Entertaining

Thanksgiving 2013

Thanksgiving has passed once again, and we couldn’t be more thankful for being able to spend one of our favorite holidays with all of our family and friends.  I’m pondering braving the crowds in search of Christmas presents later, but for now, I’m relishing a rare day off.  Just in case you guys are still

Words of Inspiration

A Message of Hope

We really wish that we would have been able to get our Thanksgiving table decorated in time to show it to you all before the big day tomorrow.  Alas, life intervened, and we did not.  We apologize but I am happy to say that I have something entirely different for you and perhaps something even

Christmas

Holiday Pictures with Craig and Catrina

I’ve always wanted to do holiday cards.  They seem like such a nice way of saying “hi friend, I like you a whole lot and miss you dearly, and happy holidays.”  Don’t they?  Well I’ve never done them because if there is one thing I am lazy about it is cards of any kind.  Luckily,

Free Printable

Thanksgiving Place Cards {Free Printable}

Oh man am I excited about Thanksgiving.  A delightful day of laziness and food eating with all my favorite people.  It doesn’t get much better than that.  Especially when there is apple pie involved.  We are having quite a few people over for Thanksgiving (and when I say we – I mean my mom and

Tablescapes

A Very Green Thanksgiving

Every year, Colleen and I are put in charge of setting our family’s Thanksgiving table.  This arrangement is fine with us as it is a task we very much enjoy.  Between decorating and cooking/coordinating a meal for 15, I will take the decorating any day of the week.  Last year, we did a lovely neutral

DIY

Genius Uses for Gold Contact Paper

I think I’m a little bit late to the party on this one, but apparently gold contact paper is my next favorite crafting material.    It is easy to apply and remove, functional, and just plain lovely.  I was going to order some just to line my drawers (because I really need to – my