Last weekend I hosted a fall-inspired dinner party for my family. There were twelve of us that got together and the company, menu, and decor was pretty great. While I was the main host of the party, my family is really great in that they always offer to chip in to help. I’ve learned years ago to ...
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A Mother’s Day tea party
I'm having a pretty normal work week but have been catching up on sleep big time. I put Juliet to bed by reading books to her (she always insists on reading "a looooot of books") and then I lay with her until she falls asleep. This is a habit we started when she was around one and a half and have ...
A Mexican fiesta co-ed shower
{Photos from a Mexican fiesta party I threw for my sister 4 years ago}My younger brother, Joel and his fiance, Katie are having a co-ed shower (basically just a huge party) on Saturday with a Mexican fiesta theme. Both sides of the family are helping out to make the shower a success. Here are the ...
Inspiration for a spring brunch
Spring is in the air, right? Well, maybe not so much. But it's totally in my heart. I am just willing it to come. We need warm weather. It was 10 degrees when I left the house the other day and it. was. cold. Freezing. And something about that just made me angry and put me in a terrible mood. And I ...