Last weekend, all of Sarah’s besties collaborated for a fun weekend in Charleston, SC! They drove from Atlanta Friday night, arriving to the Francis Marion to find that our suite was unavailable. To rectify the situation, the hotel gave us two hotel rooms (one with two bathrooms!) and another suite with a full kitchen. It worked out even better than we expected!
I took a red eye flight from Denver and arrived in Charleston around 9:00am. Two full hours of sleep the entire night. Phew! Brandi, Sadler, and McCranie picked me up in a fully decorated bachelorette Expedition to include a welcome home sign made by Brandi herself. Even though I’ve never been to Charleston. I thought of it as a welcome back to the south! Very cute, ladies! 
I started off the weekend with a nice long nap, while the girls shopped in the historic district and checked out the Farmers Market. I joined them for a few hours and almost purchased a $200 pair of earrings from an antique shop. Much to my bank account’s dismay, they were the wrong color. Don’t worry, bank account, I won’t neglect you much longer!
Salder and I snuck away from the group to pick up some delicious cupcakes and tried to keep it a secret, but I ended up blabbing in casual conversation. McCranie was nice about it and pretended like she didn’t know, but I knew she knew. They were pretty cupcakes, regardless.
We went to a delicious tapas restaurant for dinner, where we ate probably 15 dishes in about 10 minutes. I’m not sure what prompted us to eat like starving children in a third world country… The server must have noticed because he brought Sarah a HUGE dessert made of two round scoops of ice cream, one rather large banana, and some strategically placed whipped cream.
After dinner, we went out on the town. It involved a ride in a rickshaw, lots of shots for Sarah, other bachelorette and bachelor parties, a scavenger hunt list for Sarah, a serenade by some citadel kids, and a really fun visit to the porcelain princess in the hotel room. I knew Sarah could take care of herself, so I tended to the other girls who desperately wanted a velveeta/rotel dip. I wanted nothing to do with this, it was all them. (wink)
The next morning we got a very late start to the beach. We spent the day on the beach, perfecting our tans for Sarah’s big day, ate dinner at a delicious seafood joint on the way back to the hotel, then had a shower for Sarah.
The next morning we had brunch at a delicious place on Queen street and headed home. Overall, I’d say it was a fantastic weekend– can’t wait for the wedding in Macon!
