© 2014 sarahfortune.
Well, this is getting ridiculous.
Fayetteville has had days of snow, ice, and slippery roads.
Even more is supposedly on the way.
Some snow fun, plus some, in photos…
Sadie had a BIRTHDAY!
She turned four.
More Razorback basketball.
A night of champagne & cupcakes.
I can’t believe it’s almost been one year since our first C and C!
Cheers!
(and go away, snow)
It’s only the first month of the year,
but January has already been
jam packed.
There was New Years,
a day trip to Little Rock,
lots of basketball games,
a trip to Arizona,
a few lazy days,
and just some good old fashion fun.
Here’s most of it in photos.
Duh.
New Years.
Before.
After.
Mini work road trip to Little Rock.
Gas station favorites.
The Peabody ducks.
The Clinton Presidential Library.
Basketball.
No Bruce Pearl!
Razorback pride.
Win or lose.
My mom.
Throwing her best gang sign.
Lazy days.
Saturday fun.
My favorite picture of them all.
A true teacher.
She carries an apple in her purse.
And a fake boom box.
Shots at Shotz.
In ice glasses…
That we like to smash on the floor.
Shuffleboard,
yet another bar,
and more candy.
So yeah,
that was fun.
Wonder what February will bring?
Last week I was super duper
(sarah)fortunate
to visit Scottsdale, Arizona
thanks to the city’s Convention & Visitors Bureau.
It was my very first time in the area
and boy was this the way to experience it.
All of the kind folks at the CVB,
along with the Millennium Resort Scottsdale
(our host hotel)
took such great care of us meeting planners.
We toured tons of amazing properties,
ate delicious food,
drank lots of drinks,
and were spoiled with
spa treatments & tickets to the
BCS Championship game.
It was a great, exhausting
few days where I learned a lot
and managed to have some fun too.
Of course the highlight
was the Auburn-Oregon game
which we watched from
an amazing suite
on the 40 yard line.
How in the world can you beat that?
You can’t.
Well…
Unless it was Arkansas playing.
Here are some photos of my trip…
View from my room
Treats
24 hours access to the hospitality suite
I was there for one hour
and I found Sprinkles.
Touring hotels…
The The Hotel Valley Ho is one of my FAVES.
It’s the perfect mix of vintage and modern.
So in love.
And it’s not just because they
fed us cupcakes & mint juleps
on the rooftop.
I also loved The W Hotel
in downtown Scottsdale.
The swimming pool looks down
into the parking garage.
And the property comes complete
with a Bliss Spa.
Other properties…
Not too shabby either.
Okay, now onto the game.
We got our passes
and a margarita for the road.
Tailgated a bit…
…where I randomly walked up to
Jared Leto‘s band playing.
I literally was like, “that looks like Jared Leto.”
And whatdoyaknow.
After getting through the
crazy crowds
I made it to our suite.
Our very sweet suite.
With all the beer
and Tostitos you could consume.
Our box was next to the
Under Armor suite,
where Mike Leach and golfer, Hunter Mahan watched the game.
I’m not a golf fan,
but of course I had to snap a picture.
Confetti with an SEC win!
The gang.
(courtesy of The Happy Snapper)
The dork.
(courtesy of The Happy Snapper)
And that’s that.
I can’t wait to go back!
Yet another year is ending.
So here’s my version of 2010
with one photo
for each month.
January
We adopted Everett Whiskers Gill.
February
I got snowed into Myrtle Beach.
On Valentines Day.
March
We played with Dog the Bounty Hunter.
April
Two words: Bacon. Day.
May
I went to Maui.
By myself.
June
We had backyard pool parties.
Lots of them.
July
I went home.
To Memphis.
August
Spent our third wedding anniversary in Vegas.
September
We cheered on the Razorbacks.
Win or lose.
October
I turned the big 3-0.
November
Hung out at Joe Francis’ house in Mexico.
December
Cheers’d the year with a cupcake.
Actually, I did that every month.
Happy New Year!
xoxo
Christmas has come and gone
and all that’s left are
the few million photos below
the lovely gifts I received
and the tree in the living room
that I’m too lazy to take down.
Sadly, the holidays mean that
some friends go out of town.
GL and I got in the Christmas spirit
before she jetted off to Los Angeles.
We celebrated with
cheap champagne
torturing our dogs
and a Christmas party with friends.
Happily, the holidays also mean
that out of town friends pass through Fville.
This often works out perfectly
for Todd’s oh-so-close-to-Christmas Birthday.
We stuck with tradition
and made reservations at Logan’s Roadhouse.
Years ago it started off as a joke,
but then we realized
how good those dang rolls are.
My mom’s gift to Todd
We ended up at a random bar
The Elixir Lounge…
in the Comfort Inn.
We heard they turned an old room
into a bar & had to check it out.
One of the best things
about this Christmas
was that I got to spend it
with my momma
and our family dog, Henry.
For the first time
in four years.
We couldn’t wait
and traded gifts early.
Todd and I received s
Special Edition Keurig Coffee Maker
and Hotel Collection Egyptian Cotton Sheets.
She gave me other goodies too,
like these Memphis treats.
Todd and I decided
to do some upgrading
as our presents to each other.
The most exciting is…
we got a new camera!
And we both upgraded
to the iPhone 4.
On Christmas Eve
we all headed to Tulsa
(new camera in tow)
for a couple relaxing of days.
One of the best parts about our trip to Tulsa,
was Todd’s sister’s present to their dad.
She’s pregnant and surprised him
with an ultrasound picture…
that told him she is having a BOY!
A very Merry Christmas, indeed.
Hope yours was too.
I’ll leave you with my favorite Christmas song.
It pretty much sums up my southern childhood holidays.
In the best way ever, of course.
“Merry Christmas from the Family”
Robert Earle Keene