Photo Backdrops
Its amazing what you can do with a basic wood frame, king size sheet, and acrylic paint. Here’s a quick look our photo back drops from past parties.
Memaw, Zac Brown & Prosecco
A super casual dinner party Growing up, our house wouldn’t fall into today’s standard of “clean eating,” but it definitely fit into the 80’s version of healthy. With the Texas recommended exception of Blue Bell ice cream we didn’t have a lot of sugar. Honey Nut Cheerios and Cinnamon Life …
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 expanded to a mechanic shop, and eventually contained cabins to meet …
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 this is when we started planning would be inaccurate. We’d been …
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 Mexico. I’m going to hand the Gallup section off to them. …
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 answer: Not much. There were a lot of cool signs …
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 packed houses gave way to a desert landscape broken up by …
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 starting point and either work our way to the end or …
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 make it a must stop destination for travelers looking to get …
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 our friends, Heinz, Hunts and Wikipedia all agree with us. However, …