Happy December!
It’s time for another Tale of the Traveling Tote!
My traveling tote tribe and I all have the same large
Courtly Check MacKenzie-Childs tote
We share our tote travels
and adventures quarterly and celebrate
with a giveaway from MacKenzie-Childs
Our totes all have names,
and my tote, Miss Coquille {French for seashell}
is so named because most of our travels
are to and from our beach house
on the Gulf coast of Alabama
and our “city” house
in the suburbs of Birmingham
We have an annual family reunion every Labor Day weekend
Lots of swimming, boating and eating!
This year we had a Hot Dog Bar
and everyone enjoyed it so much
it is going to be a new tradition
Fall has been especially beautiful in Alabama this year
We have been enjoying football
and fires on the patio in the “city”
We gathered with Ole Miss friends and alums
for the Alabama/Ole Miss game
My tote is so handy for carrying tablescape items outside
The fire keeps things cozy when the sun goes down
We enjoyed beautiful sunsets on the coast
during a holiday weekend in October
The sea oats turn a golden pink in the late afternoon sun
One night the sky literally looked
like it had been painted orange
I always look forward to the seasonal displays at my favorite store
I found some MacKenzie-Childs look-a-like pumpkins
for a fraction of the price
and quickly scooped them up!
Miss Coquille and I headed back to the coast for Thanksgiving week
We lunched one day at our favorite restaurant,
Fishers at Orange Beach Marina
I couldn’t resist snapping a photo of a boat in dry dock
Isn’t Noah Genda the cutest name?
The day after Thanksgiving
I packed away the pumpkins and turkeys
and out came the coastal Christmas
Some beachy Santas and a Nativity
And of course our coastal Christmas Tree
DD managed to corral the kids
to snap a photo for holiday cards
We ended the fun filled family week
with the most exciting game in Iron Bowl history
Alabama squeaked out a victory
over Auburn in 4 Over Times!!
It was a nail biter!!!
Our giveaway is this adorable Highbanks Travel Mug
Please visit all my fellow Traveling Tote friends
and leave a comment on
Deb’s blog, Mountain Breaths to enter!
Patti, Miss Kenzie and Miss Tizzy @ Pandora’s Box
Deb, 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 Bookish Dilettante
Cherry Kay, Carrie Ann Hall and Miss Waverly @ Entertaining Women
Thanks so much for your visit today!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado Love Your Creativity
What’s for Dinner Between Naps on the Porch
All About Home/ Common Ground Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Tasty Tuesday Oh My Heartsie Girl Turn About Tuesday
Full Plate Thursday Centerpiece Wednesday Creative Crafts