Once upon a time,

this was my kitchen.

It wasn't pretty.  And looking at it made me sad. 

So one day, I bought some pretty fabric as inspiration and convinced J to give this dreary-yellow room a LITTLE face lift.


Four months, gallons among gallons of paint and a few sewing disasters later, TAA-DA! 

Sorry....someone wanted a close up!

To say the least, I am very pleased with the results!

Payson

This past weekend, after the turkey and cranberries had been put away, J and I headed to Payson, Arizona to visit our friends Stephen and Lorrie!

We had amazing weather during our visit and were able to do some intense quad riding!

 

Let me introduce you to our dear friends, Lorrie and Stephen

I got to drive the quad, and I drove really fast......

on flat land.

Then we switched drivers.

You see that little clearing to the right of that bush?  Yes, the "trail" of rocks.  The trail of rocks that go downhill at a 180 degree angle?  Well........that is why we switched drivers.

Watching Stephen and Lorrie take the first half of the mountain.

Then the camera was promptly put away.  I had to hang on for dear life.

 

And we are back on flat land!

 

 

 We played lots of cards

and made funny faces!

We even got snow!

We eventually had to say our good-bye's.

But we love these two very much and look forward to seeing them soon!

Thank you Lorrie and Stephen for a great weekend!

The three F's...Fellowship, Football and Fabric

Over Labor Day weekend, I traveled back to God's country (for those of you who are not familiar that God's country can be Birmingham, Alabama or Auburn, Alabama....depending on context of course) to visit with family and friends.  It was such a fun weekend so I wanted to share a few pictures!

As soon as my plane landed, mom, dad and myself headed to my high school Alma mater for one of the best high school rivalries in Birmingham!  When we arrived, the stadium was already at capacity. The fire marshall informed the growing number of spectators the only way in was to form a line and wait for people to leave.  Thank goodness we were in the front of that line!

(Sandra Ivey McMahan)

(Sandra Ivey McMahan)

(Sandra Ivey McMahan)

(Sandra Ivey McMahan)

GO, BIG BLUE!

(Sandra Ivey McMahan)

After the game, we headed to the field and attempted to do a few routines from our yonder years....I personally think we still got "IT". 

Yes, CJ hit a 50 yard line split!

                                  The Floyds                                           The Floyds 2010 Christmas card

On Saturday, we had fun listening to the Auburn game while we roasted marshmallows!

miniature marshmallows that is........

And we ended the weekend with a family cook-out!

The moms.....

The kids...

The group (trying to get assembled)....

and the group again!

But it doesn't end there!  In between the heaps of food and football, mom and I spent a total of five hours fabric shopping and I am happy to report that I feel in love with three fabrics (and a chair)!  Will post those pictures tomorrow!