Hi guys, and Happy Holidays! Because this week’s party landed smack dab in the middle of Christmas and New Years, we decided to take it a little easy this week and feature some of our host favorite New Year’s Eve-friendly appetizer dishes and skip the link up for this week only. If your week is…
Midnight Madness in Annapolis, Maryland – Loews Annapolis Hotel
This past Thursday night, I was invited to spend a fun evening with friends old and new at the Loews Annapolis Hotel, right in the heart of downtown Annapolis, Maryland. We were pampered and fed and then sent off to shop at Annapolis’ annual Midnight Madness. Accommodations were provided at Loews Annapolis Hotel, but all…
Ringing in the New Year With Cousins #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot
The holidays didn’t feel like the holidays until my family drove up to Pennsylvania for a last-minute New Year’s Day party with my sister’s family. We pulled together a silly gift exchange (with a couple of real gifts mixed in there, too), threw together a traditional taco dinner on the fly, and had a…
New Year’s Stained Glass Memory Jars #Craft
My 15-year-old daughter inspired me to make this craft after making her own Memory Jar for 2014, and I am so excited to start Memory Jars for the whole family for this coming year. It’s a perfect (and perfectly easy) craft for kids and adults alike. Each person, regardless of age, can decorate their…
Ooey Gooey Holiday Chex Mix #15MinuteSuppers
Years ago, a good friend of mine brought our family a big bag of Chex Mix for Christmas. Expecting the same old salty (dare I say boring?) Chex Mix that I was used to, I was caught off guard when I took the first bite of our Christmas treat. It was so good! Even…
Be an Honorary Knight this New Year’s Eve at Medieval Times
Note: My family was invited to attend the New Year’s Eve celebration at the Washington DC-area Medieval Times and I wanted to share my excitement in case a few of my local friends could join in the NYE family fun with us. Although tickets to the show were provided, all thoughts and opinions are my…