Year No. 3

Josh & I celebrate our 3 year anniversary today! It will never cease to amaze me how fast the years go by. And I swear this date sneaks up on me every year!

It seems like we always have something going on right around this time. Our first year we were in NYC for a little vacation that we stretched to call our anniversary trip. Last year we were just getting settled in our first home (that is no longer ours because of our move to Pittsburgh) and this year we had a whirlwind weekend with a trip back to South Carolina.

We drove down and made our first stop in Greenville. We had such a fun night with amazing friends and we miss them so much!

We hit the road early the next morning, heading to Beaufort for a gorgeous wedding! We were thrilled to see so many wonderful family & friends!

Congratulations Nic & Logan!! 

Our hearts hurt when we had to leave. We didn't get a chance to say hello to everyone we wanted to and we didn't want to leave those we were fortunate to see. Without a doubt, we miss everyone! Lucky for us, we have another beautiful Beaufort wedding in November and are planning to travel the same route for another awesome weekend!

Our New Place in the City

We just got the keys to our new place in the city! Moving day isn't until Tuesday, but I had to give you a sneak peak! 

Vacation Hangover

Ok, so what's new?? I'm WAAAAAAY behind with posting. So, I'll skip the apology and get straight to the point - life is good, but Pittsburgh is brutal! We are super homesick and we're not sure when it will go away...or if it will.

For now, we just look forward to the fun, light hearted moments with friends here in the Burgh and especially with our family and friends from home!

We just returned from our 2nd annual Whiteside vacation to Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. We made this year's trip into a family vacation and were so happy to be accompanied by my MIL, BIL, SIL, and our adorable one year old nephew (seriously, he's precious!). We spent a week beachin' it and eating like there was no tomorrow. Needless to say, I've greeted Pittsburgh with a tan and at least 5 (scratch that)10 pounds heavier than when we left. BUT we had an absolute blast! 

Since Josh and I literally just dropped our bags at the door, I'll keep the blogging short and end it now with a few pictures from our holiday. ENJOY! 

Finley builds awesome sandcastles! 

Lifeguard Lola - keeping an eye on Jess & Carter

Carter drove our boat and was captain for the day! 

The Ocracoke Lighthouse

We drove up to Hatteras to see the Hatteras Lighthouse

We went on a full moon kayak tour - don't mind our lovely vacation hair! 

Eager to get out there! 

Our view from the kayak - stunning!! 

We rode bicycles all over the island

The sunsets were amazing! 

 

And so were the sunrises! 

Carter-man tried on a Gamecock hat...just to test it out. His parents are Clemson fans - we'll see how it turns out. 

The boys caught big fish! 

And even bigger fish! 

Seriously, I hate when great vacations are over! We are sure to have a classic vacation hangover tomorrow!