A Great Weekend Away!

Hey there!

I'm still here, just been really busy! I think May is just as busy a month as December around here!

Last weekend hubby and I took a little get away to Charleston! It's kind of funny since we live only 30 minutes from downtown! But, a few years ago we started doing little weekends in town trying out different hotels and being sure to try different restaurants. That way we can recommend first hand places to eat and stay to friends and family.

This weekend we decided to try out the Vendue Inn.

The room we got was a little on the small side and a little tired looking, but the personel at the hotel were OUTSTANDING! On a scale of 1-10, I'd give them an 11.

We were a little late getting in on Friday night so we just ate at a "newish" restaurant down the block called the The Buccaneer. It was not crowded, it is down a little side alley and I don't think many people know about it yet. Hubby had the prime rib, which he said was the best he'd had in a long time and I had the Lobster lobster mac and cheese. Very good! I also had a Dark and Stormy which is one of my favorite drinks. After dinner we walked around and then decided to stop in Kaminsky's for dessert and coffee. Well, we were VERY disappointed in our dessert! We split a piece of some sort of spice cake and it was so dry I felt like I was going to choke trying to swallow it! And what was so strange was it was the first piece cut from the cake! We walked back to the hotel and there were warm cookies and milk for the taking!

Hubby taking a break on a bench by the waterfront.

After breakfast, which was included in our room rate, we decided to take a walk down to the Battery. I always have to walk by Rainbow Row! What I would give to live there!

I just loved this gate!

It was May Day the day before and I saw several of these little baskets hanging on the gates and doors on one block!

I want to live in this little pink house!

I love the color of the shutters and this door!

The window boxes are always my favorites!

We walked for about 2 hours, with me taking pictures the whole time! Then, if you have ever been walking around Charleston you know that the streets and sidewalks can be deadly! Of course I had to SLAM my foot into a "bump" in the sidewalk and with sandals on it wasn't pretty! I really bruised my big toe, it turned a lovely shade of purple as the day went on!

We ate lunch at Blossom, which is okay. It was the first place we came upon and I was dying of thirst so we went in and quickly got a table and some cold, iced tea!

The inn had a wine and cheese reception each afternoon, so after a 3 hour nap we wandered down for some beverages! I drank two glasses of wine and started feeling pretty good!

We took another walk and then stopped into the roof top bar for ANOTHER beverage!

Our dinner reservations were for 6:30 at McCradys. Great food and great atmosphere! I highly recommend the Charcuterie as an appetizer, simply scrumptious! I had the stuffed quail and hubby had the Triggerfish. Both were great.

For dessert we like to go to a different place. We headed to Grill 225 for their famous Banana Bread Pudding. Totally made up for the dried out yuck we had the night before! We split the order and I could have licked the plate clean it is so yummy!
After deciding we were too old to hang with the young crowd at the rooftop bar at the Market Pavilion Hotel, we headed back to our room.
Sunday morning after another great breakfast, it was back up the road to our kiddies and real life! I felt so refreshed and had such a great time with my hubby! He's the best!

I also recently received a blogging award that I need to tell y'all about and pass it along, but that will have to wait another day. I've got to get ready for daughter's school dance performance which is tonight and finish painting the dining room!

Later~

Steph