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
John chose hibachi for his fifteenth birthday dinner and we had the BEST time bringing it home! Sister and her family joined us for the Thanksgiving night festivities. First things first, CeeCee helped me set the table on the porch! Everything I used was from my stash. Now, we were coming back in town the… Read More
We celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday and, while it wasn’t even what our plan A or B looked like, it was still special! This year, more than ever, we’ve learned that most things in life are truly what you make of them. So, rather than fret about what was different, we gathered in masks from a distance,… Read More