HELLO
Mom to Iris. Wife to Todd. Our little family lives at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in Fayetteville, Arkansas. We love it here and I love sharing little bits of our life.

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Last Days of Summer

It was a (rare) lazy weekend,
but I still have a few photos
for this here little blog post.

Saturday was my dad’s birthday.
Amazingly funny and immensely lovable,
I’m so proud that he’s my papa.

Overalls.
Guitars.
Jokes.
And a whole lot of love.

That’s my dad ♥
and I hope he had a very
Happy Birthday!

1980s Dad

My Dad

My Dad... the doll

Kerri & Joel's Wedding

Old Photos

Old Photos

I didn’t get to spend his big 6-0
with him, but my little sisters
made the most adorable cake.

dadcake

This weekend I spent my time…

Buying creepies at an estate sale.

Creepy Estate Sale Find

Buying pretties at the same estate sale.

Southern Summer

Southern Summer

Southern Summer

Gettin my hair did.

Got My Hair Did

Having cupcakes delivered to me in bed by Todd.

Cupcakes In Bed

Sleepytime tea in my favorite mug.

Hot tea in my fave mug.

Meeting up with pretty Remy.

Remy!

Drinks and grilled cheeses with friends.

Southern Summer

A walk to campus.

Southern Summer

Southern Summer

Southern Summer

Southern Summer

Southern Summer

Southern Summer

Southern Summer

Southern Summer

Where we chilled at the bar
in the historic Inn at Carnal Hall.

Southern Summer

Southern Summer

Southern Summer

Southern Summer

Southern Summer

Southern Summer

Southern Summer

Southern Summer

Southern Summer

I’ve also been dog sitting
my friend GL‘s two Bichons.
She should have known better.

Sorry GL part 2

Sorry GL

Southern Summer

Check ya later.

Amelia in Oxford

I love lots of things about Oxford, Mississippi…

Drinks at City Grocery.

Oxford, MS - Girl Trip!

Sweet potatoes at Ajax.

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Visits to William Faulkner’s Grave.

faulkner

Square Books.

Oxford, MS - Girl Trip!

And now one of the cutest places in Oxford
is available on the ole world-wide.
My amazing friend Erin Abbott Kirkpatrick
just launched the website for her
adorable shop, Amelia.
And it’s just as cute & creative as she is.


Amelia

Amelia

Amelia

Amelia

If you ever find yourself in town,
you must stop by, have a cupcake,
& buy something cute!
In the meantime, check it out online.

xoxo

We Like The Nightlife

Just got back from a three night
stay in Memphis.
We stayed up late
and were lazy all day.
Pretty stellar agenda
if you ask me.

Filled our time with
good friends.
watermelon.
40s (excuse me, 32s).
dive bars.
stupid sunglasses.
no sleep (not before 4 am anyway)
sweet tea vodka.
swimming pool.
fried food.
more beer.
the river.
the bo-keys.
bbq.
even more beer.
and dancing at wild bills.

Our cute little pit stop.

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

After being officially welcomed into Tennessee,
GLand I met up with old friends at
The Cove

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

Lil @bethykins

MEMPHIS

And good ole Cory Branan

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

The Lamplighter

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

I promise I’m not scaring this guy.
He asked me to use my camera.
Although, I’m pretty sure he thought it was a video camera
(despite the flashes).
Cause we got a pretty good song out of him.

MEMPHIS

The P&H

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

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MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

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MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

40s & Watermelon.
The new Champagne & Cupcakes.

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

Girls dinner

Me and my BFF @kerrisnead

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

My other Memphis BFF, Brandy.

MEMPHIS

The talented Nina

MEMPHIS

…Who took this purty picture

MEMPHIS
©Nina Westervelt

The damage.

MEMPHIS

The legendary Wild Bill’s.
If you’ve never been,
you should.

Wish I had taken more photos,
but I don’t think I could have
captured it properly anyway.

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

Recovery the next day.
(with the help of sweet tea vodka + a new friend’s pool)

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

Last night in (mid)town.

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

Blues on the Bluff
Memphis music by the Mississippi River.

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

Goodbye breakfast
at Otherlands.

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

It was so great to spend
a bite of the summer
in my old town.
Now I’m back towards the Ozarks
worn the eff out.

Holiday Weekend

The end of a long weekend is here.
I had the house, and the day, to myself.
As nice as it was,
bordom did sneak up on me.

After a couple hours in the pool,
I felt like getting a little crafty.
So I made my backyard
a little bit of pretty.

I gathered
construction paper, string
and my puppy too.

holiday.

holiday.

holiday.

holiday.

holiday.

holiday.

As dusk settled in
so did my hunger.
Made my mom’s mac & cheese
with fried okra
and dinner cupcakes
(corn bread, mashed potatoes, & bacon sprinkles).
This was a last minute idea
that is already a new favorite.

holiday.

The lovely day came to a close
with a rainbow!

holiday.

The rest of my holiday weekend in photos:

Fireworks on Dickson.

3rd of July

3rd of July

3rd of July

Vintage shopping.

First Week of July

First Week of July

First Week of July

First Week of July

More swimming.

First Week of July

Fair food.

First Week of July

Sparkers.

holiday.

holiday.

Girl time.

holiday.

holiday.

Real cupcakes too.

holiday.

holiday.

And turning this floor length
vintage dress into a mini.

holiday.

Hope everyone had the best
4th of July weekend ever.

So Long So Sad

What is UP, Texas?
You keep swallowing our friends.
Just because you’re all big and warm,
have really good food and music,
doesn’t mean you have to take
everyone away.

Okay, Okay.
If you must.
I guess we can at least come to visit.
And party hard when they’re about to go.
Which is exactly what we did last weekend.

Stephanie and Trip have packed their belongings
and made the move to Houston.
Jill hosted a “See You Later” party
and we made a weekend out of it.
Friends from Kansas City came to town
just to say goodbye.
It was bittersweet.

Farmer’s Market on Saturday morning.

Don't Go.

Don't Go.

World Cup watching.

Don't Go.

Cupcake eating.

Don't Go.

Smirnoff Icing.

Don't Go.

Bar hanging outing.

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Swimming.

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The farewell party at Jill’s.

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The reading of Winter with Whitecloud.

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Making cards.

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Ending the night with a silly photoshoot.

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So long, friends!
We’ll miss you!

Don't Go.