This fall, Mellany enters middle school! We have told the kids that before they go to middle school, we will take them on a trip of their choice.....just 1 parent and 1 kid...so this was Mellany's turn!
We sort of surprised Mel with her trip, knowing exactly where she would want to go. So I booked the trip to Isle of Palms, SC (which happens to be my most favorite place also) and then John and I surprised her after school one day. To say she was ecstatic is an understatement! She immediately started a countdown and a packing list (just like her mama) and started talking about what she might want to do while we are there.
The morning came to leave and she got in some last minute snuggles with Winston.
Ready for the 8 and a half hour drive to Asheville, NC where we were staying the night. I had purchased a bible study for us to work through also so we listened to that and discussed on the drive .....it was so awesome!
Our first adventure on the trip was Buc-ee's! We had never been and heard such amazing things, so we knew it was a must-see. And wouldn't you know it, we ran into our friends while we were there!! They were headed to Gatlinburg and had stopped also!
Made it to Asheville! We grabbed taco bell for dinner and we crashed!
I got these pictures from the boys....Johnny sent a picture and asked how we were doing and then John sent a picture letting me know that my spot had been taken over.
When I woke up the next morning, I realized very quickly that I had pink eye! ugh!! Pretty sure I got it from the virtual reality game I played with Charlie at Malibu Jacks for Johnny's birthday. So, our first adventure for the second leg of the trip was to a local urgent care.
But first, a breakfast selfie!
After about 5 hours of driving, a grocery stop and a bit of shopping before the stores closed....we made it to our condo!!! It was magical! We could see the ocean from our windows and porch and the pool was just a short walk too!
Shortly after getting settled, the boys sent us this mexican dinner selfie.
Our first full day at IoP was spent at the beach! It was a bit chilly, but still amazing.
We found a HUGE jellyfish in the sand
And Mel even found a shark tooth!
The next day, she decided she wanted to venture into Charleston to shop the market, take a horse tour, have some lunch and see Rainbow Row.....so that's exactly what we did.
After spending more time in the city than we thought we would, we decided that we wouldn't really have any time at the beach (and it had also started raining) so we would head to the movies to see The Little Mermaid!
(someone got a little nap in on the drive...)
Ready for the movie!
Our third and final day, we spent the morning at another shop Mellany wanted to visit, having brunch and then we were at the beach for the rest of the day.
Sadly, we headed back toward home the next day. We stopped at Zaxby's for the second time and decided we really love it!
I don't think either of us will ever forget the amount of fun we had together on this trip! I'm so thankful we were able to take the trip and hopefully we've set an even better "stage" for her middle school years with her mama (and dad too!)
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