Snowbound...But Dreaming of Splinter Creek

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This week has been brutal on the psyches of southerners this past week. We love a good snow day, but we were pounded with one of the most intense winter storms in history. Five days into it, it’s still blistering cold and we’re under a foot of snow and ice, so I decided to take a mental trip back to one of my favorite memories of 2020: our family vacation at Splinter Creek.

Focusing on environmentally sensitive and sustainable design and nestled just outside of Oxford, MS, Splinter Creek features 34 lakeside, ready to build homesites that blend seamlessly into the 650 acres of rolling pine forest!

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Early October of last year, the fam and I had the opportunity to spend a few days in the incredible model home of a brand new agri-hood in Taylor, MS. At the time, it was our first chance to safely get away after being quarantined at home for eight months. It also happened just in time for my 35th birthday!

That 3 day stay soon became the most magical family experience we’d ever had. We enjoyed the incredible weather with some time outdoors, fishing and hiking. We took full advantage of the home’s amazing kitchen and patio and made homemade pizzas on the grill. We spent our nights sitting by the lake, roasting marshmallows in the firepit. We played. We rested. We simply enjoyed and cherished our time together as a family.

While there, I was lucky enough to have my incredibly talented friend, Erin Austen Abbott, shoot some photos of us and the property and now, I want to share these incredible images with all of you.

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The Splinter Creek model home was just as incredible as the nature surrounding it! It has since been sold, but our time there will never be forgotten!

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I needed this little walk down memory lane to warm up my spirit. Thank you Erin for capturing all of these incredibly special moments! Even more thanks to the team at Splinter Creek for gifting my family and I the invaluable gift of beautiful memories!

Sending you all the warmest of hugs!

xoxo - Carmeon