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Laurel at THE HIVEJanuary 19, 2016

On Film

Black and White Lifestyle Maternity photos on film by Mississippi photographer Beth Morgan // www.thehiveblog.com

Yesterday I got an email from a friend that I’ve been anticipating for weeks! It was a dropbox file from my photographer friend Beth Morgan Cowan with the pictures she captured on film (yes, old… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEJanuary 4, 2016

Those Who Speak – January 8th!

Those Who Speak / January 8, 2016

Happy New Year, friends!! I apologize for my long holiday hiatus, but boy have I enjoyed disconnecting for just a little bit! I really have missed blogging, though, so I’m planning to pick back up… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVENovember 27, 2015

The Petite Retreat – Attend With A Friend!

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Happy day after Thanksgiving, everyone! How was it? Are you stuffed? Are you on family overload in a good way of course!? Are you just loving this time of year? Do you want a day… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVENovember 6, 2015

Friday Fiesta!

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I don’t think it’s a secret to anyone who knows me well that Mexican food is my favorite type of food. And Sombra Mexican Kitchen is quite possibly my favorite Mexican restaurant! Their chips, salsa,… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEOctober 28, 2015

On A LARK is FRIDAY! (And Saturday)

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Hello Hello Hello! I’ve been a little M.I.A. over here because it has been one CRAZY week so far! Good, yes, but also crazy. The week leading up to a show is always a little… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEOctober 23, 2015

A Saltine Giveaway!

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The time has come for another Friday to celebrate one of my favorite things in the world– Local food! (In case you’ve missed the previous Friday food celebrations, you can still read about Anjou, Amerigo,… View Full Post

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Who wants $100 to @walkersdrivein?! 🩵🩷💚 Who wants $100 to @walkersdrivein?! 🩵🩷💚

Walker’s is one of the best places to grab lunch or dinner, and it’s located in one of my favorite little Jackson neighborhoods: Fondren! Their tamales, their red fish, and their steak are all just… some of my most favorite local foods! 🤤 

To enter to win $100 to Walker’s Drive In, simply…
💛 like this post 
💛 follow me, @laurel_at_thehive 
💛 tag one friend per comment below. Each tag is an entry. 

That’s it! But as always, there are bonus entries:
💛 bonus entry option 1: follow @walkersdrivein then come back and put ‘following’ in a separate comment 
💛 bonus entry option 2: share this post to your stories then come put ‘shared’ in a separate comment! 

This giveaway is not associated with Meta in any way. It’s simply because I love ya and I wanted to thank you for being here! 🥰 This giveaway will close on Tuesday 4/14 and the winner will be contacted from this account! 

And for anyone who follows *that* closely, I usually do my giveaways on the first Friday of each month. With April’s first Friday being Good Friday, I punted to the second Friday! ✝️😆 

Thank you so much for playing! I hope you win! Happy weekend and thank you for being here! 😘🫶✨

Photo cred to the adorable @gabbi_onthego!
Local artist Natalie Ray is raffling off a 12” x Local artist Natalie Ray is raffling off a 12” x 24” framed original painting as part of @makeawishms’s Wish Month! Enter for a chance to win this amazing piece, valued at $975, and support Make-A-Wish Mississippi while doing so! One ticket is $20, or you can get there for $50. All proceeds go to Make-A-Wish Mississippi to continue the mission of granting life-changing wishes to Mississippi kids battling critical illnesses. Comment WISH and I’ll send you the link to purchase tickets! 🤩
A night out with the gals! Love this crew! 🫶🪩✨
Darkness, your hour is OVER! ☀️ “And enteri Darkness, your hour is OVER! ☀️

“And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.” Mark‬ ‭16‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭

Grateful to get to celebrate this glorious day with the ones we love! ✝️⭐️
💙⭐️ Happy World Wish Month!! ⭐️💙Apri 💙⭐️ Happy World Wish Month!! ⭐️💙April is a really, really special month for @makeawishms as they are working hard to raise money to grant wishes for kids in Mississippi with critical illnesses! They have a lot of fun planned this month that YOU can get in on! 🤩

Keep an eye on @makeawishms’s page for ALL the fun details! I’ll highlight a few things on my page, too 💙

When these kiddos have a wish to look forward to, it really does help them get better. So let’s all join in on the joy of giving hope to these sweet children as they fight the fight of their lives to get well. Your support means the world! 🌎✨💙⭐️
When your bestie lives hours away, but soccer took When your bestie lives hours away, but soccer took you to her town, and your awesome husbands hung back with the kids so yall could go have a relaxing breakfast at the cutest bakery around the corner from her house, and yall caught each other up on all the things and laughed til you cried about dumb things that nobody else would laugh at… 

… that was @laurenmwert and me last weekend and it was just so great! 🥰 Love my girl sooo much! Also shout out to @craftbakerypensacola. The latte, the breakfast pizza, and the granola were 🤤🤤🤤
What a wonderfully sporty spring we have had so fa What a wonderfully sporty spring we have had so far! Feeling mega blessed that each of our kids get to be part of such precious teams! We sure do love our sports families! 🫶✨
A trip to @martinsonsgardenworks just puts you in A trip to @martinsonsgardenworks just puts you in a better mood! 🤩🌸
Join me in Taylor, Mississippi, just outside of Ox Join me in Taylor, Mississippi, just outside of Oxford, for a trip to @theviviennestudio! My sweet friend Meagan recently opened this skin studio and I cannot say enough about how awesome it is!  Every detail was so Meagan and so perfect! 

So what makes The Vivienne special is Meagan’s modern, holistic approach to skin health. She blessed me with a custom vivienne facial, which was so refreshing! 

Then she recommended three products from her incredible collection of clean skin care lines, which I have used every day since and LOVE. She knew just what my skin needed after assessing it during my facial!

If you’re in the Oxford area, and looking to love on your skin a little bit, please go see Meagan! Comment VIV and I’ll DM you her website so you can find out More about this beautiful little spot!

Until next time, Viv! And Meag! 

** shout out to bestie @jessicaholmesphotography_ms for snagging footage for me! ILYSM, Jess! **
Join me and several friends as we get to help with Join me and several friends as we get to help with a spring style segment for @tsgjacksonms on @studio3wlbt! We had the BEST time! 

Almost all of the jewelry you see us wearing is from @47bloomsjewelry, the awesome women’s styles were from @threadsjackson, @d2clothingjackson_, @shophighlandpark, @theolivetreestarkville, and @shopbellegboutique. And the men’s style was from @theroguejxn!
HAPPENING NOW through Sunday at the Trade Mart in HAPPENING NOW through Sunday at the Trade Mart in Jackson: Spring Market! I went this morning and found sooooo much cool stuff. From clothes to kid things to chic laundry detergent to handmade chocolates… it was well worth the time! 🥳 I’m so excited about so many of the little brands I was introduced to today. I know you’ll discover some small business goodness, too! 

I hope you can make it out! Have so much fun! Happy shopping! 🤩 #ad
It’s time for me to lighten up! 💛✨ I went It’s time for me to lighten up! 💛✨

I went in for my annual blonding balayage at the prettiest new salon in Ridgeland: @salonsaintellis! This salon is an @artsytracy vision, so as you can see, it’s absolutely fabulous and SO well detailed! But we would expect nothing less! 🤩 I looooved my time in this gorgeous space! 

As you can also hopefully see, I’m loving my lighter hair! ☀️🫶 I love a balayage because it grows out so well, leaving it to where I only get color once per year. I enjoy being darker haired in the colder months, then back to blonde for the warm ones! 😆 

If you’re looking for a cool new salon… @salonsaintellis is it!
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