© 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)
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
Recently I went on a business trip
to my old stomping grounds
of Washington D.C.
I brought along a dear friend
and stayed an extra day
to enjoy the sights, shops, and sweets.
photo by Laura Hobbs
photo by Laura Hobbs
Donald Rumsfeld was on our flight
from Chicago to DCA!
Our hotel,
the Hotel Palomar.
photo by Laura Hobbs
photo by Laura Hobbs
photo by Laura Hobbs
Our hotel was located across the street
from my mom’s old apartment.
On the first night we were awoken
to a (very) loud fire alarm.
Thankfully, it wasn’t anything serious.
But we still had to exit the building,
down the stairwell & across the street.
In our pajamas.
See, here’s Laura & me.
In our mumus.
Haha.
A morning & afternoon in Georgetown.
photo by Laura Hobbs
photo by Laura Hobbs
A yummy vintage shop.
We went to Georgetown Cupcakes,
which has it’s own reality show called
DC Cupcakes on TLC.
photo by Laura Hobbs
A few blocks away,
I realized we were walking next to
the three stars of the show.
I was a dork
and got a picture.
We found the Exorcist stairs.
photo by Laura Hobbs
Doing the tourist thing
around D.C.
photo by Laura Hobbs
photo by Laura Hobbs
photo by Laura Hobbs
photo by Laura Hobbs
photo by Laura Hobbs
photo by Laura Hobbs
Botanical Gardens
photo by Laura Hobbs
photo by Laura Hobbs
photo by Laura Hobbs
We had cocktails at the amazing
W Hotel rooftop bar.
Watermelon Fiz & Strawberry Lemonade.
Adult versions, of course.
photo by Laura Hobbs
Sipping our drinks with a
view of the White House
at sunset.
photo by Laura Hobbs
photo by Laura Hobbs
photo by Laura Hobbs
More drinks in Chinatown.
photo by Laura Hobbs
photo by Laura Hobbs
photo by Laura Hobbs
Hotel room photo-fun!
photo by Laura Hobbs
photo by Laura Hobbs
Goodnight, Obama!
It was a day that we counted down to for months.
It was a game that we should have won.
Sadly, it was a game that we lost.
Despite the immense disappointment
the excitement that surrounded the game
was incredible.
Here’s the fun we had
supporting our Hogs.
Win or lose.
The excitement invaded the whole weekend.
With friends in from out of town
and a party at Jill & Ben’s.
Ashlee & Seth (with Hogs Guy mustache creepiness)
Jonathan
Brains & GL
Cathy
Cathy & Ben
Paul
Dustin
Maxine’s Bar.
And on to the game!
Woke up bright & early
to eat sausage balls
and tailgate.
With Hogs Guy.
Meet Hogs Guy.
And his intense love for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Showing off his (Razorback) belt buckle.
Oh.
He was everywhere.
Good friends were
everywhere too.
Looking back.
Despite the loss,
the times were good.
Kids even played beer pong.
And we even got a glimpse of
Ryan Mallett.
Todd & most of my friends
went to the game.
But a few of us girls
walked over to Smoke & Barrel
to eat our cupcakes, drink a beer, & watch it on the big screen.
If only
we had won.
That’s the only way
the day could have
been any better.
