It's silly, really. Such a small, insignificant thing, especially in light of all the trials each day brings. But we have been in transition, cramped together in a smallish space for over six months now. We are without our things, our comforts, and sentimental doodads as we await … [Read more...] about No Fall Decorating This Year
holidays
My Favorite Holiday – Wordless Wednesday
Lonerider Shotgun Betty Hefeweizen – 5:00 Fridays TM
It's Memorial Day weekend. This marriage of reverence for those who served and lost their life and the unofficial start to summer has always been an odd juxtaposition for me. I've never had a family member in the military, much less known someone to perish at war. Yet, the horror … [Read more...] about Lonerider Shotgun Betty Hefeweizen – 5:00 Fridays TM
Ring It In – 5:00 Fridays TM
I hate New Year's Eve. I always have. I don't understand why it's fun to get all dressed up in sparkly clothes and have some lush spill his drink on your lap. And then you have the whole ordeal of restaurants and bars overcharging you for cheap champagne and fried congealed … [Read more...] about Ring It In – 5:00 Fridays TM
Christmas Eve Extravaganza
Mac Daddy and I are hosting our 15th annual Christmas party tonight. We've been holding the festivities on Christmas Eve for the past several years, but the extravaganza didn't start this way. We realized when we lived far away from family that many others were in our shoes too. … [Read more...] about Christmas Eve Extravaganza
Flatout Good & Easy
I love a party. Our house somehow always turns into party central, whether it's a planned dinner party affair or an impromptu fireside gathering. My mom's house has always been the same way so I suppose I come by it naturally. The holidays leave us all dazed, but it's nice to … [Read more...] about Flatout Good & Easy
