Charleston South Carolina

Sunday was a big clean up day for Cookeville from the storm the evening before.  People all over town were cutting trees that had fallen and picking up debris from their property. We went to church Sunday morning and then had a rental. We drove around Cookeville and viewed some of the storms damage.

Thank goodness we did not have a lot of damage from this storm. It would have hindered us from leaving on our trip Monday morning.  We spent Sunday evening packing our bags.  Treasure came to our house to spend the night since we were leaving out so early Monday.
Just before 1 am Monday, May 29, 2017 Devin came into our room complaining of shortness of breath.  I knew exactly what that meant. An anxiety attack was setting in. He has probably been thinking about our trip and his job and mama and all the things that he worries about.  I got out of bed and went to sit with him for a few minutes to try to help him through it, but he couldn't relax as much as he needed to. I told him to lay down and try to get some rest. Thankfully, he has Mondays off.
Darlene and Gary arrived around 2 am and we all set out for Charleston, S.C.
We stopped for breakfast around 6 am and Devin called. He still wasn't feeling good.  I asked him to eat something to see if that would help and to lay back down for a while.
We arrived at Charleston around 10 am and started exploring the city.  We toured the Magnolia Plantation which took a few hours

 

 and we had dinner reservations at Poogans Porch.

I got another call from Devin as we were heading in to dinner. He said he felt worse. 

I told him that if he gets to the point that he needs to see a doctor, to call granny and she would take him. He said he would just wait.

We went back to our house (Charleston House) after dinner and relaxed for a while. Later we took a walk to get some ice cream.

Our house had a great location. We walked everywhere during the rest of our trip.

 We went by the theater where Noah and Allie went in "The Notebook".

 We actually seen several "Notebook" spots while in Charleston.

check out these beautiful window boxes 😍

The Battery, Charleston SC

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

White Point Garden

The Pineapple Fountain

We walked to the Battery, Rainbow Row, and shopping. 

The only time we had to drive, was when we went to explore the beaches.

All 3 beaches that we visited had a different vibe.

Isle of Palms (next 4 photos)

Folly Beach ↓

We had dinner at the Boat House one night

We seen the pineapple fountain, went to the Market, seen the Citadel and so much more.

We seen Folly Beach, Isle of Palms, Sullivans' Island

We had a great week. 

Devin finally let his granny take him to the doctor Monday night for anxiety medicine. After that, he was fine. 

We detoured a little on the way home and stopped by the Biltmore Estate again.