oh darling, let’s be adventurers

Since it’s such a drab day outside, I figured today would be the perfect day to share some exciting news with you…in 9 days I will be going to…

That’s right! My family and I will be going on a 7-day cruise to Alaska as one giant family reunion. Words cannot describe how incredibly excited I am about this trip! I love traveling, especially to places that I have never been to.  Learning about the history, eating the local cuisine, experiencing all the touristy things to do and exploring the towns and shops make for such a fun and well-rounded adventure.

We will be leaving from Seattle, Washington and cruising through the Alaska Inside Passage, docking at the ports of Juneau, Skagway and Victoria, British Columbia. We are still in the process of figuring out what excursions we want to go on, but you can be sure we will be seeing some of these…

and doing some of this…

and exploring the shops in little towns like this…

 Upon our return, we will take two days to explore Seattle, Washington. Pikes Place Market, the Space Needle and finding the Original Starbucks are definitely on the list of must see’s!

I can’t wait for my Alaska Adventure to start! Let the countdown begin!!

Images here, here, here, here

scenes from the weekend

Happy Monday everyone! This weekend one of my best friends came into town and it was so good to see her! We had not seen each other since April, so the visit was long overdue. As expected, the weekend was filled with lots of catching up over great food and wine (neither one of us could stop talking), bursting out into song at 8 in the morning (very typical of us) and fun in sun at Ft. Fisher Beach (who doesn’t love the beach).

scenes from the weekend

Hi everyone! My apologies for my lack of presence in the blog world.  I have been working a lot the last few weeks which leaves me with uninspired thoughts and little to no free time…which unfortunately means no new posts. However, there was plenty of inspiration this past weekend as it was packed full of lingerie showers, super hero birthday parties and a visit from a childhood friend, her mom and my peanut!

Ashton and I ventured out to Currie, NC (aka the middle of no where) to attend our friend Kaity’s son superhero themed birthday party. Everyone was required encouraged to dress up and Ashton and I took full advantage of this opportunity. Clearly, Ashton’s Batman costume outshines my Capt. America attempt, but hey at least I tried.

Sunday was the highlight of my weekend as Mrs. Charlene, Nicole and my peanut, Kylie came into town for a day visit on their way back home to Charleston. It’s been four months since I had seen them and I couldn’t believe how big Kylie has gotten. She is so alert and bubbly and makes the funniest faces.  During their visit, we went to the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher so Kylie could see all the fishes. It was so fun to watch her really look at all the fish and colors. Our visit was too short, but am so grateful for being able to see them! Until next time!