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Posted On: November 3rd 2026, 05:13 pm

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🧚🏼🧜🏼‍♀️ halloween 2026 🧜🏼‍♀️🧚🏼 turned my fins in for heels 👠👠 creative team 🥰 creative director: me 💅🏻 makeup: me 💄 photography: @eatenbyanimals hair: @garayanofficial spray tan: @pureorganictan @pureorganictanla
My Aunt Mae Mae passed away today. If any of you met her when she worked as a greeter at our stores, you did not forget her. Her gift was loving people. Loving meeting them, talking to them. She worked in retail her entire life and could teach a master class in service. But when I was very young and my mama was a part-time realtor she kept me on the days mama had to work. She walked me through the trails in the woods on the hill where 4 generations of my family have lived. We collected leaves, and glued them into scrapbooks. She showed me the John Wayne movies I needed to know. She taught me the presidents, and we drew them for my scrapbook too. She sang Elvis to me, and told me about Jesus. She saw my creative gifts and knew exactly how to nurture them, helping raise up a professional artist without even realizing it. I hear her laugh in my memory right now, which reminded me of a goose. For the rest of my life I will smell Ivory soap and remember the way she bathed me in her cast iron sink and fed me little ice cream cones with marshmallows and strawberry jam hidden in the bottom. She was so very special, when my last baby girl was on the way I knew what we would name her. Mae. I so hope she got to meet Elvis today!
Wet skin. Quiet water. Pure intention.
Night one at The Boux Manor looked a little like this… 🎄💗🍕🎀🎥🍨
Our Sagey girl is 6 🥹🫶🏻 This sweet girl made me a mom and has taught me more in the last 6 years than I could ever put into words. Sage is kind, thoughtful, smart, silly, sassy, observant, and always looking out for everyone around her 🥹 She makes every day brighter and is such an amazing example to her little sister and brother. 5 was such a special year. Watching her step outside her comfort zone, be brave in moments that used to scare her, and work so hard in school/dance/every activity she tries has been so inspiring to me truly. Seeing her discover and find confidence in what she’s capable of has been one of my favorite parts of being her mom. I can't wait to see what this year brings for our Sagey! We love you SO much sweet girl 🫶🏻
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