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Laurel at THE HIVEAugust 25, 2017

Tips From A Pro On How To Make The Perfect Old Fashioned

The tricks any home bartender needs to know on how to make the perfect Old Fashioned // www.thehiveblog.com

Hey hey hey and HAPPY FRIDAY! I am really excited about today’s post because it’s all about Price’s favorite classic cocktail: The Old Fashioned! Since he enjoys an Old Fashioned, which in case you aren’t familiar… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEAugust 18, 2017

Twelve Dollar Bottle: The Chicken Wine

Twelve Dollar Bottle: A review of inexpensive wine by ordinary folks // www.thehiveblog.com

Welcome to this month’s edition of Twelve Dollar Bottle! If you’re new around here, in a nutshell, Twelve Dollar Bottle is a column where a group of regular people pour up an inexpensive bottle of… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEAugust 11, 2017

Sotol Paloma

A Sotol Paloma Recipe that is to die for! // www.thehiveblog.com

Happy Friday, everyone! I have a cocktail to share with y’all today that I am super pumped about! Before I get into the recipe, let me tell you how this cocktail came to be… So… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEJuly 28, 2017

Celebrate Life

Celebrating everything I can with Italian Bubbles! // www.thehiveblog.com

I’m sure you’ve heard quotes throughout your life about the little things and how important little things are, right?! I love the little things. Like a handwritten card in the mail, or the sun poking through… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEJuly 21, 2017

Twelve Dollar Bottle: Borsao Garnacha

Twelve Dollar Bottle: A review of inexpensive wine by ordinary folks // www.thehiveblog.com

Ok friends! Time for one of my favorite posts of the month! It is TWELVE DOLLAR BOTTLE time! In case you missed last month’s edition, which was actually sort of the reintroduction of this column,… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEJuly 7, 2017

West Indian Daiquiri

The West Indian Daiquiri made with Plantation Pineapple Dark Rum // www.thehiveblog.com

Happy Friday, friends! I’m SUPER excited about today’s post because it involves an extra cool liquor that I am so glad to now have in my cocktail arsenal! Have you ever heard of Plantation Pineapple… View Full Post

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Is that brick seat getting smaller? 🥹 Ice cre Is that brick seat getting smaller? 🥹 

Ice cream at @benandjerrys with cousins over the years is one of our sweetest little traditions!🍦
Flowers from the garden + Dempsey’s poem about s Flowers from the garden + Dempsey’s poem about summer (which he had to write to check off a bingo square last week!) 

The sun is bright
The days are hot 
I play with friends
And one’s named Scott.
We go on trips
I play with friends 
We go to the beach
I hope summer never ends.
By Dempsey 

Fun fact: Demps doesn’t have any friends named Scott 🤣
All the mamas before that one last vacay before sc All the mamas before that one last vacay before school starts back 🥛 

• home alone • Christmas in July • Kate McAllister • milk •
The life cycle of this wine bottle — made easy b The life cycle of this wine bottle — made easy because of @levurebottleshop’s awesome new online ordering and curbside pickup! 

1. Found the bottle on levurebottleshop.com and placed my order, selecting curbside pickup 
2. Showed up to Levure to have my order brought to my car 
3. Made it home!
4. Set her in the fridge to chill for a few hours.
5. Got her out for game night!
6. Poured a round or two…
7. Fell in love with the cuteness of the bottle so she became a vase!
8. Currently— cute vase full of flowers on my kitchen counter 🩷🐄🥂
New shorts & new (to me) restaurant for lunch made New shorts & new (to me) restaurant for lunch made for a great day! 🧡

@masa_mesa_jxn was DELISH - I can’t wait to go back and try more! I had La Vida Fresca to drink, and two tacos (tri me & coop deville) to eat. My lunch buddies also gave very high marks to the pimento cheese and the Karen! 

And these @target shorts are a super comfy knit crochet in the prettiest color! They pair great with my fave @shophighlandpark top & my grandmother’s silk scarf! 🧡 Comment LINK if you want more info on the shorts sent to your DMs 🥰
Join the pig-nic 🤣🐹 // good thing that baske Join the pig-nic 🤣🐹 // good thing that basket lining is washable!  IYKYK 😆

• Guinea pigs • spoiled pets • picnic • summer • garden cucumbers •
THIS SATURDAY, July 11th, @cspire is hosting a Bac THIS SATURDAY, July 11th, @cspire is hosting a Back to School Family Event at @renaissanceatcolonypark where you can stop by and learn all about their Connect and Protect program, which was created for parents to keep their kids safe when it comes time to enter the device world! Although I am personally trying to keep our kids’ entry into this world as slow as possible, I’ve already been so thankful for c-spire’s parental control options for when my kids inevitably *do* get their own devices. They were so helpful in getting our family iPad (which is essentially our home phone) set up / locked down! 

The event this weekend will be held in the space right next to @shophighlandpark on that beautiful little alley way! (Look for the window in the background of my photos!)

Here’s what you can expect at the event:
✨ complimentary ice cream & loaded teas
📱 device deals and help with parental setup
💛 screen free activities for your kids, like coloring, yard games, and t-shirt tye dying (so fun!) 

Even if you’re just thinking about getting your child their first device, like a watch or a phone or a tablet, you’ll want to stop by this event and get all your questions answered! It’ll be a fun, chill environment for everyone in your family, and a great way to learn all about what my friends at @cspire have to offer your family! ☀️
Fruit pizza, but make it summery 🌼 This healt Fruit pizza, but make it summery 🌼 

This healthy(ish) fruit pizza recipe is the bomb!! And it was fun to make it gardeny for a girly little gathering! 🌱🍓🌸

Comment GIMME if you want the recipe sent to your DMs! Also, comment if you’ve ever eaten a zinnia (bc yes, they *are* edible! I tried a petal last night 🤪)
One of my personal goals for the summer was to get One of my personal goals for the summer was to get this kiddo tying his own shoes. HERE WE ARE! 🥳🥳🥳
Recent beach highlights ✨ Recent beach highlights ✨
A fantastic little fourth and fifth! 🇺🇸 A fantastic little fourth and fifth! 🇺🇸
This giveaway is now closed! Thanks to everyone wh This giveaway is now closed! Thanks to everyone who entered! Our winner is @patriciamcdavid! 🤩

💥 FIRST FRIDAY GIVEAWAY 💥 for this month is to one of my current obsessions: @elviesrestaurant!! I think I could eat here every single day and never tire of their amazing menu! 🥰 If you know… you know. If you don’t know… please get to know! 

To enter to win $50 to Elvie’s in Belhaven, simply…
🧡 like this post 
🧡 follow me- @laurel_at_thehive 
🧡 tag one friend per comment. Each tag is an entry!

That’s it!! 🤩 but as always, there are bonus entry options! Three this time!!!
🧡 bonus entry option 1: follow @elviesrestaurant then put ‘following’ in a separate comment
🧡 bonus entry option 2: save this post then put ‘saved’ in a separate comment
🧡 bonus entry option 3: share this post to your story then put ‘shared’ in a separate comment!

This opportunity is in no way associated with Meta or its affiliates. It’s simply because I love you and I love local restaurants and I want you to love the same restaurants I love! 🤣 

A winner will be selected and notified on Tuesday, July 7. Thank you so much for entering! It means so much to me! I really hope you win! 🥰🧡😘
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