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Feb 5

Taken 8 years ago today. Never knew I could love something this much .

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Feb 3

🦪Fun at the @lowcountryoysterfestival with @toadfishoutfitters! #explorecharleston #oysters #oystershucking

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Feb 1

Our Beaufort home had an extremely outdated bathroom when we moved in. With the help of @dxvluxury, the space was completely transformed. From the stunning Belshire sink console to the Belshire High Spout bathroom faucet in satin brass, I love every detail in this bathroom! #DXV_partner⁣ #DXVLuxury #DXVInMyHome #LuxuryDesign #luxurybathroom

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Jan 27

🌴 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗺𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 | I love this funky wallpaper paired with the stunning bathroom fixtures from @DXVLuxury. We wanted to create a space that had a cool coastal vibe but still felt high end and luxurious. This bathroom came together better than I could have imagined and checked all of the boxes. After having these DXV fixtures in for several months, I appreciate the high-level quality and craftsmanship. I highly recommend the St. George two-piece elongated toilet. It’s awesome!

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Jan 24

🫧𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 | 𝗗𝗫𝗩 What is your favorite part of our bathroom refresh? For me it’s the @dxvluxury Belshire sink console. The cast brass frame complements the marble console perfectly. I love the classic Art Deco influence. I also adore the bottom glass shelf for additional storage. So excited how this space turned out! #DXV_Partner
#DXVLuxury #DXVInMyHome #LuxuryDesign #luxurybathroom

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Jan 21

👙Once I started renovating the guest room, I knew I had to find the perfect artwork to match the fun and feminine vibe. Then I found @brookelancasterart. Match made in Heaven!! How incredible is her work? I’m going to collaborate with her and @stephaniehoeyinteriors for this space and I’m seriously SO happy. Y’all go check them out. Their work is perfection.

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Jan 20

✂️𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗼 | 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘵 & 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘢𝘭𝘱𝘩. @largosalon @ralphsalonlargo
𝙎𝙬𝙞𝙥𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙨.

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Jan 19

🦪 Yesterday evening I went to @delaneyoysterhouse for the first time. It was an incredible experience. I sat at the bar & the bartenders were the absolute best. I made it for 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 and they had $𝟮.𝟱𝟬 𝗼𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 and $𝟴 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗮. If you go here are 3 items you must try:⁣
✔️𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗬 𝗦𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗣 𝗔𝗝𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗢 | 𝘎𝘈𝘙𝘓𝘐𝘊, 𝘊𝘏𝘐𝘓𝘌 𝘋𝘌 Á𝘙𝘉𝘖𝘓, 𝘛𝘖𝘙𝘕 𝘉𝘙𝘌𝘈𝘋⁣
✔️ 𝗦𝗖 𝗦𝗡𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗛𝗘 | 𝘚𝘗𝘐𝘊𝘠 𝘗𝘌𝘈𝘕𝘜𝘛 𝘊𝘏𝘐𝘓𝘐 𝘊𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘗, 𝘎𝘐𝘕𝘎𝘌𝘙, 𝘚𝘊𝘈𝘓𝘓𝘐𝘖𝘕⁣
✔️ 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗢𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 | 𝘏𝘖𝘙𝘚𝘌𝘙𝘈𝘋𝘐𝘚𝘏, 𝘗𝘈𝘙𝘔𝘌𝘚𝘈𝘕, 𝘊𝘖𝘜𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘠 𝘏𝘈𝘔, 𝘊𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘗𝘠 𝘖𝘕𝘐𝘖𝘕𝘚

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Jan 16

🏠Here we go… again. Excited to start renovating this gorgeous historic home in Spartanburg, SC. I started a highlight with step-by-step look into the process. If you are from the Upstate or are familiar with the area, I’d love any and all recommendations. Best restaurants? Shops? Home decor stores? Contractors? Things to do? Thank you guys for all of the encouragement as we start another fun project!

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Jan 11

🙌🏻 I’ve had over 25 people DM me and tell me my IG stories encouraged them to make an appointment at their dermatologist for an annual skin exam. How amazing is that?! Here are a few helpful tips for your upcoming appointment:⁣
1️⃣ Perform a 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺 and come to your appointment prepared with notes about any new, changing or unusual spots you want to point out to your dermatologist. ⁣
2️⃣ 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 from your fingers and toes to enable thorough examination of fingers, nails and nail beds, since skin cancers can form there.⁣
3️⃣ 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲. Remove pony tails, buns or hair clips so that your doctor can get a good look at your scalp where skin cancers can, and do, develop.⁣
4️⃣ Pack 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘂𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 to bring to your appointment and remove any makeup before your exam so that the skin around your eyes is easy to examine.⁣
5️⃣ 𝗔𝘀𝗸 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. This is your opportunity to get valuable advice and insight from a professional trained specifically in diseases of the skin. From explanations of unfamiliar terms to pointers on how to do a skin self-exam, your doctor is an excellent source of information!⁣
📍I went to a dermatologist in 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲, 𝗡𝗖 and thought they did a fantastic job. It was called 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 and I saw Serena Weidner. Their number is 704-542-8018. ⁣
𝙊𝙣 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚: ⁣
🌊 Last Thursday I took little Miss Folly to Hilton Head for a few hours and it felt so nice to sit in the sand and look out into the ocean. It was so peaceful. Today I woke up with a clear mind, ready to play catch-up from the past week.

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Jan 9

On Friday I had a scare. I woke up early to wash my hair and found a large abnormal spot on my scalp. I have a very scary family history of skin cancer so of course I immediately freaked out. I sent Erik a photo of the spot and we both agreed I need to go in for a biopsy as soon as possible. I’m praying it is just a Seborrheic Keratosis. The dermatologist couldn’t get me in until tomorrow afternoon. In the meantime I’m trying not to over analyze it but to be honest it causing me an extreme amount of anxiety. To all my friends wondering why they haven’t heard back in a few days, this is why. Hopefully I’ll have some answers by tomorrow and I can breathe easy again. Would it be helpful to share this experience in my IG stories with y’all? I always check moles/freckles on my body but I never thought of them showing up on my scalp. If you’ve had a similar experience, please share.

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Jan 6

Today we are finally taking down the Christmas decorations. This year we spent our Christmas in a hotel room, had Thai food for Christmas dinner, & then went to a 10pm showing of Elf at the movie theater. It was unexpected & to be honest I was upset at first. It ended up being a beautiful day for our family and I am glad I didn’t allow our circumstances ruin the holiday. There’s an influencer, Melissa, that does a “pledge class” of ornaments. Those ornaments essentially represent all the wonderful things that happened over the past year. After missing my traditions this past year, I decided I’m going to start a few new traditions in 2023. I’m going to start with my own pledge class of ornaments. I think January will definitely include a Buffalo Bills ornament or a #3 and hopefully something else fun. Would anyone else like to start this tradition? I’d be happy to help y’all find the perfect ornaments for your pledge class and at the end of the year we can share them. ❤️ Do you have any traditions you adore?

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Jan 4

🦬 𝟹 | Have y’all noticed there’s been a shift in the last 48 hours about people openly speaking about God and prayer since Damar Hamlin’s injury? Dan Orlovsky prayed for him live on ESPN. He bowed his head and prayed. It’s one thing to say “𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺” in a statement. It’s another thing to actually pray, reverently, out loud to God in such a secular platform. It was powerful, brave, and genuine. Prayer reminds you of God’s power. It can help us find peace no matter what difficult circumstances are happening around us. Through the power of prayer, we can experience God and grow in our faith in Him. But often we do this privately in our own homes. Within minutes of Damar Hamlin’s injury, all social media and news outlets were asking for prayers. The players on the field were visibly shaken, dropped to their knees, and prayed in front of the entire World. Bengals & Bills fans in the stands huddled up and prayed out loud, together. Everyone knew the severity of the situation. Damar was lifeless with no pulse and CPR was being administered on the field in front of everyone. But in that very moment, millions of people began calling on the name of the most high God, to save the young man’s life. Millions of people bombarded Him all at once. Don’t think for one second this didn’t move His heart, this is what He longs for. #PrayersForDamar has shown us that we as a nation can come together and pray. Let us not wait for bad things to happen for us to come together let's make this a practice. There is power in prayer. There is power in unity. There is power in love. I cannot wait for him to wake up to see and feel the massive outpouring of love and support being given to him and his family, as well as the donations his charity has received. Today, the entire nation is a part of Bills Mafia⁣ & it’s absolutely beautiful.
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𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘏𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘶𝘴. – 𝟷 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝟻:𝟷𝟺 𝘌𝘚𝘝

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Jan 4

𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹 | “𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵.”- 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘒𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭 ⁣
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𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘯𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳’𝘴 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘯, & 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴.⁣
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𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘔𝘐𝘈 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘭 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 (𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦). 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴. 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘮. ⁣
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𝘖𝘯 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦…𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨. 𝘐’𝘮 𝘴𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 & 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳. 𝘚𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘺’𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘶𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 $𝟷𝟺,𝟶𝟶𝟶 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘏𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘐𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝟼 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘺’𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 “𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.” 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦. 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝, 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯!

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Dec 19

👑 𝑫𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌:
𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧 are:
🅐) sympathetic & relatable
🅑) entitled & untrustworthy
🅒) don’t care
In my opinion, the Sussexes are stuck telling the story of their break with the monarchy, over and over and over again. I’m honestly tired of hearing about it. (Yet here I am talking about it, ironic I know). These two are living a life of insane privilege. They claim they had to leave behind everything, to live more “authentically.” My personal belief is if they really wanted a more “authentic” lifestyle, it would be a much more modest one. And one outside of California. If I were trying to escape the paparazzi, CA is literally the last place on Earth I’d choose to live. To me it feels like they have been cashing in or their ties to the Monarchy yet they continue to bash them any chance they get. Do I think it’s fair Meghan has been vilified? Absolutely not. It’s cruel. Do I feel sympathy for Harry? Yes. His mother was killed while being chased by paparazzi and I totally understand why he has hated the media ever since. I would too. But to say they were targeted by the monarchy because Meghan stole the limelight? I just find that very unlikely. And on the Netflix documentary, this claim is presented with no evidence. I do think stepping back from the royal family was the right thing to do because it didn’t make them happy. But now their entire livelihood depends on revisiting the institution that traumatized them to begin with. It kinda feels like they sold their soul for a quick paycheck. If I were them, I’d buy a place on a desolate island and raise my family in peace. What do y’all think?

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Dec 18

This might shock you: we still haven’t put up our Christmas tree. I feel guilty. I want it up but between sickness and random life hurdles, it got put on the back burner. My goal is to get it up Monday night. Are y’all ready for Christmas? What last minute things do you still have to do? Anyone else feel like Christmas snuck up on them this year?

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Dec 17

🎄Truth bomb: it’s normal to not always feel jolly during this time of year. When you scroll though social media it is easy to believe that others have picture-perfect family situations and their Christmas celebrations are stress-free. But let’s be honest…families are never perfect. For me, the holidays act as a reminder that my family is dysfunctional. My mom is sick and my parents are overwhelmed taking care of my niece & nephew. I grew up with a Nana & Papa that took me to Broadway plays, baked cookies and carrot cakes from scratch, sent handwritten cards and special gifts on every holiday. We went on tractor rides and had bonfires. They made me fairy tea and homemade raspberry jam. We went on nature walks to look for fiddleheads and picked fresh bouquets of wild flowers for the dinner table. Holidays were pure magic. I was so lucky. I was so blessed. So loved. Those memories are truly some of the best moments of my life. I hit the Nana & Papa jackpot. My parents never had to ask my grandparents to help. They just did. I always assumed Harper would have a similar relationship with his grandparents. Now my unrealistic expectations and the reality of my actual experiences are completely misaligned & it’s tough! It’s easy to spend a lot of time wishing that things could be different. I catch myself praying for a different reality. Wishing my son had the same experiences as me. But this post isn’t to throw a pity party. It’s just a reminder that during the holidays many people are silently struggling. Be gentle and compassionate with others, especially this time of year.

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Dec 16

"𝙲𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚖𝚊𝚜 𝚐𝚒𝚏𝚝 𝚜𝚞𝚐𝚐𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜: 𝚃𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚖𝚢, 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜. 𝚃𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚘𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚗𝚝, 𝚝𝚘𝚕𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎. 𝚃𝚘 𝚊 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍, 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝. 𝚃𝚘 𝚊 𝚌𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚛, 𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚒𝚌𝚎. 𝚃𝚘 𝚊𝚕𝚕, 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚢. 𝚃𝚘 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚍, 𝚊 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚎𝚡𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚎. 𝚃𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏, 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚝." -𝙾𝚛𝚎𝚗 𝙰𝚛𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚍

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Dec 16

Have y’all ever just felt like you are drowning? I’m on the struggle bus and I can’t seem to catch a break. The people at the Beaufort urgent care know us by name. Harper has had every dang virus known to man this year. The Rona twice, flu, pneumonia, and Rhinovirus. I need a few weeks of normalcy. I think the quarantine completely messed up his immune system. Are y’all dealing with this too? Praying 2023 brings good & healthy vibes because I’m loosing my mind.

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Dec 7

𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗛𝗦: S.N.O.B.⁣
📍 𝟷𝟿𝟸 𝘌 𝘉𝘢𝘺 𝘚𝘵, 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯, 𝘚𝘊 𝟸𝟿𝟺𝟶𝟷⁣
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𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘱𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘦.