For as long as I could remember, the extent of my holiday decorating for the year exclusively featured a decorated Christmas tree and maybe a few pumpkins. Without family to host for the holidays and being without kids, it seemed like more work than…
Around this time last year I was in West Los Angeles celebrating Chinese New Year with Chef Katie Chin and Ling Ling Asian Kitchen. Chef Chin not only cooked up a mean family-style dinner, but she also taught us all about Chinese New Year…
The women in my life fly off my shopping list like the speed of sound when it comes time to holiday shop. The men are usually left over, leaving me scrambling to figure out what they’d like to see under the tree. With men,…
All summer long it seemed like our family was spread out throughout the house avoiding touching anyone or anything — this may sound personal, but I swear it was just because of the lack of air conditioner! Now that the temperatures are significantly dropping…
Happy October! The beginning of this month marks the rolling out of our Halloween decorations, scary movie marathons, and the start of fireplace season. Since this is my husband’s first October in Buffalo, I prepped him with a few stories from the past about…
For my husband’s first couple Father’s Days, I thought gift giving was a breeze. Framed photo of our son? ✓ Cutesy card likely made with a painted baby foot turned into an object? ✓ Now that we’ve been through an onslaught of holidays, I’m running out…
Within a few hours of my son’s birth, he earned the nickname “Goo.” His little circular turned up nose, scrunched eyes, and wrinkly forehead made him a dead-ringer for Mr. Magoo, shorten that to Goo and you’ve got a lifelong nickname. I may refer…
I don’t know about you, but I love all the crazy little holidays floating around these days. It’s fun to have an excuse to celebrate just about anything! Today is #NationalPizzaPartyDay and, even though we’re keeping it small, we’re still in full party mode.…
It’s technically Teacher Appreciation Day today, but I’ll let you in on a little secret: it’s actually Teacher Appreciation WEEK too! Teachers spend so much time with our kids — we owe them a great deal of thanks. One major one for us? Although…
Almost three years ago, I was planning Fox’s 1st birthday party. I chose camping as the theme and promptly purchased all the party supplies and a woodland-themed high chair banner emblazoned with “1” on the middle flag — the excitement was mounting! A few…
Thank you Gloria Ferrer for sponsoring this post. Elevate your everyday entertaining this season with Gloria Ferrer wines! By now we’ve talked about how to be a good house guest and all about hosting a get-together over in my little corner of the internet,…
Tomorrow we head back to the West Coast after a 3-week long stay in Buffalo with family. I don’t know about you, but if I had house guests for 21 days, I’d literally be tearing my hair out of my head ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Add a toddler…
You know how people tell brides to be to do everything they can to enjoy the day because it’s likely going to be a blur? I get that feeling every holiday season. Like so many others, this is my favorite time of the year.…
Last Thursday I had the opportunity to attend a Best Friends Friendsgiving Feast thrown by Tasty and Del Monte® at BuzzFeed LA in Hollywood. Even at a quick glance of the invite I knew this was going to be good. I’ve spent hours watching…
November marks the start of holiday entertaining in my household. I’ve always been a fan of appetizers and small plates over full meals, unless it’s Thanksgiving of course, so you’ll usually find my dining table filled with bite-sized foods for guests to graze over…
