Christmas is my favorite time of the year! In my opinion, planning for Christmas is one of the best ways to enjoy the season. I get to anticipate the fun and joy of December as I plan ahead with gifts, cards and decorating - but I'm also able to enjoy the season so much more… Continue reading My Simple Christmas Planner
Category: Holidays
Make Your Birthday Party Successful From Start To Finish!
This post was sponsored by Basic Invite I love celebrating birthdays - I think you know that about me by now! From July to September we have at least seven birthdays in our extended family, and we're wrapping up birthday season with mine next week. The other thing you probably know about me is my… Continue reading Make Your Birthday Party Successful From Start To Finish!
Celebrating My Sister’s 30th Birthday at Lake Keowee
My mom, sister and I spent the best weekend together this month. One of the best decisions we've ever made was the decision to celebrate milestone birthdays with a destination weekend! A couple years ago we celebrated Mom's birthday in Boone, North Carolina. My sister turns 30 this month so we decided to try Lake… Continue reading Celebrating My Sister’s 30th Birthday at Lake Keowee
Celebrating My Parents’ 40th Anniversary!
My sister and I love planning parties together, and we were so happy to plan one to celebrate our parents' 40th anniversary! We knew we wanted it to be much smaller and more intimate than their 35th anniversary (although that was a great event, too!). We decided to gift them a family photo session followed… Continue reading Celebrating My Parents’ 40th Anniversary!
Mother’s Day Gift Guide {2021}
There are three weeks left until Mother's Day! Have you started thinking about what you'll gift to the moms in your life? I have a little roundup of ideas, all under $25! These are a collection of some of my favorite things or items that I think make meaningful Mother's Day gifts. Difficult Mother's Day… Continue reading Mother’s Day Gift Guide {2021}
My Best Party Planning Tip: Develop A Theme!
This post is sponsored by Hostess With The Mostess A well executed theme makes a party feel extra special. A theme can be a color scheme, a phrase, a collection of things the honoree loves or anything else that drives the decisions for most of the party elements. The theme can be reflected in the… Continue reading My Best Party Planning Tip: Develop A Theme!
Why Is Easter Weekend A Big Deal?
Why is Easter weekend such a big deal? I've mentioned before that reading through the Bible each year makes Christmas more and more special. This year my trip through the first five books of the Bible along with the book of John has made Easter more special than ever before! Let me set up the… Continue reading Why Is Easter Weekend A Big Deal?
Easter Menu 2021
Our plans for Easter weekend aren't quite finalized, so I'm not sure if we'll be eating lunch at home on Easter Sunday. I still wanted to plan a special meal that we can eat sometime during the weekend, because Easter is such a big holiday for me! Christmas is so wonderful - but Easter is… Continue reading Easter Menu 2021
Spring Bar Cart Decor
I moved my Gramma's tea cart to a new spot around Christmas last year, and I'm having so much fun decorating it for the seasons! I love the traditional Southern "bar cart" style decor and it's fun to have a place that doesn't have to be functional - it's all for show. Since we don't… Continue reading Spring Bar Cart Decor
5 Recipes You Should Make This Weekend
In 2019 my family celebrated Thanksgiving a few weeks early so that my mom could help our Nana after a scheduled surgery the week of Thanksgiving. My sister and I never like to pass up a chance for good food, so we decided to get together again on Thanksgiving Day and have a "not-Thanksgiving-Thanksgiving-meal." We… Continue reading 5 Recipes You Should Make This Weekend
