Bonne weekend!

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With the help of Labor Day, I can't help but feel like this week has completely flown by! I'm headed down to the always lovely Charleston, South Carolina for a bit of pre-wedding fun with friends. All I've requested is to visit the beach, a gay bar, and the gigantic TJ Maxx and Marshall's. Should be some pretty easy requests to fill, no?

I hope y'all have a fantastic weekend, too!

A Weekend at Pilot Mountain

pilot mountain in the distance

pretty trees on a short little hike

the path

a quick jaunt to mount airy, birthplace and childhood home of andy griffith and inspiration of mayberry

from the top of pilot mountain

sweaty after a hike to the top

long leaf pines and a view

wildflowers

she's pretty cute

hooray for sweatastic self-portraits

delicious post-hike mexican food

half a tamale with black beans and plantains

fun logo from the restaurant in boone, nc {which has lots of great veggie options!}

 storm rolling into pilot mountain {also a view from the top, but this time we drove}

Here are a few of my favorite shots from our trip this past weekend. It was so nice to get away for awhile and spend time camping and hiking, as well as taking a few day trips. Western North Carolina is really lovely and I love having a chance to explore there whenever possible. I hope y'all had an equally fantastic weekend- I'm already dreaming of the next one!

Bonne weekend!

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After a pretty excellent week, I'm still excited for this long weekend! Our plans may or may not involve exploring these beauties above. Fingers crossed that rain won't get the best of us! Either way, I'm just really looking forward to being active, spending time with Kate, and doing lots of relaxing.

What are y'all up to? Whatever it is, I hope that your weekend is a success!

Bonne Weekend!

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Happy Friday, y'all. I'm so excited that the weekend is here, even though Irene is looking like she could make things quite a bit crazier than usual for most of the East Coast. I'm keeping everyone in her path in my thoughts, but especially eastern North Carolina, as well as my home state of Connecticut (and the rest of the tri-state area).

We're hoping to head farther west in NC to partake in some fun outdoor activities, but we'll see what these storms have in store for us. Either way, I'm planning to start tomorrow off with some early-morning yoga followed by my usual trip to the farmers' market. That coupled with lots of quality time with Kate and I'll be good to go regardless of whatever else the weekend holds!

Let's all meet back here in one piece on Monday, k?