The Last Day in Charleston and the Surprise Waiting at Home

Bestie and I stayed in Charleston as long as we could (Thursday - Monday night) trying to soak up the charm and eat as much good food as possible.  With all the walking we did everyday to see the sights we thought we could indulge on the food.

Breakfast at Another Broken Egg near the Market

Can you say FLUFFY pancakes??!!

 

 

A carriage ride through the historic area of town

Learning our history - Think this counts at Professional Development Hours??

Testing out a microbrewery - guess which one is mine......

Lunch at 82 Queen - Thanks Lewis Dean Morris for the recommendation

Now don't think all we did was eat.  We did eat, but we also learned a lot of history, shopped, enjoyed the sights and sounds of Charleston, visited a wonderful friend and took time out of our busy lives for each other. Times spent with my Bestie are some of the best times of my life.  Who wouldn't want to spend lots of time with their best friend?  My Bestie just also has other hidden talents he shares with me AND he pays when we go out so it is the best of all worlds!

When we got home, there were exciting things in the mail.

Brooke and I are competing in the World Elite Pageant in February and our sashes had arrived!  We will compete in our divisions and also compete as a Mother/Daughter team.  We are pretty excited.  Our crowns had arrived earlier and now we are excited to begin promoting the pageant and our platforms.

But that wasn't the only surprise.

My Holiday 50 Challenge medal also arrived!  This challenge, sponsored by Dirt in Your Skirt, encouraged runners to cover 50 miles between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.  I only have 10 more miles to go but the medals arrived early so we could share them with our families during the holiday season.  The 'medal' itself is actually wooden and smells divine.

Now it is back to the 'real world' and finishing up shopping and getting everything ready for both kids to be home (for a visit) and to enjoy being a full nest again during the holidays.  Bestie and I have already promised each other we will carve out time to be 'Kelly and Bestie' and not just 'Mom and Dad'.  Loving life no matter how full or empty the nest is right now - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!