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Vampire Weekend + Beach House

On Sunday
(the day after The Black Crowes)
I received a last minute invite to see
Vampire Weekend, Beach House, & The Very Best
in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Um, yes please!

Although I was still a little sick
and I really needed to work,
I just couldn’t pass up
what could be the
last road trip of my twenties.
I was turning 30
in just a matter of days
and saw this as a way to
begin the celebration
just a lil early.

Taylor and I hit the road
on Monday afternoon.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

Pulling into the Marriott
in downtown Tulsa.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

Delish egg salad at Queenies.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

We went around to different vintage shops
and of course stopped for photo ops.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

So apparently the Chatter Box
has the “hottest ladies in down”
and just down the street we found
the creepiest store in town.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

Back at the hotel
we listened to music,
popped some champagne,
and got dressed up for the show.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

Hopped in a cab
to the Brady Theater.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

Pre-show fun.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

The show was SUCH a blast!
It was in an old theater but
we had “pit passes” so we could
dance, dance, dance.
The only bummer is that
security took my camera battery.
Apparently my camera is too fancy.
Big frown.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

I used my iPhone to capture what I could.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

A night cap.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

The evening wouldn’t be complete
without taking our taxi
through the Taco Bell drive-thru
.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

Once we were safely back to our hotel
we stuffed our faces with a fourth meal
and then we had dessert, of course!

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

VAMPIRE WEEKEND + BEACH HOUSE

Thank you to Taylor
and her beautiful sister, Cameron,
who couldn’t go at the last minute
(but who we danced with in spirit)!

XOXO

Washington D.C.

Recently I went on a business trip
to my old stomping grounds
of Washington D.C.

I brought along a dear friend
and stayed an extra day
to enjoy the sights, shops, and sweets.

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Donald Rumsfeld was on our flight
from Chicago to DCA!

Fall 2010

Our hotel,
the Hotel Palomar.

Fall 2010

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Our hotel was located across the street
from my mom’s old apartment.

Fall 2010

On the first night we were awoken
to a (very) loud fire alarm.
Thankfully, it wasn’t anything serious.
But we still had to exit the building,
down the stairwell & across the street.
In our pajamas.

See, here’s Laura & me.
In our mumus.
Haha.

Fall 2010

Fall 2010

A morning & afternoon in Georgetown.

Fall 2010

Laura's DC Pics

Fall 2010

Fall 2010

Fall 2010

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Fall 2010

Fall 2010

Fall 2010

A yummy vintage shop.

Fall 2010

Fall 2010

We went to Georgetown Cupcakes,
which has it’s own reality show called
DC Cupcakes on TLC.

Fall 2010

Fall 2010

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

A few blocks away,
I realized we were walking next to
the three stars of the show.
I was a dork
and got a picture.

Fall 2010

We found the Exorcist stairs.

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Fall 2010

Doing the tourist thing
around D.C.

Fall 2010

Laura's DC Pics

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Fall 2010

Fall 2010

Laura's DC Pics

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Laura's DC Pics

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Laura's DC Pics

Fall 2010

Fall 2010

Fall 2010

Fall 2010

Botanical Gardens

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

We had cocktails at the amazing
W Hotel rooftop bar.

Fall 2010

Watermelon Fiz & Strawberry Lemonade.
Adult versions, of course.

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Sipping our drinks with a
view of the White House
at sunset.

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Laura's DC Pics

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

More drinks in Chinatown.

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Hotel room photo-fun!

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Fall 2010

Fall 2010

Fall 2010

Laura's DC Pics
photo by Laura Hobbs

Fall 2010

Goodnight, Obama!

We Like The Nightlife

Just got back from a three night
stay in Memphis.
We stayed up late
and were lazy all day.
Pretty stellar agenda
if you ask me.

Filled our time with
good friends.
watermelon.
40s (excuse me, 32s).
dive bars.
stupid sunglasses.
no sleep (not before 4 am anyway)
sweet tea vodka.
swimming pool.
fried food.
more beer.
the river.
the bo-keys.
bbq.
even more beer.
and dancing at wild bills.

Our cute little pit stop.

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

After being officially welcomed into Tennessee,
GLand I met up with old friends at
The Cove

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

Lil @bethykins

MEMPHIS

And good ole Cory Branan

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

The Lamplighter

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

I promise I’m not scaring this guy.
He asked me to use my camera.
Although, I’m pretty sure he thought it was a video camera
(despite the flashes).
Cause we got a pretty good song out of him.

MEMPHIS

The P&H

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

40s & Watermelon.
The new Champagne & Cupcakes.

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

Girls dinner

Me and my BFF @kerrisnead

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

My other Memphis BFF, Brandy.

MEMPHIS

The talented Nina

MEMPHIS

…Who took this purty picture

MEMPHIS
©Nina Westervelt

The damage.

MEMPHIS

The legendary Wild Bill’s.
If you’ve never been,
you should.

Wish I had taken more photos,
but I don’t think I could have
captured it properly anyway.

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

Recovery the next day.
(with the help of sweet tea vodka + a new friend’s pool)

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

Last night in (mid)town.

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

Blues on the Bluff
Memphis music by the Mississippi River.

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

Goodbye breakfast
at Otherlands.

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS

It was so great to spend
a bite of the summer
in my old town.
Now I’m back towards the Ozarks
worn the eff out.

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.

Seth's Pants Studio

We went on a field trip to Costco.

Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

We tailgated outside of the
T-Bones game.

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

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

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.

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

Seth's Pants Studio

We even played some
basketball with strangers.

(and one of us in heels)

Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

Good times.

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

Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

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.

Seth's Pants Studio

Birthday boy goes
cray-zay.

Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

Seth's Pants Studio

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

And so did we.

Seth's Pants Studio

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…