Caroline’s Fifteenth Birthday Party Author’s note: I’m writing this trapped in our bedroom watching a movie I owe Alex in return for his watching Crossing Delancey while teenagers control the rest of our entire house (backyard, kitchen, living room, dining room, and the entire upstairs). I’m also terrified that teens, …
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.
I’ve been meaning to shoot some Videos on Cocktails for a while, and the oppressive HEAT has finally motivated me! I thought I’d keep going with this, doing a deeper dive into some of your favorite cocktails, so let me know what you want me to cover. I think this …
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 …
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 …
Ingredients 1 package of bun length hot dogs 24 small popsicle sticks. Corn Batter (this is basically half a batch of corn bread from the Aunt Jemimah Corn Meal Recipe) 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 2 Tablespoons sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 large …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
