living well is the best revenge.

5.10.12

Whoa. Is it really May 10th? Man, I have a lot of projects to finish before summer school starts. So this morning I tried a new technique for making hair wavy and it did not go well at all. :( Pinterest keeps letting me down. I’m sure that won’t keep me from trying though. I have about a billion more DIYs to try, so many I’ll be successful on at least one of them. In fact, I may try one for tonight.  I am babysitting soon and then I have to hurry hurry hurry downtown to see The Producers with my parents. I’m very excited.  It’s one of my favorite shows.

Are any of you other Hattiesburgers going to be there tonight? If so, be sure to say hi! Ok, well I better go get ready!

Blouse and Necklace: Click Boutique & Gallery; Cardigan & Pants: JCrew; Shoes: Bensimon via Madewell; Bracelets: Kate Spade; Glasses: Gift; Bag: ASOS

5.6.12

I hope all of you are having excellent Sundays! I’ve had a good one so far, but I am definitely ready for a nap! This is what I wore to Art for Heart the other night.  It was a great watching people bid on everything and of course The Depot was beautiful! 

Last night I had more alarm troubles! I swear, my alarm system is trying to make up for the fact that when someone actually was breaking in, it didn’t work.  Last summer it went off so frequently that I ran out of cop visits…(after so many in a certain period of time, they start charging) Hopefully we can get this figured out on Monday, though, when the repair man comes!

Dress: JCrew via Mom’s closet; Necklace: Vintage via Click Boutique & Gallery; Shoes: Target; Purse: Michael Kors via MK Outlet; Bracelets and Ring: Kate Spade via sample sale

So now that I’ve shown you a taste of how much work goes into an event, I want to share a little bit of the actual event with you guys! I had so much fun attending Spirit of Women’s Spring event!  It was great visiting with other women from Hattiesburg as well as hearing the Bush twins, Jenna and Barbara Bush share a little of their passions with us.  I can’t wait to attend my next Spirit of Women event!

Spirit in Action Award Winners: Fran W. Ginn, owner and operator at the Back Door Cafe and Dr. Tom Messer, Executive Medical director of Cardiovascular Services at Forrest General (and father to Missmaebell)

Evan Dillard, CEO of Forrest General Hospital (far right),his wife Gigi (far left) and their daughter Margaret

Millie Swan, Chief Marketing and Medical Staff Services Officer at Forrest General Hospital and her daughter, Zoe

Dr. Catherine Price, Interim Chair and Professor of the Casino, Hospitality, Tourism Management Department (and my choice for Best Dressed at this event!)

Photo by Matt Bush,  Marketing and Communications Specialist and photographer, Forrest General Hospital 

For more pictures of this event check out FGH’s facebook page

This past week I had the great opportunity to watch an event come together.  It was so neat to get a behind the scenes look at exactly how much work goes in to planning an event of this size! It was so incredible to watch the Hattiesburg Hall at the Lake Terrace Convention Center literally transform before my eyes! However, I think my favorite part of this adventure was getting to watch Catherine Strange of Fearless Entertaining work her magic!  I can’t wait until her next speaking engagement for Spirit of Women so that I can learn all her secrets!

I also got a sneak peek into how Millie Swan, Chief Marketing and Medical Staff Services Officer at Forrest General Hospital, put her outfit together for this event! We stopped by John White, Ltd. for her to try on her dress and finish alterations! 

And here she is in her perfectly altered (and color coordinated) dress with her lovely daughter, Zoe