Family

Yesterday I posted a picture of Facebook of my hair.  Nothing spectacular, a braided headband made of my hair.  One of my cousins noticed the picture and said "I thought you found a picture of me!"  No it's really me, but it made me think about how families can favor each other in looks and deeds.  Looks are easy; maybe you have similar eyes or the same shaped face.  On the Mosley side of the family it is easy to see how we all favor, it's with out a doubt the cheeks. 

Jordyn and Me - 1st cousin.

As you can see in the picture above, we certainly favor.  And like I said, the Cheeks have it! 

 

My Ali Diva and of course Me

Of course there is not any doubt that she belongs to me.  We look nearly just alike.

Ali & Kevin

 Keep in mind while you think she looks like me, she does have her moments where she favors him! Case in point! 

Jordyn, Ali and Me!

Now you can see we all favor and again it's the cheeks.  Now you are saying how closely are you related.  My mother and Jordyn's dad are brother and sister.  We share the same grandparents.

Ali & Sydney

Now these two are funny that they looks so much alike.  Their grandparents are 1st cousins. But hey I can see the resemblance...

Jericha & Ali

While those 2 are not identical or anything you can see they favor.  Jericha is on Kevin's side of the family and her mother Morgan and Ali are 1st cousins.

Campbell & Ali

Like Jericha although they are not identical you can see that Campbell and Ali favor.  Again Campbell is on Kevin's side of the family.  Her daddy is Ches and he and Ali are 1st cousins as well.

Stinkface Ali and Stinkface Kelli

And, lastly I had to close with the Stinkface, while yes we do look alike, our behaviors are similar as well.  Even at an early age Ali could give a Stinkface with the best of them! 

Hope you have a good day!!  I just thought it was fun looking at both sides of the family and being able to see my Ali in all of them!  :)

xoxoxoxo

Rain & Digital Graffiti

Over the weekend as the rain poured, I was certainly hopeful for blue sky, mainly because rain makes my hair look terrible and also, because we had amazing plans for Saturday night.  Not sure if you have you have ever heard of Digital Graffiti, but it is this really cool two night event in its fifth year held in the picturesque neighborhood of Alys Beach in South Walton, Florida.  

Vie Magazine was on board and they planned a fabulous step and repeat red carpet concluding at the end with a signature Vie-tini for your enjoyment.  Knowing this I had a fabulous white dress with black polka dots by Deja Vu that I felt would show off nicely with my strawberry blonde hair and the red carpet and did I mention some really great black strappy wedges by Nine West. Unfortunately due to substantial downpour, it was not meant to be, sadly no red carpet for this Princess.

told ya the dress was great.  And yes Kevin looks nice too!

Deciding dinner and drinks was the best replacement for the short notice, we made our way to Shades in Inlet Beach were we met some friends.  Abita –purple haze- beer, Coors Light, crab claws (none for me), buffalo wings, salads, burgers, greet friends, cool conversation and the Miami vs Boston basketball game were on the menu for the next few hours.  Although we did manage to get a little work done and I have the picture to prove it.

hard at work: updating social media!

Bellies full, laughter had and our drink on we made our way to Alys Beach for Digital Graffiti.  Parking was good and with special media VIP pass and wristbands our group bypassed the long line and made our way into the neighborhood.  The artwork was amazing as always.  To see this beautiful artwork projected on the white washed building never ceases to amaze me.  It was truly a brilliant person who was able to come up with this concept.  A fun time was had by all and here are a few pictures from the night.  Keep in mind they were taken with my iPhone.  

XOXOXOXOXOXO

Happy Saturday!

It's a good day for me, number one I am not working!  Number 2, I am getting my hair DONE!  It needs it desperately.  If that little Diva of mine points out one more grey hair, I may not be responsible for my actions.  So I am taking corrective measures today for her sake.  And, lastly it's Saturday.

Other than getting some better hair, we have plans to go to Lowes (Kevin's happy place other than Bass Pro Shop); Old Time Pottery (one of my happy places) and Pet Smart (one of the Diva's happy places.)  I have no idea what we need from Lowes or Pet Smart.  I need a new mini muffin pan from Old Time Pottery.

Enjoy your Saturday I know I plan to enjoy mine.  :)

xoxoxoxo

Weekends

I can only speak for myself, but I love a 4 day weekend.  Unfortunately they do not happen often enough.  The last few weekends have flown by in the blink of an eye.  My oldest nephew who graduates in just a little more than a week it was his prom.  I ran up to DeFuniak and shot some pictures of him.  Yes, he is really adorable.  

Alex, Ashley and Ali

Ashley and Ali

Alex and Ali

Ashley

Ashley

Alex, Dusti and Lester

my gorgeous girl

There are a few from that photo shoot.  They turned out well.

Moving into this weekend, we celebrated Memorial Day with family and friends.  We went to our favorite place Grayton Beach.  

Beautiful Day

I hope you have your share of four day weekends.  And, remember sometimes you need a mental health day.  And, if it can be a Friday all the better.  XOXOXO

Hanging in VIP

Now that I finally finished my Disney trip, I can move on to all those things I had going on that kept me from finishing up.

I love my job, I am very busy and South Walton is certainly my passion.  Lately we have had the pleasure to of being able to participate in fabulous events.  And, over Mother’s Day weekend we had had the opportunity to be a VIP at the ANNIKA & Friends Celebrity Golf Tournament dinner.  Celebrities abounded at this dinner.  Here are a few photos from that night.

Program, White Wine and Remains of Raspberry Champagne

Such a nice guy.  Robbie Gould, Chicago Bears placekicker and I am smiling because I would have never guessed I am 4 years older than him!  LOL

Me and Robbie Gould

 

This is Kevin and his girlfriend Gerri Willis from Fox Business News.  She asked him if her dress was okay and he told her she wore it well! 

Kevin and Gerri Willis

Check out 49er's Running back Ricky Watters.  We always say Kevin is a big (broad shoulders) guy but you see from this picture that Ricky is a big guy.

Kevin and Ricky Watters.

Me & Ricky Watters!

And the coolest part was meeting Alfonso Ribero, from Fresh Prince.  When they announced his name they played Tom Jones "It's not Unusual" and he did the dance.  It was cool.  He was very nice, but like all people you see on TV, I too thought he would be taller. 

Yep, me and Carleton!

It was totally cool meeting Anthony.  And, holy crap, he is tall.  In the picture below I am wearing 5 inch platforms and he still towers over me.  Now mind you I am only five foot six, so I am not super tall anyway.  He was so nice! 

Me & Anthony Munoz

I also have a few with Alice Cooper (yes, I will admit I had no clue WHO he was...) and Tony from Dancing with the Stars.  They are on other friends phones and or cameras and I still don't have them!  Last I will close out with a picture of Kevin and I.  Yes, I met all the stars but to paraphrase GREASE! "He's still the one that I want!"

Ending the night with my LOVE!!!

 This night was a lot of fun.  The food and drinks were great and the company was totally cool!

xoxoxoxo

Last day at Disney

Our last day, Day 7 we are going to the Parks, we make our way to the Magic Kingdom.  See I have to make good on a promise.  As many times as we have been to the World, I have NEVER rode Splash Mountain or the Kali River Rapids.  Okay I will admit it.  My hair is curly and the thought of getting wet in public on purpose is not my cup of tea. But Ali is dying to ride it and loves it so I promised if she rode the Tower of Terror, I would check out Brer Rabbits house.  The day was somewhat rainy any way so why not??

In line

Umm... MAY??

You WILL get wet!

We WERE WET!!!!!!

 We also managed to catch a good showing of Mickey's Philharmagic.  Another show I love.  One last turn on Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted Mansion the Hall of Presidents and It's a Small World.  Make our way to the front and grab a Hot Dog at Casey's and do some shopping. 

By now the rain has officially made its way to us and now my hair is huge.  We head back to the room and get cleaned up and make our way to Epcot.

Being a Disney Visa Reward Card holder one of the perks is getting a free picture over at Innoventions.  We did that and played the Piggy Bank game.

All of us!

Did I mention the rain is here.  It just keeps raining, we make it through to World Showcase and play a while in Canada and the UK waiting on early ADR at the Rose and Crown.  We love the British Invasion.  Well we all actually love all things British!  Finally it is dinner time and we have an amazing meal.  The rest of the evening we take our time and go in and out of all the pavilions, just taking our time.  We know its our last day and as much as we love the place we do miss our family.

The ROYAL Family!!!

 As we are going through Japan Ali gets somewhat home sick and asks to call her MeMe and PawPaw.  She gets them on the phone and feels better.  Then she has to call her Mam and her Pa.  After talking to all 4 of them she finally feels better.

All in all it was one of the best trips we have ever made to the World.  As usual now that we have been back a while we are ready to go back.  Ali is planning her a trip down during the Halloween Party or the Christmas Party.  LOL, she just wants to go back.  I know everyone does not love the Mouse as much as we do, but for us right now it's the Perfect vacation.   Hope you enjoyed your time you spent with us at our favorite place. :)

XOXOXOXOXO

Day 6: Disney Style!

I know I have been absent for a bit, but the world has taken a crazy turn and I have been a long for the ride.  Back to the fun (and boy am I missing it right now), yesterday we made our goodbyes to Aunt Cassi, Uncle Travis and Eli so now we are completely on our own.  The morning of Day 6 was an easy morning.  We knew we were going to Hollywood Studios, but since we were there the day before, we managed a nice leisurely morning.  Amp, pop tart and juice in hand we made our way to the front of the resort and boarded a bus to Hollywood Studios.

Ali-B posing!

We have four things on our plate: Aerosmith’s Rockin’ Roller Coaster, Twilight Zone’s Towerof Terror , Star Tours in 3D and MuppetVision 3D.  Making our way in, we grab a fast pass for Rockin’ Roller Coaster and head to the line for Tower of Terror.

Tower of Terror BABY!

Okay now is when I admit I am sorta terrified.  I have not been on this ride in 12 years and although I know what to expect in a way, it’s not making things better.  Ali however, is just plain scared.  She has never been on this ride and I have bribed- promised her a t-shirt when she gets off.  The theming is great and I forgot how cool the cool the hotel is.  Ali suggested they dust!  She got a little nervous as they brought us in.  As they strapped us in and moved the car, she decided she wanted off.  I told her to hold my hand and she would be fine.  In the end, it scared the spit out of both of us and when Kevin suggested riding it again, we both agreed to WAIT!  It was fun, but once a trip is enough for us.  And, Ali laughed and said once every 12 years suits her!  She ended up with a really cute t-shirt with the Tower of Terror and Mickey, Donald and Goofy on it.

It was time for our fast passes and it was 0-60mph holding on for dear life with Steven Tyler screaming in my ear!  It was great!!  We love that ride.  From there we made our way to Star Tours 3D.  We have not been on this ride since the refurb and we we are really excited! 

IN 3-D

 Muppet Vision was next and Ali thought it was fun as always.  I just love Kermit the Frog, so I was happy about that.  We played some more in the Streets of America and then we mad our way back to Animal Kingdom. 

Property of Miss Piggy: Moi Stuff Hands off Vermin Breathe!

At Animal Kingdom we had one plan Festival of The Lion King.  If you have not had an opportunity to see this show.  You are totally missing out.  It is the best show in all of Walt Disney World, hands down.  We see it every single time we are there and we love it even more.  We did Dinosaur again.  Then we made our way to the Primeval Whirl, it did not have a line so after 3 times I refused to go back in time again. 

The day was getting later and we were a little tired and had every intention of going to the Magic Kingdom, but in the end we decided to hang out at the Resort.  The were playing Enchanted and Ali and I love that movie, so we took a blanket and sat on the lawn and enjoyed a peaceful night full of popcorn, ice cream and Disney. 

 

 

On the lawn at Pop Century!