CT Trip: Martha's Vineyard

After a couple of days on the Cape, S and I hopped a ferry over to Martha's Vineyard.

The weather continued to be absolutely perfect and we had a great time!

On the ferry!

Once we got in to MV, we checked into our hotel then went for a snack. We walked around the Edgartown area for a bit and then found a place to rent bikes so we could check out the area further.

S standing in front of the Vineyard Square Hotel & Suites.

Our room.. Cozy, but really nice!!

Front porch of the hotel, so pretty!

Edgartown

We took our bikes down toward the beach and rode along empty streets (one of the great benefits of visiting during the off-season!)

South Beach

Once the sun started going down, we headed back to the hotel so we could figure out plans for dinner.

The next day, we were originally planning to head back to my parents' house on the earlier side, but since the weather was so nice, we decided to stay and enjoy the day since we had the bike rentals until about 5pm.

Edgartown Harbor Lighthouse

 East Chop Lighthouse

View from Telegraph Hill

We rode our bikes all the way to Vineyard Haven, which was a total of about 10 miles!

Of course after all of that crazy bike-riding, we were starved so we checked out Yelp and grabbed lunch at The Net Result. It was pretty darn good.

My scallops mmmm...

Since we were sooo tired, we decided to take the bus back to Edgartown. We then packed up our stuff, hopped the ferry, and drove back to CT.

Last leg of our trip coming tomorrow!

Happy Hump Day!

Weekend Update via Instagram ~

Happy Monday! Hope y'all had a great weekend, I know I did :)

On Friday, I had a scrumptious gyro from Tadziki's on King St for lunch. I had heard great things, but wow. I can't believe I had deprived myself of such great food for so long!

I had the Grilled Chicken Gyro with Pesto, Tomatoes, and Feta. A-maz-ing.

Friday night, S and I had a little date night at Cru Cafe. We have heard lots of great reviews, but still hadn't had the chance to experience it for ourselves. A few weeks ago, I put in a reservation so that I knew we would have something to look forward to.

I had the Garlic Scallops with Angel Hair pasta with Fresh Mozz and Spicy Marinara. S had the BBQ Berkshire Pork Osso Bucco with Mepkin Oyster Mushrooms, Haricot Vert, and Mash Potatoes with a Smoked Tomato Demi. Both dishes were to die for.

The reviews were right, I highly recommend it!

On Saturday, S and I made our way out to Mt. Pleasant for the Charleston Mac Off. We sampled somewhere between 15 and 20 different kinds of Mac N Cheese.

Our votes for the best definitely went to Crave, but Poogan's Porch and the Angel Oak Restaurant were close seconds.

The weather was absolutely perfect, couldn't have asked for a better day!

After stuffing ourselves with carbs and dairy, we headed out to purchase a new mattress set for my aching back. We settled on the Prodigy from iComfort by Serta. It is a dream and we cannot wait for it to get delivered!!

I'll be sure to update more about it once we've had a chance to test it out for a bit. I'm super excited as it has gotten rave reviews!

On Sunday, we headed to brunch at Acme Lowcountry Kitchen. I always forget about this great hidden gem, but thankfully remembered and suggested it yesterday. After filling up on delicious breakfast burritos and pancakes, we headed over to the beach for a bit.

The weather was pretty good and I had a feeling it might be our last opportunity to really enjoy the beach for a while. I'm glad we were able to get it in :)

Clearly this weekend was all about great food haha.

What did you all do this weekend?? Anything fun?

CT Trip: Cape Cod Mini-vacation ~

Because we didn't already have enough going on during our week-long trip to CT, S and I decided to plan a trip to Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard as well.

S had never been and since Cape Cod and the Islands are a couple of my most favorite places, I knew I wanted to bring him there.

There is also a really good chance that our next transfer with the Navy will be somewhere very far away and this was probably going to be the last chance that we would have to do a trip like this for a while.

On our first day, we drove straight to Hyannis to walk around and have lunch.

We later drove to the Conch Inn in Dennis Port where we stayed the next couple nights. It was seriously the cutest little B&B and the perfect atmosphere for our trip.

Jeanne, the Innkeeper, was the nicest and she sure did make some delicious breakfasts!

Hyannis Port

Highland Light, North Truro, MA 

Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro, MA

One of the highlights of our trip was the dune tour that we did in Provincetown. If you are ever there, it is a must-see!

More Provincetown...

We had the most perfect weather throughout our entire trip, couldn't have asked for anything better!

Stay tuned next week for more trip updates and more new posts!

Have a great weekend y'all! This is what I'll be doing tomorrow -

 

Just one more reason to love living in the South. Instead of chili competitions, we have Mac N Cheese competitions!!

 

CT Trip, Day #2 ~ My Best Friend's Wedding, literally!

On Sunday, we attended the wedding of one of my very best friends, Rachel.

About seven or so years ago, she went to study abroad in Morocco during graduate school. While she was there, she met a man named Badre (pronounced kind of like Butter :p )

They dated for the year that she was there and tried to make things work, long-distance, but eventually they decided to part ways, agreeing that it just wasn't their time.

A few years later, Rachel visited Morocco again while on a business trip. She met up with Badre and the feelings were still there. They decided that they wanted to make it work this time and they decided to get married!

Rachel and Badre were legally married during a previous much smaller, private ceremony; however on this day, they were throwing a reception to celebrate with family and friends.

The bride and her parents.

 The bride's brother is starting up a macaroon business in L.A. so we had delicious macaroons for favors.

Besties since 2002!

I am beyond happy that I was able to be there to help celebrate Rachel's big day.

A couple days after the wedding, Rachel and Badre left for a two-week honeymoon in Bali, so jealous! 

They should have just recently returned from their honeymoon to their new home in Morocco. I am going to miss Rachel to pieces and wish her only the best on her new life adventure.

CT Trip, Day #1 ~ Apple-Picking!

We got to my parents' house late Friday night, but it was nice to be able to wake up there Saturday morning.

Since it was feeling quite like Fall, we decided apple-picking was in order! Picking apples is one of my most favorite fall activities. 

My mom and I brought S to Lyman Orchard in Middlefield, CT. It was a beautiful day, the apples were beyond plentiful and the views were gorgeous.

 

Action shot!

 

Me and my momma <3

<3

I apologize for the power lines in the next couple photos haha.

Tomorrow I will be posting about the first wedding that we attended, stay tuned!

 Happy Hump Day y'all!

I'm back, back again!

Hi friends! Sorry I have been so terrible at updating my blog lately.. Life has been hectic and I've had a lot of vacation pictures to edit. Why is it that I get so overwhelmed with editing that I just don't post at all? I have no idea.

Anyway, I'm back and I have lots to share!

Last month, S and I took a trip to my homestate of Connecticut. We had two weddings to attend and we also tied in a vacation within our vacation to Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard. It was a very crazy week! On top of all that, we drove and road trips are always interesting haha.

Our first stop on the way to CT was in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. We stayed the night in Kitty Hawk and took a little bit of time to explore the area. I wish we had a little bit clearer weather, but it was mostly overcast. 

Here are some of the sights that we saw!

 

 

Dunes in Nags Head

 

Heading north, over the Chesapeake Bay bridge/ tunnel..

Virginia Beach from the middle of the Chesapeake Bay.

 

 

 

Stay tuned for Day 1 in CT, on the blog tomorrow!

Hope all my readers are doing well, I've missed y'all!