It's a southern thang

Ya know what's funny? The fact that we drove 400 miles north to get to the heart of the south... Florida is geographically more southern than Georgia, but we're mostly known for the beaches, the blue waters, fishing and all things tropical. And while we have our fair share of red-neckery goin' on, there is just something so simple and laid back about "the south". I love it. The people are so kind, willing to help you with anything, they have cute accents, they make awesome fattening food and, let's be honest, they make some amazing moonshine...

Fun fact: we had some of the best tasting moonshine while in Georgia! And guess who made it?! The freaking cop. I can't make this up... The cop (one of the two) in the town that we stayed in made the best apple pie moonshine that I've ever had. It seriously doesn't get any more small-town than that. This shine tasted like apple cider; no burn at all, no scrunched up face when you swallowed it, just smooth, good tasting juice whiskey. I could've chugged the whole entire mason jar if you'd let me. I would have passed out in the yard, but it would have gone down soooo smooth, unlike my decent to the ground would have been. Cheers to that :)

Getting back to where I was originally going with this post; I really miss that simplicity. The lounging around, listening to the rain, looking at the beautiful scenery, hanging with friends, chugging moonshine, and eating and drinking to my heart’s content. That’s all pretty much the definition of vacation, and part of the reason why I miss it so much is because I’m back to work and back to real-life. which can suck. Cleaning, cooking, laundry, chores; they're all buzzkills. I’m all about hanging around, having Mike’s family cook for us and paying some cleaning lady at the end of the week to tidy our house after we leave. Fantastic! Sign me up. I'm convinced those are the reasons we’d like to make the trip an annual happening in our lives haha. But, in addition to being a bum, something you have to do while up there is go to the Tractor Supply Store. It’s a staple up there. They sell everything from lawn mowers, to clothes, chickens and home decor! It’s as random as you can imagine. Sean and I bought some toys for our boys (of course) and I found a super cute American flag star to adorn my door since my beloved wreath stained it pink. I’m still bitter about it, mainly because it's still pink. So, it’s being replaced by something that will cause no harm to our lovely entryway. For a mere $4 :)

 

Cute, right? I’m loving the Americana theme right now and plan to stick with it for the rest of the summer. I wanted to bring some of that feeling to the inside of our Dockerty Domain. I not only wanted to stay with the Americana theme, but after our fun trip, I also wanted to add in some southern flair. I love changing out our tablescape with fun tablecloths, runners and centerpieces, and for a while, we were rocking this:

It’s an assortment of random candles and things I had around the house. The vase the flower is stuck in is actually a ceramic bottle of wine that was given to Sean by one of his customers. It tasted great and had a cool bottle so I kept it, washed it out and stuck some fake foliage in there. How often do you see a ceramic wine bottle? And you know me and fake flowers… it’s starting to get a little ridiculous. Naturally I carried on my obsession with the carefree and effortless task of keeping fake flowers alive. So, without further ado, I now present to you: Das Boot.

It doesn’t get much more 'merican and southern than a cowboy boot, a bandana and some sunflowers… especially paired with a candle that looks like a log and an old Ball mason jar! Hot dang we got ourselves a centerpiece here!  I’m sure Sean thinks I’m off my rocker, especially since he only found one boot in the closet and came across the other one on our kitchen table, but I had to stick with the theme! It’s all about dedication, and by golly, I’m committed. He’s finally learned not to say anything anymore; usually I just get a bewildered look and a shake of the head with an occasional eye roll. And I’m OK with that. He does silly stuff too. Tit for tat, as they say. Next, I’m going to find a place for a huuuge infinity scarf that I got for the Fourth of July that’s big enough to park my truck in… no joke, this scarf is massive. I must find somewhere to display it.

Next week I’ll be back with our geo caching adventures from GA. Maybe we’ll go on a geo cache escapade in our own town this weekend! Who knows what sort of wine-induced shenanigans we’ll get ourselves into…

-C Doc