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Laurel at THE HIVENovember 11, 2014

Lovely Lately

Fun baby clothes from Etsy! // THE HIVE

I hope you’re having a great week so far! Who else is looking forward to a little temp drop later in the week like I am?! 🙂 I’ve been pretty busy lately, but with all… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVENovember 7, 2014

Those Who Spoke, Part 3 + Plans For Another!

Those Who Speak - February 6, 2015

Those Who Speak, third edition, is in the books, and it was amazing. Possibly my favorite meeting yet! We had a great crowd of folks and enjoyed some incredible food (like a pumpkin and goat… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVESeptember 26, 2014

Those Who Speak, Installment 3

It’s almost the weekend! HOORAY!! I wanted to let y’all know about the next Those Who Speak! It’s coming up on November 2 (which is a Sunday… switching it up this time!) and anyone who… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEAugust 11, 2014

Jackson Metro Posters + A Trunk Show!

Hey y’all! How was your weekend? Price was gone this weekend so I was able to get so much done that I haven’t had time to do the past few weeks/months! It felt great to… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEJuly 24, 2014

Jackson Metro

Happy Thursday! I sure hope everybody is having a good week! Last week, I completed one of the most fun yet most challenging projects I’ve ever been commissioned to do. (You may remember me mentioning… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEJuly 16, 2014

Arco Avenue Gets A Facelift!

Exciting things are going on at Arco Avenue!!! I am SO excited about the new look they’re debuting today! 🙂 Elish from SummerHouse has worked with Katie on redoing pretty much the entire store, and… View Full Post

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@alphalitjackson, you brightened up our @christmas @alphalitjackson, you brightened up our @christmaswithcousineddie party SO MUCH! I love love love these letters and love what they add to any party/event! Plus they are owned by the sweetest family! 

Thanks again, Alpga Lit Jackson, for loving Christmas Vacation with us! 

“You serious, Clark?” 🤣
Decorating our tree as a family is one of our favo Decorating our tree as a family is one of our favorite Christmas traditions, and this year it was extra fun with these extra fun pajamas from The Royal Standard! @theroyalstandard has amazing patterns to choose from, and when I tell you these pajamas are soft, I’m talking softer than fresh fallen snow, making them the absolute most comfortable pajamas I think I have ever worn!!

Hop on over to the link in their bio and explore beautiful patterns for the whole family! Thank you, The Royal Standard, for making Christmas extra cozy this year!
The Jelly of the Month Club spread at @christmaswi The Jelly of the Month Club spread at @christmaswithcousineddie got a major upgrade this year with @terrapinridgefarms! Their jams and preserves are SO good! Truly the gift that keeps on giving! 🤣 Our party guests enjoyed sampling *all* the different offerings! I think my personal favorite ended up being the cranberry relish with grand marnier, but they were all great! 

Thank you so much @terrapinridgefarms for loving Christmas Vacation along with us! 😘🎄
My darling Wilson is 11 today! Words cannot expres My darling Wilson is 11 today! Words cannot express how much we love this kiddo! He is kind and selfless and just the sincerest pumpkin in the patch! He loves Jesus and his friends and all the sports! His meal of choice these days is either Cane’s or spicy ramen. He’s smart, silly, handsome, TALL (almost 5’6”!), big footed (he gets it from his mama), and big hearted! 

There’s a line from a song in the Muppet Christmas Carol movie that always makes me think of my Wils Wils. “If you want to know the measure of a man, you simply count his friends.” Wilson rarely meets a stranger, has so many darling friends, and looooves any chance he gets to be with them!! We are so blessed by this boy and his buddies!

Wilson, keep on keeping on with wisdom and kindness and following after Jesus! WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 🥳
Cannot get over these!!! @whimsycookieridgeland is Cannot get over these!!! @whimsycookieridgeland is making my Christmas Vacation cookie dreams come true! How perfect are these?! And this isn’t even all of the designs!! 🤩 More later 🥰

#christmaswithcousineddie #edward
Cheers to Christmas!! It is such an honor to have Cheers to Christmas!! It is such an honor to have been included in @rabbithole_lostrabbit’s new holiday cocktail menu! I, along with four others, got to create cocktails for a *limited time only* drink menu! 

My drink is called the Very Merry Bourbon Cranberry and it’s quite lovely! I had some solid help in getting it juuuust right (looking at you @sarahbethmontgomery & @pricedonahoo!) It’s got Knob Creek and St Germaine (sounds weird I know, but trust me!!) plus some lemon, rosemary, and cranberry! It’s super fun, sweet but not too sweet, and something that Price and I both really enjoy!

I’ll share more later, but for now, it’s time to pick a date and make plans to get to The Rabbit Hole, enjoy some DELICIOUS food, and have a Very Merry Bourbon Cranberry! 🥰❤️🥃 

📸: the fabulous @tristanduplichain
A week ago today, we said goodbye to the sweetest A week ago today, we said goodbye to the sweetest dog God ever created 🐶 

Ringo came into our lives in February of 2012 through a friend who found him as a 3-4ish month puppy in the freezing cold on the side of the road behind Madison Central. We already had two dogs and “didn’t need another one,” but we said we would foster him until our friend found him a permanent home. After only a few hours, Price and I knew we could never let this pup go! He actually entered the scene on the same day that one of my childhood dogs, Kenzie, passed away at my parents’. Divine timing 🥰

Ringo had this air of humility and gratitude and honestly just pure LOVE about him. He was meek and gentle and simply wonderful. The vet guessed, based on his initial checkup when he was still little, that he’d grow to be about 30 pounds. He was 80 🤣 

When I think about that song GoD and DoG, I think that somehow the lady who wrote that song knew Ringo. (If you’re not familiar, please go look it up on YouTube!) 

We didn’t know Ringo’s actual birthday, but the vet guessed it was around Thanksgiving of 2011. So we assigned Thanksgiving day 2011, which was 11/24, as his birthday! He had just celebrated 14 years before he passed peacefully in his bed next to ours last Wednesday morning.

He took little pieces of our hearts with him and we are better people because of this dear dog. Ringo, we love you forever!!! Our hearts (and our front door which for some reason you loved to chew on 🤪) will never be the same. We miss you SO MUCH, you stinky old man! 💛💔🥺

Also— @lccainart did this portrait of Ringo many moons ago and I have absolutely loved it since day one. She is SO talented!!
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We will select and notify a winner on Saturday 12/6. This giveaway is not affiliated with Meta. It’s simply because we love you and thank you for your support! Thanks so much for entering - I hope you win! 😘
A quiet night at home during this most beloved tim A quiet night at home during this most beloved time of year… I’m not sure there’s anything better 🥰 

And a pretty @kingofchristmas tree sure helps enhance the vibe! #ad #kingofchristmas
To quote one of my favorite old men when asked how To quote one of my favorite old men when asked how he was doing… “I’m better than I deserve.” 💛

I do not deserve these wonderful people in my life but I’m hanging on tight today and every day! 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING 🥰
I hope you’re eating well this week 🥰🍇🧀 I hope you’re eating well this week 🥰🍇🧀 

Got to do this fun spread a few weeks ago for what the guests thought was an engagement party, but it was actually the wedding!! What an awesome surprise! 🥳
The boutiques at Renaissance have the best holiday The boutiques at Renaissance have the best holiday party styles!! Plenty of shimmer, sequins, and FUN for your next gathering! ✨

I love all of these looks! Do you have a favorite?
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