Lowcountry Buckeye

IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR...

I think we can all agree on that? College football season is pretty much my favorite part of when fall starts to hit. However, my love of buckeye football and buckeye tailgates is going to be slightly different this year- I'm living in SEC country.

I still get an "O-H" or "Go Bucks!" when I'm out and about (#buckeyenation), but it's just not going to be the same. I'm so used to tailgates on campus, trips to my beloved Thirsty Scholar (tear), Little Bar outdoor screening of the game, and even finding tickets on the ground giving me a seat inside the shoe itself. Sigh, low key missing the midwest football scene right now. 

However, buckeyes rule the world! Charleston actually has a great OSU alumni club that hosts Ohio State social hours, events and game watch parties. I guess I'm set!

With that being said, Lowcountry buckeyes- this Saturday is the first game watch @ Sports Book of Charleston (4950 Centre Pointe Drive in North Charleston) at NOON! Come out and cheer on the bucks as they play the Bowling Green Falcons!

O-H!

Moving Squad

So I did it! I moved all the way from Columbus, Ohio to the heart of Charleston, South Carolina! I've had conversations (ok, one sentence) with a total of two people since I've been here: a guy at the beach who ask me how to work the parking ticket machine and a counter worker at Panera. Making progress, folks!

I've been able to take evening runs down to the Battery the last two nights, which has been awesome. There's so much to see in this town (hence my bucket list in the last post). I have ventured out of just Charleston a bit for exploring, but not much. Yesterday I was able to make my way to find groceries, which I may have found the beach first. ;) Isle of Palms is amazing and super close to where the grocery store was. There actually wasn't a lot of people out, but the jellyfish were EVERYWHERE! I have honestly never seen so many literally just washed up lying on the beach. I almost felt bad for them, almost.  I did find a Walmart- you can take the girl out of Pike County, but you can't take the Pike County out of the girl! Ha. 

Setting up internet in this town/anywhere I do believe has turned into a headache. What I was hoping for would be a quick "here's your account number, set up a password, log in" has turned into a "you can't access your account until you get your modem in like two weeks." Cool.  So I am internetless, reliving the olden days by watching DVD's. Currently rewatching the first season of Gossip Girl, again. Except somehow I lost the second disc, so I basically missed a chunk of good drama. Sigh. 

My Charleston days have just been spent visiting the beach, stopping in at Target, watching Gossip Girl and going on evening runs. Living the high life, but I love it. 

Move time!

Half way set up.

All done!

Isle of Palms beach. My new hangout. 

My Charleston Bucket List

• Jog to, and around, Colonial Lake
• Watch the Citadel’s Friday afternoon parade
• Go to a Charleston Battery game
• Watch the sunrise on Folly Beach
• Take a sunset Harbor Tour
• Take sailing lessons
• Eat at a 5 star restaurant
• Picnic in Marion Square
• See a show at the Windjammer
• Live on King Street
• Eat oysters five ways
• Participate in glow yoga on the beach
• Explore the streets south of Broad
• Go on a haunted jail tour
• Learn how to throw a cast net
• Run the Ravenel Bridge
• Learn how to surf
• Enjoy brunch 
• Enjoy cocktails with a view of Breach Inlet at the Boathouse.
• Reset your inner clock to island time with a round of golf at Wild Dunes. 
• People watch from the porch while you dig into a burger at Poe's.
• Explore the island's military history at Fort Moultrie.
• See where one of the signers of Declaration of Independence lived at the Charles Pinckney House. 
• Kayak or paddleboard down Shem Creek into the Charleston harbor.
• Discover history at Boone Hall Plantation. 
• Climb aboard the USS Yorktown and other historic vessels at Patriots Point. 
• Stroll through the 943 acres of Palmetto Islands County Park. 
• Take a picture of the Morris Island Lighthouse.
• Enjoy the ocean breeze while you dine at Rita's Seaside Grille. 
• Practice your casting skills on the Folly Beach Pier. 
• Watch the tide roll in while you eat at BLU.
• Take a fishing charter for a fun day out on the water. 
• Indulge in some retail therapy on King Street. 
• Sample some local seafood at The Ordinary. 
• Tour the Edmonston-Alston House
• Spend Saturday morning at the farmer's market on Marion Square.
• See Rainbow Row. 
• Take a picture of the iconic pineapple fountain at Waterfront Park. 

• Walk through the Nathaniel Russell House. 
• Cheer for the Charleston Riverdogs at Joe Riley Stadium. 
• Go shopping for local crafts, sweetgrass baskets, and clothing at the City Market. 
• Walk along the Battery. 
• See Charleston from a new perspective on a boat. 
• Read a book in White Point Gardens. 
• Take a tour of the Old City Jail. 
• Give into your sweet tooth with the creative flavors at Glazed Doughnuts.
• Enjoy some locally sourced food at Husk. 
• Learn about antebellum Charleston and the slaves who built the city at the Old Slave Mart Museum. 
• Walk through the Unitarian Church's graveyard, which is purposefully allowed to be overgrown.
• See where one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence lived at the Heyward-Washington House.
• Take a peek into the Aiken-Rhett House, which has been unchanged since the 1850s. 
• Take a boat tour out to Fort Sumter. 
• Learn about the scary side of Charleston with a nighttime ghost tour. 
• Visit Charleston's largest home, the Calhoun Mansion. 
• Get up close and personal with some sharks at the South Carolina Aquarium. 
• Experience theatre in a historic setting at the Dock Street Theatre. (took a little mini private tour here one night!)
• Take a horse and buggy tour of the historic peninsula.
• Peek into the Circular Church, and then walk through the graveyard.
• Visit McLeod Plantation. 
• Catch the latest indie film at the Terrace Theatre. 
• Learn how tea is grown, harvested, and processed at America's only tea plantation. 
• Marvel at the massive 2,000-year-old Angel Oak. 

• Discover a new favorite wine at Irving House Vineyards. 
• Sample locally made Sweet Tea Vodka at Firefly Distillery. 
• Spend the day at Magnolia Plantation
• Take a tour of Drayton Plantation. 
• Stroll the grounds of Middleton Plantation before eating at the onsite restaurant. 
• Learn about Charleston's early history at Charles Towne Landing.

• Be apart of the Break Dance show in Marion Square (was apart of the show twice)

• Eat dinner on Sullivan's Island (on the beach)

Additional NON CHARLESTON things:

• Visit The Vampire Diaries town, Mystic Falls. (it's filmed in GA!)
• Go to a Braves game (bonus if they're playing the Reds!)
• Take place in breaking the record for World's Largest Sweet Tea