I’ve shown you our urban shots, so now it’s time for some fun! All of these were taken at the Tennessee State Fair.
We changed into some more casual outfits, and I pulled my hair into pigtails. My make-up was still holding up (i.e., I hadn’t rubbed my eyebrows off yet).
I’m not sure we were entirely successful pulling off our Monopoly theme…when I think of the elements now they seem to yes, come together in some way, though perhaps not as boldly as they could have. That is the balance anyone trying to work in a theme struggles with I suppose: making it cohesive while not overpowering. We tried to make the best of it though, and here’s how we made “it” happen. For one, with little houses, dutifully spray painted pink & green, resting atop our escort cards, with calligraphy by the amazing Betsy Dunlap:

