As promised, I wanted to share the source I used for the flowers for my 50th birthday party… FiftyFlowers. I went into it completely blind. No recommendation, no prior experience, and I hadn’t even really seen them online before. I did a bit of research, saw consistently great reviews, and decided to take a leap… Read More
Yesterday I shared all the details of my black and white bow themed 50th birthday celebration, and today I’m back with my favorite part – the people who made it so incredibly special. Because at the end of the day, the flowers, the bows, the tent, the cocktails… all of it is lovely. But it’s… Read More
I went back and forth for a long time on whether or not I even wanted to have a party for my 50th. Party planning is no small undertaking, and this one would be almost entirely on me. But then again… I celebrate everything. I love a good party. And I knew deep down I… Read More
The other day I went down a rabbit hole flipping through some of my older cookbooks, which is always a dangerous and delightful place to wander. In one that my sweet friend NF gave me at a wedding shower back in 2002, the Junior League of Gwinnett and North Fulton cookbook, I stumbled upon a… Read More
February’s Pop In & Sip Awhile featured a cocktail Honey and I both love but had never actually made ourselves… the espresso martini. We sent the text invite to friends a couple of days before and then looked at each other and said, “We better figure this out.” Luckily, I had screenshot a recipe about… Read More
With my big 50th birthday celebration this month, I decided to skip my usual St. Patrick’s Day door and just leave the bows and monograms up all month long. Now I have so many fun details from the party to share soon, but for now I thought I would start outside. The whole celebration was… Read More
I had the biggest surprise this month, and I am still smiling about it. Bestie M and I have a long-standing birthday dinner tradition, and since she moved about an hour away, it did not seem strange at all when she suggested we celebrate a little early this year. We had a lovely dinner, caught… Read More