one year

On April 25th, D and I had been dating a year. 

A whole year! 

It is still hard to believe sometimes. 

We decided instead of buying each other presents we would take a weekend trip instead. 

We went to Charleston, SC and it was a perfect weekend. 

The weather was perfect, the city was perfect, & of course, the company was perfect. 

Bridge to Charleston

Our first stop was of course Chipotle. 

I love that D indulges my Chipotle obsession. 

Then we went to Patriot's Point. 

Patriot's Point is a maritime & naval museum. 

It houses the following decommissioned vessels:  

USS Yorktown -- CV-10 aircraft carrier 

USS Clamagore  -- GUPPY III submarine

USS Laffey -- DD-724 destroyer

Just a little insight to me, 

I love anything military, history, or airplane related. 

So, Patriot's Point was a big hit! 

D was such a trooper because we walked around that place for 4 hours. 

I literally took 110 pictures. 

I promise not to share them all. 

My favorite part was, of course, the flight deck. 

   

There was also the Medal of Honor Museum. 

It was a great reminder of the sacrifice and bravery of the people in our military. 

One of my favorite pictures of the whole trip

Saturday, we explored downtown Charleston for about 9 hours. 

After walking around Patriot's Point for 4 hours and then walking downtown Saturday for 9 hours our feet were killing us. 

But it was so worth it. 

We found our absolute favorite place to eat in Charleston ... 

Saffron Cafe & Bakery. 

I definitely recommend it to anyone visiting Charleston. 

We ate lunch there Saturday and then went back for brunch on Sunday. 

And the desserts were DIVINE. 

Philly Cheese Steak  

Eggplant, Prosciutto, & Mozzarella on Ciabatta 

Blueberry Croissant & Chocolate Hazelnut Torte

We walked through Charleston City Market and looked at all of the great booths. 

I did not buy anything but I was tempted a few times. 

Random Downtown Charleston Pictures: 

We stopped by Pearlz Oyster Bar. 

D really wanted to get some oysters while we were in Charleston. 

I hate seafood of any kind so I was just happy to have a place to sit down for a couple of hours. 

I am not much of a drinker but I did get 2 drinks while we were there. 

Pearlz has a great atmosphere. 

Another place we would both really recommend. 

D said their oysters were great too, 

if you like that sort of thing. 

We then walked down to the pier. 

We sat on swings and watched the sunset. 

I am telling you this guy is a keeper :) 

We were both exhausted, so we ended the night by eating at a little hole-in-the-wall pizza place. 

It was just what we needed after walking around all day. 

Sunday, we stopped for brunch at Saffron before heading home. 

And it was a necessity to try different desserts. 

Heaven in a Cup

Baklava & S'mores Bar 

I have already been teasing D about making the first anniversary too good. 

He has big shoes to fill to beat this weekend on our next anniversary. 

And I really like the no present thing, as long as we get to explore a new place each anniversary. 

I definitely recommend Charleston to anyone looking for a great place to visit. 

It reminds me a lot of Savannah, just a tad bit cleaner. 

We will definitely be going back. 

Linking up with Leeann @ Join the Gossip!