university of tennessee graduate

this past week has been a whirlwind, but wonderful. i graduated from UT with a degree in supply chain management from the haslam college of business on thursday, celebrated with family afterwards and friday with a special lunch at the orangery, packed up my apartment and cried as i said goodbye to my best friend.

now back home in murfreesboro, i will start my job at logo on wednesday, leave for hawaii in two weeks and move to franklin in four. the real world isn't just coming - its here.

today, however, is about celebrating my mother and the other "mothers" in my life: my grandmothers and my aunts. if i am half the woman they are, i will be just fine.

xoxo,
clp

p.s. the graduation pictures were taken and edited by my talented best friend, ellie veazie. i could not be happier with how they turned out and so thankful to have such an artistic friend!

born and bred a vol

its football time in tennessee y'all! we can now countdown to game day on one hand! i have been a vol fan since day one... even my hair is just the right shade. though we haven't necessarily been on top the past several years, as butch says "brick by brick" we are coming back. some of my favorite memories involve tennessee football and with it being the throwback thursday before game day, it is only appropriate that i share some snapshots from rocky top, from the very beginning to the past three years as a student!

freshman year

sophomore year

junior year

through it all, i'll always be a vol! go big orange!

xoxo,

clp 

p.s. the publix right off campus opened today! its like christmas for me!

happy father's day

where do i even begin? my daddy is incredible. i can't even fathom where i would be, or who i would be for that matter, without him. he is my number one partner in crime, my main man, my teacher and guide, my rock and everything to me. he is selfless, kind, honest and strong. i have said before that my mom is my best friend and my dad and i are exactly alike... this couldn't be more true and i couldn't be more happier that it is. we may fight and disagree sometimes, may have had some not-so-fun times, but the good times far outnumber the bad. from daddy-daughter dates that range from shopping to baseball games, my days spent with my daddy are my favorite. so, happy father's day to the best dad. i'm the luckiest girl in the world to have you as my daddy and i'll always be your little freckle-faced redhead girl, no matter my age.

i love you to the moon and back, daddy.

xoxo,

clp 

happy birthday daddy!

today is a big day y'all! it is my daddy's birthday! i have a father like no other. i always say that my mom is my best friend and i am my dad made over, which i couldn't be more proud of. i always call him "the mystery man" because i swear i learn something new about him everyday. he is unlike most dads in that he cooks, cleans, is a great bag holder when shopping, is the ultimate handyman, can build just about anything and even did my hair when i was younger ("no bumps daddy!"). he is the reason that my standards are set so high when it comes to men in my life. i will always be his baseball-watching partner, his Tennessee Volunteer, his red-headed, freckle-faced daughter and his little princess no matter what.

xoxo,

clp