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Fashion Friday: Edition it’s my birthday

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That's right. It's my birthday today. I'm officially starting the last year of my forties and so I can only imagine that the money I spend on skincare will increase over the next year. via GIPHY Here are some cute things I found this week that I may or may not buy myself to celebrate my birthday. 1. milly plaid button down Here's what you need to know immediately. Francesca's Read More

Fashion Friday: Edition is it fall yet?

Diary, Fashion

Here's the highlight of my week: It rained here on Monday night. Actually, Monday was Caroline's birthday so that was the biggest highlight, but the rain was a close second. It's just so dang hot and the rain made it actually feel cool for a second. It made the sky cloudy enough that our air actually quit running for a few minutes because it was able to cool off our house without the Read More

Fashion Friday: Edition the end of July

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Well, here we are at the very end of July. I'm not sure if time is going faster or slower at this point and I guess it doesn't really matter. Here's what I do know. I'm predictable even in a pandemic because I'm starting to think about fall clothes. In a normal year this means I'm thinking about all the places and events I have planned for the fall and what I'll need. This year? I don't Read More

Fashion Friday: Edition there’s a tropical storm headed our way

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That's right. Tropical Storm Hanna is headed this way this weekend and I'm not even a little mad about it. I will totally take a weekend of rain over more heat. It sounds delightful. However, given 2020, there's a good chance Hanna will die out halfway here and it'll just be hotter this weekend. This feels like a safe place to rest my hopes and dreams. Here are a few cute things I found Read More

Fashion Friday: Edition I’ve been to Alabama and back this week

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So I took a little trip this week for the first time in forever. Like I actually got on an airplane and flew to Dallas and then Birmingham. And you know what? It was fine. Everyone wore their masks and they handed us anti-bacterial wipes as we boarded the plane and I had a lovely time in Alabama with Sophie. And now I'm back home where I will be for the indefinite future and maybe forever at Read More

Fashion Friday: Edition we’re having a bit of a heat wave

Diary, Fashion

I got in my car yesterday and the temp read 133 degrees. ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE DEGREES. Is that probably a bit of an exaggeration? Yes. But did it feel like it was 133 degrees outside? Yes. Our weathermen are saying we may break 100 year old heat records over the next few days to which I say READ THE ROOM, WEATHER. We are wearing masks, we can't go sit in a movie theater which is Read More

Fashion Friday: Edition happy 4th of July pandemic style

Diary, Fashion

via GIPHY I hope you all have a great 4th of July weekend as we all celebrate by staying home. The good news is we can watch Hamilton on Disney Plus which is really one of the few highlights of 2020. Here are a few things I found this week: 1. quay high key customizable sunglasses I love my Quay sunglasses and I think this customizable style is a great idea. You can choose your Read More

Fashion Friday: Edition and now the Saharan dust is coming

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We are halfway through 2020. In the words of Bon Jovi, "Whoa, we're halfway there. Whoa, living on a prayer". Has that ever felt more true? Anyway, it's a weird time to be buying clothes because it's too early to shop for fall and late enough in the summer that I'm just hot and don't really care what I put on most days. But here are some cute things I found this week: 1. topshop '70s Read More

Fashion Friday: Edition it’s summer and it’s hot

Diary, Fashion

This week we had a "chance" of rain every day. It turned out to be four raindrops that fell on Tuesday and did nothing to diminish the heat and everything to make it feel like I'm living in a sauna. Welcome to summer in Texas. Here are some cute things I found this week: 1. crinkled cotton dress I featured this dress a few weeks ago and had ordered it for myself but it hadn't arrived Read More

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Melanie ShankleMy name is Melanie and, in some strange twist of fate, I’m also known as Big Mama because I started this blog in July of 2006 when my daughter, Caroline, was not quite three years old and I was in the process of convincing her that BIG girls use the potty and BIG girls don’t have pacifiers, thus she thought BIG was the highest compliment in the land and began referring to me as BIG MAMA.Read More

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I’ll apologize in advance because the next few m I’ll apologize in advance because the next few months will have me awash in nostalgia as Caroline moves through the last of the firsts. ⁣
Tonight is the first high school soccer scrimmage of the season. The last first scrimmage. ⁣
And so I made her let me take a picture because she knows her mom is deep in my feelings as we round the corner of senior year. The fact that Perry jumped in was a bonus. ⁣
Also, she scored two goals. Go mules 💙⚽️💛
Look who’s officially a Fightin’ Texas Aggie. Look who’s officially a Fightin’ Texas Aggie. 👍🏻❤️⁣🎉
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As a parent, I don’t know if there’s anything better than watching your kid have a dream and then seeing them work hard to make that dream a reality. She’s wanted to be an Aggie from just about the day she was born. It took a lot of blood, sweat, tears and prayer but she did it. ⁣
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I couldn’t be prouder of our Texas Aggie. Gig’em! 👍🏻 #Classof2025
Eye of the tiger. Happy Halloween! Eye of the tiger. Happy Halloween!
So this photo session just happened today. I’m So this photo session just happened today.  I’m not crying, you’re crying. 💙💛💙#alamoheights #classof2021
Number of times I will get tired of watching Carol Number of times I will get tired of watching Caroline play soccer? ZERO. It is my favorite. ⁣
Add in a huge Aggie win over Florida and it’s been a nice little day. ⁣
Yay for sports!! ⚽️💙👍🏻🏈
This little guy running through the bluebonnets wi This little guy running through the bluebonnets with the unfortunate bangs he cut himself is fifty years old today. ⁣Those bangs speak volumes about who he would become. He never does anything halfway. 
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I am so grateful that boy grew into a man who loves God, loves his family and leads us with unwavering loyalty and love. In a year full of chaos and uncertainty, he remains steadfast, solid and full of opinions he is never afraid to express. I’m thankful for all of it. Except maybe some of the opinions. ⁣
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I also love that he hates social media and won’t see this until I say “Look! I posted about you on your birthday!”⁣
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Happy 50th birthday, P! I love you. I’d say let’s grow old together except I think we already have. 😂❤️
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