i mean, come on!!!!

ok,

so here's what i know so far today...

1st off:

taking a major tumble at the park hurts!

those little pebbles (ugh!) do not feel good when you back up into a slide 

(on your way to tickle your daughter) 

and hit the ground!

but, it does make for a cute mommy/daughter picture!

thank you my dear Chelsea for capturing the moment!

p.s. check out how much sand i dug up with my sleek tennis shoes!! 

(ouch!)

2nd thing i know...

my dog is in time out.

seriously.

she managed to sniff out a cookie (leftover from the coffee shop)

in the front pocket of my ROCKING AWESOME backpack....

and ate some of the pocket off!

bad. dog.

S-E-R-I-O-U-S-L-Y

{sidenote: the piece of pocket is not actually in her belly. she left the evidence for me to discover... 

wet, sucked on, chewed up leather/fabric!

6 month old puppies and backpacks do not go well together.

this.

just.

in.

i'm off to have an ice cold diet pepsi and catch a grey's anatomy re-run.

hasta la pasta,

m.

a camel.

we had such a beautiful weekend.... full of family time, swimming, visiting the zoo and loving on miss josie!  we spent quite a bit of time in the car traveling, but it was great to sit back (and let the hubster do the driving - thanks daddy-o!) and relax and smile at the little things josie would say from the backseat.  

how was your 3 day weekend?

josie and i TOTALLY rode a camel at the zoo.  we rocked it and she didn't even bat an eyelash getting on!  she was in the front of the hump, and i was in the back.  such an excellent memory made! 

i asked mitch, the camel master, where these camels were from (hoping he'd give me an exciting answer... someplace FAR, FAR away in a desert or something....) 

ummmm... yeah... these champs were from Oklahoma. 

not exactly the answer i was looking for mitch.  but thanks. your tour rocked!

i'll have you know... no jcrew maxi dress is slowing this mama down!  i hiked it up (appropriately so as not to scare poor mitch) and even left with some camel fur and other type of mud/spit possibly on my dress as well.  

** dear oxi-clean.... you da man! **

it was a beautiful day!

dear john.

Dear Mossimo backpack from Target,
I sincerely dig ya!
AND you match my sunshine stool from the antique store!

Dear dimpled dude,
I love you and appreciate you babe!
You are SUCH an amazing daddy to miss thang.
Thank you for working so hard to provide for our family!!!
AND I think you are pretty handsome.
{You rock at running the skid loader}
xoxoxo

Dear miss thang,
you never seize to crack me up!
I loved watching you play hide and seek with the dog this morning.
My favorite part was when you threw your arms around her and told her she was your BEST FRIEND!
I see so much of myself in you!!!

Dear Today Show,

I loved your segment on chic glasses!!!

and seeing the whole crew wearing speck's was perfect!!

Pardon me whilst I go online and order a few pairs of glasses for my stash :) (I kid. I kid.)

Dear y'all....

Have a WONDERFUL long weekend!  

Remember those that have fought and continue to fight for our country!!

THANK YOU!

Much love,

Maggie.

                                                     

i got no time for butter.

So, this past weekend while I wasn't posing for pictures on the putting green, or drooling over the school house that NEEDS to be mine.... my bestest friend in the whole wide world took me to her local consignment shop!  And that is just what this mama did - S-H-O-P!  I was SUUUPER excited to walk outta there with a pair of capri's and two new tanks to wear with them!
Of course, I would never leave you trying to picture this... so I went ahead and snapped a pic of both outfits... PLEASE feel free to laugh out loud at my mad picture taking skills!  The things I will do for this blog I tell you!

outfit #1

the capri pants are a yummy buttery yellow color!

and they are s-o-f-t 

** allow me to entertain you for a sec: i student taught in Spain about a million years ago, and one day i ran out of time in the morning and didn't have time to put any make up on.  so.... me being kinda pale and in need of some serious lipstick and mascara got some strange looks from a co-teacher (bless her heart) and i said (in Spanish)  "i didn't have time for make up" ... ONLY i couldn't remember the name for make up in Spanish... so i used what i thought it was: "mantequilla" and she looked at me like i might be crazy....

"mantequilla" means butter my friends.  

i didn't have time for butter!

:)

and she didn't correct me... just chuckled and let me tell everyone that i came in contact with that i didn't have time for butter! **

seriously.

outfit #2

outfit #2 is what i am wearing today and i just realized the top has pockets - for reals!  love a pocket on a shirt!  especially if they can hold something (a pacifier, phone, lipstick, small animal - you never know! :) ha!)

have a beautiful day sweet readers...

we are up to about 3 inches of rain since last night - niiiiiiice! (not really)

love

love!

FoRe!

Darlings,

greeting you this beautiful morning with a smile and a mug full of hot coffee.

southern

toasted

pecan

flavored 

coffee, that is!

Mmmmmmmmmmm....

p.s. remember when i (TRIED) to go off of coffee and drink tea instead in the morning? 

since it made my heart race? 

 ummm... yeah, well turns out i really like my coffee, 

BUT mixing it with half decaf works perf! 

not too strong.

not too weak.

it's just right.

source

now... where was I...

oh yes,

back to my morning greeting...

hope this finds you doing splendid!!!

source

let's take a second and discuss this A-mazing school house....

that is me.

dreaming of living in this old school house!!!!!!!

my bestie and I came across this little slice of heaven last saturday...

ohhhhh

be still my heart!

upon looking thru the windows and inspecting ... it was reeeeaaalllyy rundown,

but ohhhh how to die for!!!!

prior to finding this little gem, 

we had a small photo shoot at an emptied out golf course...
rain was on it's way..

good times

good times!

and then, i got to come home and snuggle.... 

a darling little ballerina!

***********************

it is all oh so good in my hood!!!

much love,

Maggie

birf-day.

Good Tuesday afternoon to YOU my lovelies!!!

My feet are up.

The AC is pumped.

All is quiet in my house.

So a blogging I will go!

:)

Awhile back, on my birthday... the big 3-0!!! WHOOP!

 My bestie, my baby and I met up for a supper date to celebrate, since the dimpled dude, also known as my hubby was out of town.

She snapped some priceless pic's of me and miss thang,

so I MUST share!!!

My daughter makes my heart sing, can I just say that!?

She 

melts 

my 

heart!

** and occasionally throws one nasty tantrum...

but on this particular evening she was a peach!

Enjoy...

singing to mama!!!

dear (free) birthday dessert....

you

complete

me.

amen!

josie even got a "BAWOON!" (balloon)

***************************************

I hope you are having a stellar week!

I'm off to shop for a sun hat...

with a LARGE brim....

this mama has got some discoloration going on (on my face) and it is making me SUPER nervous!

:(

any ideas for protecting my face are welcome!

Thanks lovemuffins!

~Me.

fill it in.

Wakey! Wakey!

Eggs and Bakey!!!!

GOOD MORNING!

Viva La WEEKEND!!!

Couple thangs before we get started:

1st of all... my incredible husband is taking my daughter camping this weekend.  A daddy/daughter camping trip... It just doesn't get much dearer than that!  My husband and my baby are my world and they are going to have such a fun time!

2nd Perhaps you are wondering why I am not going along?!  Good question!  Actually, I have been asked to sing at a funeral at our church on Saturday... and the rest of the weekend is mine to do whatever floats my boat!  So, off to my besties house I will be!!!  Pretty gosh darn excited y'all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  She makes my heart sing, and we desperately need to get caught up on each others lives, as we have both been busy little bees...

  

Super pumped to be linking up with Lauren at The Little Things We Do

for Fill in the blank FRIDAY!!!

Girlfriend is GENIUS, and her blog is soooo cute... be sure to head over and link up!

Here ya go!

 

1.  Something that is very near and dear to my heart is,   my family!  we have been through the thickest of thicks and thinnest of thins.  without a doubt my family is an incredible support group, listening ear and when we are all together - let the good times roll!!!  i am beyond blessed! 

2.       Every Single Day!   is good cause to celebrate .

(oh how precious each day is!)

3.  The most fun I ever had was     swimming with dolphins!  it felt like i was in a dream, being that close!  i would do it again in a HEARTBEAT - with the same family of French women (they were hilarious!!!)  .

4.  True friends are   the ones who make you laugh until you puke (true story!) and they are there to help you bring your baby into this world - with unending support, compassion, encouragement and love (love you Em!)  .

5. Something that makes me terribly happy is       when my daughter wakes up in the morning and shoots me a gigantic grin, then asks for pickles .

6. A good way to spend a sunny day is     hitting up awesome garage sales.... with a large fountain beverage on ice  .

7.  My favorite celebratory food is   cheesecake  .

Be BLESSED my loves!!!

& have a WONDERFUL weekend...

xoxo,

M.

p.s. completely, and utterly in love with maxi-dresses!!!

can i get an amen!?

it is 90 degrees today, and this is what I am wearing.....

dear J.Crew...

you rock da partay!!!!