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
We celebrated our dear friend’s 60th birthday last weekend. Wanting to do something a little more special than wrap up a bottle for this milestone occasion, I considered the bottles of all of his favorite liquors and settled on RumChata. It was big, white and completely flat so it was a winner for my project!… Read More
Our annual Mardi Gras dinner at home is one of our favorite meals of the year. The boys said I need to it more often and they are right! New Orleans School of Cooking Jambalaya Once again, I made jambalaya for our main course using the recipe we learned at the New Orleans School of… Read More
This weekend was so incredibly fun and special as Honey and his 1992 High School Baseball team was the first team to be inducted into their High School Sports Hall of Fame! The team won the school’s first ever state baseball title, with a record of 33 and 5. That season, the Raiders were also… Read More
After a day spent at home resting, watching football and doing super fun things like cleaning the oven and ironing my bedspread, we enjoyed our 20th annual New Years Day meal! I gave myself gorgeous white linen napkins with a metallic gold monogram for Christmas last year (ha!) and they were the jumping off point… Read More
In part of my mission to bring back the punch bowl, I thought I’d answer the most popular question I received on social media about our Thanksgiving Punch… How do you make the ice ring? I am pleased to tell you, it is the easiest thing ever! In a bundt pan, I simply poured an… Read More