Since our first day of school was also the Senior Luau Breakfast, I promised Whit we would do our traditional pancake breakfast later in the week. Well, time got away and we ended up doing breakfast for dinner. Everyone loved it even more than breakfast since it didn’t mean getting up extra early. I went… Read More
John’s high school has a senior class tradition for the first day of school where the girls wear black dresses and leis and the boys wear Hawaiian shirts. To give them a festive send-off and allllll the photo opps, I joined forces with a few other lacrosse moms to pull off a fabulous luau breakfast!… Read More
I’ve got two fun back to school breakfasts to share, but the day got away from me and, before I knew what happened, here we are at 6:00 PM. We had a big senior breakfast the first day of school, but I still wanted to do a little something special for Whit. At the eleventh… Read More
We kicked off July and the holiday weekend with a yummy and festive waffle brunch on the porch! I used my regular waffle maker and then added mini-star waffles around the edge. I’ve had the runner (Pottery Barn), plates and napkins (Vineyard Vines for Target) for many, many years. I didn’t plan this in advance,… Read More
I’m back today with the menu from our Spring Fling party – it was simple and included our own favorite eats. I think it is nice to serve things that you love and feel comfortable making. For a party of this size (about 60), I like to do a lot of a few different items,… Read More
We kicked off spring once again with a backyard soiree last month! We spent a few weekends cleaning up the porch, cabana and yard prior to Easter so we were ready to open it all up to friends, neighbors and family. We set the food up on the porch, using the buffet table for plates,… Read More
Last week I gathered with a few friends to start thinking about how we want to celebrate our boys over the coming school year. I’m the only one in the crew that’s new at this, and I have always treasured having friends that have “been there, done that”. Over wine and apps, and under the… Read More