Move-Cation 02: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens

During our week-long move, Matt, his parents, and I stayed in Charleston for a couple of days to take in some history and hit the beach : ). The first day we were there, we headed out to Magnolia Plantation & Gardens- a former plantation that was first settled in 1679.

The property not only holds a beautiful home, but also boasts a petting zoo and unbelievable garden grounds. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to take pictures of the inside of the house, but I did capture quite a bit of the outside portion of the grounds. Take a look!

Magnolia House

Goats! 

They love to be on top of things, apparently.

The fattest pigs I've ever seen.

Excuse my faded, frizzy, humidified hair. That's the swamp for you.

These gorgeous Live Oaks are all over Charleston.

This and the bridge photo above reminded me so much of The Notebook. I half expected RyGos (yeah, I did) to show up with a paddle at any moment.

Beautiful, right? Charleston is so gorgeous. We will definitely be making that drive as often as possible while we're here. 'Til next time!

Lavender & Navy

What's that, an outfit post on my own blog? Is the world ending, did the apocalypse happen? No, I'm just slowly, finally getting to the digital mounds of photos still on my camera. 

I wore some version of this while we were visiting 'ol Carolina (I sincerely hope some of the accent rubs off on me in the three years that we'll be there), but we were a little busy being wined, dined, and touristy to take photos : ). Thus, I re-created the ensemble for your (immense) viewing pleasure on a sunny Saturday a few weeks ago. 

The shirt is actually a dress; TRICKED YOU.

Have a great weekend! There will be lots of wedding related crafting around here. Help me?