susan’s prime rib, and your mouth will be watering.
earlier this month,
we had our annual new years dinner at the bland family residence.
i dote on tradition.
so, tradition + good friends + delicious food.
always amazing.
suz put lights under the sheer fabric to decorate the buffet,
such a cute-easy-super fancy idea!
thank you to the lovely hosts, xo.
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i’m thirty-five.
as in, almost twenty-four hours ago, i turned thirty-five.
and, i was shakin’ it with this iphone photo app, all weekend…
my entire weekend has been a celebration.
so much goodness jam-packed into three days.
how am i feeling? about this big three-five?
well, the first five years of my thirties were beautiful,
easy to age…as i kept adding those years.
this next five i might not take with such grace.
this three-five feels like the older-side-of-thirty.
but…
for now, i’m happily-thirty-five,
girls lunch on friday at smashburger…my choice of restaurant!
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when all of our birthday parties come to an end,
it would be too sad to see it all leave too quickly.
so, i like to take all the balloons, gifts etc etc
and fill up the child’s bedroom with all the hoopla
to continue the celebration a few more days…
i love the idea that each time they walk in their room,
they might take in a huge breathe,
and think, “wow. this is awesome!”
anything i can do to extend a celebration!
{myla’s room after her pink panther party…a big pink poof!}
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moosey has always been a pink panther movie fan.
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yep. you read it correctly.
that’s what shannon’s sweater said
as we celebrated christmas-sweater style!
our neighbors, the napierski’s, had one big christmas bash tonight.
delicious food, {lots & lots of food}, photo back-drop, couples quizzes, games,
fun, people we love, tacky christmas sweaters…
we were the nerds of the party.
it’s a little theme we’re rockin’ all season long.
as we walked home from this party tonight. there were snowflakes. big, beautiful white snowflakes. almost as if the snow gods knew i wanted to have a white christmas,
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tradition. i obsess over traditions…
our annual thaanum {my moms-side-of-the-family} family christmas party.
the menu always changes, but the activity remains the same.
gingerbread houses!
{want a great item to put on your christmas list? add this!}
we love it around here,
and it was used again last weekend at the family party.
my secret-panini ingredient – this.
seriously.
don’t question me.
add those stackers with muenster cheese…
and whatever else you love,
the combination makes panini’s magical.
and,
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