Not Fancy, Just Famous 4th!

 Hey friends!

We went to the beach, went to the lake, went to Savannah, moved, and came back to the lake...

We headed to Destin for the 4th with four of our best friends!!!  It was wonderful!!!

Our 4th of July beach trip began with lunch here

Dobbs BBQ

is a must if you're riding through Dothan!

The coleslaw is too die for - and its served with a sliced pickle on top - yum

And if you're lucky, Mr. Dobbs will come by and show you a magic trick!

 We headed to the grocery store upon arrival

We stocked the fridge with plenty of fluids!

Grocery shopping is haaard work!

Really hard!

For dinner we headed Elmo's - a place that serves all you can eat crab legs

My brother and his girlfriend were in Destin, too - so glad they got to come to dinner with us!

Aren't they cute?

My brother ate 4 buckets of crab legs - and he has 0% body fat

figures...

our friends enjoying the live entertainment

btw, what in the world is the dougie?

I'm old

Is this not the most fantastic sign?!?

Not fancy, Just famous

Love it!

The next night we headed out to the Red Bar in Grayton Beach, which is seriously one of my favorite restaurants!  Sadly, I forgot my camera, which may have been a good thing since it was more of a party than a dinner!

After dinner we headed to Bud & Alleys - I seriously want to live in Seaside!

The night of the 4th we decided to grill out

We sent the boys to the grocery store again for supplies - do you like our style (putting the men to work?!?)  They came back with hamburgers, chicken, french fries, potato salad, regular salad, corn on the cob, apple pie and ice cream - obviously, we didn't go hungry!

It was so nice to sit outside and watch the sunset!

T was relaxed :)

Our very festive chef!!!

I enjoyed some reading time before we started to grill out.

Nothing beats Harry Potter and a Blue Moon!!!

Such a fun time!

The corn on the cob was delicious!!!

Yum!

We enjoyed such a fun and relaxing time with some wonderful friends - we could not have asked for a better 4th! 

We got back Tuesday and left for Savannah Wednesday to move!

I was so thankful my parents came down to help us because it was a JOB!

We are also thankful that our house sold, especially in the market!  We will miss our little house though! It was a great first home!

Our Uhaul packed and ready to head to Americus!

Our stuff barely fit - How do we have so much?!?

Anyway, hope everyone had a great 4th!!!

xx.

I'm Loving

 Hey!

Did everyone have a wonderful 4th? 

We did - More to come on that later!

Here is what I'm loving today...

This is my favorite (cheap) candle...

Lemongrass & Coriander

Publix has them for $10 usually!

And I save the glass for to put flowers in!

I'm also loving my favorite antique store, Madison Markets.

If you live near Madison, GA stop by - you won't regret it!

It - is - huge!

and this is my latest find

She was pricey, but I think she is beautiful!

I'm loving my Grandmother's mini-garden

It makes my very happy to see her squash and tomatoes grow!

And finally, I love that WE ARE MOVING TOMORROW!

Officially, on Friday, we will no longer be Savannah residents!!

Happy Late 4th!

xx.

To My Daddy

I may look just like my mother,

but I act just like my father (some would consider this a good or bad thing - can you say, hardheaded?)

That being said, I think he is wonderful!

He is a great person, friend, and confidant

We have spent hours and hours together at the barn or on roadtrips

I can still remember falling asleep in his lap on the long rides

I've never seen someone so good with animals 

He loves them, and they love him back

Our dog, Maddie, follows him everywhere

And he is a hardworker

Whether he is in an office or out on the farm

Plus, he is an awesome family man

When we get together we laugh and laugh, which to me, is the best thing in the world

I'm so lucky to have him as my Dad, and I love him dearly!

Happy Father's Day, Daddy!

Life's a Beach

Whew!

Summer has been crazy so far - Is it me or has this year gone by super fast?  

T, myself, and some good friends of ours headed to Destin, where T's parents have a condo (that is beyond cute and decorated to perfection)!  The beach was incredibly crowded for Memorial Day, but it's the beach, so who can complain?  Sun, sand, friends, a cold beverage or two...so perfect!

Unfortunately, I didn't get any good beach pictures.  I took my camera down to the beach, and almost had a mini heart attack.  My camera aka baby had been out of its bag for all of two seconds and was covered with sand particles!  No thanks.  

The beach house had a great selection of old magazines to read - Lots of "vintage" Coastal Livings and my favorite, Southern Accents.  Can we please start a petition to bring this magazine back?  

You would have thought we had three children and nine adults with all the stuff we toted down to the beach each day.  Umbrellas, chairs, magazines, coolers, food, hats, towels

and lots of this stuff

I know 100 SPF sounds a bit extreme, and applying it is sort of like slathering on a coat of Elmer's glue, but the freckle population on my face is rapidly growing - ugh.  I still manage to get sun even with this stuff - and yes, I repeat and reapply!

I checked out Sara Gruen's, Ape House, before we left.  It is a great book!  Of course, it doesn't have the love story of Water for Elephants and its not as good (WFE was hard to beat though), but I felt like I learned more from this book.  Sara seems to take a lot of her writing from true historical events and things that happen to her.  I was still very impressed.

Check it out!

We headed to Seaside for dinner one night - I love Seaside.  It's so cute.  The houses and the architecture are simply to die for!  If you have kids, it's a great place to visit!

My only picture of the night.  How great is the courtyard - I can't get enough of the lights and the adirondack chairs!  Classic.

We had so much fun - and, as always, we were very sad to leave, but there is always...

next time 

On another note, I'm dying to read The Help!  I'm also excited to see the movie!  I can't decide whether I should read the book first or see the movie - I'm usually disappointed in the movies, so I'm thinking if I see it first maybe I'll enjoy it more!

And in other news, I LOVE Pintrest!  Thank you to Tessa @ Nine & Sixteen for inviting me!  The only things I've pinned are Halloween images.  I think I'm the only nut, who is planning a Halloween party in June.  I love Halloween/Fall! I'm going to have to implement some of these ideas...

I especially like this one...

Now to come up with a costume!

I know, I'm weird, forgive me...

Hope everyone's summer has started off wonderfully!

xx.

Party Time

 Our schedule this week and weekend is full of 

PARTIES!

Our precious niece is turning 3

We are attending her "kitty cat" themed party for her on Saturday!

I hear there is even a kitty cat cake!

Last year, was a monkey theme

How awesome is that cake?

Isn't she adorable?!?

I have it on good authority that RM wants a Little People School Bus, 

soooo

I ventured to Toys R Us to pick one up.

Have any of you been to Toys R Us lately?

It is awesome!

I spent like an hour just wandering around...

I'm sort of excited about having kids just because it will mean more trips to that place!

So last night I wrapped up her school bus

The bus was packaged really weird, so this is my catawampus wrap job

I stuggle

 

I also picked up a few more birthday items for RM 

like this

from Homegoods

and since its kitty cat themed, I had to get this...

How cute is this jumper!

and

its REVERSIBLE!

I actually like the horse side better...

 

The only problem is...

I must think my 3 year old niece is a giant

because I bought a size 5!

I told you I struggle...

And, this is exactly why I don't have children.

Last year, I bought her a jumper that was size 4...

Why don't I think to look at the size when I buy for children?

We also have another birthday person this weekend!

MY DAD!

Doesn't look a day over 35...

seriously...

He is an awesome Dad, 

the best,

in my humble opinion...

I love him sooo much

I hope he is reading this 

LOVE YOU TOO MOM!

Hope youre reading this too :)

We are having a low country boil Friday night!

T and I can't wait!

And last, but not least, tomorrow is

ST. PATTYS!

Which is a big deal in Savannah!

Such a big deal that its a city holiday!

I'm headed to the parade tomorrow morning.

I bought supplies for my world famous bloody mary's tonight...

Just a few of my ingredients!

Love a good bloody mary!

This is T and I with our friends two years ago.

Such a fun day!

Hope everyone has a GREAT St. Patty's and weekend!

Much love to all of you!  

xx.

PS.  You know its almost summertime...

Because...

WE HAVE FERNS!