The Calm Before the Storm

I have been a little preoccupied lately, in case you haven’t noticed my absence.  E and I went to Charleston last weekend (not last weekend as in yesterday, but the weekend following Halloween) for a long relaxing baby-free weekend.  And it was fantastical. 

We arrived Thursday evening and had a yummy dinner (although it’s not really standing out in my mind right now, for some reason) at Mercato.  After dinner we took a long walk around town and hung out on a bench in a park and talked for a while.  Then we headed over to Kilwin’s for my second dessert of the night, a caramel covered rice crispy treat drizzled in chocolate.  Very nice. 

Friday E had some meetings (the actual reason we made the trip in the first place) so he had booked a massage and facial for me because he was afraid I would get bored (can you believe that??  Seriously, people, BORED in Charleston!).  So I woke up late a half an hour later than normal, ate breakfast without having to fix it for someone else before hand, went to the hotel’s gym (I know, the gym on vacation… but how can I pass up the opportunity to go without worrying about setting up a babysitter), then took a jog walk through town, then enjoyed my facial and massage, and followed it all up with a nice long nap.  What a great day.  That night we had dinner at Hank’s.  De-lish.  That’s all I have to say about that meal.  Because I had scallops.  My favorite food in the world.  Followed by red velvet cake.  Another long walk.  And yet another treat from Kilwin’s.  Seriously.

Saturday E had more meetings then had some work to do, so I went to the gym (to work off that second dessert) and did a little shopping on King Street.  That morning when I called to check in on Jack, my father-in-law told me that my sister-in-law was also in Charleston.  I thought about calling her, but figured I’d run into her.  Can you believe me?  Seriously, it’s not like Charleston is a small town.  Well, guess who I ran into on King Street?  haha!  Great shoppers think alike.

Saturday night we headed over to SNOB for dinner.  Which was amazing.  I highly recommend.  Sunday we had breakfast over at the Charleston Place.  Yet another fantastic meal.  I completely over indulged myself with the caramel brioche.  Oh my goodness I am drooling just thinking about it. 

It was a great weekend… followed by a great week.  My mom came to town on Monday after we got home.  We had a great week shopping, going out for lunch, doing yoga, and hanging out with the Jackster.  It was so good to see her and I’m already suffering from withdrawal.  The last week and a half has been so relaxing and fun… I can hardly believe Thanksgiving is next week!!  Aaahhahaha!!  And I haven’t even started thinking about it.  And I’m hosting this year!  Oh my.