If I were Upon the Sea..

A cruise ship captain I would be..

or at least that's what I've felt like here lately!

My car had to be serviced so while it is in Meridian, I'm driving another vehicle for the time being...and boy oh boy, I'm ready to get mine back!! I've felt as if I'm directing a cruise ship this other one is so big and so...different! I mean at least I have one to drive, right?! 

I'm beginning to feel as if rush hour traffic here is just a real life version of Mario Kart..

The Arkansas Vons arrived in Meridian for Turkey Day and I think I can smell my Rockin' Aunt Jill's dressing one hundred miles away!! Oh what I would give to be in Mississippi with my extended family, my sweet Sophie, and my car!! Eighteen hours and counting..

Houston, we have a problem..

Solution to this....

is this!

Yes, I just got back from the store,

Yes this is my second box of dryer sheets to purchase this winter,

 And yes, it's only November!! 

Please tell me that you have just as much static in your hair as I do mine!!

Every Dawg has its Day

So we didn't win, but we're still ranked..and that's all that matters!

Ordering bowl game tickets..check!

Unfortunately, no Cotton Bowl...but I guess New Years in Atlanta isn't looking too bad!

What a busy week it was..

Last week I stopped by Dawson to see old friends, it was so good to see everyone!! What a blessing they have been/and still continue to be in my life!! I had dinner with my co-workers one night, and dinner w/Laura another. It was so good getting to catch up! Trying to enjoy the last little bit of the year..where has it gone?!

Income Tax test tomorrow, Thanksgiving Wednesday night, Income Tax Project, a trip to Dallas, and final exams..don't know how much more I can fit in :)

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend..now if only to make it through Wednesday!!

Happy Early Turkey Day friends!

Christmas Cards

As many of you have probably already heard, Shutterfly is giving away 50 free Christmas cards to bloggers this year! If you haven't looked at them yet, they're absolutely adorable-take a look at these! This one, of course, being my favorite!! There are so many to choose from, and they are all so cute!! You should definitely go check them out!
I absolutely love getting and sending Christmas cards...even if it is just Sophie and I :)

I've already started getting my address list together, send me yours if you would like to be added!
I just cannot believe that it's time to start talking Christmas cards again...where has the year gone?!
Absolutely cannot wait to see the finished product!
In previous years past I have been known to give holiday calendars as Christmas presents; I sometimes think that they're a little more personal than just an everyday gift.  Check Shutterfly's calendars out here!

My Life in Pictures

Part 2

So you hear about my immediate family all the time, but I've got some pretty cool extended family also.

Meet the Mayers:

My grandfather, Harry Sr., came over to the United States at the age of 15 by

boat from Germany during the Hitler years. He and his brother, Max, were the only two from his immediate family that made it over. From what I understand, only few were allowed on the boat and my great-grandmother sent them over to escape the concentration camps.

They reunited here in the States, my grandfather living in Mississippi and my Uncle

Max residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. My grandfather came into the U.S. not knowing a word of English and the Loeb family in Meridian at the time were his sponsors who so kindly took him into their home. The remainder of the Mayer family that stayed in Germany were all sent to Auschwitz, and never made it out. My grandfather eventually got married and started a clothing business where my dad continues the tradition today. Unfortunately, I never had the pleasure of meeting either of my grandparents considering they passed away years before I was born. My dad is a Junior, and I would have been a III (seeing as if I had been a boy). The extended Mayer family still resides in Philadelphia where we try and visit every few years.

Meet the Von Edwins:

I was very blessed to have grown up being so close to my mom's parents. My mom has two brothers, one in which resides in Arkansas, and the other in Florida. I have always been very close to my mom's side of the family and absolutely love seeing and spending time with them

.Here are the Arkansas Vons:

And here is one of three Florida Von cousins:

I wish that I could put into words JUST how fun these cousins are!! Absolutely cannot wait until Turkey Day :)

Blog Challenge: Day 4 and 5

So I'm cheating, because I'm ready to get this painful survey over with.

And I'm sure you are too.

So here goes,

Day 4: The Parents.

Day 5: Siblings.

I'll admit, these aren't the best photos that we've ever taken but it's all that I've got on my computer so they'll have to suffice.

I really do love my family.

I wouldn't exactly say that we're a "normal" family,

the older I get the more I realize that we've just got something special that not many other families have..

and that's the fact that we're extremely close.

As in, sometimes too close.

But hey, that's not always a bad thing, right?!

I will admit, my parents call me every day and if a day goes by in which we don't talk, that's normally a really big deal. And if you don't answer the phone the first time they call, they'll just call 5 more times to make sure that you got their original call.

But in all reality, I love them. They're crazy and they're fun, and I'm blessed to have the parents (and sister) that I do.

Now as for my sister, she is 20 going on 40 and her favorite pastime (although I'm the oldest) would be bossing me around.

We are absolutely complete opposites.

-I have short blonde hair, she has long dark brown hair

-I have big blue eyes, she has big brown eyes

-She's taller than me

-I'm wider than her

-I love chick flicks, she likes horror films

-I'm the socialite, she's the study bug

You get the picture..

Anything that I'm interested in, she's not. And we have our fair share of disagreements.

But all in all, I really do love her (even though some days are harder than others haha!). Not to mention that I really love to go shopping in her closet! She's so blunt and absolutely hilarious..and some days, I don't know what I would do without her!

Blog Challenge Day 2 (And 3)

Day 2: Meaning behind your blog name.

I wish that my current blog name was just a little bit more creative, but unfortunately it's just not. I've considered changing it to "Michelle from Mississippi," but just haven't gotten around to it lately. Since moving to Birmingham almost a year ago, my name quickly went from Michelle to "Mississippi." And that would be my reasoning in changing titles.

Even though I do just live a very short 2 1/2 hrs. away, it's amazing how different some things really are.

I mean, you've just got to see for yourself!

"To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi."
William Faulkner

Day 3: Your first love.

Okay, I'm really starting to hate this survey! Can I just skip this question, or maybe even just plead the fifth?

Can I just say my dad or my dog?

Those will just have to suffice!