Oooooo, that smell.......

This weekend I decided to pay homage to my southern heritage. As a girl growing up in the South, I was exposed to many different (and fabulous) foods......fried chicken, sweet tea, and cheese grits to name just a few. One of my favorites is known by a few names: shrimp boil, crab boil, low country boil.......but they all mean one thing.......YUM!! Plus, you get to use the best spice combination man EVER created....Old Bay Seasoning!!!!!!

Here is the actual recipe........it is also mandatory that you listen to southern rock while you cook (I chose Lynyrd Skynyrd).

 

here's all the ingredients ....so excited!!!

sun tea is a MUST!

no southern meal is complete without cornbread (the corn muffins were regular size however, this picture makes them look huge!!)

Silly Charlie.....

I think we may have a very spoiled doggie on our hands!! When he was a puppy, Charlie was more than willing to lay on the floor. Then, the floor was no longer good enough, so he moved to the window seat with the hard brown cushions. Now the awful brown cushions are not good enough for the little prince....he has commandeered Ezra's toys for extra cushioning.

This is truly a sad state of affairs......

Sunshine is Delicious....

Let me preface this to say that I am sorry for all my southern friends and family that are still under the oppressive heat wave.....but here in Indiana, we are having a completely drop dead gorgeous day!!! Blue skies and big, fluffy clouds.....

This is our forecast for the next few days!! So happy.....this summer has been way too hot and muggy for this girl.

YAY!!

 While we are REALLY enjoying having our windows open and a breeze blowing through the house (free from the tyranny of the AC), no one is taking more pleasure from open windows more than my baby girl, Ozzy. Her world has become complete.... If we could ever switch places with an animal, I want to be a house cat!!

Tee Shirt Tuesday!!!

Today's tee is brought to you by the letter M......

My husband, Micah, loves the two hecklers from The Muppet Show. Way down deep inside, he is just a cynical old man.....in puppet form. They are all kindred spirits!!!

Find this over at Busted Tees......check out girlfriends 'tude in this pic!!!

Bet you never knew their names......Statler and Waldorf!!