I have three sisters and we celebrated a milestone this year with the youngest – Tracy turned 50 and planned a visit to Vegas to celebrate! Her one request was to go to a rock concert featuring one of the bands we used to listen to when we were kids. Having that in mind, and asking around…I learned of a newer Vegas show “Raiding the Rock Vault”, which featured rock musicians and their music from the past. I found a GREAT deal from The Radio Shopping Show for the tickets....
Over the weeks, we’ve talked a lot about gift wrap and presentations. Today we thought a sentimental idea for a unique baby gift might be helpful, for the soon to be mamas in your life! Personalizing and choosing a gift with thought…no matter what the price, is what makes gift giving touch our hearts. Years ago my friend Nancy told me of the below idea and I have been waiting for just the right family to give it to. And guess what, that perfect couple just had their...
Inside the Cave – Over the years we have produced some fairly large outdoor events (15,000 to 125,000 attendees) so in being an Event Planner I’m always extremely interested in the logistics and costs of incredibly massive events such as the Olympics. I remember reading that the last Winter Olympics (2010 in Vancouver, Canada) cost $9.2 Billion to produce. The 22nd Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia this February 7-23, 2014. This is...
Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and do it right… In past posts we have mentioned make shift tablecloths and fabric to make a table scape work. As an event professional this is a skill that comes in handy for sure! However for 20 years whenever we put in all of the leaves of our dining room table, the width doesn’t work with any tablecloth that can be purchased in stores. I don’t sew and so I decided to finally hire Anna Cotton a professional seamstress...
Holiday Party in January: Easiest Potluck Ever! You know, at the end of the season it is really important to me to take a glance back at this time of celebrating, hoping I had a chance to see everyone. The outreach group that I am involved in plans our holiday party to be the first week of January instead of December. It takes the pressure off, everyone brings something, and the potluck element allows me to mix and mingle too. (As well as enjoy some great dishes!) Tips...
The holidays are often a time for long-held family traditions, as well as creating new traditions and holiday memories. My Mom and I have a Christmas tradition every year, where we go through all of the Christmas and holiday (even birthday, etc) cards we’ve received throughout the year. We keep every card in our ice bucket in the kitchen cupboard which helps us to store them, and keep them all together for a year to enjoy them once more and reminisce. We pick an afternoon...
Practically Perfect Planner has made up a list and is checking it twice…on Wednesday we went into a CCM Learning Center and started setting up shop. At-risk kids in low-income housing were earning “Good Behavior Bucks” to give Mom and Dad something special…all sponsored by Practically Perfect Planner! I had such a wonderful time playing “store keeper”, helping kids wrap gifts from the heart, and giving out goody bags. I was...
Many have the tradition of “Secret Santa”…where you draw names and each person is assigned someone to buy a secret gift for. As a young family, we did what we now call: “Secret Santa…with a Twist”. With four kids who were all pre-teens and teens – the parents decided the gifts and commercialism needed to be toned down and the thoughtful actions and kindness to each other needed to be pumped up. This is our take on a tradition that encourages family time and thoughtfulness...
The simple pleasures of life this season…a few of my favorite things: – a small package in the mail – the aroma of Christmas – a favorite holiday mug totally filled with hot cocoa and marshmallows All of this combined with taking a few “me” moments…yes, it’s going to be a very merry day! My dear friend Patricia sent me the perfect little holiday package (she even used wrapping paper to make the cute envelope!), and inside was everything I needed for...
My Mom never counts the days until something happens; she counts “how many sleeps”. Such as, “how many sleeps until I get to see you?” It’s something she’s always said, that’s always made me smile. So, when I think about my “Holiday Happy”, the first thing that comes to mind is my favorite Christmas decoration that helps count the “sleeps” until Christmas! We’ve had it in our home for as long as I can remember, and it’s always been a source of a little...
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