• Not Just Another Texas Trivia Game
    Long Winded Questions with Even Longer Answers Texas Geography- somewhat Question 1: The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) is NASA’s center for Human Spaceflight in Houston, Texas.  Often referred to as Mission Control or Simply “Houston” has been …
  • Not Just Another Texas Party
    The Main Event Texas parties have historically been my kryptonite, and by historically I mean two over the course of the last 15 years.  One was a failure of imagination and the postal service that didn’t pick up outgoing …
  • Live From Cesarz News Network
    Videos for Embassy Intrigue Introduction News From Space Breaking News Travel News Culture News News from the Other Side of the World Children are Still Starving in Africa- 30 Hour Famine Support Caroline here: https://30hourfamine.worldvision.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=365447 Foodie News! International News …
  • Pandemonium at the Disco: The Menu
    Alex and I often debate about the role of the menu at a party.  There are clearly parties where the food is the main star, and others where it serves as more of a supporting actor.  Even if it’s …
  • Pandemonium at the Disco
    Have Black Plastic Will Party: Part 1 Before I dive into the miracle that is black plastic sheeting, I want to note that my inability to blog this party was not because I didn’t think it was a marvelous …
  • Pandemonium at the Disco: The Origin Story
    Last night we were “chilling” on the couch (maybe not “chilling” as Alex had a glass of RED wine on my almost white couch) discussing our next few months of upcoming events, and it turns out between Caroline and …
  • Gay Parita Sinclair Gas Station
    Recreating a space that could be featured on American Pickers or Hoarders The Gay Parita Sinclair Gas Station in Ash Grove, Missouri is representative of so many places along the Mother Road.  It started as a gas station, and …
  • 2448 Miles – The Party
    Once we finished all 2448 miles (and then some) of our party research, retired and replaced the vanlet, and hosted one last dinner party in a “clean house” we were set to start really planning and decorating.  To say …
  • The Mother Road Part 8
    Travels with Caroline and Party Research The End The third day of our trip was pretty low key.  I ended up needing to work, so I stayed in the hotel while Alex and Caroline went to explore Gallop, New …
  • The Mother Road Sidebar
    Alex and Caroline go to Gallup I was not a fan of Gallup, New Mexico. When Caroline and I went out to get some pictures, we first cruised Route 66 through town to see what might be worth shooting. …
  • The Mother Road Part 7
    Travels with Caroline and Party Research Part 7 We began the second day of our final trek across Route 66 in the California high desert.  As we hit the outskirts of Victorville the city and neighborhoods with streets of …
  • The Mother Road Part 6
    Travels with Caroline and Party Research Part 6 We decided to tackle the last half of Route 66 in one trip.  As with the other sections we had to contend with the logistics of how to get to a …
  • The Mother Road Part 5
    Travels with Caroline and Party Research Part 5 The next few stops on our list were all in the small town of Cuba, Missouri.  With a population well below 4,000 people, the residents of Cuba have worked hard to …
  • The Mother Road Part 4
    Travels with Caroline and Party Research Part 4 The second day of our journey from Chicago to Joplin, Missouri started with a great spelling debate.  Really, how do you spell “ketchup”? We spell it with K-e-t-c-h-u-p, and so far …
  • The Mother Road Part 3
    Travels with Caroline and Party Research Part 3 When we first decided to take our party research on the road, we really figured we’d cover what we could of Route 66 over a few days at spring break and …
  • The Mother Road Part 2
    Travels with Caroline and Party Research Part 2 The second day of our adventure started when we packed up our bags in Oklahoma City, ate the hotel’s “concierge breakfast” which pre-pandemic would have a had a host of options …
  • Death & Vodka – Bites
    While we think that decorations, food, music and engaging activity are important to the success of a party, we find that there’s usually one or two of these components that really take center stage.  Decorations were definitely the main …
  • The Mother Road Part 1
    Travels with Caroline and Party Research Part I Once we come up with a party topic, we usually do a bit of research to help us figure out food, decorations, and the game.  For our Hollywood through the ages …
  • Death & Vodka Invitations
    In our modern world there are so many awesome and easy ways to invite people to a shindig.  For most of the entertaining we do we simply text, email, or send out evites, but for our annual theme party …
  • Death & Vodka
    The Roaring 20’s Along with what seems like 90% of America and apparently the UK we knew that our 2020 party was going to be a 1920s party.  The real question was what kind of 1920s party and how …
  • Majweski & Sons
    The Official Funeral Home of Cesarzville We created Majewski & Sons using our dining room and front entry hall.  We wanted to accomplish a few things in this space.  First, we wanted to create more than just the somber …
  • The Mockingbird Lounge
    The “Official” Speakeasy of Cesarzville We utilized our open floor plan living room, kitchen and breakfast room to create the Mockingbird Lounge.  We wanted it to feel like it was an unfinished or reclaimed building that included some minor …