I am happy to report that I am typing this post from my
princess lounge in my backyard. I have
survived my first day back at work since my 2 week vacation!! (It was tough, laptop deployment + vacation depression= a LONG day.)
One thing I have recently realized is I am DEFINITELY going
to miss Charleston. The folks here are
super friendly, the weather is gorgeous, and the food is divine! So to properly prepare myself for a 3-year
stint in the Far East, I am going to complete the following Charleston Bucket
List.
My Charleston Bucket List
1)
Wine Walk at Middleton Place with my Colleagues.
What can be better than wine,
cheese, and Mother Nature? I can’t tell
you the number of times I have chatted about this with my teacher people. I think a communal trip to Middleton is
DEFINITELY needed.
2)
Attend First Flush Festival at the Charleston
Tea Plantation
While I am so excited to try new
teas in China, I can’t wait to head to Wadamalaw Island to enjoy the official
drink of South Carolina. Attendees also
get to hear live, local music. If the
day is nice, count me in!
3)
Charleston Riverdogs Baseball
I need a professional baseball fix
before I take off. How can one NOT love
a team that features “Tonya Harding Bat Night”, and “Lock the Fans Out of the
Park” night? Hopefully, we can bring the
pooches for Dog Day!
4)
Eat dinner at Cypress.
Cypress is my favorite restaurant
in downtown Charleston. I once told a
waiter that if I was ever on death row and I had to select my last meal, their
Almond Fried Goat Brie would be on the menu. The waiter looked at me like I had
ten heads. The salad is really that
good.
5) Take a carriage ride in
downtown Charleston.
As cheesy as it sounds, carriage rides
are one way my fam says, “Aloha” to our surroundings. Chris arranged to have a carriage take us
around downtown St. Louis the night we were married so I could say goodbye to
my hometown. The experience was magical. I am thinking I need a ride around Charleston
to bid it a proper farewell.
Parting is such sweet sorrow!
