As discussed on Instagram a few weeks ago, last night was our “Christmas Open House”. The boys always look forward to a season of parties, events and friends AND all of the yummy food that comes with it. When I brainstormed ways to keep the magic in this weird Christmas season, I knew I wanted… Read More
We spent a lovely evening in November in Disney Springs. The property is just beautiful with recent updates and additions! We started with a divine dinner at Morimoto Asia. John absolutely loves ramen, and we knew this would be a great treat to celebrate his 15th birthday! The restaurant offers fine Pan-Asian cuisine by Chef… Read More
2020 marked our fifteenth year of heading down to Phipps Plaza to see the quintessential Atlanta Santa! We always head down over Thanksgiving break and that was no different this year. It’s the official kickoff to Christmas for our family! This is one of those things (one of very, very few things) that I make… Read More
Finals week fun? Is there really such a thing? Well, I did my best to make it one in this unusual year! Both the boys were back to virtual for the last week of the semester and, as challenging as that was, I made use of the time to keep things light, bright and Christmassy.… Read More
At the request of a few readers, Honey and I did the hard work of making and tasting cocktails to revive the Happy Hour posts of yore! :-) I received a lot of good feedback that you particularly loved the Empress Gin series because you could buy one nice bottle and make a good variety… Read More
We give the boys an ornament or two every year for their trees in their rooms. I usually pick one up on trips and then find one that commemorates something they did or loved that year. John tried out for and made the freshman basketball team at school this year!! Similarly, Whit made a baseball… Read More
Our at home celebrations continue full steam ahead! I’m keeping Christmas magical if it’s the last thing I do. If only I could figure out how to get snow in Atlanta this week…. :-) Monday night brought a visit from Santa in his sleigh….. er Jeep! A friend organized it for our neighborhood and it… Read More