Hospitality
Go USA! A Patriotic World Cup Soccer Birthday
Soccer is life. Or, at least my 11yo thinks so. She asked for a World Cup soccer birthday party a few months ago. Between the Team USA logo and the proximity of her birthday to the Memorial Day weekend – red, white and blue, it was. Let’s chat details. The Food Isn’t it always about…
Read MoreA Woodland Camping Birthday: Gianna Turns 2!
My idea of camping is a hotel without a spa. I felt like I should come clean – pun intended – at the get-go. Picking a party theme is one of my greatest joys and it’s especially sweet when the birthday girl doesn’t really have an opinion – those will come soon enough. She just…
Read MoreA Stellar Star Wars Birthday Bash
Star Wars. The theme we loved so much we partied twice. Shortly after the first Star Wars shindig, John Paul said, “Wouldn’t that be fun to do for mine?” Yes, yes it would. Honest point of planning though – doing a party for 100 was much easier than for 10. I think it was all…
Read More2015: A Year in Review
2015. What a year. There were way too many broken things, hearts included, but an incredible amount of joy through time with family and celebrating milestones and sacraments. That sounds like most years. None of them are void of pain or of joy, we just have to pray through the suffering and lean into the…
Read More90 Years Young
Y’all know how much I like to party. Earlier this year, my mom had the brilliant idea to throw her dad (my grandfather) a surprise 90th birthday party. It had all the feels. He knew a few family members were coming, but he had no idea nearly 100 people would show up and help him…
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