the simpler life

Good Morning! It's officially the first of May, I am going to challenge myself to write a post a day in May. Key word- challenge- meaning defeat will probably conquer me in this quest, but a girl can try riiiight??? I love the month of May, it brings Summer just that much closer and that always is a great thing. Summer holds  some of my best memories...my birthday, my mom's birthday, spending summer's with my grandpa Carter (now in heaven) and my granma Carter- swinging on their porch swing making mud pies and eat dilly bars :) Yes I said dilly bars, plural. I eat a lot of ice-cream, anyone who knows me truly, knows my ice-cream addiction. My Grandpa knew me all too well - he always ALWAYS  had his fridge stocked with ice-cream for me. Thanks Grandpa! ok where was I at...oh yea.. Summer memories- I met my husband in summer, June 22nd to be exact, we also got engaged in June 5 years later :) so my love for summer is legit ya'll, and the weather rocks my world as well.


What I am really here to do today is share my love for my granma Carter- my dad's mother. She is a simple, wonderful lady, she is beautiful inside and out. Her simplicity intrigues me, because I am not simple, wish I could be more simple like she is, but does this trait come as you grow older and wisen up a bit? I dunno  but i want it to happen to me. She finds beauty in birds, squirrels, her yard and especially the flowers that consume it. Her house is simple, but filled with love. she and my grandpa used to have a large garden, strawberry fields and much much more, as kids we would help with garden, picking corn, shucking it, searching for strawberries and eating them right there as we picked them. these memories will last a lifetime. I love the simplicity that she is, she makes life enjoyable and shows us whats important. anytime you go out to her house, you leave kinda like you leave church- or at least for me its that way. happy, uplifted, content.

My granma - she is beautiful and I love her dearly. i dont get out there to see her as often as I should, and she lets me know that. no worries. she has gotten feisty these days. in  a good way :)

Oh and one more thing.... she has 3 boys, one being my daddy, and she has 3 grandson's, two being my brothers, and two great-grandsons, my nephews' and so I am her only granddaughter. I always knew she had a soft spot in her heart for boys, she loves her boys and the grandson's- so me being a girl kinda threw her off haha, but she thinks the world of me still and I do the same of her (boys are her favorite tho) hehe 

with that being said my younger brother Austin, married a girl named Rae and this is her above with granma Carter, now my brother is the youngest grandson of hers. even softer spot for him in her heart. ahem. favorite. ahem. :) she goes on and on and on about him every time i see her which makes me love her more and him too. but my point is that Aud married Rae and she immediately stole my granma's heart. Aud chose well and granma knows it. 

the end. :)

 P.S. just noticed this is my 100th post!