I adore Christmas Eve! We have a few traditions that I’m not sure I’ve shared before in detail. After dinner as we are settling down for the last sleep till Christmas, we gather together for the reading of Twas the Night Before Christmas. Everybody starts with a small wrapped gift. Mother and I shopped for… Read More
Well, you know what they say about the best laid plans. John turned up with a stomach bug the morning we were leaving for Savannah. I was so paranoid that it would run through the house! Luck was on our side and he was really only down for 24 hours. So, with that one delay… Read More
Before we head home to pull the emergency brake on all Christmas craziness and just enjoy the last few days of the year with my family I wanted to catch y’all up the recent goings and doings. I got this darling Coton Colors ornament at the loveliest little Christmas brunch hosted by bestie P last… Read More
It’s been a flurry of Christmas activity over here lately. We entertained all weekend and I this Christmas Cranberry Mule was a huge hit. It’s really easy, delightfully cute and quite tasty. I mixed it up in a pitcher by just multiplying the ingredients times four so it was not a fussy cocktail to serve.… Read More
Okay, so you know when something makes so much sense in your head and then it just doesn’t translate on paper? Well, I’m afraid that’s my Christmas card this year. Ha! I was going for the whole Perry Como Home for the Holidays thing… Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays ‘Cause no… Read More
The Christmas season is busy. SO busy. Birthdays, family, school, friends, travel, um… Christmas itself. And, while I’ve wanted to adopt a family for years, I’ve always felt too busy. How awful. It pains me to admit that. I nearly missed the boat again this year, truth be told. When I finally contacted the lead… Read More
My whole life I thought I’d have a daughter and, while I can’t imagine anything other than my boys today, the day CeeCee came along was a blessing for our entire family. She is truly the most precious and beautiful child – inside and out. I have loved letting the girly squeeze back into my… Read More