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Laurel at THE HIVEJanuary 13, 2025

Curtain Fairy Lights FOR THE WIN!

Most gorgeous fairy curtain lights!! https://bit.ly/49T1GnC

Lily Ryan asked for some curtain lights for Christmas, and oh my goodness I cannot tell you how beautiful they are hanging up in her room! We absolutely love them. Even the boys have mentioned… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEJanuary 10, 2025

Fabula Coffee

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. For the past six months or so, I’ve been enjoying a WONDERFUL brand of coffee at home called Fabula! It is, as the name suggests, FABULOUS! 🙂 This brand is low in acid, 100%… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEOctober 18, 2024

Dooley Day 2024

Ryan Patrick "Dooley" Miller and the legacy he left behind

. It’s the 22nd Dooley Day. That’s what we call the day Ryan Patrick “Dooley” Miller, the baby of our family, went on to Heaven. October 18th is his “Homegoing!” Because he knew Jesus as… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVESeptember 24, 2024

Early Fall Uniform

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Laurel at THE HIVEAugust 27, 2024

Where I Like to Shop for Cute Size 12 Shoes

Places to shop for women's size 12 shoes

. I wear a women’s size 12 shoe, which is pretty huge and hard to find in local stores! I get asked often where I shoe shop since it seems like more and more people… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEAugust 23, 2024

Saint Owen Sunnies

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. My new friends at a cool new-to-me brand called Saint Owen sent me some really fantastic sunglasses and I wanted to share them with you! This brand is run by some very glam twin… View Full Post

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

Although it ended with a Roman-candle-induced brus Although it ended with a Roman-candle-induced brush fire, 2025 overall was wonderful and 2026 is shaping up to be pretty lovely, too! So thankful for a few days away with some pretty awesome company, lots of games, plenty of food, and so many laughs! 

To quote @pricedonahoo’s grandfather, “we are better than we deserve!” 

And to quote another great, CS Lewis says, “There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind," 💛✨
This giveaway is now closed. Congrats to our winne This giveaway is now closed. Congrats to our winner @carlycaver! Thank you to all who entered! 

🥳✨ VOLUME 12 TSG LAUNCH PARTY TICKET GIVEAWAY! ✨🥳

The @tsgjacksonms volume 12 Launch Party Gala is Friday 1/9 at @countryclubofjackson so we are teaming up to gift one of you TWO tickets! 🥂

📅 Friday, January 9, 2026
📍 The Country Club of Jackson

✨TO ENTER:

- Follow @tsgjacksonms 
- Follow @shopsummerhouse 
- Follow @laurel_at_thehive 
- Tag one friend per comment below (each tag is an entry)

✨BONUS ENTRY: Share this post to your story then put “shared” in a separate comment below.

Glam night. Incredible vibes. Unforgettable celebration. So much local love! 

WINNER ANNOUNCED MONDAY, JANUARY 5th! Good luck and we will see you there! 💃🥂
✨
Hey Chat, Please turn this photo into a norman Roc Hey Chat,
Please turn this photo into a norman Rockwell painting 🥰
Best one yet! 🎄✨🥰 Best one yet! 🎄✨🥰
John 21 comes to mind! 😆🐟 John 21 comes to mind! 😆🐟
Ever since I was introduced to the new @nutpods To Ever since I was introduced to the new @nutpods Toffee Nut creamer, I’ve been making this banoffee protein smoothie almost DAILY!

Banoffee is a mix of flavors I fell in love with when I lived in England - toffee, banana, coffee - and this smoothie brings them together in one place in a healthy way! (Banoffee pie is the only other way I’ve had these flavors and it’s, um, NOT healthy 😆) 

All you need to do is eyeball these ingredients:
- iced coffee 
- @nutpods toffee nut creamer
- frozen banana slices 
- local honey of your choice of sweetener 
- unflavored protein powder
- sometimes I add ice but not always!

Hop on over to the link in @nutpods bio OR search for Toffee Nut Nutpods Creamer on Amazon to order! 

Have the best day! 🍌
#brandpartner #nutpodsquad
🇮🇹 Tour de Italian Restaurants 2025 🇮🇹 🇮🇹 Tour de Italian Restaurants 2025 🇮🇹 is in the books! For some reason, a couple of years ago, we started this thing where we hit up as many local Italian restaurants as we can during the holiday season! This year we ate four fabulous meals at four of our favorites: @amerigo_restaurant, @fratesis_italian, @eatatceramis, and @tasteitaliankitchen! 

Not exactly sure where this tradition was born, but I think pairing red, white, and green Italian vibes with the Christmas season is a no brainer as a duo! 🤣

There are some local Italian greats we couldn’t make it to this year, but… there’s always restaurant tour 2026!🎄🥰💚🤍❤️
Lily Ryan has been asking for a bed canopy for mon Lily Ryan has been asking for a bed canopy for months and she got one for Christmas and OH MY GOODNESS it’s just the dreamiest thing! 🥰✨ She and I are both obsessed with it!! 

This one was very affordable and it’s just absolutely the sweetest with the different fabrics and the cutout stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 

Comment CANOPY for a link sent to your DMs! 🤩
MERRY CHRISTMAS from us to you! “But Mary trea MERRY CHRISTMAS from us to you! 

“But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.” Luke 2:19

❤️🤍💚
Christmas Eve candlelight service 🥰 Christmas Eve candlelight service 🥰
Miller family fun! Love these people! 🎄❤️🎣
PRANK THANK YOU NOTES!! Send one (or two or three) PRANK THANK YOU NOTES!! Send one (or two or three) for a great cause! 

🎄 BACKGROUND: for the past several years, our church has given each kid in our children’s ministry $1 to multiply so we can give back to a great cause! My three combined their dollars and bought a few stamps. We already had the envelopes and cards! We will be able to buy more stamps the more we sell! Speaking of that…

🎄 the past two years, we have sent prank Christmas cards. But I couldn’t get my act together in time this year! So we are sending prank thank you notes instead! They’re $3 each and I’ll send them out the week after Christmas.

🎄 HOW TO SEND:
- pick a silly item from our list: bucket of dirt, pasta earrings, map of Kyrgyzstan, Donald Trump action figure, Peppa Pig neck tie, VCR, subscription to a paper clip of the month club, grocery store version of monopoly, or a miniature snoopy roller coaster! 

- DM me the name and address of the person you want to receive the card. Also send me your Venmo handle and I’ll send you a payment request! 

- your friend will get a note to the effect of, 
“Dear [friend], Thank you so much for the pasta earrings you gave me for Christmas! You know I love me some noodles and you know I just got my ears pierced! You’re so thoughtful. I can’t wait to see you at the reunion next month! Blessings, Candie McNerny”

🎄 You’ll sleep well knowing you’re delivering a laugh + a little honest confusion 🤣 ALL WHILE supporting In His Steps, which is a precious after school ministry in Canton that invests into every aspect of a growing student. They do great work! 

🎄 THANK YOU so much for your support and MERRY CHRISTMAS! 

*let me know if you have any questions!*

And thank you @broadmoor.kids for fostering the fun! 🫶🥳
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