Charlotte Weekend Recap

Good Morning Lovelies!

I'm fresh off an action packed weekend.  When Kev got the opportunity to attend a skim board competition in the Outer Banks this past weekend I decided to head to Charlotte to visit one of my favorite people in the world, Sara.  Sara, who you may remember as my maid of honor from my wedding posts, recently moved to Charlotte, aka one of my favorite cities ever!

Friday after work I made the hour and twenty minute drive down I-85.   I am so in love with Sara's place because you can honestly do everything you need without a car.  In a short walk or bike ride she can be in uptown in a matter of minutes.  On the other side she has an awesome neighborhood called Southend which is loaded with shops and restaurants.  After some catching up we decided to hit up Food Truck Friday in the Southend neighborhood.

The highlight of my food truck experience was Southern Cake Queen's strawberry shortcake!  It would be pictured but I couldn't hold back on devouring it.

After that we headed back into Uptown to one of my favorite spots, The Epicenter.  The Epicenter is the mecca of entertainment in uptown Charlotte.  We decided to relax at The Bubble Lounge.  The place seriously reminded me of the Cosmopolitan in Vegas.  We snagged a table on the balcony patio and had a perfect view of the skyline.

Saturday we decided to get our bike on so we got ready and rode to Vapiano in uptown for lunch.  If you've been around my blog before you know I never go to Charlotte without visiting here. Best chicken parm ever!!

Next we biked over to the cutest uptown Starbucks where we and a couple hours of coffee infused conversations.

With the weather looking a little gloomy we biked back over to the Epicenter to see a movie at SMG Cinemas.  Sara had several Groupons so we got in for only $5.  SMG is the coolest theatre I have ever seen.  The seats are like recliners and they have a full service restaurant and bar.  If you want to order any food you press a button and the waitress will take your order.  Amazing right!  You even have a built in tv tray :-)

After an action packed day we rode our bikes back to the house and had a Netflix binge marathon on Witches of the East End.  Oh my goodness I had never heard of this show but it is so addictive!  We only broke our marathon to baked cookies with we the covered with chocolate fudge brownie ice cream!

Sunday brought more dreary weather so we broke out the car.  We headed to brunch at Tyber Creek Pub.  Best omelets ever!

After one more Starbucks run it was time for me to head back to Greensboro. 

A big thank you to Sara for being an amazing host! 

Carolina Panther's Game

This past Sunday Kev and I got the chance to go to a Carolina Panther's game.  This has become somewhat of a fall tradition since we went to our 1st game together a few years ago.  There is nothing like seeing an NFL game live.  This particular game they were playing the Rams.  This game actually proved to be the most exciting of the season thus far.  Here's a glimpse of the fun we had.

 

 

 

XOXO Courtney

 

 

A Day in Charlotte

So one of my favorite things about working in the financial industry is the fact that we get paid vacation days for all the random federal holidays.  So I now have new reasons to look forward to Columbus Day.  This year I spent my Columbus day in Charlotte, NC with my friend Sara, who drove all the way from Myrtle Beach to hang with me.

We started off our day downtown with lunch at Vapiano.  Vapiano's is defiantly different from the other Italian places I've been in the past.  Here all their pasta is made fresh, in house.  When you order you actually walk directly up to a cook and tell them how you want your pasta and they cook it right there in front of you.  The food was amazing and it all cost me a little over $10.  Not to mention the restaurant has the coolest modern décor.

A tree was growing out of the middle of our table!

After lunch we walked around downtown for a while.  I swear every time I'm down there I find something new.

Next we headed to Bar Cocoa, the cutest little bakery which just so happens to be inside the Ritz Carleton.  Fancy Right?!  Here we feasted on cupcakes, gelato and I had my first macaroon experience. 

After we had our treats in hand we hung out in their exceptionally nice lobby pretending that we were staying there. 

Overall it was a successful day trip.  I am now even more excited that Sara will be moving to Charlotte next year.  I feel some road trips coming on!

 

XOXO Courtney