Votes Needed! Best of Charleston 2013!

Hello, hello! It’s that time of year again. The time to vote for the Charleston City Paper’s Best of Charleston has begun.

Thanks to YOU, I won in both 2011…

and 2012.

And clearly I celebrated.

Seriously partied my face off.

CCP is now accepting ballots for the 2012 awards and I would love for you to consider voting for me. How cool would a 3peat be?!

VOTE HERE!

Best of Charleston Party 2012

The Best of Charleston Party is by far one of the best parties of the year. Being surrounded with all of Charleston’s winners  = tons of fun. This year’s party was held at Red’s Icehouse with a rainbows and unicorn theme.

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Charleston City Paper dubbed it as “The Horniest Party of the Year.” Keeping it classy.

As my plus 1, I took my best friend Nancy. Elizabeth came with us, as she works for the S.C. aquarium, which won Best Attraction.

We saw lots of friends there, but also made met some really great people. It’s called the “Best of Charleston” for a reason!

The lovely Danielle was also there. She teaches at Pure Barre Charleston. Go to one of her classes. You will love it!

As the managing partner for The Becket Agency who represents Mellow Mushroom, Boomer was also there. Mellow Mushroom won the award for Best Gourmet Pizza.

DJ Moo Moo won Best DJ for a second year. This year was our first anniversary of friendship, as we met at the 2011 party.

Elizabeth and I found our friends Adam and Logan but apparently by then, none of us could stand straight. The party was catered by many of the winning restaurants: O-Ku, Wasabi, Black Bean Company, Cru Catering, Santi’s, Five Guys Burgers, and more. There was an obnoxious amount of desserts too.

Perhaps the best part of the entire evening was the dancing. I managed to keep my shoes on the entire evening and somehow did not sprain an ankle, foot, or knee. Great success! There was also a photo booth with all sorts of props – rainbows, unicorns, and feather boas. I’d be lying if I told you I didn’t bring my own toys. Nancy, Danielle, Elizabeth and I all walked around with glow sticks. Don’t worry, once the photo booth pictures are shared on the CCP site, I will share them with you!

Again, thank you for your vote and the congratulations! Cheers to a second year!

Best of Charleston Award Winner!!!

YIPPEE!! Words cannot express how excited I am to announce that, for the second year in a row, I won the Charleston City Paper award for Best Local Blog!

 

This year’s announcement:

(what a strange description??)

Last year’s announcement:

See the rest of the BOC awards HERE.

This year’s Best of Charleston party will be held at Red’s Icehouse and the theme is Rainbows and Unicorns. Oh  my. Can’t wait to see how people will be dressed!!

In case you missed it on the blog last year:

• Last year’s announcement
• Last year’s BOC party

HUGE thanks to each and every one of you who voted for me this year. And to those of you who tweeted or posted a link on facebook, thank you too! Seriously…

THANK YOU.

I genuinely appreciate your vote and your loyalty to my blog.

What I’m Loving Wednesday

1. Classes at my gym. Along with my other plans for 2012, I plan on try more new classes at the gym. First class of the year: yoga. Shocking, I know, but I hadn’t given yoga a try since I left Eco. Although it was a nice change-up from my typical routine, I still didn’t love it. It just doesn’t thrill me and I feel like I’m just getting way too much personal time with the floor.

I do, however, like that I can take off my sneakers and just wear socks. Halfway through the class, I realized that I was the only one actually wearing socks. Whoops.

2. Moist Chocolate Beet Cake.

YumSugar recently posted this recipe by David Lebovitz. I haven’t made it yet, but believe this epitomizes “hungry meets healthy.” Holly and Trish, this could be great for our beet extravaganza dinner.

3. Ashley, Kaye, and I had brunch at Leaf on New Years Day. I laughed so hard when I saw what the bartender named our tab. We were a party of three, yes, but with how much I love Trio (the dance club), I couldn’t help but laugh.

There is nothing wrong with signing your receipts with your nickname. Nobody even looks. Nobody even cares.

4. This tweet from my friend Boding.

Smart girl!! I promise it wasn’t me. Whoever this girl is, I want to slap her high-five.

5. Chick-fil-A has a new menu item! Say mmm to their Chicken Tortilla Soup.

In the bowl is: “shredded boneless breast of chicken, navy, northern and black beans in a white creamy base with a perfect blend of vegetables and spices.”

The nutritional stats aren’t too shabby. Packing over 14g of fiber, I’m wondering if this is actually a NYE detox soup. Ha. Have you tried it yet? It’s gooooooood. Get it now, as it’s only available for a limited time!

6. You!! On the past few posts, I have some received some really genuine comments that have made me so happy. I really appreciate those of you who have recently commented for the first time. Ooooooh you make me smile. Huge thanks to those of you who have already voted for my blog in the Best of Charleston awards.

Best of Charleston 2012

Last year, I was lucky enough to win the 2011 Charleston City Paper award for Best Local blog. You can read about the day I won here and the Best of Charleston party here.

I pretty much jumped out of my pajamas the morning I saw this in the paper.

The party was a lot of fun and I got to bring my friend Margaret with me.

We had a lot of fun. Too much fun.

I am so grateful to have won and appreciate all of you who voted. CCP is now accepting ballots for the 2012 awards and I would love for you to consider voting for me.

Vote here.

THANK YOU!!!!

Happy Birthday, Margaret!

Margaret:

Since we have been friends, we’ve had an unbelievable amount of fun.

We’ve danced with swords on more than one occasion:

We’ve worn horrible sunglasses at night:

We’ve dressed up in ridiculous costumes:

We’ve consumed way too many drinks…some delicious and nutritious:

and some downright disgusting:

You’ve helped me be a good blogger, despite us dropping this cake:

Remember this cake that was originally meant for our ex-boyfriends but turned into a “Bestie Cake?” Sorry boys, our love was stronger! Ha.

You helped me (semi) understand football, which is still shocking to most people:

I showed you my love for Chick-fil-A,

and you showed me your love for ice cream.

We celebrated Auburn winning the National Championship,

and me winning Charleston’s Best local blog.

We’ve had lots of smiles…

but even better were the times we laughed so hard that our eyes rolled back in our head:

I promise to always let you squish my face…

and be the “big sister” you never had.

THANK YOU for being an amazing friend: listening to me cry, bringing me soup when I am sick, telling me when I’m acting coocoo, but most of all, BEING SO MUCH FUN!!

Can’t wait to for our birthday party tomorrow! XOXO!!

Aaaaand I’m Back.

Back from NYC that is. Sad! I swear to goodness that when I got off the plane, the Charleston air smelled like butter. Is Paula Deen in town?

The 2011 Best of Charleston awards party was fun! I want to say thank you again to each of you who voted for me! : ) To the “Best of” party, I brought my bestie, Margaret. Lucy took this prom-date photo of us before we left:

There were a ton of people (winners!) at the party and tons of alcohol. We took full advantage by grabbing a drink and then immediately taking a shot of tequila. Tequila makes some people feisty, right? Not us. Lovey is more like it. Then we found Charleston’s #1 Club DJ: Moo Moo. And stole his glasses. It’s good to be #1!!

Sorry for such a quick post, but I just got back in town and must get my life in order. I’m being 100% serious when I say that when I got home today all I wanted was vegetables and fruit galore. More on NYC soon, I promise!

P.S.: I made it FOUR days without Chick-fil-A. I think my body’s confused.

P.P.S: I MISSED YOU GUYS!!!