As the holidays get closer, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the seemingly never-ending to-do list. From shopping and wrapping to decorating and more, there is no shortage of things to get done before the big day rolls around. In many cases, one adult in the home...
Before you turn around twice, wedding season is going to be upon us again. And if you're planning your own wedding right now, you know how difficult it can be to select a gift for your guests that won't be eaten in two seconds or become useless once it's taken home....
As Christmas grows near, there are a ton of things you can do to embrace the season and increase the holiday cheer. And when the school holidays start, you may need even more reinforcement to keep them from being glued to the TV, computer or game console. Here are 16...
You can host wonderfully festive costume parties and other events right in your own home. Not only will you save a lot of money by doing this since you won’t have to pay a rental fee, but guests will enjoy the informal atmosphere. Even big events, such as wedding...
As the holiday season comes closer into view, it's time to plan ahead for holiday guests. You're ahead of the game if you already know that Aunt Sarah is coming to visit, or your cousin Jill will be in town during a certain week. Single travelers are usually a delight...
Since Stefan and I got together over a DECADE ago (ack!), we have hosted quite a few New Year's Eve parties at our house. Most of the time they were quite intimate and casual, and they seldom involved fireworks since Ayla seems to get more and more disturbed by them...
Since Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching (and I'm going to be running around like the Tazmanian Devil for a few days), I thought I should take a few calm moments to write about the things I'm thankful for in my life. Most of these are things that I'm blessed to...
I know it's hard to believe, but Thanksgiving is literally just around the corner. I kind of hyperventilated a little when went on eBay yesterday and it said 47 days until Christmas! With only 16 days left until the main turkey event, now is the time to start...
Our Lantern Festival has now come and gone. It's the biggest celebration of the year in our little town, and the event really brings the best out in everyone. The whole town is in a great mood leading up to the 3.5 day party, which starts on Friday night and closes...
By chance, we found out that this past weekend, not too far from our home, Germany's largest soap box derby (Seifenkistenrennen) was taking place. The Hanauer Seifenkistenrennen has apparently been going on for many, MANY years (at least since Stefan was a kid) and...
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