Southern Living

Hey ya'll! I know, I havent blogged in a little while! This week has been crazy! I wanted to catch up on a few things. First of all, last Friday, Mama and I hosted a Southern Living At Home party and my cousin Courtney is a Southern Living at Home consultant! We had SOO much fun at the party with some of our special friends.
Before the party, Courtney set up beautiful decor around our house and made it look perfect! We made a pomegranate lemonade punch! We had to use the pretty drink dispenser for that! :)

More decor!

Pictured are Vicki and Mama! Vicki and Mama are cousins and grew up together! Vicki is Courtney's mom! Oh how I love family!

I made Cheddar Cheese Pennies and Lemon Blossooms for our snacks. This tray made the goodies look even better! HA!

Some of our friends enjoying the party.

Well, I havent mentioned this yet, but Russell and I moved to El Dorado! We are leasing a house here and we love it!

Here is a picture of our home.

Last Saturday we moved all our furniture and belongings in the house. And we needed a break! Thank goodness we got to visit with family afterwards! We LOVE to catch up and visit! We always just laugh and have a good time together!

Here are the girls! I am holding Courtney's niece, Gracie. What a cutie! She gave us all stickers to wear! How cute! Well, this 4th of July will be good. We will be visiting friends this weekend! Have a Happy one!

Father's Day

Tomorrow is Father's Day, as most of you know. Of course I have been thinking about Daddy a lot lately as it gets closer and closer to Father's Day. This was taken in our backyard. Daddy and his 2 daughters.
We caught these fish together one Summer day. Fun times.

On another note, we have had a good weekend so far. Yesterday Russell and I had a date night in Texarkana.
We went to Cracker Barrel, which was SO good! I have not been here in SO long! We really enjoyed it.

Remember 15 years ago, when the first Toy Story movie came out? We decided to go see Toy Story 3!

Here we are wearing our 3-D glasses. This movie did not disappoint. We don't normally go see cartoons but we knew the movie would be good. Like I said, it was great. I won't give anything away, but the end was just so sweet! Today, has been very low key. We just stayed home most of the day today! My kind of day! One more thing, I updated my cooking blog with a recipe that's perfect for Summer! Go check it out!

Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6

Shoes and Fragrance Counters

Yesterday my mom and I went to Little Rock and made a quick stop at Belk. I needed a pair of shoes and I got to looking at ALL the very HIGH heels like this one: I can honestly say I could NEVER wear these! I would seriously fall and break my leg! YIKES! I am sorry to say I can't pull it off! HA! These are Jessica Simpson shoes. I wish she designed shoes that were not too high and not too flat. Needless to say, I got a "flat" pair of her shoes yesterday!

The fragrance counter was nearby and this certain perfume caught my eye:
The very infamous "Chanel No5." I smelled it and it was okay, but not my very favorite. Mama and I ended up going around and smelling almost every perfume on those counters! Here are some others that I really liked.

Viva La Juicy
Oh my word, I love this one! The name of the perfume pretty much describes the scent!

Heat, by Beyonce.

A spicy yet sweet scent. I cant really describe it!

Love this one too!

But my very favorite, I think is Fancy Love. I think my favorite fragrances change a lot sometimes. That is why I like so many! Hope you all have a great day and great weekend!

I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation. Psalm 118:21

Summertime Faves

Hope everyone has had a fab summer so far! It's been busy for us lately. Yesterday, I met a fellow blogger and friend, Bekah and her sweet baby, Shelby for lunch. Bekah is so sweet and it was so great getting to know her better!

I thought I would share with ya'll a few of my favorite things about Summer. Switch Flops--I love these! You can change the straps out according to what your mood is or to match what you are wearing. So cute!

Speaking of flip flops, I have to try to keep my toenails painted, but I also like to pamper myself with this Mary Kay pedicure set. Oh my word it is amazing and feels great on your feet!

Of course I love to celebrate 4th of July. Gotta love that.

One more random thing I like about Summer is BLT sandwiches! In case ya'll don't know what those are, they are bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwiches. YUM! Mama and Daddy always made these during the Summer months with fresh tomatoes. Perfect lunch! What do ya'll love about Summer?

But those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31

Snips, Snails, and Puppy Dog Tails

That's what little boys are made of! Have you heard that saying before? My sweet friend, Brittany is expecting a baby boy in August and we gave her a baby shower today! The room was decorated like outdoors!
Pictures of Brittany and Johnathon...so sweet.

Snacks for the shower.....just some of them!

The hostesses and the mommy to be!

Brenda, Tracy, Brittany, Jessica, Sarah, and I. Jessica, Sarah, Brittany and I were in high school together!

Brittany got precious gifts for baby Braden!

Brittany is such a spicial friend to me. I know she will be a wonderful mom!

Every good and perfect gift is from above. James 1:17

Relay for Life

Last Friday was a special day. It was Relay for Life day! Mama and I were on a team for it and our team wore aprons. Our teams's theme was called, "Cookin' for a Cure." Kelly, Logan and Lauren got to come to Camden for it. Here we are in our lil aprons!
Here we all are at the event. We all wore grey ribbons for Daddy.

This is Zoe. She is a cancer survivor! She is 5 years old and too sweet and cute for words! I told Zoe that we would have a special day just for her and we could play games and maybe even play with her dolls together really soon! I just love children. I really do.

So special. I spoke at the relay right before the lighting of all the luminaries. I was trying to promote brain cancer awareness. I also sang, "How You Live", a song by Point of Grace. I was so nervous, but it went very well. The luminaries above say "Hope '10" for this year. It was so neat to be there and I'll never forget it.

Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth -a stranger not your own lips. Proverbs 27:2

Forever Friends

So last night, Russell and I went for a walk with Belle. I was ready to get home and saw a car coming. All the sudden that car pulled over right by us! I heard someone say, "Hey Meredith!" It took me a sec to figure out who it was. I finally realized it was my wonderful childhood friend, Amanda, her dad, and grandmother! I was SO excited to see her! We got to meet for lunch this afternoon. Of course, we got a picture together! Amanda lived in Camden when we were little and moved. Now she lives in St. Louis! We hardly ever get to see each other but I am so glad we had the chance to get together!
This is a picture of us, circa 1988! So funny! Even though we live far apart, we plan to keep in touch! Love you, Amanda!

A friend loves at all times. Proverbs 17:17