Mrs. Loves Life approved! I love local, and I love discovering that next new place. Here's my running list of favorite (and cute!) shops and lunch spots for a fun Saturday morning around my stomping grounds (plus game plans - game plans are clutch).
Cute Shops
Cute Buttons, Cary | Stationary
The Pink Alli, Cary | Gifts and 'home of the best $10 monogram'
The Purple Polka Dot, Cary | Gifts and some clothes
Stylish Living, Apex | Gifts
Swagger, Cary | Clothes and gifts (grab coffee next door at Java Jive!)
Swoon Boutique, Holly Springs | Clothes
Thanks a Latte, Holly Springs | Coffee and gifts (and the sweetest family!)
Vestique, Morrisville | Clothes
Cuter Lunch Spots
Belle, Cary
La Farm, Cary
Serendipity, Cary
Oh! Drinks & Snacks Too
The Glass Jug, Durham
The Mad Popper, Durham
Saturday morning plan one:
Roll into Thanks a Latte in Holly Springs by 9 a.m. Grab their big chai tea latte and blueberry scone and leisurely shop around until Swoon opens at 10 a.m. After Swoon, head to downtown Apex to shop favorites such as The Doodling Bug, Moon and Lola, Stylish Living and more. From there head to La Farm in Cary for lunch (their mediterraneo is my jam). After La Farm, stop by Ivy Cottage and end your day at Vestique. It's a roughly 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. day that's sure to delight. I took my bestie May on this loop the other morning, and we had so much fun.
Saturday morning plan two:
Start your day at 10 a.m. in Cary at cute shops Made and the Pink Alli (you can pop into Scout and Molly's or grab a treat for your dog at Woofgang too). Then head to downtown Cary for lunch at Belle (or Serendipity) and then stroll from the restaurant to the shops - passing by the cutest Victorian house. Downtown Cary favorite shops include Cute Buttons and The Purple Polka Dot (Gather is worth a quick little stop too). You can even grab a milkshake at Ashworth Drugs or a sweet treat from Blue Moon Bakery. Then head onward in Cary to Swagger which has both gifts and clothes. If you didn't have a sweet treat before, grab an iced chai tea latte (can you tell chais are my favorite) from Java Jive right next door. I grab mine and then bring it over to Swagger to do my favorite - sip and shop.
The above options include a lot of driving I think, but I'm a road warrior and love being a tourist in my own town so it doesn't phase me. I will work on a plan three that includes favorites The Glass Jug and The Mad Popper and some other fun happs over that way. Enjoy!
Do you know of other cute lunch spots or shops I'd love? Email me: mrsloveslife@gmail.com.
Oh! Drinks & Snacks Too
The Glass Jug, Durham
The Mad Popper, Durham
Saturday morning plan one:
Roll into Thanks a Latte in Holly Springs by 9 a.m. Grab their big chai tea latte and blueberry scone and leisurely shop around until Swoon opens at 10 a.m. After Swoon, head to downtown Apex to shop favorites such as The Doodling Bug, Moon and Lola, Stylish Living and more. From there head to La Farm in Cary for lunch (their mediterraneo is my jam). After La Farm, stop by Ivy Cottage and end your day at Vestique. It's a roughly 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. day that's sure to delight. I took my bestie May on this loop the other morning, and we had so much fun.
Saturday morning plan two:
Start your day at 10 a.m. in Cary at cute shops Made and the Pink Alli (you can pop into Scout and Molly's or grab a treat for your dog at Woofgang too). Then head to downtown Cary for lunch at Belle (or Serendipity) and then stroll from the restaurant to the shops - passing by the cutest Victorian house. Downtown Cary favorite shops include Cute Buttons and The Purple Polka Dot (Gather is worth a quick little stop too). You can even grab a milkshake at Ashworth Drugs or a sweet treat from Blue Moon Bakery. Then head onward in Cary to Swagger which has both gifts and clothes. If you didn't have a sweet treat before, grab an iced chai tea latte (can you tell chais are my favorite) from Java Jive right next door. I grab mine and then bring it over to Swagger to do my favorite - sip and shop.
The above options include a lot of driving I think, but I'm a road warrior and love being a tourist in my own town so it doesn't phase me. I will work on a plan three that includes favorites The Glass Jug and The Mad Popper and some other fun happs over that way. Enjoy!
Do you know of other cute lunch spots or shops I'd love? Email me: mrsloveslife@gmail.com.
