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Posts Tagged: Kansas City

December Me

It’s winter.
My camera and I have gone into hibernation.
I’ve been busy with work, busy with life.
But here are a few things I’ve been up to.

Capturing pink southern skies.

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Staying warm.

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And cozy.

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Despite winter frosties.

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And ice cold BIG beers.

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We took apart & said goodbye to our
JC Penney vintage stove.
A very goodbye it was.
Now I’m finally cooking on a new stove… with gas!

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I took a quick work trip
north to Kansas City.

Suitcase view from my hotel room.

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The best hotel delivery ever.

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People actually swimming
with snow on the ground.
Don’t worry, it’s heated.
There’s even a little tunnel you swim through
so you never have to climb outside.

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While in KC, I met up with friends
for burgers and more Boulevard Wheat.

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So long Kansas City…

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Hello lazy day
with Photoshop & Joan Jett.

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Back home,
I received my first Christmas gift.

1st Christmas Gift

A cowl scarf handmade by Stacy!

Cowl by Stacy

In other news,
I’m headed to Arizona in a few weeks
for a little work and a little football game

Yes, I'll be there.

Yep, I get to attend the
BCS National Championship game
with Auburn and Oregon.
It’s pretty much
the Super Bowl of college football.
So yeah, I’m excited.

With the holidays approaching,
I hope to blog more than I have been.
So, see ya soon…

Seth’s Pants Studio

We spent the weekend
in one of my favorite towns, Kansas City.
Just three and a half hours aways,
we couldn’t pass up spending a couple days
celebrating our friend Seth’s birthday.

Once we arrived, we met Seth and Ashlee’s
new kitten Mike McNugget.

Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

Sadie was a bit unsure of Mr. McNugget.

Seth's Pants Studio

We enjoyed drinks with friends
and played with iPads.

Seth's Pants Studio

We got late night greasy take out
from Town-Topic.

Kansas City

Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

And when we got home
mine looked like this.
Boo.

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We went on a field trip to Costco.

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Seth's Pants Studio

We tailgated outside of the
T-Bones game.

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Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

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Seth's Pants Studio

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Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

Thanks to Ashlee, everything was already set up
for our group to get into the baseball game.
(and with awesome seats)

Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

There wasn’t much sports watching,
not by the girls at least.
Instead, we walked around the ballpark
convincing vendors to let us into their
beer huts & popcorn stands.

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Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

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Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

We even played some
basketball with strangers.

(and one of us in heels)

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Good times.

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Seth's Pants Studio

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Seth's Pants Studio

You can donate five bucks
and request that they make an announcement.
We had fun with that.
“Welcome members and guests of Seth’s Dance Studio”
We threw done another fiver to add,
“Correction, Seth’s Pants Studio.”
Random, but funny to us.

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Birthday boy goes
cray-zay.

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I’m sad to report
that the T-Bones lost.
But this guy sure had fun…

And so did we.

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Weekend Getaways

Just a quick post on how
I plan to spend the rest of my summer
– with many mini vacays!

A weekend in
Kansas City.
(celebrating the birthday of a friend)

Kansas City

A long weekend in
Memphis, Tennessee.
(a girls road trip to my hometown)

Memphis - Girl Trip!

And a getaway to
Las Vegas.
(an anniversary trip to the Red Rock Resort with my husband)

2009 Las Vegas Girls Trip

I’m just as excited about the photos
I plan on taking as I am about actually
visiting these places.

Watch for posts to follow…

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

Wedding in Weston

Brunchies

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Wedding in Weston

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

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Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

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Wedding in Weston

O’Malley’s Pub

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Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Little boy playing the fiddle!

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

The wedding.

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

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Wedding in Weston

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

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

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Wedding in Weston

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They danced.

Wedding in Weston

We danced too.

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

Wedding in Weston

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

Wedding in Weston

hi hi hello spring


The weather is slowly but surely trying to change over into spring, so it’s time to shed these winter photos that have been building up for way too long. As you can tell from the first photo, I finally received my long awaited diploma! I guess this post sort of shows what I’ve been doing with my time now that there’s no more school for me. There’s no rhyme or reason to the order, but I’ll try to explain along the way. Oh and just click on a photo for a bigger view.

One cute Sadie. Love her.

My family came to visit!
My baby sister Lilah & me.

Fashion show for Mason’s. Karen, Gina, & me.

Glam rock birthday party

New Years Eve in Kansas City
We had a murder mystery dinner the night before & fully took advantage of the costume part. I was Marilyn Merlot.

Kickin New Years Eve off with a get together at Seth’s loft.

Watch the ball drop at Aaron & Bev’s lovely home (thanks again for everything ya’ll)!
We kept our celebration small, but the night was filled with dancing, champagne, and makin bets.
So much fun.

My favorite animals on the planet.

Todd’s 31st birthday & a shot made by Cathy.

Jonathan & Lacy’s island themed wedding celebration

Sisters Sadie & Olive had their first birthday!
Like the loving parents that we are, we threw them a dog party on campus complete w/ cake from a local dog bakery.

If you can’t tell from my lack of updates, I’ve been super busy lately. I’m halfway through my internship at Walton Arts Center and I absolutely love it. It’s only part time, so I devote the rest of my life to Bittersweet Styles. Plus I get to do hands-on fun stuff. One of my jobs is to write about upcoming events & this month I have an article published in CitiScapes magazine. It’s kind of long, but click on the scans below if ya wanna read all about the art of cirque!

That’s all for now..

Luv,
Sarah