We kicked this Christmas Eve off on a sugar high, with Sister’s annual gingerbread house soiree for the cousins. She provided Oreo houses this year, which were a huge hit for everyone. They were so much tastier than gingerbread! Who knew?! Everyone put a lot of thought and effort into their creations this year. It’s… Read More
I have hoped and prayed for months now that this we would be able to pull this off, all the while trying temper that with knowing things would be okay if we couldn’t…. but we made it home for Christmas 2020! We are staying at Sister’s beach house for most of our visit, but are… Read More
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