G E T A W A Y :: Clemson

Rob was scheduled to be in the field for the last eight days at "the war" (the big culminating event of TBS) so I knew this was the perfect time to take a few days off and get away for a long weekend.  Let's face it, I need to keep myself busy when Rob is gone or else I will go crazy!  The timing could not have been better since I definitely needed some time away from my ever growing to-do lists for this move.

I planned a trip to South Carolina to visit my friend Danielle who is in grad school at Clemson. Although it rained the entire time I was in town, it was so nice to just relax!!  Straight from the airport, Danielle took me to The Smoking Pig for some barbecue and the best sweet potato crumble I have ever eaten.  Supposedly this place is a Clemson must try and I could definitely see why.  It is only open on the weekends and usually has a long line but is totally worth it for some delicious southern classics.  

We went and saw the stadium (as a Hokie, I didn't care for this part!) and then went to her friends house on the lake to catch up over a bottle of bubbly.  Afterwards, we went out for a night on the town, Clemson-style.  I was so interested to see what their bar scene was like and how it compared to the ones I was used to!  The bars are much bigger than I expected and a lot more dancing then I was used to.  They also play the Clemson fight song every night and the entire bar cheers along (again, yuck!)  I definitely miss college bar prices but the people there seemed really young!!!

My favorite part of the entire trip was on Saturday when we went to Palmetto Moonshine, SC's first legal moonshine distillery.  We took a tour of the distillery and even did a tasting!  This was my first time ever trying moonshine and I was a little nervous.  We tried the regular, peach, blackberry, and apple pie.  While I don't think it will be my new go-to choice, I kind of loved the whole idea of it!  I was bummed when I remembered TSA was not going to let me bring any home for Rob to try!

Sunday Funday just happened to also fall on Cinco de Mayo so margaritas, chips and salsa, and sharpie mustaches were a must.

This was the perfect little getaway and I am lucky to have such wonderful friends in all sorts of beautiful places. 21 days until we offically leave for Pensacola....so little time, so much to do!!