I used to kick off the first moments of summer with a snack immediately following the Walk of Fame. With the boys coming and going at different times from school the past SIX years, I moved it to a last day of school supper! It usually takes one little spark of an idea to come… Read More
Our Saturday went Coronation by morning and Derby by evening. It was quite a festive day! After rave reviews from my boys last year, I once again created a Kentucky Derby Dinner at home. I could only find spray roses in my last minute hunt, but they were the only decor item I needed to… Read More
I’ve SO been looking to this week’s celebrations – May the Fourth, Cinco, Coronation, Derby Day. This is my jam, y’all! For today’s festivities, I set up our own cinco celebration for an early dinner. (Three of us are headed to see Guardians of the Galaxy and John has SAT tomorrow so an early night… Read More
May the Fourth has been one of our favorite days of the year for an “at home” celebration for as long as I can remember! We’ve done all sorts of snacks, treats and dinners over the years. And, it kicks off a string of days this week where I have FUN dinners on the menu!… Read More
If you remember back to John’s first big high school event, Homecoming 2022, I wanted to do something special to help commemorate the evening. I ended up giving him his first bottle of cologne and every time I see it in his bathroom I remember that night. As we were preparing for prom, a little… Read More
My role in helping the kids organize for prom was planning their dinner! There were a few proms in our area on the same night and we knew finding a restaurant that could seat 24 on a Saturday would be tough. And so, I set everything up for the kids to have dinner at the… Read More
In the absolute blink of an eye, John and his group of incredible young people were off to their Junior prom. Where does the time go? With tireless help from the “prom planning moms”, the kids started at our club for pictures on the golf course. They then moved inside for a lovely dinner. Afterwards,… Read More