Coach Pat Dye Visits

It was a typical Saturday morning.  The house was a wreck, I had been rearranging stuff on my kitchen counters and wiping them down with Clorox.  The kids were up and had breakfast but no shower yet.  I still had on my pjs and hadn't even ran a hairbrush thru my hair.  Then Honey calls.  He had gone to breakfast with Coach Pat Dye.  Coach Dye is one of Auburn University's most beloved football coaches, I had watched countless AU football games with him on the sidelines calling the shots.  Honey calls and says his brother and Coach Dye are headed to our house.  "You've probably got about 35 minutes before they get there" he says.   My response I am sure was something like "you have got to be kidding me." But at that moment I am struggling for a reality check...Pat Dye is coming to "my" house!!!!

35 MINUTES YA'LL

I yell to the kids that Coach Dye is on his way and they need to take a shower quickly as if their lives depend on it!  I head to the bathroom thinking what do I do....will he come inside or just be outside....do I wash my hair...makeup yes or no.  I had no time for a shower so I dumped my head over into the bathroom sink and didn't even wait for the water to warm(no lie).  In 15 minutes I had "washed my hair" if you can call it that, dried my hair and applied make up...right down to the eye liner.

The Dining Room Updated

Not long ago it occurred to me that I had not  shared the entire updated dining room. Truth is, last week by a complete coincidence I saw my dining room on some one's pinterest board and realized then I needed to share the update.

Red, White & Blue Tablescape

Memorial Day for most signal the beginning of summer.  Summer is my absolute fav time of the year and I look for any and all reasons to celebrate the season!
We officially welcome summer in with a cookout over the Memorial Day weekend.  Over the years and across the many miles we have traveled/lived we have played host to countless cookouts for the holiday weekend.  This year will be no different.  So days before, I try to pull out all of my stuff and begin to play around with the table.

A Guestroom Styled with Antiques

A few weeks ago I shared with you how much I adore my friend's guest bath.  Today I'd like to share the guest bedroom that adjoins that gorgeous bath.
The first moment I stepped into this room I was just in awe of the fantastic pieces she has in there.  This corner is quite possibly my fav in her entire home.  The antique needle point that hangs over the chest is a real beauty.  Notice the shaving mirror and the contents that adorn it...LOVE!

Ashley, My Niece

Almost 27 years ago, Sister called to tell me she was having a baby.  To say that I was over the moon would be a complete understatement.  I recall running all over Funchess Hall (Auburn University Building) telling absolutely EVERYONE that I was going to be an Aunt.  Back in those days you didn't find out whether the baby was a boy or a girl....I was hoping for a girl.

In early Fall of 1988, Mother phoned me to tell me that she and Daddy were on their way to Sister's house...the baby was on its way.  The whole day I waited and waited to find out how things were going and then I got the call, the baby was here and it was a

GIRL!!!!!