I was over the moon excited to have my family and my dear mother here for Mother’s Day 2021!! It was just like old times. We originally talked about the men grilling, but I haven’t entertained in so long that I was eager to do it myself. We had a casual brunch on the porch,… Read More
Our precious CeeCee celebrated her first holy communion this past weekend. It could not have been a more perfect day – the sun was shining, the birds were chirping – for this blessed sacrament. This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Mother made CeeCee’s dress. Her… Read More
It’s a week of fun celebrations with May the Fourth, Cinco de Mayo, CeeCee’s First Communion AND Mother’s Day!!! I love weeks like this and started planning last month. The fun kicked off with a May the Fourth Star Wars themed dinner at home. John went out with friends (we’ve reached that age) and so… Read More
Rounding out my birthday month was the most thoughtful little porch party with two dear friends. They secretly contacted Sister and Honey to put together an evening of my favorites. It was incredibly touching that they did this and brought a tear to my eye to feel so loved. Nobody could appreciate a menu of… Read More
A few of my sweet neighbors gathered to celebrate my birthday on a lovely, sun filled day earlier this month. My bestie knew how much I’d been wanting to have my first pool-side gathering and so she carted all of the decor, food and fun party items here! She made me promise not to lift… Read More
Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Top o’ the Morning! If the past year taught us one thing, it’s that you can get anything delivered. Even hot Krispy Kreme! I pulled out all the green, orange and rainbow stops for this easy breezy school morning breakfast treat! I reuse the same decorative items each year, with… Read More
My boys have gone mad for corned beef sandwiches this year! It took me three tries to successfully set up this dinner table, as they kept eating all of the sandwich provisions as soon as they hit the fridge. Does anyone else have midnight snackers?! I don’t ever remember being so ravenous as a teenager… Read More