Tales of the Traveling Tote Fall Adventures

 

Welcome to the December 1 Tales of the Traveling Tote!

Join me and the other Tote Gals while we share our fall adventures.  I was so thrilled to be asked to join this group several years ago when I received my Tote for Christmas.  Even though I have only met 2 of these ladies, through our adventures and shared love of MacKenzie-Childs, we have formed some incredibly strong bonds and friendships. We are all looking forward to getting to know our newest member Cherry Kay!

 

 

 

 

A lot of the Totes have had fabulous adventures, trips to Europe, glamping, cruises…well, Miss Coquille and I haven’t done anything glamorous, but we are always enjoying the everyday side of life to the max…

So here is a peek into real life…

 

 

 

 

Sunday afternoon at the baseball park, it was chilly that day and I loaded my tote with an extra jacket and a blanket

 

 

 

 

Miss Coquille is very shy, I have to trick her into posing…she wanted to sit close to the fence to watch her favorite player, the Catcher

 

 

 

Superboy has grown into an All Star player, and these 9-10 year olds are lots of fun to watch, they are really good!

 

 

 

 

Such a beautiful fall afternoon!

 

 

 

A visit to my new dentist, the doctor that bought HH’s dental practice and building…it made my heart sing to see the beautiful fall decorations at the entry…it’s so nice to go to such a familiar place, and the whole staff treats me like a queen and compliments HH so much…they take such good care of us, I know HH is smiling down…

 

 

 

 

Our annual “Treedition,” meeting at our favorite tree lot and picking out our trees together.  We did this the weekend before Thanksgiving as the trees sell out fast

 

 

 

How did Big E get anything into those high top double laced sneakers??

Don’t worry, he didn’t ride back there, just liked to hop in and out

 

 

 

 

HHjr always picks the biggest tree he can find and gets his brother-in-law to follow us home to help him wrangle it out of the truck.  It will be in a bucket of water outside until he puts it up

 

 

 

 

Off to the beach house for Thanksgiving, Miss Coquille always carries my laptop and VIP things

 

 

 

 

*sigh,* it’s always so good to be here!

 

 

 

 

Miss Coquille was happy to be a part of the big game Thanksgiving weekend, she carried dishes, snacks, and paper goods for the buffet to our outdoor “sports zone” under the house

 

 

 

 

It’s not fancy but you can’t beat the view…

 

 

 

 

As I said, these photos are real life, flip flops scattered, wet towels…

Last Saturday was truly a day stolen from Summer, perfect for swimming, boating and watching football outside

 

 

 

 

Plenty of action, CC and Charlie Brown did laps around the house on their bikes

 

 

 

 

HHjr made Buffalo wings, and we had Pumpkin Butternut Squash Queso, Mustard Glazed Pigs in a Blanket, and Bacon Wrapped Brussels sprouts with Orange Cranberry Sauce {recipe posting soon}

It was Thanksgiving all over again!

 

 

 

 

CC tried the Brussels sprouts, but much preferred the Pigs in a Blanket

 

 

 

 

We harvested the oranges from our Satuma Mandarin Orange tree

Satsuma mandarins are one of the sweetest citrus fruits, and these are as big as navel oranges!

There is a town named Satusma Alabama nearby, named after the Japanese Satsuma Mandarin tree that was gifted to the area in 1878 by the Japanese emperor

 

 

 

Back to the city to deliver some early holiday cheer

 

 

 

Miss Coquille and I are exhausted from our Thanksgiving fun, and now it’s time to start decorating 😅

But first there is the SEC championship game this afternoon, Roll Tide!

No time for cooking today, so Miss Coquille and I are heading to Martin’s BBQ Joint to pick up some food for our friends to enjoy while we’re watching and rooting!

 

 

The pool table gets covered with protective cloths, making it a great place to set out the food!

 

 

 

Thanks for joining us for our fall adventures and be sure to leave a comment on Purple Chocolat Home to enter the giveaway!

 

 

Please enjoy all the Tales of the Traveling Totes

 

I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:

Meal Plan Monday  Dishing it & Digging it,   Between Naps on the Porch,

Merry Monday   Make it Pretty Monday    Celebrate and Decorate,

Delicious Dishes Recipe Party   Oh My Heartsie Girl  Full Plate Thursday

Thursday Favorite Things  Creatively Crafty   Home Matters 

Weekend Potluck   Sweet Inspirations   Happiness is Homemade