a french press morning {volume five}

welcome coffee and cafe fans- so glad you are here! first of all, thank you so much for all of the birthday love yesterday… it was the perfect day. i only wish i could have seen my family/close friends from home but in the end, it was wonderful. hoping to share photos soon {as i did discover my new favorite restaurant last night!} today begins the fifth stop on our simply grey coffee tour. i am joining the lovely emily at ember grey for a tour of our favorite cafes and coffee shops. please join us on the last friday of each month. our next one will take place on friday, july 31. we would love for you to link-up and share where you decided to spend some quality time with a cup of joe. in case you missed, french press morning {volume one} {volume two} {volume three} and {volume four}. today i am sharing photos from a new favorite spot in my city of charlotte, north carolina called ‘not just coffee’ in 7th street market. i have been to another location of ‘not just coffee’ in charlotte at atherton mills {an adorable indoor market} and loved it. everyone was so friendly and the coffee was made with so much love. one morning a few weeks ago, mr. monaco and i got up early on a saturday for complimentary yoga in an uptown park and then headed over to 7th street market {this is also where the sip & shop was located} it was such a nice morning … we walked around the market and had a latte {for me} and a pressed tea {for him}. we will def. be back! need some relaxation or a coffee date with a loved one, we would love to see where you decided to go! join us… we would love to have you! 

here are some photos from both the market and coffee bar:

 again, we loved the service! everyone was so sweet and friendly 

this is always important to me… thanks to my small-town growing up and my mom 

 the market is full of produce from local farms – which the rural girl in me absolutely loves. 

my roots are def. ‘rural and proud.’

so i try to purchase and support the farmers whenever i can

 this is how mr. monaco’s tea came out… it smelled so incredible 

and he loved it! 

 my latte was delicious and so pretty i didn’t want to drink it! 

 i loved sitting at the bar and chatting/watching them create 

lots of early risers venturing to the market for breakfast, produce, and coffee

 the iced coffees were served in vintage mason jars and looked aMaZinG 

we are in the middle of an intense heat wave here 

{like 97-99 degree days since june 5}

so a refreshing iced coffee is calling my name. hoping to go again soon! 

 any fun coffee shops in your city? 
wishing you a great weekend

…
 linking up with: 
Rebecca at XOXO Rebecca

Jennie at The Diary of a Real Housewife

Amy at The Farmer’s Wife  

Amanda at Meet At The Barre 

Erika at Little Bit of Everything
 5 on Friday   
Astleigh at Hill Collection   

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