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Laurel at THE HIVEDecember 7, 2021

Christmas With Cousin Eddie // a party celebrating National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and all things Griswold!

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Hey! I’m Laurel!

Thank you so much for stopping by THE HIVE today! I hope you'll get comfortable and stay a little while!

Join us for an ear piercing at @heyrowan in @highl

I was in Fondren last week and stumbled upon the c

I was in Fondren last week and stumbled upon the coolest bakery + coffee shop in Duling Hall! It is called Just Vanilla! I went in and immediately felt like I was somewhere I wasn’t supposed to be. (But, like… in an awesome way… I felt adventurous!)

I heard bustle coming from the top of the stairs to my left, so up I went, and there I was greeted by the most heavenly smell of baked goods and fresh coffee. I asked the nice guy who rung me up how long they’d been there and he said TWO YEARS! How have I missed this place for over 700 days?!? Why did none of you tell me about this place?! Hah just kidding- not your fault! BUT I do feel led to tell you about it in case you’ve missed it like I have!

Thanks for the great start to one of my days last week, @just.vanilla.bakes. Your place & your stuff are awesome and I can’t wait to go back 🫶

Hooray for the need for sleeves! How awesome does

Hooray for the need for sleeves! How awesome does it feel outside today in the south?!

This dress is from @walmart, so you know it’s a great price! It’s well made and absolutely perfect for church, a day at the office, or with tennies, it’s perfect for running errands!

Comment SHOP and I’ll DM you a link! Or you can screen shot and use this link >> https://mavely.app.link/e/BFV54isUIWb

ENJOY YOUR DAY! 🤩🍁

Our annnnnual* Reese’s taste test in honor of Un

Our annnnnual* Reese’s taste test in honor of Uncle Dooley was crazy but so fun! So wild, in fact, that several neighbors and friends got in on it and I got no pictures after the kids entered the scene 🤣

The story about the Reese’s is pretty silly and a bit embarrassing, but a great memory for me. 🤪 It’s on thehiveblog.com if you just search Reese’s.

Anyway!! The verdicts from the kids: Lily Ryan and Dempsey both chose Reese’s pieces as their favorite this year, and Wilson chose the Caramel Big Cup!

Price and I were pleasantly surprised by the PB&J, and I think we all knew the Oreo Reese’s was going to be delish! How could it not?!

I left off nutrageous this year because it’s consistently the least fave amongst the kiddos 😆

*my mind was all over the place whilst writing the words and I accidentally wrote ANNN when writing annual. So I figured I’d just add a few extra N’s to make it say “annnnnual” like an announcer or something 🤣

Enjoy a Reese’s soon in Dooley’s honor, won’t ya? 🥰

#whyyahere #rememberingdooley

Tomorrow, October 18th, is the 23rd Dooley Day, wh

Tomorrow, October 18th, is the 23rd Dooley Day, which marks 23 years since my younger brother Ryan (but everyone called him Dooley) left this earth. He was in a car accident 23 years ago today and he didn’t make it. We miss him so much!

I reread my post about him from last year (I’ll share part of it in the slides) and it brought up so much emotion. We were in the hospital around this time last year going through a tough week of Wilson breaking his arm and needing surgery.

Earlier today, I was feeling guilty that I haven’t thought about Dools as much this year as I normally do. I don’t really know why. But then I reread last year’s post and thought about the scripture in Ecclesiastes 3 about seasons. There are seasons of busy and seasons of rest. Seasons of more happiness and seasons of more sadness. Seasons of many thoughts and seasons of fewer thoughts. So I’m thankful that we aren’t in the hospital this year like we were last. But by contrast, I am sad that I’ve thought of him less. I never want to let him become a distant memory.

The silver lining to Dooley Day every year is the without-a-doubt knowledge that we will see Dooley in heaven. He trusted his life to Jesus and because of his faith in our precious savior, he has eternal life with Jesus. Do you? 🥰

Another silver lining is something we have done for several years now. A Reese’s taste test!

Comment DOOLEY for a link to the full post from last year plus the back story on the Reese’s 🤣

Oh and thanks for reading. Means a lot!!🤩🫶 #rememberingdooley #whyyahere

Life group trunk or treat & bonfire was the best!!

Life group trunk or treat & bonfire was the best!!

I had so much fun creating our trunk this year. It kinda snuck up on me, but thankfully we had some great stuff on hand to create our party patch without having to go to the store! 🥳

Isn’t fall just so lovely? 🥰🍁

Just a quick 👋 hello! 👋 and a big thanks for

Just a quick 👋 hello! 👋 and a big thanks for being here!

If we haven’t met, my name is Laurel and I live in Madison, Ms! I love it here and feel very grateful for the chance to put down some deep roots with my wild yet awesome family in the same area where I grew up!

I love Jesus and coffee and Christmas candles and all things local. I’m holding on tight to the sweetness of these tiring, joyous days, trying to create an appreciation for the miracles all around us, every day. (Every day really is a big miracle filled with lots of small ones!! Take notice!! The gorgeous glittery light dancing on that pond? Truly fabulous. The fact that your kids unknowingly ate kale? MIRACLE) I am so grateful for the opportunity to mother my kids and wife my husband (can we use wife as a verb the same way we use mother as one? 🤔) although most days I feel like I’m flying by the seat of my pants 😂

The message I’m currently teaching my kiddos is, you never know what’s going on with someone, so ALWAYS BE KIND. ALWAYS. Praying it’ll stick 🤪

I love getting to create content and share little wins and discoveries and bits of beauty with you, and I’m so grateful I get to call it my job! I hope you’ll stay a while! 🥰 Again, THANKS for being here!

Now, tell me about YOU!!

How PERFECT has the weather been lately for outdoo

How PERFECT has the weather been lately for outdoor dining? My crew has enjoyed several outdoor meals (breakfast, lunch, dessert, drinks, AND dinner! But not all in one day 😆) at @renaissanceatcolonypark lately - they have so many wonderful options!!

Here’s a full list of places with outdoor options available at Renaissance:
Another Broken Egg
Aplos (@eataplos)
Barnes & Noble Starbucks Cafe
Basil’s (@roostersbasils)
Caet (@caet_seafood)
Chicken Salad Chick
Five Guys Burgers
Inspire Nutrition (@inspire.nutrition.ms)
Koestler Prime (@koestlerprime)
Local 463 (@local463)
Malco Cinema Grill & Bar
Mochinut
Panera Bread
Pedro’s Tacos & Tequilas (@pedrostacostequila)
Scoop-de-doo Ice Cream (@scoop.dee.doo)
Smoothie King
Starbucks
Taste Italian (@tasteitaliankitchen outdoor coming soon!)
Whimsy Cookie Company (@whimsycookieridgeland)
Zea Rotisserie & Bar

If the kids said it once, they said it a dozen tim

If the kids said it once, they said it a dozen times: “I love the fair!”

There really is just something SO special about the Mississippi State Fair. Good times with my loves!

Sharing a few little treasures I’ve found on the

Sharing a few little treasures I’ve found on the gram lately! Hope you enjoy these too! 🤩🥰

Fall break in Ocean Springs was just LOVELY 🥰

Fall break in Ocean Springs was just LOVELY 🥰

We were there during #cruisinthecoast and enjoyed all the old cars we got to see! The main strip was super festive and just extra fun. Hoping to be back soon! 🍁💛

We had the BEST time fall breaking in Ocean Spring

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