Christmas Tablescapes

The happiest time of the year is finally here!  I am hosting Christmas Eve dinner so pretty tablescapes are on my mind.  I looked online at Pinterest of course, for some inspiration and found some great ideas to share.

10 Christmas Party Invitation Ideas

Traditional is out the window!  I am loving how modern and whimsical party invitations are these days.  I found some really cute ideas while I was preparing the invite for our annual Christmas Eve dinner party.  Here are some of the favorites I found:

Weekend Rewind: Thanksgiving

Yeeeessssss, there is nothing better than a long holiday weekend!  Family, friends, racing, relaxing and a tiny bit of shopping.  We had such a great Thanksgiving and it feels like Christmas is in full force.  I hope to get some decorating done this week.  Hope you had a super holiday weekend too!

Happy Thanksgiving

Need last minute centerpiece ideas?  Here ya go!  

Table setting tips too!

Enjoy your day friends!

Weekend Rewind: Atlantis - Paradise Island

I am back from a really fun weekend.  I actually got back Sunday afternoon but was so tired that I came home and crashed.  We had a sales contest at work and I was able to fly to Atlantis for the weekend with the crew.  Unfortunately, it rained until our last day but we still had a great time.

We explored all around the resort, did some gambling, some relaxing and had a really fun time.
Here are some pictures from the trip.  We were constantly getting rained on so excuse our messy hair.

 

 

Dinner at Seafire

Our visit to the straw market to pick up gifts

We hit up the straw market and took a (few hours) break at Senor Frogs.  It was raining when we left but we were all smiles

We caught the Junkanoo parade thru Marina Village outside our hotel

Headed to dinner.  We went to Seafire for some delicious steaks on our first night

We hit the slides and lazy river on Sunday afternoon

Thanksgiving Centerpeices & Table Setting Tips

The most delicious week of the year is here!  My sis, Holly is hosting Thanksgiving this year and has gone above and beyond to plan for our family feast.  I plan to help with the table settings and was looking online for inspiration.  There will be 20+ people in attendance so my sister had some outdoor seating built for us to use.  The rustic table and benches each hold about 12 people.  I cannot wait to see the finished product.
Here are some table settings that would work perfectly.  A little rustic, mixed with natural and playful touches.  I will probably end up combining a couple looks.  It seems like these types of things just end up coming together once you get started.  Here are some of my favorite looks for the occasion.

Photo Book Season

It's hard to believe the end of the year is almost here.  It's also the official start of photo book season.
A friend introduced them to me years ago and they really are hard to beat.  My family has come to expect a book annually and I have made every effort to capture vacations too.

I was starting to work on my family book and realized that I had enough from our most recent soccer season to do a little something special for the kiddos.  I left the last page blank so they could do autographs for each other.  Shutterfly happened to be having a great sale so I ordered them right away.  If you have yet to start documenting memories in this fun way, now is a great time to try!

Take a peek at mine and see what you think.

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Photo books are the perfect gift for any occasion.