I'm beat. I'm full of turkey, slightly Bourbon hungover, and have a pan of cinnamon rolls in the oven making the house smell just freaking perfect. The trees are about to go up, and I can feel that super warm happiness that I always feel around Thanksgiving, meaning that the holidays are ...
The Thanksgiving Table
Oh, buddy.
This year we pulled out all the stops.
I'm so stinking grateful that we are where we are. Last November, we were armpit-deep into Covid as a globe, and, as a family, Bryan and I were armpit-deep into a renovation that nearly killed me. I still have nightmares of being ...
Halloween Wishes
As the hubs and I head down to to New Orleans today for the Tulane/Cincinnati game, I want to wish you a wonderful Halloween weekend. This is one of my favorite holidays- while we don't have children, I just love when other kids get all dressed up and come to my house to ask for candy! We moved ...
Derby, 96 Days Out
HOW?!!?! I repeat.... HOW?! did I miss my 100 days from Derby post???
Could it be possible that it's been dang near 2 years since we were able to really celebrate the greatest two minutes in sports? Perhaps we're all in a Covid haze, and completely unaware of what day of the week it is (or ...
The Christmas Table
Rather than setting a table of our own this year for the holidays, I have the feeling we'll be ordering in Chinese... Or making something simple at home (grilled cheese and tomato soup?). Instead of leaving you hanging, though, I'm harkening back to 2018 to bring you my favorite Christmas Table. ...
Deck the Halls!
All, just as at Thanksgiving, we're still up to our armpits in construction here at the new house. We're camping out on the second floor, living apartment-like in two bedrooms, and while I wish there were room for a tree and wreaths, ribbon and our brass deer, there's just not. We do have Bobo, ...
The Thanksgiving Table (… or lack thereof)
Oh, sweet readers. You've heard me say that aside from Derby, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I love full days of friends stopping by with bottles of wine, never-ending rounds of Trivial Pursuit, questions of "want another piece of pie?" It's been- especially the last few years that the man ...
On to 2020!
Just a few days ago, one of my agents posted an open-ended question on her Facebook page: "The word I will incorporate into my life for 2020 is improvement," she said. "What will yours be?" Almost without hesitation, I typed a response. "Contentment."
Admittedly, I'm a girl who wants. I want ...
A Note on Christmas: Cedar, a Shag Rug, and my Emotional Undoing
Each year, around September, I begin brainstorming that year's holiday decor. Moodboards are pieced together on Pinterest, showing topiaries made of tangerines, Aerin Lauder's New York home, gifts wrapped in a multitude of coordinating papers... This year, my heart settled on really decking out ...
