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Posts Tagged: mississippi

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

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

July 08

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.

Mississippi Wedding

What a wonderful little weekend we just had!

Todd and I joined some old friends in Oxford, Mississippi for a wedding celebration. I say ‘celebration’ because Erin & Sean (the newlyweddies) had a small, family-only wedding ceremony and then threw a giant party this past Saturday for all of their friends. People came from all over the country to party hard in the name of love.

Let the road trip begin…

I swear we are more excited than we look.

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Going over the old bridge into Memphis. It was so weird going through my hometown & not stopping.

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Arriving in Oxford. We stayed a hotel right off the downtown square.

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

A sign with “Sarah McG” next to our hotel!

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Friday evening Erin had a group of girls over to her house in Water Valley, Mississippi for a pre-party dinner.

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

I finally met one of her friends, Lauren, who apparently is my long lost twin…

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Brandy + Kerri

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

The bride

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Erin had a fun little game planned for her party favors. We did a ‘dirty santa’ style gift swap, with southern themed food from the local Piggly Wiggly. This was especially hilarious since a lot of the girls were from L.A. (aka – not the south).

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Peanut butter moon pies.

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Chocolate syrup inside of a bear with a bow tie!

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Hoppin’ Johns beans.

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Crawfish chips. They were really good, actually (and contained no crawfish whatsoever).

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Bacon crackers.

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Pork & Beans + ham flavored lima beans.

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Bis-Kits!

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Soul Food Seasoning

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Fat Back

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Of course while I was at Erin’s home I couldn’t help but drool over her house & it’s vintage decor.

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

On Saturday we enjoyed a lazy day around Oxford before the party that evening. We explored the Ole Miss campus, had some beers, and had lunch with my old roommate, Necha, and her new baby, Lucia.

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

The food here is sooo good.

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

The City Grocery bar

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Getting ready

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

That night the party got underway at The Lyric

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Super cute guest book idea

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding favors

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

“Yay!!!” napkins + cookies shaped like the USA & Mississippi

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Lots of drinks

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Food line. Sliders + french fries + hush puppies. Mmm.

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

bffs together again!

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Congrats again to Erin + Sean!

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Wedding Weekend in Oxford

Can we do it again?

Southern Girls Road Trip

Mississippi - Girl Trip!

I love a good road trip with girl friends. This past summer myself and three other friends hit the road and headed east towards my hometown, Memphis, Tennessee. Once we arrived at my mom’s house, we ordered take out from my favorite Vietnamese restaurant and visited with my favorite girls (and their babies) from M town.

Girl Trip!

Memphis - Girl Trip!

Memphis - Girl Trip!

Memphis - Girl Trip!

Memphis - Girl Trip!

Memphis - Girl Trip!

We spent the rest of our time in Memphis exploring thrift stores, visiting the Stax Museum, eating tons of delicious food, walking down Beale Street, and getting overdressed to go out to the local bars.

Memphis - Girl Trip!

Memphis - Girl Trip!

Memphis - Girl Trip!

Memphis - Girl Trip!

My mom trying to use my camera. HAH!

Memphis - Girl Trip!

Memphis - Girl Trip!

Memphis - Girl Trip!

Memphis - Girl Trip!

Memphis - Girl Trip!

Memphis - Girl Trip!

Memphis - Girl Trip!

Memphis - Girl Trip!

Memphis - Girl Trip!

Even with all that fun, my favorite part of the trip was heading down to Oxford, Mississippi for a spell. My dear friend Erin lives in an amazing 100 year house down the road in the tiny, yet oh so cute, town of Water Valley. We spent an afternoon in Oxford and then danced the night away at the only bar in Water Valley. We had to enter through an unmarked backdoor – no signs or anything. Turns out liquor sales aren’t very popular in this little southern town.

Outside of Erin’s house

Water Valley, MS - Girl Trip!

Oxford town square

Oxford, MS - Girl Trip!

B is for Brandy. S is for Sarah.

Oxford, MS - Girl Trip!

Window shopping on the square

Oxford, MS - Girl Trip!

Afternoon drinks at City Grocery

Oxford, MS - Girl Trip!

Oxford, MS - Girl Trip!

Erin with Penny

Oxford, MS - Girl Trip!

Tears at William Faulkner’s grave

Oxford, MS - Girl Trip!

How many Arkansas girls can you fit in a Mississippi phone booth?

Oxford, MS - Girl Trip!

Playing dress up in a toy store. Hillious moment of the trip was when Laura said, “Something is giving me a mustache.”

Oxford, MS - Girl Trip!

Cozy bar in Water Valley

Water Valley, MS - Girl Trip!

Water Valley, MS - Girl Trip!

The bar had awesome games.

Water Valley, MS - Girl Trip!

Water Valley, MS - Girl Trip!

Erin’s house

Water Valley, MS - Girl Trip!

Water Valley, MS - Girl Trip!

Water Valley, MS - Girl Trip!

On the drive back to Memphis from Oxford we passed a graveyard of bathtubs. We immediately made a U-turn and had an impromptu photo shoot.

Mississippi - Girl Trip!

Mississippi - Girl Trip!

Mississippi - Girl Trip!

It was a lovely summer trip. Lots of photos taken, with even more memories made. You can view the complete set of photos here.