As my last act of service to the Raiders, I was excited to decorate for their annual Raider Ball gala event and fundraiser to support the football team. Here’s a pic with the event dream team! Our husbands all showed up the morning of the event to do our bidding and play assistants. They untangled… Read More
I was a wee bit scared John would not be pleased to open his yearbook to find a full page tribute. But you only graduate once, right?! And my motto through this season of life has been to celebrate everything to the fullest. I was so glad we took his senior photos last summer, as… Read More
Way back before this blog and kids and my travel advisor role, Sister and I ran a part time stationery business – Dixie Belles! Many of our friends that knew us then still call us “the Dixie Belles”. Dixie Belle was Sister’s cat’s name at the time and our logo was pink with a cat.… Read More
One of the things I most often questioned about is dressing boys! I thought I’d share how we outfitted the family for John’s graduation. I figured there’s no better day than graduation day to show that last bit of school spirit. There was a strict dress code issued by the school – tie (no bow… Read More
Well, I do believe this is the last of a year long celebration of the class of 2024. Each graduate was limited in the number of guests they could bring to the ceremony, so we gathered with the extended family to celebrate John later that evening! It was my dream to have this dinner with… Read More
After a year of celebrating the class of 2024, and a lifetime of celebrating John, graduation day was upon us! Try as I might, I could not fathom the emotions this day would bring. As it turns out, it was a day of unrivaled joy and love and celebration. I felt so immensely proud of… Read More
Gosh y’all, graduation day was a month and a half ago and I could shed all the tears again just starting to recap our day here on the blog. I could barely sleep a wink the night before, so I was up bright and early to prepare John’s (current) favorite breakfast. We had Mother and… Read More