Showering Baby Hunley

A couple weeks ago I took off to Charleston for a long weekend. Well, technically, Summerville, one of the suburbs and the town where I grew up.  This was an extra special trip because I was in town to help host a baby shower for one of my good friends, Caroline.  Her baby girl, Hunley, is due in February.

I hosted the party with our friend Amelia at her beautiful new house. It was crazy planning a shower from 2 states away, but I think the shower was a success!

the guestbook

Baby Shower Bingo

topping for the hot chocolate bar (I forgot to get a picture of the rest of the food!)

only part of the gifts

working on their bingo cards

since I haven't blessed my mother with a baby yet, she put her sewing skills to work for Caroline's!

Of course, Hunley needs an Auburn dress

and maybe some Gamecocks wear to make her daddy happy, too!

Caroline's not a fan of the bump pics, but I made her do it anyways

Caroline with her mother & mother-in-law

with Caroline & my mom

with Caroline & Amelia

Of course I couldn't go back to Charleston and not spend at least a little time downtown. We spent Sunday afternoon wandering the Market and King Street.  The shopping has improved quite a bit since I was there.  I wandered into the new C.Wonder store just in time for a great sale.  My mom came down for the shower too, so it was so great to spend some time with her as well.

And I even got some steamed oysters.  Personally, I prefer them raw, but when in Charleston...

 It was so good to be back even if it was a quick trip!  Cameron and I both plan to go back for a longer trip after Hunley is born, and I can't wait!

Christmas Home Tour

Funny that I'm finally sharing our Christmas decorations around the house on the day we decided to take everything down and pack it away for next year!  Hope you enjoy!

Yes, we have 2 trees in our little house.  What can I say?  I love Christmas!  The first tree is my "decorator" tree where all the ornaments coordinate.  This tree is our "family" tree.  It's always a real tree and the ornaments all have a special meaning or were gifts from friends & family.  Every since I was a baby, my mother gave me an ornament each year that signified something that happened in my life that year.  When we were married she handed them all down to me and I've continued the tradition for Cameron & I.  Our Christmas tree really tells a story and it means so much to me!

This ornament was a gift from our friend Lance who has gotten into woodworking.  How pretty is that?

This was the ornament we got this year - an anchor for our first boat!

I hope you enjoyed my little home tour.  Maybe next year I'll actually get it up BEFORE Christmas!