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Holiday Mulled Wine

December 23, 2014 4:04 pm Published by Comments Off on Holiday Mulled Wine

My mom was inspired by my rosemary simple syrup gift, and decided to follow up with a bottling project of her own: mulled wine. I love the classic timelessness of this throwback drink for the holiday season; while it may... View Article


Holiday Reading List

December 22, 2014 8:41 pm Published by Comments Off on Holiday Reading List

Today is the first official day of holiday vacation! (Weekends are still weekends, yo.) One of the things I most look forward to about the holidays is being able to curl up with a good book. I’m in the middle... View Article


Homemade Rosemary Simple Syrup

December 19, 2014 8:01 pm Published by Comments Off on Homemade Rosemary Simple Syrup

For our Snowchella holiday party this past weekend, I made a lot of food and tried some delicious new recipes that I’ll be sharing on the blog. But first, I wanted to let you in on my favorite drink recipe... View Article


Holiday Cards

December 16, 2014 8:41 pm Published by Comments Off on Holiday Cards

{Our 2014 holiday card} I have a terrible tendency to push things off to the last minute which, coupled with being incredibly Type A, makes for a super strong anxiety cocktail. I’m still trying to finish my shopping before shipping... View Article


Our Holiday Party: Snowchella

December 16, 2014 1:25 am Published by Comments Off on Our Holiday Party: Snowchella

Tony and I hosted our annual holiday party last night, this year dubbing it Snowchella (I should be embarrassed by how much that pleases me, but I am not. I’ve taken every opportunity to use the word “Snowchella” I could... View Article


Holiday Gift Guide

December 12, 2014 11:31 pm Published by Comments Off on Holiday Gift Guide

I am in awe of those people who always seem to have all of their presents purchased by Black Friday, and neatly wrapped under the (perfectly decorated tree) by December 1. I am not of that breed of human. If (like me) you’re still scrambling to get your holiday shopping done, here are a few of my favorite gifts.View Article


9 Things That Could Go Wrong At A Wedding

December 12, 2014 2:38 am Published by Comments Off on 9 Things That Could Go Wrong At A Wedding

I am thrilled to announce that the infamous Snowman has graced this blog with a guest piece! (If you don’t know who Snowman is, you can read about him here. He’s like a second dad to me, and is the owner of the beautiful home in Tahoe where Tony proposed, and where we’ll be getting married August 1, 2015 - and for that, I will be forever indebted to him).View Article


Holiday Decor

December 8, 2014 7:57 pm Published by Comments Off on Holiday Decor

My passion for the holidays is rivaled only by Will Ferrell’s iconic character in Elf. If I’m having a particularly bad day in July, I will put on Mariah Carey’s Christmas album to make myself feel better. I order peppermint... View Article