A little photo dump from our most recently trip down to Bluffon, SC. . .

I’ve shared that we visit my folks in South Carolina pretty often and it is not lost on me how much of a treat it is that they live in such a beautiful place.
I grew up outside of Chicago, Illinois, and both of my parents are originally from that area. I was the first one of my family to move away (first to college in Michigan, and then a transfer down to a college in North Carolina) but now my parents spend most of the year in South Carolina, and my sister and her family now live in Raleigh as well! I just need to continue working on trying to get my brother and his family down south and then we will be all near each other!
I moved to North Carolina without knowing a single soul (though I met Justin shortly after I moved here. . . read our love story here) but I was sort of familiar with the area thanks to visiting South Carolina with my family for trips throughout the latter part of my youth. Since my parents have lived in South Carolina for many years, we have made that our go-to spot for a scenery change and vacation. While we spend a lot of time at their home since that tends to be the easiest with little kids, we do have a few favorite spots to eat and explore so I’ll share those below! I truly feel like we’ve just scratched the surface when it comes to exploring the area, so while this certainly isn’t a comprehensive round-up, it’s a few of our favorite go-to spot...