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Laurel at THE HIVESeptember 12, 2023

Little Bits of Fall

Bits of Fall

When I saw that evenings temps were starting to fall into the 60s where we are, it was PUMPKINS OUT for me!! I love fall for the colors and the coolness… The approach to the… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEAugust 28, 2023

Cabin Fever

cozy cabin

CABIN FEVER… On our latest trip to our little hunting cabin, it was 104 degrees outside, so it definitely felt like our cabin had a fever! No matter how much Tylenol (a.k.a. fans) we put… View Full Post

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    Pop Art “Wallpaper”

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    New Kitchen Runner

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    Room Adjustment

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Laurel at THE HIVEAugust 23, 2023

Dressing Up

Dress up in Chicwish

I’ve recently had the opportunity to team up with a clothing brand called Chicwish, and I am here to tell you- I’ve been super impressed! I’ve ordered from them several times before and they consistently… View Full Post

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    Little Bits of Fall

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Laurel at THE HIVEJune 28, 2023

Fruit Pizza Recipe

Festive Fourth of July fruit pizza! // www.thehiveblog.com

If you’re looking for a fun Fourth of July dessert recipe, I hope this will be your answer! I am teaming up with my friends at @cornermarketms to bring you a delightfully easy fruit pizza recipe! I… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEApril 27, 2023

Oatmeal Sprinkle Cookies!

National Oatmeal Cookie Day is April 30th!

I love a good celebration. So one of my favorite things to do is look at National Holiday calendars and see what random yet worthwhile things I can celebrate! When I saw that April 30th… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEDecember 5, 2022

New Everyday Bag

Pixie Mood Bags

I have a new brand partner that I am SO in love with! Pixie Mood is a lovely little vegan leather handbag company with some of the PRETTIEST bags! The bag you see here, Milie,… View Full Post

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Things we sipped on in #NYC 💛 Things we sipped on in #NYC 💛
my babies! Photo by sweet, talented @lindsayottph my babies!

Photo by sweet, talented @lindsayottphoto 🥰
Fall dining setup 🍂🕯️🍁 Mini pumpkins a Fall dining setup 🍂🕯️🍁

Mini pumpkins and pretty fall-colored candles are so fun! And I may or may not have added a few bats to the cabinet at Lil’s request 😆

I linked what I could! You can shop the ‘shop my style’ tab on thehiveblog.com or you can follow my shop @laurel_at_thehive on the @shop.LTK app to shop this post and get my exclusive app-only content!

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This giveaway is now closed! Congrats to our winne This giveaway is now closed! Congrats to our winner @teenaruth! 

✨ G I V E A W A Y ✨ GAMEDAY EDITION!

I’m so excited to share some super cute gameday looks from @dearleesocial with you! Something for the dawgs, the rebs, the tigers, the Mavs, the jags… I’m sure im forgetting a team or two! They have SO many fun pieces!! 

And they’re sweet enough to gift one of you $100 to spend with them!! 

To enter to win $100 to dearleesocial…
✨ follow @dearleesocial 
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✨ bonus entry option 1: SAVE this reel then put ‘saved’ in a separate comment
✨ bonus entry option 2: SHARE this reel to your story and put ‘shared’ in a separate comment 

That’s it! 🤩 

Gameday threads are just the beginning of what this fun shop has to offer… I saw some of their holiday stuff and it’s WAY cute!! You’ll LOVE following them and perusing their pieces! Look for them on Facebook too! 🤩

This giveaway ends on Monday, 10/2, and the winner will be notified from this account! It is in no way affiliated with Meta. It’s simply because we love you and thank you for your support of our small businesses! 💛
Corner Market and I are here to bring you another Corner Market and I are here to bring you another great tailgate food idea! These antipasto skewers are absolutely delicious! And they seem fancier than they actually are 😆

WHAT YOU NEED:
- grape or cherry tomatoes
- fresh mozzarella cut into one inch sections
- garlic stuffed olives 
- marinated artichoke hearts 
- tortellini of your choice, cooked and patted dry
- salami 
- balsamic vinegar

WHAT YOU DO:
Simply layer the ingredients in the order of your choice, top with balsamic vinegar if you like balsamic vinegar, and serve! These would also be great for holiday parties! 

Beautiful and easy. What else could you ask for?! ENJOY! 🥰 and hit SAVE so you can keep this idea handy!
HEAR! HEAR! Demps has had his cochlear implants fo HEAR! HEAR! Demps has had his cochlear implants for four years! Boy, are we thankful. 💚💛

@whimsycookieridgeland — THANK YOU for celebrating with us by making these most adorable (and delicious) cookies!!
Four years ago today, we witnessed a miracle! 🥰 Four years ago today, we witnessed a miracle! 🥰

When Dempsey was born in November of 2018, we quickly found out that he was profoundly deaf. Could not hear a THING. We also quickly found out that he was a candidate for getting cochlear implants, which would give our boy the ability to hear!

In august of 2019, Dempsey had cochlear implant surgery, and that next month, four years ago today, his ears were turned on!! In the CI world, we call it activation day 🤩

Our precious doctors, all of whom I thank God for every day — I mean, the fact that God gave people smart enough brains to produce, implant, and monitor this technology is simply incredible!! — have taken the best care of our little dude. We are GRATEFUL!! 

Dempsey’s first day of hearing was so joy-filled (although he did have his moments where he got fussy and when he took his ears off — after living in the complete quiet for almost 11 months, I can imagine your first day of hearing to be A LOT 😂) and we love re-living the smiles from that day! 

This is my favorite scripture for this part of our lives: 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, which says, “And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

ONLY GOD. So grateful!!! 

Happy birthday to Dempsey’s ears!!

#cochlearimplant #cochlearimplants #activationday #deafkidsrock #talkingdeafkid
great friends • great city • great hotel GRE great friends • great city • great hotel 

GREAT trip! #nyc
Uncle Frank coming in clutch with the perfect audi Uncle Frank coming in clutch with the perfect audio 🥂

#unclefrank #champers #veuve
Thursday blues 🩵🤍💙 Loving my new cropped Thursday blues 🩵🤍💙

Loving my new cropped, wide-leg jeans!! They’re linked on my LTK or you can visit the ‘shop my style’ tab on www.thehiveblog.com! 

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💛 the benefits of bed making 💛 I haven’t 💛 the benefits of bed making 💛

I haven’t always been a consistent bed maker, but I forced myself to become one several months ago, and I have not looked back! I am absolutely loving it! you long-time bed makers are probably laughing at me 😂

NONETHELESS, here are my favorite bed making benefits! 

💛 it’s so nice to walk into my room and have it look just that much more put together!
💛 when it is made, dogs and kids are less likely to root around in the sheets/sit under the covers and eat snacks. Which in the long run keeps the sheets cleaner!
💛 it is an easy two minutes I can spend in the beginning of the day getting things off on a more organized foot.
💛 I get to enjoy our bedding! When it is stacked against the wall, next to an unmade bed, I don’t get to enjoy it.
💛 there is something about taking the throw pillows off and sliding my feet between the cool, smooth sheets, that just feels better at bedtime!
💛 studies show that people who make their bed are generally more productive throughout the day!

Do you benefit from making your bed every day? ((Do you make yours at all? No judgement! 😆😆))

I hope you’re having a great day!!
#thehiveathome #makeyourbed
This giveaway is now over! Congrats to our winner This giveaway is now over! Congrats to our winner @elizabethwford!!

✨ G I V E A W A Y  T I M E ! ✨ I am teaming up with my precious photographer friend @lindsayottphoto to give away one mini family photo session with her - a $275 value! Now is a great time to start thinking about getting Christmas card photos done, and Lindsay does a WONDERFUL job! I absolutely love how these turned out! 🥰

To enter to win, please
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✨ bonus entry option 1: SAVE this post then put ‘saved’ in separate comment 
✨ bonus entry option 2: SHARE this post to your story then put ‘shared’ in a separate comment

That’s it! 🤩 The winner will be selected Monday 9/25 and notified from this account! The winner will need to be located or able to travel to the Jackson metro area for their session! 

This giveaway is not associated with Meta. It’s just because we love you and appreciate your support of our local businesses! Good luck! 🤩
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