Easy, Breezy, Beautiful

Okay, First things first.  This weather has me feeling so dang good.  I'm humming and scatting to myself! I feel like I'm on a Covergirl commercial.
The air feels so crisp, which reminds me of Maine.  Before visiting Maine, I had heard of salty sea air, and figured that of course I'd felt this, living on the coast my whole life.  Oh how wrong I was.  Charleston's pluff smog is nothing like the salty, unbelievable fresh air that I breathed in Maine.  I can't wait to rent a cottage on the rocky coast of Maine one summer!

In other news, We will be strategically avoiding Charleston Restaurant week until it is over.

We tried it, and it's just not for us.  We love having a nice dinner out, at a restaraunt where we've never eaten. But why would we choose to go on a night where the menu is set, with no variations...(where they've made the menu items in bulk, in advance). Isn't a big part of the excitement of eating out in a fancy place to choose whatever you like?  It's supposed to be an idulgent splurge (that's part of the appeal), not a discount night out!  Plus the crowds, Oy! No sir!
Update: After further review, the 2 People for $20 options are a great way to get more bang for your buck at places like Juanitas and Wild Wings.  I maintain my feelings on high-end dining.  Thank you, that is all. :)

I hope everyone is having a beautiful (&easy&breezy) Wednesday!

Day&Night

What a nice holiday weekend!  Fall, here we come!
Saturday was definitely our busiest day of the weekend and I'll recap it for ya.

I wanted to wear my favorite summery dress for the last time this year. 


blurry phone photo



We decided to stay close and visit the Charleston Museum.

Neither K nor I had been since we were very young and it was fun to see the museum with mature eyes. 

Highlights:  There was an old stone mile marker that was located on Mathis Ferry way back in the 1800's.  There is also a recreation of an old Charleston pharmacy with so many bottles like ours!

And there was a jewelry exhibition with some sweetgrass earrings that I fell in love with...

Some might say I have a mild sweetgrass obsession.

After this we went over to Whole Foods to grab some shish kebabs for the grill (I like the general tso's chicken) and beer. 

This beer deserves a background story.  About a year ago now we discovered Heavy Seas Loose Cannon.  We fell in love with it and would order it anytime we could find it on a menu (very few places in Chas).  Unfortunately the beer distributor that handles Loose Cannon sales was apparently flaky and thus Loose Cannon is no more.  If you ever see this on a menu, ORDER IT! and if you ever see it on a menu in Charleston, e-mail me and I will come join you STAT.  Anyway, after much research (hard work) we discovered that Mojo is the next best thing. 

From there we came home to relax before the game.  I whipped up a few "heart attack" apps and threw on a little team pride. We grilled up the kebabs, which K calls "Make Your Neighbors Jealous" kebabs.   They smell SO good.

Ah! Even more blurry



I was in bed pretty early after the game ended. 
Tell me about your weekend!

Gameday Treats (lazy girl edition)

I love cooking for my family and friends, but there are definitely days where I'm just too busy to spend the time in the kitchen!

No time to cook but still feeling festive?  Check out my grocery store finds.

While home cooking is ideal, these store bought treats can help you in a bind!


GO COCKS!
I did whip up a quick spread for our mini-gameday celebration:

A chili con queso dip, little pigs in a blanket, and a strawberry banana cool whip dip.
Hope everyone is enjoying their LONG weekend!