Parties

Yesterday Caroline started 4th grade and Thomas started 2nd grade — at their new school! Caroline was nervous about moving to a new school this year and we spent countless hours talking with her about it throughout the summer. Thankfully, she was able to meet and become friends with a handful of rising 4th grade …

Last week I hosted some girlfriends over a mahjong game night. Our little group has been playing together for more than a year now and it’s been really fun getting better, faster, and more competitive. When we first started playing we could barely chat or sip cocktails because there are a lot of rules to …

Last week Thomas turned 8! On his birthday, we celebrated with a morning wake-up to lots of balloons and streamers, donuts for breakfast, birthday presents, and I surprised him with a homemade ice cream cake for dessert! Over the weekend we threw him a party with all his favorite things — a sleepover with his …

Last week we wrapped up our spring semester of Community Group! It was truly the most wonderful night filled with so much love, tears, hugs, and lots of laughs. And it was so wonderful to host my dear friends in my new home for our final meeting together! It’s been awhile since I dedicated a …

Last week our Community Group gathered together for our third annual Favorite Things Party! Last year we wore fancy attire. The year before we wore pajamas. But this year was my favorite attire yet — we went with GLAM PAJAMAS (or “glam jams” as we started calling them). And oh my goodness, this was AMAZING. …

One of the most popular blog post topic requests I received earlier this year was more entertaining posts — specifically party planning tips! I have had this topic on my list to tackle forever and today I’m finally sharing some entertaining tips with y’all — along with a few of my favorite parties we’ve hosted …

Last Wednesday was Thomas’s last day of kindergarten and Caroline’s last day of second grade!! We officially have a rising 3rd grader! And a rising 1st grader! I honestly cannot believe 2nd grade was Caroline’s first normal in-person school year!!!! For those of you who survived remote schooling…you KNOW how incredible this has been…for our …

Last week I hosted some girlfriends over for a mahjong lesson and it was such a fun night! The lesson takes about 2 hours so we kept the food simple so we didn’t waste any time playing! I served my favorite spinach dip from Publix for an appetizer, Abby brought a delicious panzanella salad for …

Hosting a dinner party soon, and need a little inspiration? Keep reading to see how we incorporated a little Roll Your Own Sushi in this months dinner party effortlessly!  March was my month to host Supper Club this year! It’s wild to think this is our 8th year of monthly dinners together! Coming up with …

Last weekend Caroline hosted a few friends over for a little backyard picnic party! It was the cutest thing ever and everyone had a blast. My friend Melissa with Under the Sky Picnic partnered with me to create the most magical set-up too. In just 8 minutes, she completely transformed a patch of grass in …

We’ve attended or hosted a lot of New Year’s parties over the years, but I think this year may have been my favorite celebration yet! We really wanted to celebrate 2022 with our friends and family but also had zero desire to track down babysitters or keep our kids (and ourselves) up until midnight. So …

For our Community Group holiday party we celebrated with another favorite things gift exchange this year! This party was so much fun last year that we knew we wanted to do it again this year. Last year the attire was pajamas so this year we decided to go fancy. We kicked off the night with …