My Mother

Happy Mother's Day! I am so blessed to have such a wonderful Mom!

 

Oprah Show 2008

 

Mother's Day 2011

 

I am blessed to have a wonderful Mamaw too!

 

My Mamaw Edna wrote the following poem when she was 16 about her mother. I thought I would share it with you on this Mother's Day!

 

My Mother

 

Oh if I could be just like Mother,

To smile when everything goes wrong,

To be kind hearted and help some other,

And always singing a happy song.

 

What could we do without her?

Our home, oh how lonely and sad

Without Mother's sweet loving chatter.

We would miss nothing so bad.

 

Without Mother, our home would be

Lonely, dreary, and sad

With no sweet smile to welcome us,

Or a sweet voice to make us glad.

 

To think of parting with mother

Our hearts would be filled with pain.

For in this world there is no one like her,

But remember we will meet her again.

 

If we live as mother has taught us

To love and obey God's command,

We will meet our friends and loved ones

And most of all, meet mother again.

 

 

 

 

I also want to say Happy Mother's Day to my friend Jennifer! She amazes me every day being a mom to those sweet girls.

 

xoxo

 

 



The Donut Shop

This past weekend Mom and I traveled down to Jennifer's house to celebrate Hadley and Harper's 3rd Birthday! The theme for the party was "Donut Shop."

 

Jennifer did a great job planning and preparing for the party. She really should be a professional party planner! Jennifer puts so much into the little details. The girls LOVED every minute of the party!

 

 

 

Yummy treats!

 



blowing out the candles on the birthday donut

 

Hadley and Aunt Moe

Harper in the bounce house. Those girls bounced ALL day!

 



After a long day of partying and bouncing!

 

Before I left Sunday, Hadley climbed up in my lap and told me she didn't want me to go. She said you're my best friend! That just melted my heart!  It gets harder and harder to leave when they say sweet things like that!

 

xoxo



 





Pin-Inspired Monogram

I pinned this picture recently on my Pinterest Monogram board.

 

 

I have wanted a monogram pullover for a while. It just seems so classic and preppy to me. So when I got my Lilly Pulitzer  pullover I knew it needed a monogram to make it pop! 

 

 

I think the monogram makes the pullover. I just love my monogram too!

 

I paired my pullover with my monogrammed shorts. I think it might have been a little over the top!

 

This outfit was perfect for a day of travel in the car.

 



 

 

Today I am linking up with Sheaffer at Pinterest Told Me To, Shay at Mix and Match Mama, and Mel at The Larson Lingo for their monthly Pin-Inspired challenge.

 

 

My outfit wasn't exactly a Pinterest outfit but my monogram board inspires me everyday!



 

xoxo

 

 



Weekend Whereabouts

 

 

This past weekend my family traveled to Williamsburg, Virginia to attend the funeral of my Grandfather. He owned a sign company for years. The picture above is his very first sign shop in Williamsburg.

 

My brother Ryan and me

 



 I wanted a picture of us together since we were dressed up! I can't remember the last time I saw him in a suit!

 

My Parents

 

 

On Sunday we drove down to the Outer Banks because Dad and Ryan had never been! The first stop we made was Duck Donuts.

 

These are the absolute best donuts! If you are ever in the Outer Banks you need to visit one of their locations!

 

Visiting the Wright Brothers Memorial.

 

 

We were exhausted when we finally made it home! It was an emotionally and physically tiring weekend.

 

xoxo

 





 

Biltmore Run

Tulips at Biltmore

 

Last week a group of my friends went running at the Biltmore Estate. We are all running the Biltmore 5K in May so we wanted to go for a run on the Estate. My friend Brooke joined us and she is running the 15K in May!  It was such a pretty day and we all had a great run. I think it is very encouraging to have friends running with me. I am currently running/walking a 10:50 mile.

 

After our run we did a little shopping in Biltmore Village and had dinner at Doc Chey's.

my yummy Pad Thai from Doc Chey's

 

I am looking forward to going back and running some more at the Biltmore Estate.

 

xoxo

 

 

Happy Birthday!

 Yesterday I celebrated my birthday! At first I thought I wouldn't be seeing the girlies on our birthday because I was waiting to go visit for their birthday party in a few weeks. But I got a BIG surprise Friday afternoon at school...they came to see me for the weekend!

 

 

I was so happy I cried! It was a great way to begin my weekend!

 

On Friday night my friend Kelly came in from Knoxville to celebrate my birthday and my friends Amber and Cynthia birthdays!

 

Good times!

 

Yesterday I spent the day with the girls, Jennifer, Jennifer's mom LouAnn, and my mom. We went to the Mountain Playlodge in Asheville. (Super cool place for kids in this area!) We ate lunch at Chick-fil-A and had yogurt at Sweet Frogs.

 

playing beauty shop

 

 

Then we went to the Lilly store! They were having a surprise party for me!

 



 

I was lucky enough to win this scarf on my birthday! Thanks Palm Village!

 

Murfee Scarf in Shorely Blue Everything Nice

 

Harper and my mom hanging out in Palm Village while I shopped. Hadley was asleep in the car!

 

My birthday message from McKinley and Myles (Hadley and Harper cousins) - too cute not to share!

 

It was a fun day! I am very blessed to have such wonderful friends in my life!

 

xoxo

 

 

 

 

 





My iPhone Life

Just some random pictures I have on my iPhone.

 

Sisters.

I think my heart melted when I saw this picture. Sweet girls!

These cutie pies will be celebrating a birthday this Saturday! I can't believe they will be 3!

I tried to explain that my birthday was the same day. Not sure they get it but they did say I would be 2 on my birthday!

 

 

Julie, Terre, and Me

 

Last week my class and the other second grade classes took a field trip to Mingus Mill in Cherokee. This was Terre's last field trip. She is retiring at the end of May! Terre has been my mentor since I started teaching. I am not sure what I will do without her.

 

My Lilly inspired Silpada table.

 

Getting a Runner's magazine in the mail makes me feel like a real runner! ha!

 

My work computer. Celebrating Lilly everyday!

 

 

xoxo