Happy April, friends! Baseball, warm weather, pollen, and Games of Thrones. Who’s ready for spring? We celebrated our tenth dating anniversary and Mac’s 33rd birthday over the weekend. The weather was perfect, and we drove down to the Golden Isles on Georgia’s coast. We soaked up lots of sunshine and visited two more of Georgia’s…
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10 years together
10 years ago, Mac and I started dating. We met about a week before that and had hung out a few times. We hadn’t actually gone on a proper date, but we decided to make things official. Our first date was a few days later on Mac’s 23rd birthday. Mac and I were talking this…
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Fort Sumter National Historic Site
We headed back to Charleston over Presidents’ Day weekend and visited Fort Sumter again. I have to say that the weather in February is a lot more pleasant than going in June. Address and location Fort Sumter is located on an island in Charleston Harbor. You must purchase a ticket on the NPS-operated ferry to…
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Cous cous with roasted veggies
I decided to try out cous cous with roasted veggies as a side dish. My recipe was inspired by one I found in one of my cookbooks. It pairs well with grilled meat, so we like to make it when the weather cooperates enough for us to cook out. This recipe is really flexible because…
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Fort Pulaski National Monument
In our quest to visit (and get stamps from) every National Park Service property, we headed back to Fort Pulaski. We first visited when we went on vacation to Savannah in 2013. Address and Location Fort Pulaski sits about ten miles outside of Savannah on Cockspur Island. You reach it from US 80, and you…
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Raspberry hot cocoa cookies
Mac and I bought a multipack of hot chocolate mix from Sam’s Club and really underestimated how much hot chocolate it had. The weather is starting to warm up here in Georgia, so I’ve been looking for ways to use up the mix (like my hot cocoa brownies). I’ve seen a few recipes for hot…