Entertaining

   One thing you need to know about me is that I love to entertain. I don't get to do it as much as I'd like to as a parent, but I do love to play hostess when I can.  When it comes to having friends over, music is an important way to 'set the mood.' Music is always a great way to bring some good vibes into any situation, but especially a way to make a room not feel so sterile when friends are over. We've had a handful of wireless speakers, so we were excited to try out...

                                    This is the second year I have hosted Christmas Eve. It's been quite fun to have family over to our house to celebrate the holidays. It always ends up being more work than I anticipated taking on the day before Christmas, but it has always been so rewarding to have family together, celebrating the most wonderful time of the year! I also can never help myself to just go a little over-board when it comes to tablescapes. I know my family would have been completely...

                                                  When it comes to fall, there are so many fun touches you can add to your table. I was swooning over the idea of lots of Fairytale and Cinderella Pumpkins and gourds this year in the neutral tones. A eucalyptus garland and gold taller candle sticks add texture and height to my tabletop. Layering these different Vietri plates adds depth and interest. Aren't these handmade gold-leaf chargers and plates so dreamy?! And these painted 14 karat gold glasses are stunning! I...

                                                       How lucky for us that we were able to celebrate our son's 3rd birthday with our immediate family! We had everyone over for dinner and cake on Sunday evening, as Parker's actual birthday fell on the first day of preschool. It was going to be a casual evening with family, however, I ended up going to Michael's and the Party store.. and came home with the above. ..And I even went back for a second trip (to both) too. (Insert shrugging...

                      I hosted this dinner party in our first home in the month of May, right around the Derby. I was so excited, because I had just purchased a new dinning room set, and I was looking forward to breaking it in. Unfortunately, our table and rug didn't make it in time for the party though! But our beautiful chairs did. I stumbled across these images and thought it would be fun to take you inside of our old dinning room. I love the pops of cobalt on the table for some added...