At the end of April, one of my very best friends had a first birthday party for her daughter.  Although I went over to help her set up (having a party like that is hard work, ya’ll!), Lauren planned and put most all the details together herself and I thought that it turned out so

Mid week last week, Colleen and I decided we were not being proactive enough about our summer bucket list.  So we emailed some buddies and invited them over for a game night on Friday.  Luckily, the weather cooperated and we were able to hold it in my backyard under the bistro lights as it was

Sometimes…okay most of the time, when I entertain I can go a little overboard.  Particularly when it is Halloween.  I often say I am turning into my mother but much much worse.  I can remember my mother wanting us to dust when company was coming over and I always thought she was completely nuts.  Now

When Colleen and I saw the fantastic tent featured in Anthropologie’s latest catalog, we knew it would be fun to plan a pretend party around it.  The party will obviously have to be pretend because we surely don’t have the 9 grand it would cost to purchase it for an actual party.  So while we