Three-day weekends are truly a
gift from God.
When I realized I had MLK day
off, I instantly knew I had to plan something big.
A weekend reunion with my
college roomies (aka the “sweeties), was the first option that came to my mind.
However, no trip to the
Carolina’s is complete without a pit stop in Cola. If you think you had your
fill of Columbia in your four years at USC, try rolling into the Capital City
on a Friday night. Cue nostalgia!
Upon my arrival at the lovely
home of Miss Alli Huebner and Lauren Onorato (where every guest takes home a
back-to-back national championship Coca-Cola), I was greeted with a large glass
of wine—compliments of Miss Huebner herself!
After the first cocktail of
the night, Alli, Ashley and I made our way to Pawley’s front porch where we
quickly ordered fried pickles and drinks. Perhaps my biggest mistake of the
night was starting off with R.J. Rocker’s Impeachment. (9% ABV, but hey, who’s
counting?) 
A few adult beverages and lots
of laughs later, we headed over to Tin Roof Columbia, where we were pleased to
find two of our pledge sisters working! Thanks for all the hospitality, Erika
and Sunny—I think we can all agree we had way too much fun!
Some more friendly faces!
I had an early start on
Saturday, complete with Chick-fil-a breakfast and a large water, but the lack
of sleep was well worth the sweeties that were anxiously awaiting my arrival in
Charlotte.
First stop in the Queen City—lunch,
duh! And my absolute fave—Mexican.
I chose this amazing steak
burrito. Don’t worry folks, I didn’t eat it all!
When our sweetie (Jules) got
off work Saturday we tackled Clt's restaurant week at e2. (http://e2emerils.com/)
If you watch the Food Network, you know Emeril and Bam, this food was yummy!!
A quick toast to my BFF’s,
shrimp and grits and espresso pudding with fried donut balls…Yes, it put me in
a food coma and made the walk back less than enjoyable, but it was totally worth
it!
Sleeping in Sunday was the
perfect way to start our day. As a new resident to Atlanta, I am working on
becoming a fan of professional sports. With the Falcons game against the 49er's I was
able to practice my loyalty at Selwyn Pub.
I think we can all agree I played
the part pretty well, and I can definitely say, we all tried to Rise up and
Wise up (thanks for the infamous line, Stephsie!), but I guess the Falcons just
weren’t ready for the Superbowl. As a life-long Gamecock fan, I can handle
disappointment. Don’t worry, Falcons, there’s always next year!
Gametime snacks—more fried
pickles and some sub-par nachos
No sweeties reunion weekend
would be complete without a couple Magnums. If you haven’t tried these tasty
treats, you better hightail it to Kroger and pick up a box. Our fave is the
white chocolate with vanilla bean ice cream. Yum!
So with countless cocktails,
some delish meals, several episodes of “Catfish,” and more laughs than I’ve had
in a long time my trip to the Carolina’s was complete.
I’m back in Atl and ready to
face this four-day week!
RISE UP!
