Nelson's Neighborhood

We've been busy working with Spothopper on a brand new website for King Street Grille and their three locations - Myrtle Beach, Mount Pleasant and Kiawah. These are just a few pics from our food shoot at our MT. P location -- more to come. Don't forget to support local businesses like King Street Grille . And keep your eye out for the much-improved website!   

  Working in local TV news was something I wanted to do since I was a child...ask my parents, I would stage interviews and anchor from the couch in our ranch-style home when we had smooth wood hugging the TV and its 4 channels. ABC, NBC, CBS & PBS during the 1980s. My dad is a news lover and from a young age, I always watched news. Most parents in today's world would say "She's too young. You can't expose kids to that!" But when did a Nelson truly listen to other people? I grew up watching Charleston TV news. I idolized local reporters during Hurricane Hugo like Cathy O'Hara, had a crush on Dan Krosse and was even scared to walk up to Kellen Butler when we were both at the Music Farm. Local TV was different back then in the 90s/2000s. I've told the story often but, humor me here... I was dating my boyfriend-now-husband, Darren, and was the traffic reporter for ABC News 4 in Charleston. I had never been a traffic reporter until then, but figured when I ...

 

  Congrats to Dog and Duck Family Pubs for their collab with Cooper River Brewing Company on their D2 Brew - created in honor of their 20th Anniversary. Thanks for supporting local breweries and business in Charleston. 

 TIME FLIES! It seems like yesterday I married Darren Goldwater on IOP at the Citadel Beach House in 2008. Happy Anniversary! 

 

Missing traveling around the USA - already planning another trip to Colorado!     

 

 

It's not easy getting older but it's better than the alternative. As moms we are busy, and once the kids are back to their normal routines, it will hopefully allow us to enjoy some self care. How do I do self care?  Get some highlights BABY! Thanks to Tammy of Juve Salon in Mount Pleasant for a new year look. And yes, I wore a mask during my foils. It was like looking at a horror movie --- imagine black mask, black reader glasses and 40000 aluminum foils in my hair! Always worth it. Don't forget to take care of you!