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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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Posts Tagged: Dickson St.

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.

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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Jill

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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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Cathy & Ben

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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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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.

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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.

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The lovely day came to a close
with a rainbow!

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The rest of my holiday weekend in photos:

Fireworks on Dickson.

3rd of July

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Vintage shopping.

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More swimming.

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Fair food.

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Sparkers.

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Girl time.

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Real cupcakes too.

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And turning this floor length
vintage dress into a mini.

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