I gave her a tour of our new house and before we knew it, Ryan arrived home from work and the three of us were ready to head out for some food. We initially planned to grab dinner at Restaurant X, the first place Ryan and I ate when we came to the Charlotte area during his final interview. Unfortunately the restaurant is closed on Mondays, so we quickly came up with a new plan.
We decided to try a new-to-us restaurant located right on the marina in Davidson.
Ryan said he heard good things about the North Harbor Club restaurant and the place was packed on a Monday night, so we took that as a good sign!
Even though it was a little chilly and dreary outside, we couldn’t pass on the chance to dine harbor side and grabbed a table under the awning in the front of the restaurant.
To begin, we shared the asparagus fries and fried green tomatoes.
This appetizer was a hit! The soy vinaigrette and honey mustard aioli that came with the lightly fried asparagus and tomato slices stole the show!
For my entrée, I went with two starters and enjoyed a cup of the lobster chowder that was absolutely fantastic.
Lobster flavor in every bite!
Pan seared scallops were up next.
The scallops were delicious, but the cauliflower mash and steamed zucchini ribbons that came with them were not very good. Thankfully my mom shared lots of her lobster macaroni and cheese with me. The lobster macaroni and cheese was decadent and so, so creamy. Yum!
The three of us ended up hanging out at the restaurant for a little while before heading back home where we relaxed on the couch and watched The Voice.
Now I am off to change because my mom and I have plans to take a morning Jazzercise class! I haven’t been to a Jazzercise class since we moved here and I’m looking forward to checking out the local studio. I hope it’s a good one!
Have a great Tuesday!
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Love it!! So pretty!
How fun!! I’m glad you’re getting to spend time with your mom and show her around your new town!
How fun you have your family coming to visit your new home. I always love when my mom comes to visit, she helps me decorate, we go shopping and chat for hours on end. Hope you enjoy all of your time together!
It’s always so much fun to have family in town. We live by mine but traveling to visit my boyfriend’s family is always fun and so special to see how happy they are when we are around.
Have fun with your mom today and good luck with the new class!!
How fun! Enjoy the time spent with your mom and showing her around your new home 🙂
Hope you and your mom have a wonderful time spending time together! Living in a bigger city with a lot of great local restaurant options is such a bonus!! Your dinner looked de-lish by the way!!
Those were all plated so beautifully… I wonder how the dessert looked!! Is it bad that I think about dessert first when I go to a restaurant, lol
aww sounds like a great time! cute outfit too!
Delicious eats for a great fashionista like you 🙂 Wish I could have some.
Have so much fun with your mom!!! I love hanging out with my mom 🙂 I’m trying to drag her to a Pure Barre class; I love that you and your mom workout together!
Have fun at Jazzercise! That’s one of my absolute favorite workouts!
Time with Mom + Asparagus Fries + Jazzercise = all happy things in life. Have fun!!!
Have fun with your Mom in town!!
It sounds like a great time! I love when family comes to visit!
That dinner looks divine! I hope you share more updates on your house soon. I’d love to see a home tour.
Enjoy the day with your mom! Lobster Mac and Cheese is such a yummy treat! I haven’t had that in forever…
Can’t ever go wrong with lobster Mac & cheese!
Looks like a great meal for a seafood lover! Man, I miss scallops…they look delicious!
I’ve been following your blog for a while, and just love your posts! You are very relatable, and I love your fitness/meal tips and style!
I just had to ask, where are your boots from? I’ve had my eyes out for a pair of tall brown flat boots and yours are just perfection! (BTW, love the whole outfit!)
Sounds like you are enjoying your new city- love hearing how you are adjusting to a new place. I moved when my husband and I got married just over a year ago. Being somewhere new can be daunting at times, but also such an adventure!
The brand is Colin Stuart and I actually got them online from Victoria’s Secret years ago. 🙂
OO those scallops look lovely, but mac and cheese sounds even better! What a lovely evening!
North Harbor Club was one of my favorite place to take my parents when they would come visit me at college in Davidson! We also love 131 Main, Jeffrey’s (http://jeffreyslkn.com/) and Dressler’s in Birkdale (http://www.dresslersrestaurant.com/). Have a wonderful visit with your mom!
Thanks for the recommendations! We loved 131 Main!
love the idea of ordering two apps for an entree! have fun with your mom at jazzercise!! 🙂
I hope you have a good day with your Mom! Gatta love some jazzercise!
My parents live in Florida and I’m in NY, so I love having family in town too, even when it’s for a short while…makes you appreciate them even more!
Your mom looks fabulous!!! healthy and happy!
Aw thank you so much!! I’ll pass along your compliment! 🙂
Happy Tuesday! Love your outfit here.
Thanks, Traci! 🙂
Wow that looks amazing! I love trying new places. I always use Yelp and it has yet to fail me!
Hello!
I’m a long time reader and – think – first time commenter 🙂 I just wanted to say congrats regarding moving to the city of your dreams and feeling right at home so quickly! I am sure showing your mom around the new house must be exciting! I know I couldnt wait to show our place off when my husband and I bought our home.
I’m curious if you would ever consider doing a post – if you havent already – about you and Ryan’s saving strategy? Clearly you rented for years for a reason – to be able to afford a home someday. You’ve mentioned before you guys live pretty frugally and indeed, I’ve always been impressed with your healthy attitude that it’s better to save than to splurge $$$$ on a pair of heels you might only wear once.
Of course, I’m not interested in how much you guys saved or how much you paid for xyz, but just overall tips and approaches that worked for you guys would be interesting to read about.
As I am sure you reader base is full of younger impressionable girls who probably follow other bloggers who seem to think spending 5k on a bag is a “steal” it might do some good to illustrate smart strategies to avoid ending up purse rich but cash poor 🙂
I recall being in college and reading fashion mags who said that the 500 purse was totally reasonable and a “fall must!” and then promptly blowing whatever savings I had on that…it took years (because my parents didnt have money either and so didnt really have many money “tips” to share) of reading financial books, mags etc to understand that I should be focused on saving and earning interest on said savings to change my tune. My husband was super conservative so that helped as well.
In any event, I do think that would be a great blog post or even series! Just adding my two cents 🙂
Have a great day!
I second this!
Where did you get your top?! I too have a long torso and am always looking for tops that are comfy and long enough to wear with leggings. Love your outfit!!
Enjoy your time with your mom!
Thank you!! It’s from White Plum — they have an online boutique and almost everything is under $50. 🙂
The lobster chowder looks/sounds amazing!! Love seafood 🙂
Have a fantastic visit with your mom. That is really cool that you two take exercise class Jazzercise together. One of my favorite things to do with my mom when I am home for a visit is take our favorite yoga class together. It’s nice to have that go to activity we enjoy doing together.
Hey Julie! I just got back from a long weekend in Charlotte (first time visiting) and absolutely loved it! I’m not sure where you are, but my friends I stayed with live in Dilworth and we went to Tupelo Honey Cafe last night and it was SO good! As a fellow foodie, I wanted to mention it in case you haven’t checked it out yet, it’s great!
Love that place!! We went there two weeks ago when my father-in-law was in town. 🙂 So good! Glad you loved Charlotte so much — hope you can come back soon!
Everything you got looks so amazing! I love seafood and have especially always wanted to try lobster mac n cheese 🙂
How fun! I love it when my mom comes to town too!!!
I love your scarf!
Thank you! 🙂