Happy Anniversary!

I think my passion for planning parties began at a very young age but I think it came to life when I planned my first major event, my wedding.  I know some people get overwhelmed with planning such a big day but I LOVED every minute of it and if I had the chance I [...]

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Happy 65th Ev!–Vintage Inspired–Backyard Birthday BBQ!

We recently celebrated my MIL’s 65th Birthday!   Stu and I had such a blast planning and throwing this party and it turned out to be a wonderful and heartfelt day with family and friends.
We really wanted this party to be a full DIY event and Ev insisted that we keep it simple, so we [...]

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Lil S’s 1st Birthday–Playgroup Party & Mother’s Day Garden Party!

Lil S turns 1!  We wanted to have a fun party for Lil S but we also wanted to keep it simple. Cough, cough….not do the obsessive party throwing that I usually do.  We teamed up with another birthday buddy in play-group and had a birthday play-date!  I held back the reins as much as [...]

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Modern Baby Naming Party–#2

Finally….a non-gardening post!  This is my second post about a baby naming celebration!  The first one was for our daughter, Big M. We had such a great time and loved it so much that we were super excited when it was time to name little S!  We scheduled her baby naming a little later than M’s, [...]

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Modern Baby Naming Party–#1

It’s Jewish Tradition to give your child a Hebrew Name. For boys, the Hebrew Name is given the day of the “Bris”, on the 8th day of the child’s life. For girls, the Hebrew name is given in the synagogue, when the parents are called to the Torah and a blessing is said for the [...]

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