We celebrated Whit’s eleventh birthday with a cosmic blow out at the skating rink! From great friends being sick to a snow storm cancelling the whole thing, for one reason or another, his December birthday party has felt a little lackluster the past couple of years. I know from big brother than big birthday celebrations… Read More
Our cold, rainy Halloween festivities kicked off with Whit’s 5th grade class party. The other room moms and I had the BEST time planning and executing this simple, fun event – a Deranged Dentist Tooth Buffet. First things first, we got into character and surprised the class by storming in looking for great tooth specimens.… Read More
My mother in law, affectionately known as JuJu for the last fourteen years, celebrates her 75th birthday today! We tossed around many ideas on how to celebrate this milestone and just kept coming back to the same thing… taking JuJu on her very FIRST trip to Disney World. We invited her to a birthday dinner… Read More
Last year for every season I did a spread on this long pine board that doubled as a dessert/appetizer and centerpiece! Our club’s annual adult Halloween party was last night and I was excited to dig it out for a little pre-party at home. These are our neighbors and friends that know us the best,… Read More
Now that I have my Halloween tour behind me, I am excited to switch gears and share some fun, easy, delicious cocktails!! I first found Post Meridiem at the checkout at my local package store and had to give them a try. There are five different cocktails (Old Fashioned not pictured). They use all authentic… Read More
Our Haunted Halloween Home Tour continues today in the dining room! I just love how the table turned out this year! I change it every year, but reuse a lot of the same elements. If you think about a table in layers, start from the bottom and work your way up. I started with a… Read More
Last week my PTA Hospitality Committee celebrated and thanked our elementary school bus drivers with a lunch before they headed on their afternoon routes. We each sign up to head one event (bus drivers, janitors, cafe, etc.) and mine was to co-lead Bus Driver Day! We handed out invitations on Monday asking them to join… Read More