Home.

I feel like I've gotten a little behind on blogging so I wanted to share a quick catch up post with what we've been up to! 

It has been super busy around here! The good kind of busy though. Last week the kids and I went "home" to Yemassee to visit my family. I spent time with my grandparents, the kids and I swam in their pool, and my favorite part of the whole week we were down was Sunday dinner at their house. If there isn't anything else typically southern about me, my love for a good Sunday dinner at my grandparent's house makes up for what I lack elsewhere. 

I also soaked up all of my favorite historic sites and made a pit stop at my favorite country store while we were there.  

I'm not sure what it was about this last visit but it felt so different.  It felt more like home than it has in a really long time. I felt so connected. 

"Where we love is home – home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts." 

-Oliver Wendell Holmes

Here are some snapshots of a few of my favorite places. 

This is Sheldon Chapel.  

Richfield Plantation 

Jude and I spent an evening hanging out at my dads river lot. We dangled our feet in the water, spyed on fiddler crabs in their natural habitat and lounged around for a bit. 

I had brunch and soul-filling conversation with one of my sweet bestie's on Thursday at Panini's. 

Ryan came down Saturday to celebrate her surprise birthday party with my friends and family at dockside. 

The view at this place never gets old. 

Saturday my grandad made hotdogs at the "pool house" for us.

Then we stuffed our faces with watermelon for dessert!

Saturday night we headed down to bluffton to celebrate Hayden's birthday with Ryan's Aunt's and Uncle. 

Then we celebrated again at Ryan's house on Tuesday since that was her actual birthday! 

We FaceTimed with Ryan's mom and dad while Hayden opened her gifts. 

I'm not sure who was more excited about their gift to Hayden;)

Either way, we had a wonderful time celebrating her on her special day!

We are headed to Marco Island tonight for a solid week! I can not wait to share photos and adventures from our visit here on the blog! I may or may not turn into a beach bum for half of our time there! 

Happy Friday! Hope you guys have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Birthday, Ryan! & Our weekend recap!

I couldn't let the day go by without wishing my future husband and best other half the happiest birthday of all. 

We love you Ryan and are so thankful you are ours. 

We are thankful for the way you invest in each one of us and give so much of yourself daily. You make celebrating you our greatest joy. 

Here's Ryan's birthday weekend and our 4th of July in pictures! 

We hit up the beach yesterday!

Then dinner at Barefoot Landing last night. The view was gorgeous. 

It's almost a habit now to go golfing before date night..so, Friday we went to the golf course then had an impromptu date with two pairs of our married friends at 1031 American grill here in Florence.

Thursday we celebrated with our little party of 5 and birthday presents from the kiddos at Ryan's house! 

These three little monkeys took over Ryan's bed later that evening for some giggles and Netflix!