Sweet Carolina

This last weekend I rented a car and took a trip down to the South and boy did I ever. I have only been to the South one other time, but that was 8 years ago and I was barely there two days back then. I was so excited to go this time around and couldn’t wait to soak it all in.

The purpose of the trip was to visit two good friends from Fuller- Nicole and Brandon. I met the Berrys just a couple months after they got married in 2005. They may not know this, but ever since I met them, they have been one of my favorite couples. I find their story and relationship very encouraging and uplifting to be around. They are two incredible people that always challenge me in my faith.

It was a wonderful weekend- the perfect balance between relaxing and fun activities. We had cook outs, ate bacon together, enjoyed a Saturday afternoon in downtown Greenville (which included seeing where Nicole and Brandon met as well as an encounter with yummy ribs), played ping pong, hung out with their family, shot guns, kayaked down the river, watched movies, enjoyed great conversation, visited their church, played with Ella and snuggled with 7 week-old Allie.
It was a Southern experience at its finest, complete with mullet sightings, lots of “ya’lls” and conversations initiated by strangers. I drank my weight in sweet tea and tried boiled peanuts. The slower pace was a great change from being smack down in the middle of a city and I was quite sad to have to leave, especially without the youngest Berry stuffed in my purse.


There is something to be said about connecting with old friends. It’s always like coming home and remembering who you were and seeing how they have helped shape you to be who you are now. It was such a blessing to reconnect with the Berrys and I hope to see them again berry soon. Yep, I completely hijacked your pun didn’t I Nicole? ☺