I’ve got my mind on king cake and king cake on my mind. If you have heard of New Orleans you probably know about our beloved dessert of the Carnival season, King Cake. While some bakers may offer king cake year round if you are from here you have been told no king cake before… Continue reading Twelfth Night
This post is in partnership with LOFT. All thoughts, ideas and choices are mine. Post contains affiliate links. No matter how big or small your Christmas list is we all have a lady that we need to buy a gift for. Mom, daughter, friend or teacher I know there is someone who you are struggling… Continue reading Gifts for Her with the LOFT
This post contains affiliate links. All thoughts, opinions and ideas are mine. Cape // Pants // Shoes One of the fashion trends we miss out on in the south is outwear and coats. It doesn’t get cold enough in the south to make fancy coats worth the investment. I look over the outwear each year… Continue reading Festive Capes for Holiday
This post is in partnership with the LOFT. All thoughts, opinions and ideas are mine. Pants: Regular & Plus // Top: Regular & Plus Have you ever been invited to a holiday party that happens after work? Whether it’s a happy hour a work party or networking group you want to be in your holiday… Continue reading Work to Party Holiday Outfits
We started a tradition several years ago of taking the boys down to New Orleans to go on a Christmas tree scavenger hunt! Before Justin and I had kids we would go each year to have a fancy dinner and walk around Canal Street to see the lights, streetcars and all of the hotels. … Continue reading Christmas Tree Scavenger Hunt
We are currently gearing up for our annual Christmas Cookie Decorating Party. Each year, even before we had kids, we have hosted a cookie party at our house. In the beginning I used to spend the day with a few of my friends kids baking all of the cookies and then decorating them. Now we… Continue reading King Annual Cookie Party
I love picking out our family Christmas Card each year. The holidays are such a fun time for our family and I try to match our Christmas card to our home theme each year. I start thinking about what card I want to use when we take our Christmas pictures. It helps if I have… Continue reading My Top 10 Christmas Card Picks with Shutterfly
I set this post up to publish around the time most of you would be finished Thanksgiving dinner and looking around Facebook for something to read. One of the best parts of the holidays are all of the events! From Christmas parties to Santa pics to Teas and Brunch the list of things to do… Continue reading Holiday Dressing Guide
Thanksgiving is less than a week away and I am ready for family and food. Thanksgiving feels easier to me than Christmas since there aren’t as many events leading up to it. It makes me feel relaxed and calm. I am not hosting Thanksgiving dinner but I love setting a festive table to share with… Continue reading Setting Your Thanksgiving Table
Whether it is Christmas or birthdays my kids are at the age where they get a lot of toys as gifts. We love toys and my boys play with their toys frequently but we do get overloaded at times. As a family we have started doing outings rather than gifts for birthdays and… Continue reading Ten Non-Toy Gifts for Christmas
