WE ARE FINISHED!! After 3 months on the road, traveling through 15 states and doing 47 events, we packed the van one last time and had the bittersweet realization that we are finished with Vagabond Tour Events forever. This past week was filled with a lot of funny memories and wishing we could somehow put [...]

This was the first Thanksgiving for both Kelsey and me where we were without out our own families. Without a chance to go home for the holiday, we were graciously taken in by some amazing families in Minnesota. We were house sitters for Lenny and Donna for a few days taking care of their very [...]

For the last week we’ve been in Missouri, and frankly, I love this state. More specifically, I love Kansas City. It might be because our dear lovely friend Katie Jarrett resides there in the Emerald City. But it also might be because the leaves change colors and the scenery is beautiful. Regardless the reason it [...]

Hi guys! We’ve been really busy on the road since last week so we haven’t updated in awhile. Fortunately all the busy-ness has produced several amazing opportunities and events for us to share TOMS with people. Here is a breakdown: East Texas Baptist University was fantastic. McCall (lovely past summer TOMS intern extraordinaire) helped put [...]

Yesterday was unlike any other day. We decided to make good use of our morning in Austin and go to not one, but two, cupcake shops. In total we bought eleven cupcakes (and in case you’re wondering, yes, it is still just Kelsey and me for this team, but what can I say? We LOVE [...]

Goodness, it has been awhile since we updated you on our latest and greatest… but good things are happening in Texas. We had a helpful hand from Invisible Children at our University of Texas at San Antonio event. We sold 22 pairs of shoes at a hookah bar called Sultan’s. It was a grand time. [...]

So we decided it would be best to introduce ourselves this time around. Seems appropriate now that we’ll all be spending some good ol’ quality time together via blog-world. We are the Texas/Midwest Vagabond team, ready, steady for domination. In this picture you’ll find me (Laura) on the left and Kelsey on the right. “Taxi [...]

It is Day 5 of our Vagabond Tour and the Texas/Midwest region is representing TOMS Shoes in an unbelievable way. We had our first event at the Trinity School of Midland yesterday and it was amazing. Seriously. When I say amazing, I mean it. We sold 85 pairs of shoes to some talented, creative students [...]

What did we do Day 1? Well besides crying and saying goodbye to our wonderful TOMS Vagabond family… we drove through the desert. A very hot, dry, HOT, barren desert. Welcome to Arizona. Who even knew America looked like that? It was almost something you’d imagine Mars to look like especially with the wind energy [...]

As I was walking to work by myself the other day, my eyes were focused on the ground. I was thinking of all the responsibilities I needed to take care of that morning and was starting to feel slightly overwhelmed. But then in the pace of walking, my eyes caught glimpse of my [...]