Halloween Party Favorites at our 5th Annual Pumpkin Carving
Each year, we invite all our friends over for a festive and competitive pumpkin carving party, full of Halloween-y tricks and treats for kids of all ages. Each year, I scour the pages of Pinterest for inspiration on the most boo-tiful food and drinks for the party, and this year was no exception. Here’s what […]
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The Hubby’s Lord of the Rings Birthday Party
Loyal readers will know that we like to go BIG for birthdays. Past birthday celebrations have included a present for every year you’ve earned, trips to places like Nashville, and even a full day of surprise deliveries. But this year, the hubby’s request was a little more out of left field: he wanted a party […]
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Spooky Snacks for a Halloween Party (2017 Edition)
Once again, we invited our friends and family over last weekend to partake in our annual Pumpkin Carving party. This is always a great opportunity to take in the fall weather, and also a great chance to try out the top new Pinterest-worthy snacks for a Halloween party. And I think it was our best […]
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Creative Wooden 5th Anniversary Presents for Men + a JORD Watch Giveaway!
This post contains affiliate links. For more information, see our disclosures. I can’t believe it, but as of this coming spring, I will have been married for *five whole years*. Where did the time go?! And while I don’t always adhere to the suggested traditional anniversary gift ideas, it seemed like it might be pretty […]
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What is the Best Boxed Wine? Red Wine 2017 Edition
It’s no surprise to anyone who has ever met me that I like wine. A perfectly paired wine with a nice meal is one of the great pleasures in life. But sometimes…if you’re just sitting around the house after a nightmarish day of work, for example, or you’re craving a glass when your significant other […]
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Celebrating my Husband’s 35th Birthday with On-Demand Deliveries!
This post contains affiliate links. For more information, see our advertising disclosure. My husband’s 35th birthday was this past week, and as longtime readers know, I love to go all out for birthdays! But this year, I had a problem: last week was basically the work week from hell. I was pulling 12-14 hour days, […]
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Cheap 4th Anniversary Gift Idea: Watercolor Slideshow Video!
Well, today marks four wonderful years with my hubby and partner in crime. We’ll be taking a trip to the UK & Ireland next month to properly celebrate, but I didn’t want to let the day go by without at least marking the occasion in some small (and hopefully, inexpensive) way. Last year, presented with […]
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Fun DIY Housewarming Gift: Bloody Mary Easter Basket
One of my best friends recently moved into a brand new custom-built house. The process was arduous, with her spending months picking each and every detail and overseeing (and occasionally correcting) the construction along the way. But after a many month process, she is now happily settling in to her new place, and invited us over for […]
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Highlights from our “Nevertheless, She Persisted” Postcard Party
This past weekend, we invited several of our more liberal-leaning friends over for a slightly different kind of social event: a postcard party. The purpose of this sort of gathering is to get individuals together to write their elected officials, but in a way that’s fun, social, and builds up our community. The planning for the party […]
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Three Tips for Hosting a Standout Brunch at Home
We’ve just finished our 4th annual New Years Day brunch party, a great excuse for us to kick off the year surrounded by family and friends and of course, lots of festive beverages. Over the years, we’ve perfected our brunch-hosting skills, and have come up with three main tips for hosting a brunch that’ll leave […]
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