Photo by Kelli Boyd Photography
Spending three days in Sea Island two weeks ago for the 2018 The Southern Coterie Summit was all I envisioned it would be and way more. I always look forward to the Summit for so many reasons and I always take so many things away but this year was even more special to me. I had a list of things I wanted to accomplish and I knew what I wanted to take away but what I didn't realize was how much of a family The Southern C family had become to me and how much being with them would feed my heart and my soul. I came home with a scratched off to do list ... but I also came home with a happy heart and some amazing time with people who mean a lot to me. I would call that major WIN. ❤
Photo by Krystine Edwards
Photo by Kristen Hechler
Photo by Kristen Hechler
One of my favorite part of the Summit is attending with Krystine Edwards. This girl is so special to me and she has become one of my favorite travel partners. We start laughing and squealing from the moment we arrive and we always leave with tears when it is time to separate. I love this girl. She is a cheerleader, she is fierce and strong and nothing short of brilliant. She is incredibly charming and talented and truly beautiful inside and out. At the moment she is renovating one home while living in a second and all the while blogging, selling real estate and serving as a power wife and mama. She inspires me daily to live outside my box and to turn every no into a HELL YES!
Photo by Kelli Boyd Photography
Photo by Kelli Boyd Photography
Photo by Kelli Boyd Photography
Photo by Kelli Boyd Photography
Sprinkles Cocktail by Libbie Summers + Cocktail Clutch by Dress for Cocktails
Photo by Kristen Hechler
Photo by Kristen Hechler
Photo by Kristen Hechler
We had a blast Wednesday evening ... the location is so fabulous and the music and the food and drinks were so very yummy. I spent time catching up with old friends and meeting new ones and in the middle of it all I pulled my darling friend Kristen aside to capture the photo above. I have long desired to eat my Chinese food from the take out box as you see so many do in movies. Every single time we order Chinese in comes in plastic boxes and my disappointment is instantly detected. I spotted this darling box and chop sticks and my excitement was out of control. It is the little things folks ... and I didn't even freak out when I realized I had accidentally taken the wrong box to photograph. My happiness level couldn't even be destroyed with that little detail. 😉
Photo by Kristen Hechler
Photo by Kelli Boyd Photography
Photo by Kelli Boyd Photography
Photo by Kelli Boyd Photography
Photo by Krystine Edwards
The people that you meet while you are attending are absolutely the best of the best. I had the pleasure of speaking to so many people that inspire me daily and had so many conversations that will become features this year on the blog. I always find myself at the end of the creative path in January struggling to get a handle on how to tackle the year. It is the Summit each year which dusts me off and sets me back on the creative path in the best way possible, with the best introductions and ready to tackle a whole new year.
As always thank you Whitney, Cheri and Domique for the opportunity to attend each year. Thank you for your support, your friendship and the love you always pour on me. It is a privilege and honor to be called a Southern Coterie Summit alum!
Happy Monday!!
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