It was a big birthday weekend for me. Festivities kicked off Thursday night with a girl’s craft night at L’s beautiful home. Friday Honey worked at home and ran out for my favorite bagels. That evening, he surprised me with champagne sabering (more on that later) and cupcakes at a senior lacrosse parent happy hour.… Read More
If you’ve been around here a while, you’ll know we celebrate everything. We celebrate the big holidays and the small holidays and the often overlooked holidays, too. We celebrate birthdays and big wins and anniversaries and little accomplishments all the same. I guess we just love a celebration, which makes me so excited to share… Read More
We enjoyed a simple, sweet Valentine’s Day! Since Honey made plans for us, we did a dessert appetizer with the boys before we left. I gave the John and Whit the things they love – jerky and hydration. I also offered to do something nice for them at home – anything they’d like. Whit came… Read More
Our annual Mardi Gras dinner at home is one of our favorite meals of the year. We have an orchestra meeting and a lacrosse game tonight so we celebrated early last night! New Orleans School of Cooking Jambalaya Once again, I made jambalaya for our main course using the recipe we learned at the New… Read More
Every time I’m asked if I am sad about John’s impending graduation, I truthfully reply that I cannot be sad when he is so happy. As a mother, I find no joy greater than sharing in the happiness of my children. At the start of senior year John went through the surprisingly rigorous application process… Read More
For Christmas 2021, I gave each of the grandparents a subscription to Storyworth. Over the course of 2022 and into early 2023, Juju, Mimi and Epaw shared their stories and recorded their memories. For Christmas 2023, I was able to give each of the grown kids and grands these beautiful books. Each week, each of… Read More
My littlest “bestie” is celebrating her eleventh birthday today in Walt Disney World and I have absolutely LOVED seeing the photos roll in! She is growing into the most beautiful young lady. Smart as a whip, well spoken, hard working, intuitive, tender-hearted, and funny. She loves ballet, skin care, fashion, Disney, cooking, crafting and helping… Read More