Well, our Clemson weekend is officially in the books! And it ended up being so much more than just a football weekend. We packed so much into a couple of days – campus touring, eating, shopping, walking a 67 miles haha, tailgaiting, football and just getting to have some girl time together.
We started Friday with a campus tour, and Clemson really is just so beautiful.
One thing I loved about doing an actual tour versus just walking around ourselves was getting a much better feel for what everyday student life is like. We walked through campus with the BEST tour guides (current Clemson students), saw where students spend their time and got to hear things you might not get from looking at a college website.
It was a fun albeit HOT (90+ temps) day on campus, but definitely made the whole college thing feel a little more REAL. More on that in a minute…
After the tour, we headed into town to shop and grab a bite to eat. We loved True Orange. Probably our favorite shopping spot there.
We had lots of restaurant recs from you and had our hearts set on Evolve but it was just too crowded, so we headed over to Tiger Tavern and loved it. The BLT was our fave!
It was extra crowded for Parents Weekend but we loved it, especially that they were playing my Tar Heels. I’ve had many of y’all ask why I cheer for UNC AND Clemson. I was raised a Tiger (my mom went there) and then went to UNC. So I’ll forever be conflicted when they play each other.
I’ve had this Anthropologie dress since 2006! Crazy! But my necklace is new.
Well, sadly I forgot to pack the dress I was going to wear to the game. Left it hanging on the door. Whoops. Thankfully I had this as my backup. It was what I’d packed to wear to the gym at the hotel that morning and never went to the gym, so it worked out.
My friend Courtney and her family always hosts the best tailgates at Clemson. Loved her skirt.
The energy was so much fun and getting to experience all of it with my girls made it even better.
Wore this necklace as my hint of Carolina blue. It’s becoming my go-to necklace I wear often. Goes with everything.
But there was another part of this weekend that I haven’t really talked much about yet. Because somewhere between touring campus, talking about majors, dorm life and watching Wheeler walk around campus…it hit me. This isn’t something we’re talking about doing someday anymore. We’re actually doing it.
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Hope y’all have a fabulous weekend!
