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I had a great weekend in Charlotte and was sad to leave yesterday morning to come back to the cold and snowy Northeast. It was a good time all around and I even got to break out my flip-flops (which Olive managed to bite a piece out of later in the weekend, but that’s neither here nor there)! There was some much needed catching up, a good amount of picture taking, shopping, and a whole lot of eating.

“It all revolves around the food,” Kevin commented jokingly as we planned our next meal over lunch on Sunday afternoon.

“It always revolves around the food,” Bailey and I responded at the exact same time.

How true it is.

It was a relaxing weekend, with mostly food, and a lot of good memories for the books.

We started off the first morning right with some amazing waffles from Cast Iron Waffles right near Bailey and Kevin’s neighborhood. We all chose to go with the deluxe waffles, but each put our own twist on it. Bailey got strawberries and bananas, Kevin went with peaches and bananas, and I choose to go with the strawberries and peaches. Yes, that’s Nutella under the fruit, and the whipped cream was so so sweet and tasty.

After brunch Bails and I headed out around Charlotte to get a tour of some of the surrounding neighborhoods and hit up some vintage inspired antique shops. Post and Gray was a favorite, with lots of furniture just my style, and The Sleepy Poet was simply a dream. It’s a HUGE antique warehouse with lots of little trinkets, old clothing, furniture and more, some finds are not so nice (aka “trash”) and some finds are real steals (aka “treasure”).

The rest of Saturday was spent lounging on the deck in the sun and spending time at Bailey’s parents house. It was so fun seeing the decorating going on in both houses.

Here is a glimpse of what Bails has done to her place so far:

Looks so good!

Also, Bailey’s mom Meagan and I have similar styles so it was really fun to see what she had done with their gorgeous town house. It’s beautiful! (Unfortunately there are no pictures to share, which I am regretting terribly right now, so you’ll just have to trust me on this one.)

Here are some more pics from Saturday:

Sunday Bailey and Kevin took me on a tour around Charlotte where we took a drive through the city and stopped on over at NoDa, which is Charlotte’s historic arts district. It’s a cute “hipster” area with art gallerys, boutiques, and lots of places to eat and drink. We passed by a cute place called The Dog Bar, where you can bring your dog and have a few bevys. What an idea. Too bad Olive was at home!

We chose to eat lunch at the Crepe Cellar, which had delicious food and $10 unlimited mimosas for Sunday brunch.