We kicked off July and the holiday weekend with a yummy and festive waffle brunch on the porch! I used my regular waffle maker and then added mini-star waffles around the edge. I’ve had the runner (Pottery Barn), plates and napkins (Vineyard Vines for Target) for many, many years. I didn’t plan this in advance,… Read More
I’ve had my flags out for a few weeks now, but just managed to snap photos of them with a clean house yesterday! Y’all come on in for a mini-tour of my indoor patriotic decor! Since I have so much blue and white already, it’s easy to pop a few flights in bouquets of hydrangea… Read More
I’m back today with the menu from our Spring Fling party – it was simple and included our own favorite eats. I think it is nice to serve things that you love and feel comfortable making. For a party of this size (about 60), I like to do a lot of a few different items,… Read More
There isn’t a month or season that I love the outside of our home more than at the Fourth of July. I try to get mine up before flag day (today!) and leave them up through July. I also love walking our neighborhood this time of year, with so many homes flying the stars and… Read More
Last week I gathered with a few friends to start thinking about how we want to celebrate our boys over the coming school year. I’m the only one in the crew that’s new at this, and I have always treasured having friends that have “been there, done that”. Over wine and apps, and under the… Read More
I used to kick off the first moments of summer with a snack immediately following the Walk of Fame. With the boys coming and going at different times from school the past SIX years, I moved it to a last day of school supper! It usually takes one little spark of an idea to come… Read More
Today we are celebrating 21 years of our happily ever after! In many ways, it seems like yesterday that I walked down this beautiful aisle to exchange I Dos with Honey. Our proudest moments of our twenty-one years together all center around raising our family. I’m not so naïve as to think we get it… Read More