Tag: North Carolina

Ox & Rabbit Soda and Sundries

Meredith

I visited Ox & Rabbit a few years ago with my family one afternoon while we were browsing the shops on Ninth Street. We stopped in for some milkshakes, and ever since then, I’d been wanting to return! The milkshakes are an obvious draw for someone like me who lives for ice cream and desserts, but the shop is full of some of the most delightful gifts, home decor, and lifestyle accessories. In just one loop through the store, I picked out least five things that would have been perfect in our house, but I simply didn’t have any room … Continue reading Ox & Rabbit Soda and Sundries

The Nasher Museum of Art

Meredith

After I booked my tickets to North Carolina for this weekend trip, I decided to check the schedule at the Nasher – the art museum located right on Duke’s campus. I took a few art history classes at Carolina, and I vaguely remember being ‘strongly encouraged’ by one of my professors to hop on the bus that connected the two schools to visit an exhibit at the Nasher that would have more than likely perfectly supplemented what we’d been going over in lecture. While I thoroughly enjoyed all three of my art history classes at school, going to Duke for … Continue reading The Nasher Museum of Art

The Carolina Inn

Meredith

Having both attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Michael and I share a certain fondness for The Carolina Inn, a beautiful historic hotel located right on the Carolina campus. I’ve been lucky enough to have the opportunity to shoot a few weddings at the inn, and after shooting a wedding in the area last summer, I decided to treat myself to a night at the inn to experience it as a guest for the first time. First off, let’s start with The Cookie. The legendary warm chocolate chip cookie you receive upon check-in lived up to my … Continue reading The Carolina Inn