End of Summer, Hello/Goodbye Fall!

Hello, hello again everyone! Once again it’s been so long since I’ve written an entry! We got to so busy this fall; the time really did fly by! Here’s a brief re-cap that should bring ya’ll up to speed :)

We ended out the summer with a bang, we boated a few more times and Miss Lily really started to love the water. We can’t wait until next season begins!

In early September it was time to celebrate OctoberBrides Bachelorette trip! We made the trek down to the warm, sunny beaches of Miami and what a fun weekend it was! We stayed at the infamous Fountain Bleu hotel and dined at the delicious Michael Mina 74 restaurant. We danced the night away at one of the most popular night clubs Liv; and we enjoyed bottomless mimosas and my all time favorite—champagne mojitos! We also had to make a stop at Wet Willie’s where we met a fun group of women celebrating their 40th birthdays! The weather was amazing and the crowds were wonderful!

The following weekend Mr Tan Lines and I drove down to Atlanta to visit an old friend…Garth Brooks! We were lucky enough to score tickets to his 2014 world tour. It was my first time seeing Garth in concert and Mr Tan Lines 3rd. He did not disappoint, the show was incredible! His beautiful wife Trisha Yearwood also joined him on stage for a few songs which was just magical :)

On October 3rd Gamecox celebrated her big day and oh it was so much fun! It was the first ever wedding held at the South Carolina Statehouse, I cannot begin to tell you how cool that was! The food was delicious, the music was fun and we had such a great time celebrating the happy couple. They even had a little visit from someone very special…check it out!

After that, PHEW I KNOW…it was time for the South Carolina State Fair! It was my very first state fair and I was so super excited! I rode my very first ferris wheel among other fun rides and enjoyed fresh squeezed lemonade and funnel cakes, DUH!

Then the following weekend we made the 9 hour drive to Annapolis, MD to celebrate the marriage of my very best friend OctoberBride! Her wedding was held at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation right on the beach and it was beautiful! She was a stunning bride!

The following weekend our one year wedding anniversary was upon us! We could not believe it had been one year already, it truly was a whirlwind. To think that in just one year we got married, visited the beautiful Antigua, New York City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, moved to a completely different state, bought a home and started a new life in South Carolina, visited Maryland and spent the summer boating on Lake Murray..just to name a few! I felt so blessed and lucky to have been able to experience such an incredible year, it was one we will never forget! We were actually down in Auburn for the USC game, but when we came home Sunday I cooked us a delectable surf & turf!

Here are a few throwbacks to some of my favorite pictures from our wedding day :)

Next came Halloween! We were so excited that our neighborhood is SO friendly and we were told to prepare for about 150 trick-or-treaters! We sat outside and handed out every single piece of our candy! We dressed Miss Lily up as an Auburn Tiger…didn’t she look great?!

Believe it or not it snowed, yes SNOWED down here on November 1st! We were completely shocked to wake up to 4 inches of the powdery stuff; especially considering it had been 60 degrees the night before! We enjoyed the day playing in the snow, Miss Lily was so happy! But alas, it had all almost melted by the next morning!

Finally on the weekend of November 8th we made our second trip down to Auburn for the Texas A&M game. We had a wonderful time and win or lose we still love our Tigers!

All of these exciting trips & activities lead us up to our vacation to celebrate our one year wedding anniversary which I mentioned a few months back, we finally got to take our trip to Cabo! It got pushed back a week due to hurricane damage but it made no difference to us, November 17th we were off and super excited! Check in tomorrow for pictures from our trip :) Here's a sneak peak, this particular picture also happens to be my favorite!