Charleston, SC

Dave and I spent five days in Charleston for our 9th wedding anniversary. It was lovely and hot and our agenda was very flexible with plenty of time budgeted for the pool, happy hour, and wandering.

We arrived on a Tuesday early afternoon and stayed at this cool hotel with so much southern charm and probably the best rooftop pool and bar in the city. Oh, and we had a complimentary upgrade to the concierge level where we had snacks and happy hour provided each day. Mega score. We walked, talked, and enjoyed ourselves without all of the pulls of life, and within about 4 hours, we were officially in vacation mode. We found rooftop bars, lively restaurants, amazing courtyards, shopping, some tours, cemeteries, and great old neighborhoods to walk through and admire.

We spent our actual anniversary at the rooftop pool at our hotel before hitting a happy hour and shopping with a little buzz on, then had drinks and dinner at Husk, a local hotspot where we had orange wine and amazing food.

One of the highlights for both Dave and I was Sullivan's Island. We bought this poster when Sully was born and it was a photo of the lighthouse on the island. We didn't know much about it, but when we did a bit of research we found out it is a small island off the coast and it is known for its charm. We were excited to arrive at sunset for a lovely view of the lighthouse followed by a drink and one of my most favorite meals of the trip at The Obstinate Daughter. To top if off, we had a really good Lyft driver take us back to the hotel and Dave was feeling fine and tipped him something like 150%. Haha, you gotta love the heart on that guy.

We were gone just the right amount of time and were ready to get home to the kids. They were with Courtney and Nicole and did great, of course they missed us, but they were so busy between school and their other commitments. We say it every year, but having these get aways is really what we need to keep our boat afloat. Its fun to remember why we started this in the first place, Cheers to 9 years!

Anniversary photo. 

Husk with the orange wine. 

Anniversary flowers. 

Afternoon stroll. 

Ft. Sumpter. 

Sullivan's Island. 

Dave and the lighthouse. 

Slice of life, the walk to the beach. 

Our rooftop with a view of the bridge we walked to an and over the previous day!