Parties & Weddings

Last Saturday, I hosted a baby shower for my friend Jenn, who is having her first baby in September. It was a lot of fun to throw, and it turned out super cute! I planned it with my friends Ellen and Renae, who both posted about the shower on their blogs today too. Our theme was "about to pop," so we picked food and decor elements that had the word "pop" […]

Happy Fourth of July! I wanted to share a fun last-minute idea to add some patriotism to your table. Use a star shaped cookie cutter to cut up a watermelon and make it super cute and festive! You could also do this with other types of fruit--strawberries, cantaloupe, pineapple, etc...but watermelon is so easy to cut, and it's red, which makes it perfect for today. All you do is slice […]

Happy Friday!! We made it! I, for one, could not be more excited for the weekend. I have no big plans for this one, and I'm quite happy about that. Sometimes it's nice not to have everything all planned out, you know what I mean? The most definite thing on our schedule is that tonight we're having people over for dinner...my friend from high school who I haven't seen in […]

Unfortunately, this weekend I got sick. I lost my voice completely on Saturday, which totally sucked since I wanted to catch up with my family and friends I haven't seen in awhile. So frustrating! Plus my throat hurt and I just generally felt exhausted and gross. But while I was feeling under the weather, the weather itself was amazing! I went to Lake Couer d'Alene on Saturday. My sister and […]