Today I turn 27! Can’t wait to see what this year has in store for me!
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:
a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
Ecclesiates 3:1-8
Jamie and I met up for our annual tradition and attended the Miss
University pageant. Laura came along with us this time and it was so
much fun! We had to overcome a few obstacles to get to the pageant
(like the major thunderstorm that happened at the same time we were
meeting and getting pulled over by OPD because I forgot to turn my
lights on, thankfully he just laughed at me and let me go) but we
finally arrived! We had awesome seats and we just had the best time.
We had the winner picked from the beginning and she did amazing! I
think she will represent Ole Miss well at Miss Mississippi.
I realized after that this was the 4th year Jamie and me had gone to
the pageant together. Our tradition predates both of our marriages and I
hope it continues for many years!
Today is my wonderful grandmother’s birthday. I will not reveal
her age, but she used to always tell me she is the same age Elvis would
have been if he were alive today. I have to brag because my Mama
Jane is one of the most beautiful and kind people I have ever known. My
life is so blessed because of her and my grandfather, Max. They both
have been such a extraordinary Christian example in my life. I truly
believe that Mama Jane is a person who has a direct connection with God
and she is a fierce prayer warrior.
I am also so thankful for my grandmother because of her I have my
amazing mother. The most beautiful kind person also raised the other
most beautiful kind person I know, my mom.
“The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are.” ~ C.S. Lewis
The McCormick house just became a whole lot prettier since we
added a beautiful piece of artwork by Paula McLarty. Paula is so
talented and we are so thrilled to have a piece of her work in our
house. Not only is she talented she is also one of my favorite people
ever. She lights up every place she goes and it is always such a joy to
be around. Her beauty inside and out really shows in her artwork. You
can see more of her work here.
Now I get to show off my personal piece of Paula McLarty art.
She was able to take everything Jason and me love about Key West and
put it in one painting. Everything in this painting just screams Key
West down to the smallest detail of the chickens that are everywhere.
Jason and I will always treasure this painting and it is one of my favorite things in my whole house.
THANK YOU, PAULA! We love you!!!
“Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
This weekend the Tacketts surprised us with an invitation to the
Eric Church concert in Southaven and of course we accepted! The concert
was so much fun and it was great to see Martha and Justin. Eric Church
puts on a good show and we also got to see Brantley Gilbert. It wasn’t
but a few years ago that Eric Church played a free concert in the Grove
and now he is drawing the largest crowd ever at the Landers Center in
Southaven. Another plus to the show was our friend Meghan’s brother is
the lead guitar for Eric Church so it was really neat getting to watch
him perform.
Our favorite part of the concert was when Eric Church was on stage by
himself with a black backdrop and he sang some of his older songs
acoustic.
My favorite song of his is “Smoke a Little Smoke” and he sang that at the very end as his encore.
One of his last songs was “Springsteen” and he had everybody turn on
their cell phones (no more lighters in this day and age) and it looked
really neat.
“On the day I die I know where I’m gonna go Me and Jesus got that part worked out I’ll wait at the gates til his face I see And stand in a long line of sinners like me I’ll stand in a long line of sinners like me”
Eric Church, Sinners Like Me
For New Years Eve Jason and I decided to just relax. We went to
the Hibachi place in Oxford with Ron and Paula. After a wonderful
dinner we went home and watched a movie. After the movie we managed to
stay up long enough to watch the ball drop in NYC and I think we were
both asleep before it reached 12 in Taylor, MS!
The next day we started the new year off by attending church and then finishing up taking down Christmas decorations.
Last picture of 2011! Paula and I at the restaurant.
