Charleston

Once every 8 years, my husband and I get to go on a date (at least that’s what it feels like). For our 8-year anniversary, we headed down to Charleston sans kids (thanks, Nana, and Granddad). Highlights of the trip included:

Our fantastic little B&B, The 1837. We stayed there due to the rave food reviews and it did not disappoint.

We loved shopping on King Street, especially the Honey Shop. It was like wine tasting (not that I’d know) but with various flavors of honey…. “oooh, this one has a nice floral bouquet to it.”

The food in Charleston will not be forgotten anytime soon. Who knew cheesy grits and crab stuffed catfish could be such a great combo?

We loved browsing the open air market with our fresh squeezed lemonades. And if we had the money, we would have snapped up that purse made out of the armadillo.

We walked the art galleries until we had to give respite to our tired footsies at a local café.

We toured gorgeous mult-million dollar Southern mansions and sat on these courting “joggling” boards.

Our final summation: We would recommend Charleston for your 8th anniversary (or 1st, or 18th or any excuse you can find).