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
2020 marked our fifteenth year of heading down to Phipps Plaza to see the quintessential Atlanta Santa! We always head down over Thanksgiving break and that was no different this year. It’s the official kickoff to Christmas for our family! This is one of those things (one of very, very few things) that I make… 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
I fell head over heels for these elf babies back in September. You know, now that I don’t have an elf of my own to be responsible for, alllll the elf things suddenly seem cuter than ever. :-) I tucked them away to send to CeeCee once her elf, Bow, arrived for the season. I… Read More