miscellaneous monday

Hola. Monday morning following the Super Bowl is pretty rough as is, but add a quick Mardi Gras trip into the equation...AND plug in several coworkers being out "sick"... and well, you've got yourself the perfect storm of a Monday. The only thing keeping me going (besides multiple cups of coffee):

Daydreaming that I can someday be THIS awesome.

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Bey pretty much rocked it out last night, dontya agree? Having no emotional connection to either team, she was pretty much the highlight of my night. Oh, and THIS and THIS. If that first link didn't make you tear up just a little, I'm gonna need to check your pulse. I also thought that Miz Alicia Keys did a very moving National Anthem prior to the game. And those Sandy Hook kids? So sweet. Aside from that, I wasn't very invested in the game. On one hand I was pulling for some of my Bama boys on the Ravens' roster, but on the other hand I was pulling against the recently-over-killed Ray Lewis. Very internally conflicting. Anyway, I'm glad that thanks to the blackout, it turned out to at least be a very entertaining game.

Enough about the Super Bowl, here's a few miscellaeous pictures from our weekend in Mobile. So much fun!

Brother <3>





My 3 favorite guys

Lawbreakers

Mayfields throws ice cream sandwiches instead of beads. Clearly my favorite float.

Even Phil from Duck Dynasty was feeling the Mardi Gras spirit

These Mardi Gras virigins sure had a good time!

Me and Becky

Mama

A sure-fire way to get pelted with throws

Ball blurriness

Hope you all had a great weekend, Super Bowl, etc!

~love~

link-up

Today I can only think of one thing I'm loving:

Christmas.

I try to keep perspective on how many things I have to be thankful for throughout the entire year, but there's nothing quite like the Christmas season to make you realize just how truly blessed you are. While it was certainly a whirlwind of travel across the state of Alabama, we had a wonderful Christmas with our loved ones. It all flew by so quickly, splitting time between my family and Mr. M's family, but we did manage to see a few friends as well. Of course the last few days were loaded with tons of delicious food, lots of laughs, more great memories, and an abundance of love. And with all the fun and chaos I barely took a single picture. Below are just a few that I found on my phone.

I hope you and yours had a wonderful Christmas celebration as well!

White Christmas - a new seasonal favorite

Mom's kitty Charlie

Mom's other kitty Jaxie

Christmas cookies!

Loved having this cutie swing by for a visit

Granny's tree

Mr. M's family tree with tons of childhood ornaments

Crab Pie- a Christmas appetizer tradition

more Christmas goodies

Merry Christmas!

Sending a very Merry Christmas from our home to your's!

May you all have a wonderful holiday filled with family, friends, and food!

Peace, Love & Joy this Christmas season!

fall, friends, football, fun

Our fall was filled with lots of friends, lots of football, and lots of fun. Here's a very brief look at some of the things we were up to during that long disappearance.

First game of the season! RTR

Too much post-game fun at Billy's!

Two of my favorite people

And one of the many reasons why they are my favorites





SEC Championship at Otey's



 

A trip to Pensacola for this sweet couple's gorgeous wedding



My project for Mr. M's birthday

Ta-da!

Girls' Night at Miranda Lambert!



Eric Church concert fun!



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