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Charlotte Ashley

Brandon + Betsy {in love}

Couples | Engagement

23 Jul

My friendship with this couple stems all the way back to my days at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC). Betsy was also a South Carolinian who found her way to the georgeous plains of South Georgia where I’m sure she spent endless evenings tearing up those good ole dirt roads and hanging out in weird places like peanut fields too. We new each other’s faces, spoke here and there, shared some captain crunch from the mess hall, and enjoyed those infamous mud bogs and tractor pulls… ok, ok. Enough reminiscing ๐Ÿ™‚ But we both later made our way to Clemson University and this is where she and I both met Brandon. A mutual friend introduced these two because Betsy was the exact description of Brandon’s fantasy bride. I guess indeed she was because they are working on 5 happily married years together. Kudos to Ellen ๐Ÿ™‚

Thanks guys for allowing me to explore your awesome land! You have a beautiful place and I’m bringing little Gus over some day to romp with your kids ๐Ÿ™‚ And to add, for any future clients here, want to know how to knock a few $ off your print order? Feed me ๐Ÿ™‚ (OH… and don’t get mad at me when I show up late to your photo shoot because I got lost. hehe) These guys brought us a picnic; a totally random one. And it sure beat sandwiches and chips. Folks, we had BBQ sandwiches, pasta salad, and SWEET TEA. Thanks Betsy for helping me get lots of photography done that night because I was totally up until like 3am because I never drink tea, well, or any caffeine. lol. Ok, so on to your sneak-peek. Enjoy and prepare yourselves for more awesomeness to come!

Meet Brandon and Betsy.

Brandon proposed here ๐Ÿ™‚

And meet Scout too. We also had to work in the door from the old Batesburg jailhouse.

And check out their future home. This is a work in progress and it will be awesome when finished. LOVE.

Oh, and we can’t forget this cutie– this is Lobo (taking a stab there at spelling!?) He and my doggie daughter go way back. They are both Clemson Tigers and could hang in there like champs with the forestry bunch ๐Ÿ™‚

You are beautiful Betsy. I mean seriously!
Thanks guys for your friendship– I’m up for some Wii any time!

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Hey, hey friend! :) I'm so glad you're here! God gives me all the strength to navigate this crazy, beautiful life of mine; and this is my attempt to keep it somewhat documented and organized! My family and I believe we are called to be stewards of the land and try our hardest to live a biblically-based, holistic life. You'll discover a whole lot about nature, photography, and being a creative entrepreneur if you poke around a little bit on the site! Enjoy. More about me...

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These fellas had a heckuva start to their fishing
These fellas had a heckuva start to their fishing tournament season this past Saturday. ๐Ÿ˜… First, their typical boat captain was under the weather, so had to play switch-a-roo on boat *and* captain. Then, about 11am during the tournament the boat they were in broke down, leaving them only the section of the lake they could access with the trolling motor. Thankfully, a fellow team boat captain (and our church pastor!) was able to return his anglers to weigh-in, then make the run across the lake to snatch up these two fellas and get them to the dock in time for weigh-in. SHEW Yโ€™ALL! ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ They still managed 4 of the 5 fish limit with 10.04 lbs. ๐Ÿ™Œ

#fishingtrip #fishingstories #fishingtournament #bassmaster #schighschoolbasschallenge #pacpanthers


This time 2 months ago, we were living our best Mo
This time 2 months ago, we were living our best Montana lives! ๐Ÿ˜
#the406life #406 #visitmontana #montana #sc๐Ÿ’œmt #homeschool #getoutside #mountainviews


Last weekend we spontaneously took off and made wa
Last weekend we spontaneously took off and made way to Gettysburg, PA! Gus absolutely LOVES history and has been wanting to do this trip for a while. We knew we better fit it in before heโ€™s too much older, and it was one of the only weekends we had open. ๐Ÿคช On the way, we stopped in Lexington, VA as well to visit some cemeteries he had researched. We saw the memorial for General Stonewall Jackson and also the museum and mausoleum at Washington and Lee University where General Robert E. Lee and family were laid to rest. 

Once we made it to Gettysburg we spent 1.5 days exploring the area. We spent most of our time at the National Military Battlefield and Museum. 

On the way home, we also stopped by Antietam Battlefield and Appomattox Court House National Historic Park. 

We basically hit the road with only the goals of making it to Lexington and Gettysburg. All the rest fell into place as we drove and researched. ๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿ˜… We found some AWESOME AirBnBโ€™s doing it that way, though!!! Near Lexington, we found the coolest glamping/tent situation nestled on a 100acre organic farm and animal rescue. And while in Gettysburg, a barn apartment! Both were 5 โญ๏ธ!!! 

#howwehomeschool #travel #homeschool #historystudent #historylover


These boys placed 10th out of 81 boats last year!!
These boys placed 10th out of 81 boats last year!!! They also do not have a bass boat nor forward-facing sonar technology like a lot of them fish with, but they still pulled in fish and made it count! They practiced hard, researched, and learned how to lead in their own ways, with each other, in the boat.

We are entering the 2nd year that Providence Athletic Club (PAC) has had a fishing team, so itโ€™s in its developmental years. PACโ€™s mission and purpose is to provide competitive level sports opportunities in the Columbia, SC area for home-educated athletes (grades 6-12), while developing both physically and spiritually in a Christian environment.

Each boat has to have a volunteer boat captain, who puts his/ her own time and money into boat insurance, fuel hauling the boat all over SC, and then also making sometimes 60 mile runs or more (round trip) in the boat once on the water. We would like to help raise some money to be able to pay these individuals back for their gas expense at least, so we are seeking sponsors for our anglers.

If anyone knows me, you know this is one of the things I hate to do the most- ask people for money. ๐Ÿ˜… But I also know not everyone is like me and people love to help, as well. ๐Ÿ’œ

The anglers also wear jerseys with sponsor logos, who contribute $200 or more, but any amount will be greatly appreciated. The jersey design will be much different this year than the one pictured, giving the sponsors more real estate on the jersey. So, with all that said, if you would like to sponsor these two fine, young men, please let me know. PAC also is a non-profit organization, so it can be a tax write-off.

Thanks for reading if you made it this far. ๐Ÿ˜ #bassfishing #southcarolina #sponsors #homeschool @basscatboats ๐Ÿ˜


๐ŸŒป๐Ÿ‰ Summer Photo Dump 6 ๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒป

Mid-July we
๐ŸŒป๐Ÿ‰ Summer Photo Dump 6 ๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒป

Mid-July we got the family together out on the river! We got all set up on a sandbar for the day, to be able to just chill- have a picnic and let the littles play their hearts out. Wellโ€ฆ that was our hopes at least. ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿซ  About an hour later, ALLLLL the boats showed up (group of friends) and just beached it right where we were swimming with the kids. I will never understand thisโ€ฆ I am just of the mindset if you missed out on the sandbar, you missed out. Notโ€ฆ โ€œwell, weโ€™ll just squeeze right in here on top of yโ€™all.โ€ But whatever. ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ AmIright? Is that not the unwritten, understood law of the river rats? ๐Ÿคฃ

#riverrats #riverisland #muddywater #sweetsummatime


๐ŸŒป๐Ÿ‰ Summer Photo Dump 5 ๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒป

Beach days
๐ŸŒป๐Ÿ‰ Summer Photo Dump 5 ๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒป

Beach days are the best days!!! We were able to make 2 different day trips to the coast this summer. 

1. We are thankful for sweet friends who allow us to crash their family camping vacation for a day! ๐Ÿคฃ 

2. And we are thankful for another group who are willing to up and haul their families to the coast for a day, too! ๐Ÿค—

#beach #beachdays #vitaminSea #sweetsummatime



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