Welcome 2021! After a lazy day of watching The Crown, I got to work on my traditional January 1 supper. It took me sixteen years, but I finally proclaimed mastery of making this meal in 2019. Our menu includes pork, hoppin john, greens, cornbread, pecan pie, sweet tea and sparkling grape juice. It’s a meager… Read More
Well, we’ve nearly made it to the end of 2020! We celebrated at home, which isn’t too different from any other year. We ordered dinner in from a local restaurant, which was yummy and easy. It was a mild night, drizzly so we spent the evening on the porch by the fire. Early in the… 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
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
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
In my effort to keep the magic and fun in the 2020 Christmas season for my family, we celebrated Friday night with hot cocoa bombs and Home Alone! My boys have been obsessed with hot chocolate bombs ever since they hit TicToc. They have both had me watch countless videos and, I have to admit,… Read More
I first learned of a “golden birthday” a few years ago. From my Instagram poll, it seems that while 68% knew of golden birthdays, that left nearly a third of people that didn’t! Your golden birthday is the year that you turn the age of the day you were born (Whit turns 12 on the… Read More