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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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The Miracle Photobooth

This past week there
may or may not
have been a large event taking place in Fayetteville.
This event
may or may not
have been for the world’s largest employer.

Mariah Carey,
Jamie Foxx,
and Enrique Iglesias
may or may not
have been just a few of the guests in town.
And us girls
may or may not
have gone out on Friday night
in hopes of spotting a celeb or two.

Instead, we found something even better.
We met two guys who
may or may not
have been in town working the event
photobooth in tow.

Their company
may or may not
have worked other events such as
the New Moon premier

PB1

A party with the cast of Glee.

PB3

And maybe even a CW show or two.

PB4

The evening started off
completely normal.

Happy hour.
Two dollar beers.

24 hours

Cute patio.
Sitting outside.

24 hours

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Then things got
amazingly fun.
If you know me,
you know how much I love photos.
Of anything and everything.
And photobooths?
Well, they have my heart.

And on Friday night,
we had access to
Free. Unlimited. Photobooth pictures.
We took hundreds, but below are some of my faves.
Complete Flickr set is here.

The set up

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Our new friends.

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The photos.

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We finished the night at
good ole Kingfish.
Where we inspected
our loot.

24 hours

24 hours

And said goodbye
to our new photo pals.

24 hours

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Hearts!

North to Weston

This weekend was full of more than just
girls in bikinis
in my backyard.

Sunday, I threw my swimsuit
to the side and headed north with Todd.
We met up with a pair of friends
in Kansas City.
Then kept driving
out to the country.

We met up with even
more friends.
Enjoyed the afternoon
in the funny, but quaint
little town of
Weston, Missouri.

Eggs Benedict brunch.
Tasting of apple & blueberry wines.
Irish bar inside of a cave.
Can we do it all again?

That evening we watched our friends
get married by a barn
just outside of town.
So pretty.
So sweet.

Pit stop in KC

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Arriving in Weston

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Brunchies

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Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wine tasting at the Pirtle Winery
(located in a charming old church)

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O’Malley’s Pub

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Little boy playing the fiddle!

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The wedding.

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The wedding party went on a hay ride
as soon as the ceremony was over.

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They danced.

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We danced too.

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Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Everything about the day
was just beautiful.
Congrats to Bill & Sarah!

Wedding in Weston

Oh Sunny Day

As mentioned in my last post,
I started summer off right
by having a few girls over
for some fun in the sun.

The afternoon included a
kiddie pool, a slip-n-slide,
& even a little gift giving.

You see,
I missed GL’s birthday when I was in Hawaii.
So Brains and I put together a gift basket,
which just so happened to include
a framed picture of Steve Harvey.
Shirtless.
My girl GL loves Steve Harvey,
mostly due to his writing skills.

I don’t get it.

oh sunny day!

The day couldn’t have been a more
perfect blend of relaxing and fun.

the set up

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Orange Slice Jello Shots

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the fun

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the friends

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I don’t know about them,
but I plan on doing this
every weekend
until Fall.

Summer Love

Maybe it’s the Memphis in me.
Maybe it’s the nights
in Mississippi & Arkansas too.
But I love summer.
Humidity, sweltering heat,
messy popsicles and all.

The abrupt southern switch of seasons,
always bringing back memories.

Lucero shows,
sweaty & drunk.
Green grass & beach towels,
hot flip flops to the side.
Day drinks,
always appropriate.
Sweet tea,
& BLTs.
Red shoulders,
turn to tan.
New freckles,
shining under sundress straps.
Random road trips,
with thrift store adventures.
Sneaking into swimming pools,
& liquor into Sonic cups.
Short skirts,
longer days.
Watering gardens,
summer beer in hand.
Late night walks,
amongst the slugs.
Front porches,
with fireworks & friends.

A few past photos
have captured my love.

Happy Hour for one

4th of July

Porch Days

Strawberry Shortcake Picnic

Bittersweet Styles photo shoot

Hogscald Holler

Bittersweet Styles / Summer 08

Bittersweet Styles photo shoot

Savannah Vacation / 2006

Savannah Vacation / 2006

Savannah Vacation / 2006

ode to summer

Savannah

Picnic on campus

View from room at THEhotel

Kansas City

Water Valley, MS - Girl Trip!

Arkansas & Sweet Tea Vodka

usa!

Mississippi - Girl Trip!

Memphis - Girl Trip!

Old photos / me & the fam van

A brown bag evening.

Sadie just cold chillin'

Savannah Vacation / 2006

nighttime beach walk

rooftop pool & a pina colada

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lately...

Bittersweet Styles

Westwood Gardens

Arkansas Thrifting Adventure

Starting today I’ll be capturing
this year’s summer adventures.
Girls are headed over this afternoon.

Highs in the upper 80s,
sunshine,
kiddie pool,
slip-n-slide,
orange slice jello shots
should do the trick.
New memories
to add to the list.
With tons of photos
to go along.

Stay tuned.

Happy Days

First and foremost, happy Mother’s Day!

Old Photos

I wish I could say I spent the day with my mom, but unfortunately she’s currently in Texas and I’m here in Fayetteville.

I love you mom.
So so so much.

In other happy news, in 48 hours I will be in Maui! I’ve got so much to do before I leave, but I wanted to post a few pictures from my week before I go…

Thursday, GL and I went to the Fayetteville square for First Thursday.

First Thursday

First Thursday

First Thursday

First Thursday

Todd’s step-dad’s art was featured…

First Thursday

First Thursday

First Thursday

First Thursday

First Thursday

First Thursday

Yesterday was spent celebrating our friend Trip’s graduation.
We had fun.

Brandy and I got crafty with cookies.

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

We cheers’ed with pickles.

Trip's Graduation Party

Then we partied with friends.

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

We ate lots of weird things.

Trip's Graduation Party

I used a chocolate donut for a hotdog bun.

Trip's Graduation Party

And a caramel donut with sprinkles for a cheeseburger…

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

The night went on…

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

Trip's Graduation Party

It was a good day.