Tales Of The Traveling Peach

Monday, March 12, 2012

Busy Busy.....

Wow....time flies when your BUSY! Well, March 1st hit here in Charleston and we can officially say that spring has sprung and with it comes lots of events, planning, and a very long to do list.

Home Front Re-Cap......

February 25th

February 28th

March 6th

March 7th

March 12th

(This is what happens when you go out of town for the weekend!)

Can't believe they did this much in two weeks....And we still have two more months!

Estimated Due Date: May 24th. :)

Tomorrow I hope to get some recipes and pictures of this weekends Road Trip to Atlanta. I am so busy at work that I don't even have time to check my personal email let along blog anything. :( I hope to get them out soon, because some of the recipes were YUMMY!

Have a great Monday...and Happy Birthday Kathryn! :)

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Charleston Wine + Food Festival

Holy Cow this weekend was CRAZY, but my favorite time of year......CHARLESTON WINE + FOOD FESTIVAL! Going on Lucky # 7 of celebrating the best chefs and wines in one weekend and one of the best cities in America...Charleston! If you have never experience what this weekend is all about, you need to start planning for 2013!

After wrapping up a SOAKING Wet MS Walk on Saturday morning....it was back to the apartment for me to catch a few ZZZ's before "Hitting the Streets" of Charleston at the Visitor's Center Bus Shed.

Set-Up...Before Guests Arrived

This year I had to opportunity to work with the festival's Volunteer Coordinator, Georgia Nettles, to assist as the Volunteer Captain for the Festival After Hours Event at the Bus Shed. It consisted of a wide variety of street performers, Quiana Parler and Friends, Local Food Trucks, Restaurant "Street" Vendors, Wine & Liquor Distributors, Graffiti artists, and so much more.

Street Performers and Lots of Eatin' & Drinkin' going on!

Grant and I lucked up and found VIP passed to the Saturday evening After, After, Party! This was an invite only event that took place at my all time favorite restaurant, FIG! Even though we missed out on happenings, we still had a good time just being there with the "VIP's"....hahah! We followed up this party with a stop by Halls Steakhouse to visit with an old friend of ours, Robbie, who works for Halls as the Wine Sommelier.

Sunday was spent sleeping in and catching up on as much sleep as possible before the Tasting Tents. I was offered tickets to attend and Grant was of course, working the event pouring up some wines! It was a great time.....I met up with my friends Megan and Jennifer who "toured" the tents with me. We went from table to table tasting wine after wine after wine, and food after food after food. I mean, what else could you ask for! :)

Duck Confit served with Risotto and Micro greens (I gave my duck to Jennifer ;))

And then of course we found our way to the BBQ, Blues, and Brews event at the Maritime Center down by the Aquarium. It was a little bit chilly, but we had a great time for the short period of time that we attended. Again, we found tickets......I have no idea how.....but we got in and enjoyed the Lowcountry Bluegrass Band the Bushels and lots and lots of BBQ. I enjoyed the Grilled Swordfish and Macaroni and Cheese. YUM! Cupcake also provided a Chocolate Sea Salt Cupcake that was pretty yummy. :)

All in all it was a GREAT weekend!! Being that it rained, two out of the three days, I think we all had a great time and it was another successful year for the Charleston Wine and Food Festival. Can't wait to get more involved for what 2013 has to bring! See you next year. :)

Friday, March 2, 2012

Walking Along....

Can you picture yourself walking 50 miles in 3 days? You could if it was for a good cause!

This morning was the start to the MS Challenge Walk right here in Charleston, SC. The walk started at 6:45am this morning with breakfast and transportation from Wild Dunes, Isle of Palms to the Citadel downtown for the start of the race.

And their OFF....walking from Downtown Charleston to Sullivan's Island Fish Fry Shack.

Tomorrow we will be up again at 4:00am to get the participants from Wild Dunes to Long Point to complete Day 2 of the 50 mile walk. Challenge yourself and go out for a walk today!

Challenge Walk MS: Charleston Challenge map

You can do whatever you put your mind to....Help fight to end MS!

Monday, February 27, 2012

Spoiled Rotten....

Let's just start with saying that I love my job.....it is not everyday that you get to work for great people and do what you love! Well, I do! I get to plan events, parties, adventures, and whatever your wildest dreams can imagine. I also get to wine and dine with the best in the industry!

On Friday my office was spoiled by our good friends, Bricklane Catering. They invited us to their kitchen for a "chef's table" tasting with their executive chef Charlie.

It was delicious! :) Below are some photos of our tasty lunch.

THANK YOU BRICKLANE!

Charleston Crab Cake Bites

Seared Ahi Tuna with Wasabi Caviar & Soy Sauce Gelatin... WHAT?!?!

Yellow Tomato Martini with Mozzarella & Tomato Skewers

Pork Tenderloin served over mashed sweet potatoes & brussel sprouts....
I forgot what the other vegetable was...OPPS, I got distracted!

Pear crepe served with chocolate covered pop rocks and bleu cheese crumbles

My little monkey, Rivers, also indulged in the spoiledness (I know that is not a word) this weekend. We went to lunch with some good friends on Sunday to Sullivan's Island and after lounging on the Patio of Home Team BBQ for a few hours, Rivers got to enjoy the beach for a little run. Below is a picture of Rivs right before he was released to run on the beach! Such a happy little boy. :)

Happy Monday!

Friday, February 24, 2012

Yankee Travels....

Last weekend was a sad one, but it is always good to be with family! I wanted to share some of the photos that I took while in Baltimore, Maryland & Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

"Best Crab Cakes in Baltimore"....Found this off Dad's memory from 2 years ago!

Baltimore Seagull

Baltimore Harbor

Baltimore Waterway

OMG....Celeste Pizzas.
If you knew me as a child I would eat one of these everyday after school....they don't sell them down South anymore. :(.....Healthy I know!! :)

HAPPY FRIDAY...Hope you have a great weekend! :)

MaGerk's Pub & Grill, Baltimore- Much needed Bloody Mary and Amazing Philly Cheese Steaks!

THE REAL DEAL - Philly Cheese Steak

Philly Cheese Veggy....YUM!

My niece. :) BABY CLAIRE....nap time!

Myers Family Cousins....

Cullen, Justin, Ben, Brennan, Grant, Beth, Me, Taryn, Hannah,
Allyson, and Alysia...Minus Mia and Alan. :(

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Digging....

On the home front....Last week they FINALLY broke ground on the new lot!

Thursday February 16th, 2012

Thursday February 16, 2012

Tuesday February 21, 2012.....we've got pipes :)

Wednesday February 22, 2012.....plastic before concrete

Wednesday February 22, 2012

Happy Thursday! Can't believe that Friday is almost here. :)

Monday, February 20, 2012

Sad Weekend....

This weekend was very sad for my family and me...heaven took not only One Angel, but Two. :(

On Wednesday, February 15th 2012 my Grandmother Myers passed away. She was 85 years old, but lived a very happy and fulfilling life. She was the mother of four children, grandmother of ten, and great grandmother of one.

She had a LOVE for crossword puzzles, newspapers, Jeopardy, and sewing. I remember as a child getting sweaters, hats, scarves, and blankets. Here is a picture that I took on my iphone only a few hours before she passed away of a pillow she had given to me a few years back for Valentine's Day.

Towards the end of her days she was starting to loose the liveliness that she shared with so many, and we all knew that her day would be coming to an end soon. It was expected, but I don't think that death is something that anyone can fully prepare for.
I LOVE YOU GRANDMA!

As we laid my grandmother into the ground on Saturday, February 18th 2012 we received more horrible news that my grandfather, Pal, had passed away. He just turned 88 on February 10th. Three weeks earlier we found out that he had pancreatic and liver cancer and would have a few months to live. Knowing that our time with him would be short, my mother went to stay with him and my Nana to help keep him comfortable and spend what time we had left with him.

Pal was a very kind, but strong willed person. He had a love for Card Games, Atlanta Braves, Auburn Tigers, Outsider Art, Gardening (especially okra, tomatoes, and hot peppers), Computers, his Koi Fish pond, his two cats, stuffed olives (soaked in GIN....that I would eat as a kid), and my Nana's home cooking!

He also had a love for Cars! My Pal was a Formula One race car driver in the 70's as well as the owner of the Atlanta Motor Speedway. After racing and selling the track he went on to sell cars at Baker Motor Company in Atlanta. From the stories that my parents tell, I wish he had kept some of those cars for me to play with. :) Below are some pictures that he shared with me back in January of his racing days...

Even though it was not our time for Pal to go, he knew it was his time to go when he did around midnight on Saturday evening.....I spoke to my Nana that afternoon and asked for her to tell him to please hold on until mom could make it back to his bedside so that he could pass with his entire family by his side. He listed....my mother had just returned from Pennsylvania after my grandmother's service to be with him. He passed a few hours later around midnight in peace and without pain. I LOVE YOU PAL & MISS YOU!

I will miss them both greatly, but thankful for the wonderful memories we had together!