Friday Favorites

1. THIS GUY. And it FINALLY being the END!

The way Maddie Jane is looking at her Daddy in this picture.. that's exactly how I feel right now. Today is the end of a verrryyyy long journey - today AJ defends his PhD dissertation! He has worked his tail off the past five years, has made so many sacrifices, and all of his hard work is finally paying off. We are so excited to live life sans academia!!! We are SO proud of you babe!!! GOOD LUCK!

2. Baby bird eggs! 

I took this picture this weekend of baby bird eggs in our fern and was sooo excited to include it in my Friday Favorites... and now the eggs are gone! We are so sad that we do not get to see these little babes come to life! But man.. something so cool about seeing life up close like that.

3. Anthro right now.

Y'all.. if I had a million dollars, my first stop would seriously be Anthropologie. Their home section right now is out of this world. The latte bowls, the hand towels, the outside dinnerware. I die over it all! 

4. Samantha Strong

I have received so many messages about Samantha since writing the post back HERE. She started her chemo last week and hasn't skipped a beat. She is at work with a smile on her face every single day. She even started a blog that you can read HERE!

5. Last night.

Eeek, last night was so much fun. Maddie Jane and I went with Beverly to Brookhaven's Sip and Stroll. All the stores had 10-20% off, drinks, snacks.. such a perfect girl's night! (And y'all.. hearing her little voice talk about "Beberby" is THE sweetest!)

We had "passports" to get stamped at each store and then we entered them to win Atlanta Food & Wine tickets. (Fingers crossed!) The weather was kinda yuck.. and we may have had a major meltdown over having to leave the toy store. But so much fun nonetheless! 

6. Muffins with Mom

Ugh this picture is blurry, but it's the best I could get this morning. She was so excited about her outfit (that Mom and I bought when she was born, ha!) and taking her teachers their Teacher Appreciation Week gifts, and Muffins with Mom at school! 

This girl is pure JOY. And I am so lucky to be her Mama! Looking forward to getting AJ back tomorrow and a nice relaxing weekend at home with my people. Happy early Mother's Day!!