summer road trippin.

hey, hey, pretty ladies!
well...we're outta here, folks. the time has finally come to head out on our summer vending extravaganza. presley is being spoiled rotten by her grandmother. (this is the longest i've ever been away from her since she was born...i'm nervous, but i know she is having a great time. :( ) i got the first run of savannah marie, my new vintage inspired clothing line, in last night (see photos for just a few of the many new pieces). we will have all of those plus tons & tons of incredible vintage dresses, tops, skirts, jewelry, bags & head scarves. i'm telling you...it's going to be awesome!
anyway, we are finally all packed up & ready to go & will be heading out here in just a minute. i hope you guys can catch up with us somewhere on the road this month! my favorite part of these trips is meeting my customers.
here is our final schedule of where we will be:
wakarusa music festival june 1-5 (wakarusa.com)
bonnaroo music festival june 8-12 (bonnaroo.com)
phish, encore park, alpharetta, ga june 14-15(phish.com)
phish, charlotte, nc june 17 (phish.com)
phish, raleigh, nc june 18 (phish.com)

if i can figure out how to blog on my iphone, i will. if not, be sure to keep up with us via facebook or twitter.

cheers,
savannah marie







































































































































road trip photos credit

the windy city.

hello, hello!
good afternoon ladies & gentlemen. i hope this blog post finds you doing well.
so...we got home from chicago sunday, & i couldn't be happier to be home. let me just say this: i won't be going back to chicago this late in the year. ever. ever. again. ever. no matter what. well...maybe if...nope. nevermind. never.
we realized the hard way that we are a couple of southerners who just don't handle the cold well. it's really not even the cold. we love to ski, so cold isn't the issue. it's that unbearable wind. now, i know the city is called the windy city. whoever came up with that didn't have to be a brainiac. i just never imagined it could be so bad. we just about froze to death & the wind broke my ezup tent that i use to cover my dress racks. that didn't put a smile on my face.
however, all things considered...the trip really wasn't all terrible. i made some new customers. i sold some pretty awesome dresses. i was pleased to get to meet their new owners. the boy & i got to snuggle & sleep in late. i did actually win $92 at the casino. also, i had the best bloody mary i've ever had...in a bell pepper. i wouldn't consider it the best trip we've ever taken, but we're pretty good at making the best out of otherwise crappy situations.
here's the pictures. i've gotta get back to work...i'm working on lotsa new vintage boots & dresses for the shop this week!
cheers,
savannah
p.s. we got a dog today. his name is (johnny) cash. he is my sister's dog, but she moved & couldn't take him, so we decided to keep him. we heart him. & his little christmas sweater.

the hippies take chicago.

yep, yep.
the boy & i are going to the big city tomorrow. i always get excited about our adventures, but for some reason, i'm particularly excited about this one. further is playing this weekend & we are going up to vend the shows. (further is bob weir & phil lesh from the grateful dead's band) i love, love, love the grateful dead (let's be honest. who freakin' doesn't?) & i'm definitely excited to catch the shows.
in addition, we decided to go up a day early to have a little date night in the city. between him traveling with his band so much & my girl's trip to new orleans last weekend, work, and the kiddos and everything else we have going on, we have both been so busy lately & haven't seen a whole bunch of each other...which is weird since we live in the same house. anywho, so we are going up early so we have plenty of time to explore on the way up (we love road trip exploring.) & just enjoy each other's company in different scenery. we have the "honeymoon suite" reserved at one of the casinos tomorrow night. (ok, maybe i fibbed to the hotel lady & told her we were on our honeymoon to score the upgraded room. so sue me.) one of our favorite things to do is drink beer & play penny slot machines right beside each other. i love to gamble, but i also hate wasting money, so a few months back, he convinced me to give the penny slots a try & now i love it. we drink beer & laugh & we usually even win $50 or so. it's fun.
anyhow, so i'll be home on monday to report on the weekend. in other news, i've also got about a million pairs of killer vintage boots that are hitting the the store next week so keep your eyes out for those.
one more thing...my sweet baby presley is feeling a little sick today. she had to miss school today for the first time & was kinda bummed about that. :( she's spending the weekend with her daddy & i'm sure she's gonna be fine, but you guys keep her in your thoughts if you would. it's always so pitiful when one of the babies get sick!
cheers,
savannah marie









































































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charleston charm.

hey, hey, pretty ladies!
well, it's no secret that the boy & i love to travel. we hit the road for a variety of reasons...either on tour with his band or to any of the various musical events i vend throughout the year...bonnaroo, widespread panic shows, etc. we love road trips. we love to sing silly love songs, play car games (iphone madlibs is our new fave!) visit unique diners, landmarks, etc. we're also pretty notorious for ending up in casinos...lol. anyway, we just got back from one of our new fave spots (& shhh...a city where we may or may not be kinda thinking about starting to plan a wedding!). we spent friday night in pendleton, south carolina. beitthemeans had a show there, so we had to stop to let my manfriend rock & roll. we spent the night, got up early & headed to charleston, south carolina for the widespread panic show. i vended all day & late into the evening, we stayed in a delightful little motel, slept in late the next morning, then headed downtown to spend all day sunday shopping, eating, & just enjoying each other's company. we had a lovely brunch at a place called poogan's porch. mimosas & baby spinach salad with caramelized onions, pecans, & goat cheese. delish. we spent the rest of the day shopping in the open market & finally headed to visit my laney & granddaddy about 6. (my grandparents, they live on seabrook island. it's a gorgeous, gorgeous place with an extremely romantic secluded beach. it's about 30 minutes from charleston.) we spent the night with my grandparents. we just adore them. my laney is an amazing cook & she always just spoils us rotten. we took a late night stroll on the beach, which may have been one of the most romantic spots we've ever been. i was pleased at how many times "possible wedding spot" came out of the boy's mouth during our stroll. we spent the night, slept in late, had brunch with my grandparents, and then hit the road headed for our next destination...nashville, tennessee for three nights. we didn't leave until late & definitely had quite the drive to tackle. we ended up getting distracted somewhere around gatlinburg & veered off track to visit an indian casino. lots of fun. i lost $20 in a slot machine & we left after about two hours because they didn't serve alcohol, and well, frankly, we like alcohol. we spent the night at a sweet little hotel in pigeon forge & woke up early the next morning to head onto to nashville. we ended up only spending 2 of the 3 nights in nashville because we took too long to get there, but they were two fun nights of vending at widespread panic. charlie daniels came out and played with panic. pretty cool. anyway, so we get home sometime thursday, got the kiddos back & spent the next few days just happy to be home with them....until we all got sick early this week, but that's a whole different story.
that was long. thanks for reading it. hope you like our pictures.
cheers,
savannah