Happy Monday and Happy April, friends! I am so excited that to welcome April today because DG and I have two really fun trips planned on opposite ends of the state. Today, I’m sharing my March 2018 Instagram Roundup and I wanted to call out that, for the most part, I’ve decided to start taking…
2018
My Love Letter to North Carolina
My love for North Carolina started a lot sooner than I realized from my time spent at my grandparents’ farms. Each weekend, I would head to either Hobgood, NC to help tend to the small menagerie of animals my grandfather added to his cotton, soybeans, and tobacco farms, or to my dad’s family, which was…
Weekending at Home in Raleigh
This weekend was a cold, rainy one and I was so happy to not have a ton of plans. I am coming up on a little vacation from work, and so I was really relieved to be home and able to work on grad school assignments, clean the house, and work on some upcoming blog…
North Carolina Restaurant: The Freez
Growing up, I always looked forward to Saturday trips to visit my grandparents in Hobgood because that meant a stop at The Freez in Scotland Neck. I could count on two things: the best fried chicken skin on this side of the state and getting my vegetable serving in with fried okra. I am fairly…
The Best Places for Açaí Bowls in Raleigh
If I’m going to be completely honest, I was skeptical at first about trying açaí bowls because I was concerned about the texture. While I am not a super picky eater, I am also not big on certain types of textures. But after trying my first one after barre on day, I was hooked. I…
