High Five for Friday!

We made it through another week y'all!!

This pretty much sums up how I feel about this week.

1. Halloween.  I was Snow White.. Sporty Snow White? who knows.. but I got a lot of compliments and I felt kind of awesome rocking my red lipstick all day.

2.  "I'm not afraid of storms for I am learning to sail my ship"  This quote resonates a lot with me lately and I'm loving it.  Loving it so much I just might get it on a tshirt!

3.  I've been feeling restless and like I had nothing to look forward to so I was checking out flights and found an amazing deal to Rhode Island on the weekend of one of my best friend's birthdays!  I called to make sure it was okay and booked my flights! I can't wait!! December hurry up!

4.  Alabama vs LSU.. I am soooo stoked for this game!! Roll Tide Roll!!

5. I'm really digging the new Taylor Swift cd. Like a lot. Like.. it's awesome.  End of story.

I'm linking up with Lauren for H54F as usual! I just love her H54F link parties!!

Happy Friday Y'all!!

Welcome to November...

Hello Lovelies!!

It's November. I was in a particularly bad mood this morning.  A combination of exhaustion and stress and I was pretty unfit to be around people.  My mood has improved with a much needed chit chat with my BFF and some coffee, but my disposition could still probably improve even more with a bit more sleep.  I did some searching through the bible, and some other sources of inspiration but I'm still feeling moody.  I happened across Erin from Fleur di lis and Football's latest post about chicken pot pie (yum!) and a challenge.  I'm always down for a challenge.

During the month of November I'm going to take a picture of something that I'm thankful for.  Too often I find myself bogged down in the drama, chaos and unorganized clutter that is my daily life. I'm hoping that this will get me out of my "woe is me" mentality.  I strive daily to be a better person than I was the day before, and to be an example of love, kindness and generosity, but I know that I fail more often than not.

So this is my challenge, by way of Erin, to you!  Can you find 30 things you're thankful for this month?

Happy Halloween Y'all!!

Monday Mantra...

Here's mine...

 

What is your Mantra for this Monday?

New Lilly Arrivals

Omg!! Katelyn and I are dying over the new Lilly stuff!!

Here are some of my favorite new things!! I knew there was a reason I held onto my Lilly GC!!

 Are you a Lilly Girl? Are you loving the new stuff?!

xoxo,
Sammie Joe

Alabama. LSU.

Yep.. That's happening this weekend.. Get pumped Bama Fans!! And LSU fans... It's always a great game!!

Weekend Recap...

It's truth time people.  Sometimes.. I do phenomenally stupid things.  Sometimes.. I make really bad life decisions.  This weekend.. I did that.

Friday afternoon I took the Praxis.  I did pretty well, unless you consider the essay that I wrote, that could go either way.  I know it's more about the way you write rather than the actual content, but in hindsight, going on a political rant in an essay graded by three unknown judges... Not my best plan.

Friday evening, I was celebrating with my favorite Republican Guys  (Ben & Ted).  The original plan was to go out, but my inner recluse won out and I went out and got two 6 packs and we drank. It should also be mentioned that I'm kind of insanely ticklish.  Not necessarily all the time, but I have been known to freak out if someone is even THINKING about tickling me.  I can tell.  Yeah.. I'm a weirdo.  So Ted tickled me for probably an hour and I was pretty sure I was going to die.  Our impromptu party broke up around 2:30 or so. Sober Sammie texts some pretty random/awkward/funny stuff... Silly Intoxicated Sammie texts pure ridiculousness.

I sent this text around 3am...

How Charming..

Pants first!

And Last.....

So Saturday was awkward.. I was totally a big girl and owned up to my ridiculousness, but still felt like a jerk none the less. The story behind all of this is that I like a boy, and I told him so in a tipsy text which was such an amateur move.  I'm still kicking myself for it. 

Sunday, I got into a political debate with my sunday school class and can I just say that my little kiddos are amazing.  I love how opinionated they already are, making decisions for themselves, not just based on what their parents have to say.  I love my 5th grader who knows pretty much everything and wants to be the first independent female president (and run her cupcakery from the White House Kitchen).  The 4th grade twins who are pretty sure that "Republican's are the only TRUE American's". I really love the time I get to spend with these little people.  Especially the boys who are obsessed with walking around in my high heels.


Today is a typical Monday and I hate Monday's... Blah..

xoxo,
Sammie Joe