The Jamisons: A Traveling Circus?!: 20 Years Later Led to this Journey

As promised following my last post ..... Haley's birthday has come and gone. Who knew you could have so much fun in one weekend?! We traveled to Charleston for a blast from the past, for some, and a new adventure for others. Haley had no idea we were going to Charleston AND staying overnight. We slyly tricked her by going to Rebecca's on Friday evening and spending her birthday there. Be on the lookout for several links included in this post - I couldn't resist sharing the goodness!

Before we made it to Rebecca's we made a pit stop in Anderson South Carolina. Haley and I often shop on the Blake&Brady website, a passionate little desire! We thought we would drop on, on tax free weekend, and see what the little boutique had to offer in person. We were pleasantly thrilled at how friendly the staff was and how easy and convenient it was to shop! Needless to say we both found several pieces that had to be added to our expanding wardrobes.

After making our selections we posed in front of the shop! Check out the super cute shopper bags!

After shopping we headed to Rebecca's for Haley's birthday celebration. Twenty years folks!! No longer a teen! I cooked stuffed shells for Haley, one of her favorite meals that I cook. Rebecca made the cake! She made a watermelon cake covered in Cool Whip, kiwis, strawberries, and slice almonds. HOLY MOLY! Can we all say delicious?! Afterward, Haley opened her gifts and I think she was pleasantly surprised to see she got pretty much everything she asked for! Later on we headed to grab some homemade milkshakes and ice cream. Then it was time to snooze because we had a busy Saturday ahead of us.

20 never looked so good! (Stuffed shells and a watermelon cake)

As we hit the road rolling on Saturday morning for Charleston we had one more surprise for Haley. We were stopping to pick up Destin! Since he joined the Navy he's been away from home and everyone is missing him so much, especially Haley! What a birthday surprise! Check out how great he looks!

Top: Rebecca, Destin, Haley, and myself = just picked him up!
Bottom: Rebecca, myself, Haley, and Destin = Marion Square in Charleston

We headed into Downtown Charleston and arrived at the hotel. Haley was super confused .... we let her know we were checking in and she said 'wait, what?! we're staying?!!' Hilarious moment! We unloaded the car and headed for the Trolley stop (FREE, yes please!) We took the trolley to Marion Square, hopped off and headed toward the Market Hall and Sheds. After sweating to death and aching feet we took a break and enjoyed a nice lunch at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. After we finally made it back to the hotel we headed for the Tanger Outlets in Charleston, just to shop a little more. Come on folks, it was tax free weekend, plus these outlets had an American Eagle! We took Destin to Zaxby's and then dropped him back at his barracks. It was so much fun to be able to see him after such a long time!

Rebecca and I 'trolley riding'

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. in Charleston

As Sunday rolled around we knew our journey may soon be coming to an end, but not before we shopped a little more. We hit the shopping strip in downtown. We visited several little stores including The OOPS and Warren on King. After walking around and getting slightly warm on a sunny Sunday afternoon we stopped in at Nick's Bar-B-Q for a little lunch. Holy cow, the BEST bar-b-q I have had in quite some time, and the mac-n-cheese wasn't too bad either! I would definitely recommend trying this restaurant if you visit!