party planning | hosting | entertaining
Once summer rolls around, it’s a time for luaus, barbecues and clam bakes! Some of my favorite things to do during the summer besides hitting the beach. I love just hanging out with family and friends enjoying the warm weather, good food, good company and good libations. The perfect time to relax! Last year, my…
When it’s the beginning of May, that means it’s Cinco de Mayo time. This special day filled with delicious Mexican food, salt-rimmed margaritas and salsa music just says let’s party. I have been dying to host a Cinco de Mayo or Mexican-themed dinner party for the last few months. Since I was off this year…
Every year, once Easter has come, I feel as though spring has finally arrived. And this year for Easter, it was a gorgeous day! The sun was shining most of the day and it was a beautiful 80 degrees. My mom and I were also off for this holiday since it fell on our weekend…
It has been well over a month since my last blog post and I’m a lil bit late on my St. Patrick’s Day post but I figured, better late than never. St. Patrick’s Day is one of my favorite holidays. I am a meat and potatos kinda girl and who doesn’t love corned beef with…
A few weekends ago, on a Friday night, I decided to host a Girls Night with several of my closest friends. A few of them couldn’t make it but the ones that did, we had a great time! Three of my closest friends and I met while we were in nursing school at William Paterson…
So I decided that I was going to decorate the house for Valentines Day this year. Last year I had bought a few decorations, but this year I bought several more and even made centerpieces for the dining room table. Â I find a lot of ideas on Pinterest as you already know and can tell…
So for my birthday this year, I really wanted to throw a party and have been wanting to do a Gatsby-themed murder mystery. I love Baz Luhrmann’s film version of The Great Gatsby with Leonardo DiCarpio and drew a lot of inspiration from the film for my party. The parties that are featured in the film…
I know, I know, I know. It’s been awhile since I last posted on my blog but with the holiday season now over, I now have the time too. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I love this time of year, it is one of my favorites! The holidays are a wonderful time to spend…
So in less than a month it will be my 31st birthday and I plan on throwing myself a themed birthday party which I will not share until after the party has occurred. But what I will do is talk about a birthday party I had 2 years ago for my 29th, an 80s party!…
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends! We sure did! We hosted our very first Thanskgiving in our home this year. I had been planning this for well over a year and couldn’t wait to bring both of our families together. My parents and brother joined us as well as Chris’…