!

Rusty and I spend a long weekend in Charleston

23rd Birthday with new and old friends :)

Best friends come to Greenville for some Clemson football

Gorgeous Falls Park in Downtown Greenville

Sunset in Greer! So pretty 

Design with Wine with Coworkers

More friends come to visit!!

There are so many more things that I have done and so many unforgettable memories I have made, but these are just a few snapshots of those! I cannot describe how excited I am for this year and all of the big changes that will be happening!

Have a fabulous week :)

Weekend Recap

This weekend, just like EVERY other weekend flew by.  Before I knew it, it was Sunday night and I was getting back into "work" mode, but I was glad for a somewhat relaxing weekend, it was MUCH needed after a long week.

The weather has been so gloomy lately.  I couldn't be any more ready for some sunshine and spring weather.  I am hoping that it comes sooner rather than later (next week would be fine by me!).  Friday was another one of those dreary Winter days that seem to be never ending.  Since it was gross, I decided that it might be a good idea to start packing, seeing that I am moving next weekend! Luckily, I had my best friend, Jordan, help me clean out my closet the other weekend when she was in town. Thank goodness she was here, I never realized how much of a clothes hoarder I was, I guess you could say I was in a little bit of denial.  I know I won't ever wear a certain dress or shirt again, but always find an excuse to keep it, but with Jordan's help I was able to give away almost 20 pairs of shoes, some purses, and 3 trashbags worth of clothes to Goodwill.  It felt good to give away my clothes, maybe now when Rusty and I move into our house he can share a closet with me (ha, who are we kidding! I will now have to go get new clothes!).

Saturday, Rusty and I moved a few things into my storage unit.  I discovered that I am absolutely WORTHLESS at moving.  I have no upper body strength, it is actually quite humorous moving this furniture, but I doubt Rusty finds it funny! After we got the "hard work" out of the way, Rusty and I spent the rest of the weekend with our friends.

I am NO fan of BBQ, but was very impressed of how much I enjoyed our lunch with our good friends at The Smokin' Pig BBQ in Pendleton (right by Clemson!).  Everything looked so delicious, even the pork and brisket which we all know I would never eat! The sides were to die for.  They had everything a great BBQ place should have including fried okra, baked beans, loaded potato casserole, banana pudding, sweet potato crunch, and much more!

Rusty got the 1/2 Chicken and Pork with Sweet Potato Crunch
and Fried Okra...yum!!!

 Chopped Chicken (before I put the BBQ sauce on) with
Sweet Potato Fries and Baked Beans!

The Smokin' Pig BBQ

The rest of the weekend we spent with friends.  Lots of people were in town so we actually went out in Downtown Greenville for once.  I am a 23 year old grandma, I never go out Downtown anymore.  I think that it was maybe my 6th time since I moved here almost a year ago, how pathetic is that?! But we had a lot of fun with everyone.  We will definitely have to start doing that more often! And on Sunday, we went to Stax for breakfast with about 20 people.  This restaurant is literally 2 minutes from my apartment and I had NO idea it was there and of course when I do find out, I am moving away!

It was such a great weekend, but unfortunately just like every other one it came to and end and I have another busy week ahead of me! Lets hope I survive since next weekend will be so busy moving all of my furniture!!

Best Friends Come to Greenville!

Last week could not have gone by any slower! I don't think that I could have been any more excited to have three of my closet friends from college come and visit me.  Jordan, Kaylee, and Leah all made the trip down to Greenville so we could have a fun girls weekend.

Friday night all the girls came into town and we went to one of my new favorite restaurants in Greenville, Southern Culture Kitchen and Bar, with my boyfriend (Rusty) and his roommate, Will.  Obviously, this restaurant is very popular because we had an hour wait (but it was well worth it!).  I was so happy that my friends could come down and that Rusty got to meet them. We enjoyed a few drinks at the bar and finally got seated.  The menu is amazing and of course we had to get the Tator Tots with Pimento Cheese Fondue and Pulled Pork Nachos to begin the meal.  They have a wide variety of southern inspired dishes, I highly recommend you to go check it out!

First stop of the weekend was to Green's to get Rusty a Growler of Highland Cold Mountain Ale!

On Saturday, I decided to take the girls to Downtown Greenville.  We walked all around Main Street and went into the different boutiques and enjoyed the scenery.  Jordan was so excited because she wanted to find the "Mice and Main," which are 9 bronze mice hidden around Main Street that have a story and riddles to go along with them.  We weren't successful in finding all of them, but did manage to find a few!  It was such a pretty day and we enjoyed the beautiful views at Falls Park. After walking up and down Main Street, we stopped for lunch at Grill Mark's for more delicious food. That night we cooked dinner, had some wine, and went out to the lovely city of Greer (my future home!) for a fire at Rusty's neighbors' house.

At Falls Park at Reedy River

It was so much fun having them in town and showing them around Greenville.  But the most exciting news of the weekend was that Kaylee asked me to be her Maid of Honor!!!!! I am sooooo excited about it and cannot wait to start helping her to have the most amazing wedding ever!

Jordan and Kaylee found Aunt Maggie the mouse while searching for "Mice on Main"

The bride to be!! So excited to be her MOH :)

Jordan and Leah at Falls Park

The Mice on Main Street...probably the highlight of Jordan's trip!

Obviously we had to make a Pinterest meal. Honey Mustard Pretzel Chicken

Fire with friends out in Greer! I think Leah, Kaylee, and Jordan enjoyed the Moonshine :)

I hate that the weekend flew by, but hopefully in a few months when my house is finished I can have everyone come back and visit again for a House Warming Party :)