Bridal Beauty

Pete and Sarah’s Irish Rehearsal Dinner

As I mentioned last week, one of my best friends got married this weekend and I was honored to be asked by his mother to help her plan and coordinate the rehearsal dinner.  The wedding had an Irish theme because both Sarah and Pete come from Irish families so a wedding on the weekend of

Colleen's house

Dark Gray Entryway

I generally lean towards very neutral paint colors, and almost always the lightest paint color on the chip.  But in our entryway, I wanted to do something a little more dramatic.  So I decided to go with a dark gray, which is obviously still neutral, but also just the pop of drama that I was

Deliciousness

Blueberry Coffee Cake

I’ve been having a rough few weeks at work.  Ok that is an understatement; I have been miserable, and unfortunately it will be continuing through most of spring and summer.  To top off my week last week, I was in a four car accident on the way home from the city I have been traveling

Entertaining

An Irish Rehearsal Dinner

One of my best friends is getting married this weekend and his mother asked me to help her plan the rehearsal dinner.  The fact that the wedding takes place on the weekend of St. Patrick’s Day is not an accident.  These people are very Irish and St. Patrick’s Day is pretty much the groom’s favorite

Home

Nightstand Styling

Do you guys read Emily Henderson’s blog?  No?  Well you probably should because she is a) hilarious and b) very helpful when it comes to home decorating situations.  So she posted last week that she is getting together with Serena and Lily to have a nightstand styling contest where we are supposed to style our

Makeup

Simple Homemade Lip Scrub

This is typically a little bit of a rough time of year for my overall appearance and I have a tendency to feel like a complete ragamuffin.  Lately my skin has been so dry (and extremely pasty since it has now not seen the sun in close to 5 months) and with spring coming and