Charleston (that's a wrap).

Thanks for joining me on this tour of Charleston, friends! I don't have much more to share (in words). So I will just leave you with a few more random photos from last weekend and well-wishes for a lovely December weekend.  

i loved all the little nooks & gardens tucked away throughout the city...

...and of course the magical trees with their spanish moss... 

...and the beautiful water views.

love this, too. dan + beautiful wedding backdrop

us being silly/dramatic, etc.

i know they're not looking at my camera, but still love this shot. 

congrats to anna + jamie!

xo

Charleston: an ode to beautiful houses...

...and there are a lot of them (beautiful houses, that is). We did a driving tour on our own on Friday night, and then a group walking tour on Saturday morning, and by the end of the weekend I was pretty much dreaming about/plotting how I could get my hands on a Charleston address (specifically in the historic district). 

Between the cobblestone streets, the piazzas, and the flickering gas street lights, how could anyone not get swept away by the charm? Here, let me show you:

 

There is even more I could share, but it's getting late and I don't want to overwhelm my audience (you) w/ photos :)

Goodnight! 

chicago.

chicago from above
asleep before wheels leave the runway. groggy and disoriented after a late, late night and an early, early morning. distant voices overhead. plastic window meets forehead, forehead meets plastic window. and then...suddenly...this.
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through heavy-lidded, sleep-filled eyes, this beautifully rich, miniature city below, unfolding beneath a clear morning sky. i wipe sleep out of my eyes and reach for the camera, the blogger and magic-moment-capturer in me taking precedence over my fuzzy sleep-deprived brain and clumsy fine motor skills.
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snap. magic.
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sleep again.

notes:
1- in case my fuzzy post isn't coherent enough (i'm still tired), the above photo was taken by me (in my sleepy haze) from the plane this morning.
2- chicago was a blast. i am officially in love with this little man:


my new nephew, luke ~ stealer of hearts

Name that City!

So I was planning on just telling you about our trip & the various places we saw, but then Dan came up with an idea that's much more fun...name that city! I will post some photos of the places we visited on our trip out west (that's your first clue), and let's see if you can guess the city/town by the looks of it! I have absolutely no idea how identifiable these are by picture, so we'll see what happens :) I will post the answers sometime in the next couple days.

No. 1:
No. 2:
No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
good luck!