Back to College?

And, 50 years later, we happened to be attending a "Back to College" party!
We are heading to Oxford this weekend for Ole Miss' homecoming, but it won't be nearly as reminiscent of college as last Saturday in Jackson. We had to pull out Lauchlin's old college T-shirts to attend our friend Elizabeth's college-themed birthday party (beer pong, Jello shots, you get the idea?). College shirts were the official dress code for the event. It was pretty surprising how those shirts can date a person.

The Gin is no longer open, Law of Nature is no longer a band and how DID she get that Kappa Sig shirt?! In the end, she opted for an old sorority shirt that literally means she was at a date party exactly a decade ago. Olivia donned a Sewanee party weekend shirt for good measure. Too bad there weren't any old KA pledge shirts hanging around to wear in honor of Lauchlin's father. We did think about taking the KA paddle, but then that could have been a bad scene! Needless to say, we were big fans of the dress code. We might could live without the Jello shots next time, though!

There Goes the Neighborhood...

Last weekend "21" had more significance than Black Jack in Vegas. Lauchlin's cousin, Anne, was there celebrating her 21st (can you hear the gasps) birthday. We didn't get to celebrate with her in the City of Lights, but we will be in Oxford this weekend to give her a toast. Not only does this birthday make Anne legal, it officially makes everyone who remembers her in diapers doing the crawfish dance O-L-D!
Here are some more innocent times...

Cheers, Annie Pannie!

Steppin' Out

Lauchlin had her first face-to-face meeting with potential sponsors for a permanent collection of Backyards & Beyond paintings today. In order to make a lasting impression, she donned this power suit complete with new heels.

Laundry Day

This is our other personal assistant, Clementine.

Don't You Wish You Had One Too?

Soon to be regarded as one of the best decisions we've ever made, (Okay, it was Lauchlin's idea.) we hired a personal assistant last Sunday to help us get our house back in order. Jimmy and Karen's active adolescent daughter/stepdaughter took us up on a half serious offer to mow our lawn for very little compensation.



She not only ended up staying to help disassemble the old furniture, she cooked her own lunch, dusted, swept and mopped, and, yes, helped arrange the new furniture. Olivia's faith in the younger generation was temporarily restored. We don't know how we could have done it with out her!

If the Shoe Fits...

If you have been to our house, you know that Olivia owns a few pairs of cute shoes.
In her real life, however, she spends a lot of time during the day standing and walking. Take note. She purchased on Saturday, for the first time, a pair of sensible shoes:

Okay, well, and these:

A Little Graphic

Lauchlin has been trying her hand at graphic design in her new job. It's not something they covered in Southern Studies, but she's mastered the trial and error method of learning. So far, her "work" has been featured in Oxford American...

and Jackson Free Press...

In case you don't have access to either publication, you can see one of the ads below. (shameless plug, we know!) It's an online ad for the OA web site. The original file is easier to read.