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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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Thirty? Thirty.

This was the year.
The year that I crossed over.
To the dark side.
And into my thirties.

I must admit,
I had been dreading it
all through my 29th year.

Now that I’ve made the leap
and joined the club,
I have to say
that the countdown
was the hard part
and now I’m actually
excited about 30.

I seriously celebrated
all week.
But here are some photos
from just Friday night.

We went to the
Ozark Corn Maze
and then out on the town.

Thank you to everyone
for such a warm welcome
to the big 3-0!

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GL(who’s a high school teacher)
had her class make me this poster.
So cute!
And quite hilarious
when you read it up close.

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The maze!

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This sign was already set up
for a little girl’s party.
Haha.

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Yeah, we got lost.

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The Cow Train!
Now this was fun.
It was so freakin bumpy,
I’m surprised it doesn’t scare the kids.

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I’m a cheap date.
$1.50 hot dog birthday dinner.
And it was sooo good.

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Drinks at Kingfish.

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GL & Brains got me a Hobo clutch
& a sparkly headband.
Love!

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Being surprised by cake!
You can see it way in the back.

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A pedi-cab ride on Dickson.

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My very first time
at Roger’s Rec.

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Lots of fun
for my lots of years.

Thanks, friends & family!
For the gifts that I haven’t mentioned here,
the phone calls,
the Tweets
and the Facebooks.

You guys are the best.
Thank you.

The Black Crowes + Randoms

After quite a lull in live music
my life was suddenly filled
with concerts last week.
Here’s one quick story
in photos
with another
music adventure
coming soon.

On Saturday, Todd and I
met up with our friend
(and my old roommate)
who now plays guitar for
The Black Crowes.

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He hooked us up with
backstage passes.

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A cold, but fun night indeed!

So this is a little random,
but here are some photos
that I somehow forgot to post.

Sadly, we didn’t beat Bama
but at least we looked cute?

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More rock
coming up next.

Alabama Arkansas

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.

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Ashlee & Seth (with Hogs Guy mustache creepiness)

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Jonathan

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Brains & GL

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Cathy

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Paul

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Dustin

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Maxine’s Bar.

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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.

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Showing off his (Razorback) belt buckle.

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Oh.
He was everywhere.

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Good friends were
everywhere too.

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Looking back.
Despite the loss,
the times were good.

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Kids even played beer pong.

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And we even got a glimpse of
Ryan Mallett.

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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.

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If only
we had won.
That’s the only way
the day could have
been any better.

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Little Rock Adventure

This weekend marks
the third weekend
in a row
that I’ve taken
a road trip outta town.

Little Rock, Arkansas
was the target this time around.
Cory Branan set up
a last minute show,
so we made a night of it.

Checked into the Hilton
where we made our own
hotel bar.

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Dinner at Pizza D’s.

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Drinks, tunes, & Spiderman pop rocks
at White Water Tavern.

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At the show I met Starr Crow,
a fellow Arkansas vintage seller & blogger!
It was so great to talk to someone face to face about
vintage,
photography,
and all the fashion bloggers we follow.
Check out her blog and Etsy shop!

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Cory finally went on…

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… and onto the bar.

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Before the night was done…
we jumped for joy.
(and for more beer)

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We devoured a fourth meal back at the hotel.

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And at three am
we spent five minutes
nervously trying to jump the fence
to the hotel pool.
When all of the sudden
we watched two dudes
just open the gate
and walk right in.
Funniest part of the evening right there.

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After just a few hours of
restless hotel sleep
and an 11 o’clock checkout time,
we headed home
tired, but happy.

Chelsea Clinton Wedding Coincidences

What does the
Chelsea Clinton & Marc Mezvinsk wedding,
Bill & Hillary Clinton wedding,
and the Todd & Sarah Gill wedding
all have in common?

Amongst other things, really unique timing.

Chelsea Clinton was married yesterday and my wedding anniversary is next week on August 11th – the very same day that former president Bill Clinton will be in Fayetteville, Arkansas stopping by the very same house where Todd and I were married three years ago to the day. Of course Bill and Hillary were married there too, which is what brings the coincidences full circle.

Check out this article on politicsdaily.com about it all:
Bill Clinton’s Marital Tips to Newlyweds

The letter Bill Clinton wrote to us…

Bill Clinton - Wedding Letter

Me next to the replica of Hillary Clinton’s wedding dress.
Chelsea’s looked a tad bit different.

Cheers, Bill!