If you’re friends with us or even tacitly know us, you’ve probably heard Alex wrote a book! (Here’s a link just in case.) We decided to celebrate its release and thank those of us who have supported his effort by throwing a small cocktail party. There wasn’t much or …
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 party. In fact, I would say Pandemonium at the Disco definitely …
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 us we have 4 in the next 5ish months. As a …
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 …
