A few more pictures from my trip to the mountains. It's been the rainiest summer I've ever seen, and after a fairly clear and beautiful day, the sky ended up predictably pouring on us just as we were leaving.

As much as I'm a total color kinda girl, there is a huge place in my heart for gray tones. I love the color gray. It's quiet, soft, and comforting.

blue ridge homesick.

I miss my mountain home.

I recently took a trip up to Asheville to see Andrew McMahon perform at the Orange Peel(more on that later), and the whole experience made me miss my second home so much. As my sophomore year draws closer, I am becoming more and more pumped about going back, settling into my new dorm room, and seeing my hallmates and friends again. I have never looked forward to a school year as much as I do this one. College is wonderful.

The photos featured are from our annual trip to Grandfather Mountain for my dad's birthday that I blogged about last year here.

july so far.

1. Taking a mid-afternoon drive to the lake with my guy behind the wheel. The body of water pictured isn't the lake, it's a field close to my house that the river flooded after all the rain we've gotten this summer.

2. Sunset at the Drive-In. My choice of a date to celebrate me and Lonnie's anniversary.

3. Blackberry pie. My first pie made completely from scratch.

4. Leftover firework bokeh from the 4th.

I am behind on posts so I'll be keeping things short right now. To say that summer is flying by is an understatement, however, when I pause to reflect on all the things I've done so far, I know I am basking happily in my favorite season the best way I know how.

charleston. (part 4)

This is (finally) the last set of pictures from Charleston. (I tried to upload these last night but Blogger was just not having it. Thankfully I am off work today and had some free time!)

We walked along the new Cooper River Bridge at sunset before going out to celebrate my brother's birthday. I get very nervous when very high up, so it was a thrill of sorts for me. Super pretty though!

charleston. (part 3)

This set of photos just includes some snapshots I took while walking around downtown to get lunch at Hyman's after the boat tour we took. The food was amazing and the day was absolutely beautiful. It couldn't have been any better.

charleston. (part 2)

We took a boat tour around the Charleston Harbor on Father's Day. It was such a gorgeous day and the tour was actually really interesting. We were able to see a little bit of every part of Charleston's waterfront, including Fort Sumter which is pictured right around the center of these photos.

charleston. (part 1)

As mentioned like a month ago, the next couple of posts will be split up to share pictures from my family vacation to Charleston, South Carolina. And as per usual with heavy-photo posts, I'm going to keep the text to a minimum. Charleston is extraordinary architecture, rich American history, amazing food (specifically seafood. so much shrimp was consumed over the course of this trip), horse drawn carriages on cobblestone streets, palm trees, and sail boats. I love Charleston.