Charleston: The Battery

White Point Gardens is most beautiful. It's right on the harbor in Charleston. The gazebo especially holds a place in my heart, because it's where Hank and I got engaged. 

Hey! There's Hank hanging from the same tree as last time (right before it was go time!).

It was certainly a gorgeous day for a stroll down memory lane.

THIS city! I just head to toe love it. 

Charleston: Mermaid Cute

We took to the streets for a little shopping. First stop, Piggly Wiggly to pick up a bottle of Fat & Juicy's new margarita mix. We strolled over to the The Charleston Beer Exchange for some craft brews - weekend stock up style. Then we made our way to King Street for some window shopping. I had to check out Moon & Lola's new location, and it was delightful. 

Then it was onward to my favorite potter's studio - Elizabeth Carlton. Come on in!

We met! I love Elizabeth's work - she truly is my favorite potter. Her pieces are fun (and more fun), full of vivid colors and all levels of whimsy. I made a happy new purchase to add to the collection that is... (surprise!) a platter. It's as mermaid cute as can be. I would have more than a million platters if I lived here (and I wouldn't mind it one bit).

Charleston: Poogan's Porch

I surprised Hank with an end-of-summer getaway, and just like that, we were Charleston bound. The last time we were in town was when we got engaged, so we were pretty excited to be back. We rolled into town on Friday just in time for lunch at Poogan's Porch.

How cute is their intro on their website (and so true!): "We believe in conversations on porches, Sunday brunch, old Southern dogs, ghosts!, seersucker, biscuits, homemade and handmade, sweet tea, handwritten recipes, friends old and new, great stories, gracious hospitality and our Moms. Not necessarily in that order." Southern charm was all around us as we enjoyed lunch at one of the best seats in the house... Right on Poogan's Porch. 

Hank had a local brew, Westbrook, and I had their cocktail, Porch Side, that was complete with burnt Rosemary (unique and refreshing). Then it was onward to the biscuits...

From the biscuits to the starters, everything was delicious. We dined on she crab soup and fried alligator with a honey jalapeno dressing (yum!). More!? Yep, there was more.

So much more it called for a few bites and two boxes. I had their duck confit grilled cheese {pimiento cheese, duck confit, crispy bacon, sliced red tomato, sourdough bread} with sweet potato fries, and Hank had their low country pasta {bowtie pasta, chicken, sausage, smoked gouda, bacon cream, cherry tomatoes, tri-colored peppers, vidalia onions}. 

No matter what menu item is selected, you probably can't go wrong. ... And the charm, well, that's just the icing on the cake. Poogan's Porch gets two thumbs up.

Yep, They Were Back

Let's see... Backstreet Boys concert last week was great (Thanks, Kathleen!). This was by far my favorite picture of the night - parking lot tailgating with DJ Pauly D and Nick Carter.

The Boys still had their moves, but my favorite part was when they did a performance on stools and said y'all are going to have to get use to this because we wont be able to dance forever. And, what I learned is that BSB is coming out with a movie. Uh oh... Here we go!

Movie Night

I had Jen over on Friday night. We dined at Daniel's and then it was back to the casa for movie night. We watched... Bridesmaids (it doesn't even get old after the millionth time). 

Earlier in the week I picked up popcorn boxes from Michael's for $1. Then ran by Target for our favorite movie candy - Reese's Pieces, Raisinets and sour gummy worms (the Target brand is by far the best). Then we snacked and wined it out in the nook. "Help me, I'm poor."