Holiday Party No. 8: Ladies High Tea at the Palace Hotel
My office has a tradition of a ladies tea to celebrate the holidays. Each December, a small group of the top women in the company…
Offbeat Parties
Holiday Party No. 7: Cookie Exchange
My friend Nicole invited me to a cookie swap party last week, hosted at 18 Reasons. This community food space is the non-profit division of…
Holiday Party No. 6: Christmas Brunch for 35 Guests
I've barely started working on our annual holiday brunch party that's coming up this Saturday. But the great thing about a party you host every…
Holiday Party No. 5: Couples Christmas Potluck
Patience wrote in with a request for a party this weekend: To the ever chic EmilyStyle! I somehow managed to say yes to hosting a…
Holiday Party No. 4: Addressing Christmas Cards
My holiday cards just arrived from the printer last night. With 75 to write before leaving on vacation next week, I need to start on…
Holiday Party No. 3: Christmas Eve Cocktail Party with Turkey Sliders
Kristy lives on a "farmette" in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and left a comment with a request for her own holiday party brainstorm: Since…
Holiday Party No. 2: Cozy Christmas Tree Decorating
Today's holiday party brainstorm is a dinner party in disguise. Rob and I have a tradition of walking over to the neighborhood Christmas tree lot…
Holiday Party No. 1: Housewarming for a Small Apartment
I'm on a crusade to boost holiday entertaining! Every year, it seems like fewer people throw holiday parties. I hear all kinds of excuses: the…
Party Recipe: Brazilian(ish) Dinner
We had an impromptu dinner party on Monday night with Rebecca and Derek. They asked to bring Brazilian lemonade - a delicious concoction made of…
Weekends: Mountain Play
You know I love a good theme! This weekend was focused around our annual picnic for Mountain Play - an extra special one with it…