Charlotte Weekend Getaway: Food, Fun, and Wicked Theater

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I’m dedicating this post to reminiscing on our weekend in CLT. A good friend of mine wanted to see Wicked and it was playing in CLT so we booked an Airbnb and a whole bunch of fun activities for two days. If you’re ever in the CLT area, I highly recommend checking out some or all of the spots tagged below:

@ohmysoulusa

My first stop on my CLT trip. If you’re into yummy vegan food this is a spot you’ll really appreciate. It came highly recommended from a friend. I got the wings and french fries. Lots of food, good vibes and vegan eats. If that’s your jam, I recommend a visit for sure.

@ameliesfrenchbakery

Let me just say, I wish I had brought my camera because the aesthetic of this place was such a vibe. Felt like I stepped into a very instagramable fake France cafe. The coffee was delish and then there’s this….

@beatthebomb

Militaryish mission style group games, getting splashed with color and good ale at their bar, yes, please. If you love group games and want to run through lasers and get splashed with lots of color, this is your spot, it was such a vibe and the games were challenging and lots of fun.

So after all the shenanigans from the night before, we needed a coffee so we made a quick stop to @ameliesfrenchbakery for some yummy croissants and lattes. After that, we touched down @bathhousclt for a relaxing 2 hours of steam rooming, cold plunging, and sauna chilling. It was lovely! Well, the cold plunge was sweet sweet torture, but your body adjust and your skin is perfection after it’s all said and done.

To prepare for the main event, we grab some food at @moakorean. It was the yummiest spread of Korean food I’ve ever had. We ordered way too much food and indulged in way too many espresso martinis. Then it was off to see Wicked. Mind you, I never saw part two so the ending of this amazing play was all new to me and I loved every bit of it!!!. Thanks @blumenthalarts for the amazing production.

Okay, I almost forgot, one of these days we did visit @optimisthallclt it warmed my plant loving heart and the Ethiopian food was a vibe.

Shoutout to @paradiso.plantshop for all the plant love. One of my girls bought us two baby plants, we named them Ebony and Ivory. She thinks she’ll kill hers, lol. Possible, but I believe her. Who knows, I might kill mine. Only time and water or lack there of will tell, LOL.

Anyway, that was my weekend.

Till next time beautiful people.


Sincerely,

Deidra Marie

Exploring Yale: A Fun Day Out in Connecticut

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The plan was to bed rot with my bestie in Connecticut, but we ended up going outside, consuming food and water, seeing the sights, talking to random people and hunting for socks with quirky sayings. This is life in your 30’s, my friends. I was content, full off love and good conversation and now I’m exhausted and want nothing more than a cold brew, a warm bed and to start another episode of The Pitt.

Anywho, enjoy these random iPhone snaps from my adventures at the infamous Yale University Campus.

P.S. Yale’s campus gave me the strong urge to purchase argyle socks, a rugby shirt, khaki pants and boat shoes. You see guys, it doesn’t take much, I’m a sucker for matching the aesthetic.

Till next time my friends,

Sincerely,

Deidra Marie

Embracing Change: Memories in Our New Home

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This summer was spent enjoying our new home. It’s been a wet rainy summer and we loved it! I snapped a few shots and captured some fun moments in the house that I never want to forget. I have these moments of sadness throughout the day where I think about my mom and how she will never get to see our new home or see how Baby Si has grown. I have so many moments of nostalgia watching my kids explore our home and the yard and our neighborhood. I think about my childhood home; a condo, in a small beach town. My mom decorated the entire condo coastal theme. She made it a home and now I’m working on doing the same. Our entire upstairs is coastal theme in honor of my mom and her favorite place, the beach. She was from Florida. She wanted her ashes spread at the beach. We plan to do it this month. I’m crying typing this because I know its the end of a season. I’ll never forget my mom, but I have to move forward. This is a representation of a new season, a season of moving forward into new things, new adventures, a new way of life and I’m grateful for this blessing. Even in my sadness and grief, my heart is content, heavy but content.

All sadness aside, I thought I’d share a few snaps of us just enjoying our new space. I hope you enjoy.

Till next time.

Sincerely,


Deidra Marie