We finally did it. After years of discussion and debate, Mac and I cut the cable (umm, satellite?) and no longer have a traditional TV provider. And doing that saved us well over $200 a month. We’ve kept an eye on the different TV streaming options that have popped up over the years. As a…
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Fall themed baby shower inspiration
My sister is having a baby in about six weeks, and I’m throwing her a fall themed baby shower. As I did with her bridal shower, I went kind of crazy with the Pinterest planning (check out the board here!). Invitations You can find tons of options for gorgeous fall invitations. We didn’t have a…
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A day trip to some North Georgia wineries
In our effort to get out more and explore where we live, Mac and I drove a few hours to check out a handful of North Georgia wineries over the weekend. While wine tasting wasn’t on our “official” Georgia bucket list, we both really love wine tasting and wanted to make the most of Virginia…
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Congaree National Park
Congaree National Park sits just outside of Columbia, South Carolina, so we decided to stop on our way back home from Blacksburg. Congaree National Park features over 20,000 acres of old-growth, bottomland hardwood forest. It was created to protect the forest from logging and to preserve an area of what America once looked like. If…
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Recent Reads – October 2018
Eliza Lucas Pinckney: Colonial Plantation Manager and Mother of American Patriots 1722-1793 – Margaret Pickett I really enjoyed this biography on Eliza Lucas Pinckney. After moving to the United States as a teenager, Eliza spearheaded the cultivation of indigo as a cash crop in South Carolina. She also managed her family’s plantations while her father…
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Life lately – October 2018
Whew. It’s already the second week of October. I feel like once football season starts, the weeks pass by so much more quickly. We spent the weekend in Blacksburg for the Virginia Tech – Notre Dame game. The outcome isn’t quite what we wanted, but we had a great time hanging out with friends and…