Summer Vacation 2019 Part 3

Happy Monday!

I'm coming at you today with my third and final installment of our vacation in South Carolina!

Head here to read/see part 1, and then part 2 :)

The pool area was definitely our favorite place to chill and cool off each day.

The beach was super relaxing, but the ocean water was SO HOT!

I've never felt it that hot before!

It wasn't even refreshing :(

Thankfully, the pool was cooler and wasn't crowded at all :)

My pool drink of choice were these White Claw Hard Seltzers.

We picked some up on our grocery shopping trip our first day, and they were perfect for the week.

And back at the house I had to make strawberry daiquiris!

The wildlife in this entire area is crazy!

From pelicans to gators, to snakes, to deer and more!

The view from the pool was really pretty too!

This was at low tide looking out on the marsh and inlet.

All cleaned up and ready for dinner!

Mic can eat his share of crab legs!

He ordered the 5 lb plate and went to town on them!

While we ate, this kid entertained.

He danced and goofed around the entire time.

I couldn't stop laughing!

And this is what Mic's plate looked like when he was done!

On our way home we saw this gorgeous orange moon!

We were only an hour away from one of my favorite cities, so on Wednesday we headed south to Savannah, Georgia for lunch :)

I tried to get a picture of us in one of my happy places, but the sun and heat were not very friendly.

#asgoodasitgets

This view never gets old!

That's the hotel we stayed in on our honeymoon almost 13 years ago :)

We had another spot in mind for lunch, but unfortunately it was closed :(

Due to the heat we weren't walking around too much either.

We made a last minute decision to stop in Paula Deen's restaurant for lunch and it worked out great.

The pot pie was delicious!

We headed back home and just enjoyed an evening at the house playing ping pong and such :)

Another day at the pool was just what the doctor ordered!

On this day, X made a friend in the pool!

🙌🙌🙌

We swam and enjoyed the sun all day before heading to dinner.

Friday was our last day, so we hit the pool early.

We soaked up as much sun and chlorine as we could before heading back to get cleaned up for an early dinner.

We had a great and relaxing week together!
We packed up and hit the road the next morning for Ohio.

Fortnite was having some BIG EVENT right while we were driving home.
So we planned accordingly, and were able to stop for lunch so X could grab some free wifi and watch it :)
#happykidhappydrive

Unfortunately, the traffic on 77 North was not moving in the northern parts of North Carolina or Virginia.

This was my view :(

It added a good hour + to our drive.
We made it about 3 1/2 hours from home and decided it was best to stop and get some rest.
We grabbed a quick dinner and a hotel room for the night.

Sunday morning we zipped through the rest of our trip and were home by lunch time :)
As much as I don't like being at home, it did feel good to be done driving and back in our own space.
Since we were still on vacation until we woke up Monday morning, we ordered some of our favorite pizza for dinner before calling it a night!

And just like that vacation was over and we were back to our normal routine.
Have you ever been to the Beaufort, South Carolina area?
If so, where did you stay?

A few things I came away with from this trip:

1. I am not a seafood person, but I did eat shrimp quite a bit over the week.
I have had my fill, and I probably won't be eating shrimp for another year ;)

2. Trying new places isn't a bad thing.
It was actually the most relaxing vacation I have ever been on :)

3. I absolutely love getting to spend time my guys!

And that is all for my vacation recap!
Thanks so much for following along with me :)

XOXO ~ Vanessa

Summer Vacation 2019 Part 2

I'm back with part 2 of our summer vacation today!

If you missed it, head here to check out part 1 first :)

I left off where we just received the call that our home for the week was ready for us!

This place was gorgeous!

And screamed South Carolina in the best way possible!

We knew the house wasn't on the beach, but we didn't know we would be able to see the beach/ocean from our front porch!

It was beautiful!

The home was three stories, with the top two being the living quarters.

On the backside of the house were two screened in porches with views of the marsh and inlet.

Unfortunately, the screens show up in the photos.

But the views were spectacular!

X was a big fan of the all the porches!

After unloading all of our things, we chilled for a bit before heading out for a late lunch and some grocery shopping.

Sunday we casually woke up and got ready for the beach!

We stayed in a private community/island called Harbor Island.

Due to some of the hurricanes that have come through the area in recent years, there were some abandoned homes right along the water.

Because it is a small island you basically have the beach to yourself.

And I thought there weren't many people in Murrells Inlet over the years we went there!

That place looks heavily populated compared to Harbor Island!

We set up shop right next to one of the homes :)

It was definitely LOW TIDE while we were there! lol!

Unfortunately, it was windier than we would have liked that day so we headed to the pool for the rest of the afternoon.

Later, we cleaned up and headed to the Fish Camp for a late dinner.

This was hands down our favorite restaurant/meal of the week!

X ordered the chicken fingers, but tried every single thing Mic and I had on our plates!

He walked away liking crab legs and peel and eat shrimp!

It was too hot to sit outside to eat, but it sat right on the water with an amazing view.

X really wanted to play basketball, so the next morning the guys hit the courts for a bit while I took an hour long walk around the island.

I'd like to say I was glowing after my walk, but let's be truthful here.

I WAS DRENCHED IN SWEAT!

90+ degrees mixed with 90+% humidity = Drowned rat!

Another view of the marsh looking back towards our house while on my walk.

We were all hot and sweaty after that, so we cleaned up and headed out for lunch and a little shopping in Beaufort.

We really wanted to try The Shrimp Shack, but it was only open each day from 11am- 2pm.

So that is where we headed to try out there fresh fried shrimp, clam strips, shrimp burgers, etc.

It really was good!

We then walked through a few shops in Beaufort before heading back home.

I had heard so much about the Sweet Tea Float from the Scout Southern Market that I had to give it a try.

Mic ordered the peach sorbet in his, and I had the lemon sorbet.

It melted perfectly into my sweet tea!

So good!

We headed to the pool for awhile before having a relaxing evening at the house.

I originally thought this was just going to be a two part summary of our vacation.

I realize now that I have WAY too many pictures and such for that.

Stop back on Monday for the 3rd and final part of our trip!

XOXO ~ Vanessa