Welcome to Tales of the Traveling Tote March 2020!
Miss Coquille, Hello Gorgeous, and I have been homebodies this winter
It has been a rainy winter and the beach just wasn’t calling me…
Alabama winters are crazy, rainy and cold one day and sunny and mild the next
I met my fellow Alabama toters,
Emily and Ricki Jill,
for lunch one day when it was warm enough to dream of planting flowers
We had a delicious lunch at Olexa’s, a favorite ladies cafe
Hello Gorgeous loved it, she fit right in!
Right before lunch, I met Emily for a secret shopping mission at Christine’s
It’s the only store in Birmingham that carries MacKenzie-Childs
We picked out a wedding gift for Ricki Jill’s daughter
They wrapped it so beautifully!
We also recently attended a very special event
My incredible brother in law was inducted into the
USTA Alabama Tennis Association
HALL OF FAME!
We are sooo proud of him!
He has dedicated his career to junior tennis
and has mentored so many talented youths
and taught them both tennis and life lessons
Hello Gorgeous accompanied me to the event
and carried a celebratory bottle of wine to the after party at his house
I know many of you have asked about my daughter’s house…
the finish line is two weeks away 🎉
When the project first began, it was supposed to take 6 months,
but they ended up tearing the entire house down to the foundation
They basically built a whole new house
Right now they are working 7 days a week!
Handprints in the driveway
Almost done!
Rendering of finished house
Our Traveling Tote group had a very special holiday surprise,
All of us received a unique gift made especially for us by MacKenzie-Childs!
We were all beyond thrilled and although we weren’t able to all get together
we shared carousel rides all over the country to debut our new totes
MacKenzie-Childs was nice enough to give us an extra tote
to give away to one of our readers
Rhonda, one of my readers, was the lucky winner!
Rhonda wrote me the sweetest note, she said “I think I shall name her as well and for the moment, she looks like a “Miss Understated Elegence”, maybe Miss Ellie for short (also in honor of my great niece).”
She jumped right into the fun and named her tote!
Rhonda is delightful, we’re almost neighors…she lives in North Mississippi
When I emailed her to ask if it was okay to share her photo today,
she said Miss Ellie passed out from the excitement of it all 😂
☘️❤️🌷
We have the cutest Spring giveaway today
a MacKenzie-Childs Flower Market whisk
Please leave a comment below to be entered!
Some of the ladies in our group have had incredible adventures in the past few months
Click on the links below to see where they and their totes have traveled!
Patti, Miss Kenzie and Miss Tizzy @ Pandora’s Box
Debbie, Miss Aurora and Miss Tassie @ Mountain Breaths
Emily, Miss Courtney Childs and Miss Lulu @ The French Hutch
Jenna, Miss Coquille and Hello Gorgeous @The Painted Apron
Linda P, Miss Lola and Miss Gigi @ Life and Linda
Rita, Miss Luna and Miss Penny C @ Panoply
Sarah, Miss Merri Mac and Miss Poppy @ Hyacinths for the Soul
Jackie, Miss Madi K and Miss Pansy @ Purple Chocolat Home
Ricki Jill, Countess De Monet, Miss Square Peggy @ The Sketchy Reader
Cherry Kay, Carrie Ann Hall and Miss Waverly @ Entertaining Women
👜 👜 👜
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Meal Plan Monday Love Your Creativity What’s for Dinner?
Between Naps on the Porch, Make it Pretty Monday
Turn About Tuesday Celebrate Your Story, You’re the Star
All About Home/ Common Ground Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Tasty Tuesday Oh My Heartsie Girl Full Plate Thursday
Thursday Favorite Things Creatively Crafty Home Matters
Weekend Potluck Friday Features Over the Moon