After School Snacks for Grown Ups

   Last week, I had the opportunity to cater the September meeting of our local Junior Women’s group. The theme for the event was after school snacks but with a grown up twist.  It included “hostess” cupcakes, peanut butter and jelly bars, pudding cups (pot de creme) and jello shots.  Everyone sipped appletinis and had a great time guessing how many gumballs were in the guessing jar. Can you think

Yellow

As the temperature is finally cooling off in Southern California, I wanted to share one of my favorite parties of the past summer.  I am lucky to be part of a group of eighteen (yes! that’s a lot) wonderful families who hold a family BBQ each Friday night.  This summer the theme for the BBQ helded at my house was yellow-  anything but everything yellow- soft butter

And they’re off…

packed and ready! Today, my children started school- all four of them with my youngest two entering kindergarten.  I am so proud of them.  It is their time to bloom.  So today, I too am starting on a new adventure- sharing my love for parties, paper, personalizing and basically making all things pretty.  Hope you enjoy! I look forward to sharing many wonderful memories wth you.  You can