THE HIVE
THE HIVE
  • About Me
  • Shop My Style
  • Policies
  • The Lovely Bee Etsy Shop
Laurel at THE HIVEDecember 11, 2017

CWCE 6.0

Christmas With Cousin Eddie 6.0 // www.thehiveblog.com

Another year of Christmas With Cousin Eddie is under our belts! CWCE 6.0 was this past weekend and it was fab. Price and I have been saying it’s been our favorite year yet! So many… View Full Post

You may also enjoy:

  • Sunshine & Disco party!

    Sunshine & Disco

  • Easy and DELICIOUS Chocolate Mousse Recipe // www.thehiveblog.com

    National Mousse Day

  • Trunk or treat idea // disco balls // "he turns my mourning into dancing." psalm 30:11

    Disco Trunk Or Treat

  • Edible Cake Butterflies // thehiveblog.com

    Cake Butterflies

SHARE:
22 Comments
Laurel at THE HIVEDecember 15, 2016

Mele Kaliki-Vodka

Mele Kaliki-Vodka // a large batch island inspired holiday cocktail!

Hello, hello! I hope all of you are having a great, not-too-crazy week! So if you took a peek at yesterday’s recap of Christmas With Cousin Eddie, 5.0, you saw where I promised to share… View Full Post

You may also enjoy:

  • Sunshine & Disco party!

    Sunshine & Disco

  • Easy and DELICIOUS Chocolate Mousse Recipe // www.thehiveblog.com

    National Mousse Day

  • Pumpkin Banana Bread // pretty healthy!! // fall bread baking

    Pumpkin Banana Bread

  • Trunk or treat idea // disco balls // "he turns my mourning into dancing." psalm 30:11

    Disco Trunk Or Treat

SHARE:
7 Comments
Laurel at THE HIVEDecember 14, 2016

Christmas With Cousin Eddie, 5.0

Christmas With Cousin Eddie // National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation inspired party

 ** Quick Note on 12/8/22 :: Etsy deactivated every listing in my shop without warning or reason. There is no appeals process to this type of action, so I am working, slowly but surely, to… View Full Post

You may also enjoy:

  • Sunshine & Disco party!

    Sunshine & Disco

  • Easy and DELICIOUS Chocolate Mousse Recipe // www.thehiveblog.com

    National Mousse Day

  • Trunk or treat idea // disco balls // "he turns my mourning into dancing." psalm 30:11

    Disco Trunk Or Treat

  • Edible Cake Butterflies // thehiveblog.com

    Cake Butterflies

SHARE:
11 Comments
Laurel at THE HIVEDecember 28, 2015

Christmas With Cousin Eddie, Take 4

Christmas With Cousin Eddie - Christmas Vacation themed party // www.thehiveblog.com

Wow, what a busy month it has been! I LOVE the Christmas season because it is filled with so much festivity and so much to do! But it can also wear ya out if you… View Full Post

You may also enjoy:

  • Sunshine & Disco party!

    Sunshine & Disco

  • Easy and DELICIOUS Chocolate Mousse Recipe // www.thehiveblog.com

    National Mousse Day

  • Trunk or treat idea // disco balls // "he turns my mourning into dancing." psalm 30:11

    Disco Trunk Or Treat

  • Edible Cake Butterflies // thehiveblog.com

    Cake Butterflies

SHARE:
10 Comments
Laurel at THE HIVEDecember 26, 2013

Cousin Eddie Just Keeps Getting Better!

Last weekend, Price and I hosted our third annual CHRISTMAS WITH COUSIN EDDIE party! Since Christmas Vacation is basically the best movie ever made (well, one of them anyway), a party themed around the film… View Full Post

You may also enjoy:

  • Sunshine & Disco party!

    Sunshine & Disco

  • Easy and DELICIOUS Chocolate Mousse Recipe // www.thehiveblog.com

    National Mousse Day

  • Trunk or treat idea // disco balls // "he turns my mourning into dancing." psalm 30:11

    Disco Trunk Or Treat

  • Spring Garden Mixology at The Briar Patch

    Spring Garden Mixology

SHARE:
12 Comments

Hey! I’m Laurel!

Laurel Donahoo @ THE HIVE Blog

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

Cannot stop thinking back on the most lovely littl Cannot stop thinking back on the most lovely little tasting + tapas situation at @thesipponsouthlamar with @lifewithmeag last week! The Strawberry Fields rosè flight went perfectly with the Brussels sprouts, goat cheese & fig bruschetta, and truffle fries! Thank you to the Sipp for the best time!! 🫶✨ Highly recommend!
So thrilled to get to be a part of the beautiful n So thrilled to get to be a part of the beautiful new issue of @tsgjacksonms! 💛✨ If you don’t know what The Scout Guide is, it’s a lovely annual publication that features local businesses through beautifully styled ads. It’s basically a look book giving you a glance at local greats in Jackson and the surrounding areas! And the cool thing is, TSG is nationwide so when you visit, say, Baton Rouge, if you need to know where to eat or shop or stay there, The Scout Guide Baton Rouge can guide you! 🥰 It’s a beautiful, fun resource and I can promise you that you’ll discover a small business you didn’t know about yet! Grab a copy from any of The Scout Guide advertisers and get to discovering! 🤩
Taking in all the vintage / retro / old school vib Taking in all the vintage / retro / old school vibes at the fabulous Graduate Hotel in Oxford, MS! @graduatehotels @visitoxfordms
SCOUT IS OUT! We had the most fun celebrating the SCOUT IS OUT! We had the most fun celebrating the launch of @tsgjacksonms’s volume 11! It was truly the most fun night! We are blessed with the best of local!!
THE GREENHOUSE 📍 Winona, MS I shared about @gr THE GREENHOUSE 📍 Winona, MS I shared about @greenhousecoffee.ms on my stories earlier this week and got a huge response of people asking questions, getting excited about the suggestion, or telling me they love The Greenhouse too!! If you ever find yourself in Winona, Mississippi in need of some coffee (or plants!), you must try this place! It’s ADORABLE, so different, and so yummy! Have you been?! ☕️🪴
Some fun, flirty, Valentine-y looks from Madison M Some fun, flirty, Valentine-y looks from Madison Marketplace! This is only a fraction of all the fun pink/red/heart stuff they have right now! GO SEE THEM! 🥰
So in love with the @annsealeartms QUEEN painting So in love with the @annsealeartms QUEEN painting we just hung in Lily Ryan’s room!! When I saw her at Ann’s house, I couldn’t not get her… isn’t she fabulous and so much fun?! Ann is known for a certain, incredible abstract style, but she can step outside the box too! If you have a commission in mind, DM her to chat! Have a FANTASTIC week! 😘
This giveaway is now closed! Thank you to all who This giveaway is now closed! Thank you to all who entered! @victoriacasher is our winner! 🥳🥳 🌟 G I V E A W A Y ! 🌟 To celebrate the upcoming launch of next volume of The Scout Guide Jackson, I’m giving away TWO VIP TICKETS to the launch gala next Friday, 1/17!! Details below! But first… To enter to win… 💛 like this photo 💛 follow @tsgjacksonms 💛 follow me, @laurel_at_thehive 💛 tag one friend per comment! 💛 bonus entry: share to your story, then come back and put ‘shared’ in a separate comment! The winner will be selected and notified tomorrow (Saturday) night!! I’m so excited about this party, you have no idea!! 🤩🤩 The value of each VIP ticket is $200, so this giveaway is valued at $400 🫶 Party deets- ✨ Friday, January 17 from ✨ black tie optional ✨ location: @countryclubofjackson ✨ entertainment: @molly_ringwalds (obsessed with them!!) ✨ signature cocktails & hand rolled cigars ✨ silent auction ✨ see the BRAND NEW guide for the first time! ✨ support TSG Jackson’s six scouted causes: @magnoliaspeechschool (so dear to my heart!), @showerpower.ms, @_newkscares, @firstteecentralms, @heartworks and @mindcenter_ummc! All amazing causes that will benefit from the profits of the evening! ✨ show your support for the best of local all while having a fantastic time!! 🥰 Thanks so much for entering! I hope you win!! Visit tsgjacksongala.com to get ALL the details and purchase more tickets! Shout out to @smithfilmco for this fun photo! He is the photographer who shot my page in the guide! Cannot wait to see it and all the others!! 🥰🥰
This is one of my favorite superficial perks of co This is one of my favorite superficial perks of cochlear implants: the magnets can help tame some unruly hair when needed! 🤣 I’ve thought so much about our visit to Innsbruck, Austria back in November where I got to immerse myself in all things @medel_global (Dempsey’s CI manufacturer) for three days, and I came out of that summit almost overwhelmed with ALL that I learned!!!! I did want to share a few other perks/cool things that I am so thankful for regarding cochlear implants! 1) My top takeaway was, THERE IS NO CEILING to sound quality improvement for CI users! It will always continue getting better with practice and therapy! When Demps was first diagnosed, we were afraid that the sound he hears (particularly with music) would be so different that he wouldn’t be able to enjoy it. But that is NOT TRUE! Technology has come so far and research has come so far that today, there is nothing keeping the sound our baby hears from being anything other than beautiful if we keep working at it!! 2) Med-el has a very strenuous process of manufacturing. These hearing devices are HAND MADE with SO MUCH PRECISION!! It’s absolutely mind blowing the details that go into each device. I honestly can’t wrap my head around it! 3) CI experiences can vary, based on age of implantation and amount of therapy! Med-el can provide some wonderful therapy resources for people of all ages. Hearing loss can happen for many different reasons, so if you lose hearing later in life, please know that, should you choose sound, your road might be a little tougher but there IS light!! Keep working hard and immersing yourself in sound 💛 4) This road isn’t always easy but with God, hard work, and a great community, so much is possible! We are so grateful!!!! Big thanks again to the @medel_global team for having us!! I’m still so humbled and thankful! 🫶
Two things we did this past holiday season that I Two things we did this past holiday season that I loved: (1) gifting several IOUs and purchasing gifts after Christmas rather than totally busting it to get it all together before. This took so much pressure off, and they were actually very well recieved! Plus late gifts make the celebration last longer, right?! 🤩 (2) getting each of our kids their own @greenlightcard then letting them earn money to buy gifts for each other. This was precious to witness!! Highly highly recommend Greenlight cards! I hope these ideas are helpful! Thanks for being here! 😘😘
Throwback to a fun event I got to plan with @belli Throwback to a fun event I got to plan with @bellini.blooms & @mkdeckerdesigns where we did the most fun little dessert table- tiny cups of candy (sorted by color) and floral cupcakes by @sweetnsavicakes! I still dream about how cute it was! 🥰🌸
This giveaway is now closed! Congrats to winner @n This giveaway is now closed! Congrats to winner @nicole_flynt 🥳🥳 and THANK YOU to everyone who entered! More giveaways happening soon! 🥰 It’s the first FIRST FRIDAY GIVEAWAY of the new year! Woo hoo 🥳🥳 (if you’re new here, I do a giveaway the first Friday of each month! 🤩) This giveaway is for $75 to one of our family’s favorite places to pop over to for a delicious Mexican meal: Plato Feliz at Livingston! We love the food there, of course, (shout out to the street tacos!) but even more than that… the people there are beyond precious! We feel SO welcome each time we walk in. And it’s not just us- they make everyone feel welcome! To enter to win $75 to this local fave, simply… 💛 like this post 💛 follow me, @laurel_at_thehive 💛 tag one friend per comment (each tag is an entry) That’s it! BUT for more entries… 💛 bonus entry option 1: SAVE this post then come back and put ‘saved’ in a separate comment 💛 bonus entry option 2: follow @platofeliz115 then come back and put any three emojis in a separate post! 🌮🍋‍🟩🍹 💛 bonus entry option 3: SHARE this to your story then come back and put ‘shared’ in a separate comment! Thank you so much for playing! And thanks so much for your support! This giveaway is not associated at all with Meta or its affiliates. It’s simply because I love ya and am thankful for you!! The winner will be selected and notified on Tuesday 1/7 and contacted via DM from this account! 🥰 Hope you win!!! 😘🥳
See more! Follow on Instagram

subscribe to THE HIVE!

   

Categories

  • family
  • fashion & beauty
  • food & drink
  • interiors
  • dempsey’s ears

shop my favorites

Paddywax Cactus Flower and Aloe
hand tufted pink rug from Anthropologie
the cutest flats - in inclusive sizes!
yellow felt letter board
© 2025 THE HIVE
Blogger Templates BY pipdig