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October 5, 2016 by: Erin

Weekend Recap: Our Annual Clemson Trip!

As we’re evacuating Charleston in preparation for Hurricane Matthew (crazy!), I thought I would take a look back at a beautiful, sunny and perfect weekend!
It was our annual Clemson lake weekend with our crew we’ve been going with for the past five years. This year though was pretty special, the planner of this weekend, my bestie Sam, got out-planned and proposed to on Friday! Oh and how can I also not mention that big Tiger win?! So great.
Photo cred: Alicia Tegen
There was a lot of prep and planning leading up to the proposal and I have to give MAJOR kudos to her now fiancé, Mr. Jake Parks, who well, knocked it out of the park. In fact, there’s just so much goodness that I’m going to do a separate post on the engagement and party afterwards. For now, let me back up and give you a true weekend recap from start to finish!
And that start my friends begins with the fact that WE CLOSED ON OUR HOUSE on Thursday night!!!! Finally! If you’ve been following along on Instagram, you know we’ve had delayed closing after delayed closing due to the silliest things like shower doors not being installed. After a lot of hard work on everyone’s part, looking at you Krystine, we finally went to the attorney’s office to sign our life away and pick up the keys to our new house in Charleston (Mount Pleasant to be exact)! 
We didn’t even get a chance to run by the house though before we hit the road to Clemson for the weekend (last night was the first time we stepped through the door as homeowners, ha!). We arrived really late to our lake house, put Sully down and then caught up with all our friends who had already arrived. It was bliss! And can we talk about how awesome this lake house was…
Friday morning came very fast and I headed into Clemson to meet my Mom so Sully could go spend the weekend with my family. We couldn’t help but snap some pics of Sully at her Mom and Nonna’s alma mater, plus GameDay was getting set up which was really cool.
Sully’s Outfit: Dress, Shoes, Bows (similar)
All photos above taken by my dear mother!
My Outfit: Dress (similar for Fall); Ray Bans
Then it was girl time on the lake while the boys played golf before “getting ready for dinner” at the house. 
You know what happened next… the proposal! Here’s a sneak peek at more photos from Alicia Tegen that I’m going to share in a later post. 
Photo cred: Alicia Tegen
Saturday rolled around and off to tailgate and cheer on our Tigers we went! The game wasn’t until 8pm so it was a long (in a good way!) and awesome day of hanging with our friends. To say the game was stressful is an understatement, but we pulled out a big W in the end against Louisville putting the best end cap on our already great weekend!
My Outfit: Dress (sold out, love this one under $50); Long Necklace; Shoes (now on sale!)
On Sunday, we packed up and said our goodbyes before hitting the road to Greenville to celebrate my Dad’s birthday (which was yesterday – Happy Birthday Dad!!!) and pick up our Sully girl. 
We also got to see my Nana and Papa which is always a treat! Aren’t they the cutest?!
And here’s what I love saying still… then we headed home, as in to Charleston! I really still can’t believe we live in Charleston you guys haha! I think it’s going to take a while to fully recover from all the excitement (and late nights), but it was such a great long weekend!

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All the travel we were doing was reminding me of all the joy, joy, joy down in my heart 😉 and I realized how this feeling of brokenness was dragging me down. And I didn't want it to turn into something bad. So off I went. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Over a year later and I've found my gal here in Charleston and I still go every month. 👍🏻 Even though I don't feel broken any longer. In fact, I feel optimistic and hopeful for our future adopted child. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 It's just good to talk it out y'all. To talk out everything occupying your brain space and keeping you up at night here or there. Not only that, but therapists have TOOLS. They're so equipped to teach you #allthethings you never even knew you needed to know!
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At the end of the day, I believe that if we're all more mentally stable humans, we'll all contribute to a better, kinder world. 🌎
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Don’t miss it when you visit the UK! 🇬🇧 This was one of my favorites and top recommendations, The Park Room at @grosvenorhouselondon. Check on @opentable for the special reservation where a glass of bubbly 🥂 is included with your tea! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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PS: Hit that little bookmark to save this post for later so you remember where to go when visiting London! 💂🏼‍♂️
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
If you're not in the know, MYS is my 6-week online social media coaching program, No, this is NOT an e-course or webinar. 🙅🏼‍♀️ This is me actually live teaching you a new topic each week, giving you the steps and resources to implement what we talk about, and then holding you accountable. Not to mention, throwing some epic online dance parties 💃🏼💃🏼 and having you join in community with other entrepreneurs. We start January 21st... wouldn't it be awesome to go into 2020 with a social media strategy and knowledge of all the tips and tricks?!
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So GO!!! Get your ticket via the link in my profile right now @erinn.phillips or at pinckneypalm.com/shop. 🌴 I seriously do a happy dance when I see your purchase come through. THANK YOU for supporting my small business!!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Also, friends, we made up a cute gift card if you want to receive Master Your Social for Christmas 🎁 or if you want to gift it to someone else! 👉🏻 DM me with any questions on Master Your Social!
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Photo: @anerisphotos
Dress: @cabanalife
  • Snapped in my element. Hunting for gems in the flea markets abroad. 🌏 The first deals I looked for on Cyber Monday? Flight deals! Go search @skyscanner, I even found NYC to London for less than $300 a person. Considering we have a baby on the way and no earthly idea when that baby gets here I didn't hit purchase but dang I wanted to. Y'all do it for me! ✈️
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Psst... there may or may be a small batch of goodies coming to @theshopabroad just in time for you to snag Christmas gifts that are one of a kind (this time from German Christmas markets) 🇩🇪🎄🎁
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