LIFE :: North Carolina Tornadoes

This past Saturday, a storm system ripped across North Carolina. The weather was perfect for tornadoes and a total of 62 twisters touched the ground over the period of a few hours. The devastation is widespread and my own hometown of Raleigh was hit rather hard. Thankfully, all of my family and friends as well as their property is safe, but as of right now, twenty-two people have lost their lives in this storm and countless homes have been destroyed.

I was in Chapel Hill, a few miles down the road from Raleigh, when all of this occurred and it feels very surreal. The storm was not bad in Chapel Hill and within 20 minutes the sun was shining. It is really crazy that tornadoes can cause such destruction in an isolated area and everything else remains unharmed.

My warmest thoughts go out to all those North Carolinians affected by the tornadoes. If you would like to help out after this disaster, please make a donation to the Triangle Red Cross. This money will go to providing shelters and food as people recover and begin rebuilding their lives.

~Whitney~

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LIFE :: Valentine's Date Night

Hi friends!

I hope you all had fabulous Valentine's Days, whether you shared it with friends or loved ones. I wanted to let you guys in on what my V-day consisted of.

As mentioned in the previous post, my boyfriend insisted on keeping me in the dark. I'm not very good at surprises and was probably more than a little annoying in my persistent guesses as to where we were going. The only directions I had were to dress up.

What I wore:

I'm a firm believer in the power of a little black dress :)

What we did:

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First we went to an Italian restaurant in Raleigh and then we hit up Fraziers Wine Bar on Hillsborough St. Highly recommended.

What I got:
Chocolates, chocolates, and more chocolates as well as this framed picture of the two of us.


Overall, I would like to commend the boyfriend on an amazing Valentine's Day surprise! Little did he know that I had a surprise for him as well. Tomorrow night, we will be gracing the RBC center with our presence to watch the Hurricanes v. Flyers hockey game. The Flyers are his favorite team so it should be fun. I'll let you know (of course).

What did you guys do for V-Day?