holidays

I finally made it… for the past 3 years, The Grinch has been featured at Opryland’s ICE exhibit, and I, after must negotiating, persuaded my entire family to enter Who-Ville for some major fun in the freezing cold. Needless to say, we were all sniffling by the time we left, as they have to keep […]

As part of my Rec Team obligations this year, I was responsible for planning the R. W. Beck Nashville Christmas Party- we always rent out a place that speaks to the heart of everything that is “Nashville”… last year we rented out a private room at the infamous Wildhorse Saloon, complete with line dancing, buffet-style […]

This past weekend, Meg and I hosted our 2nd Annual Christmas Party at our apartment… we were a little worried about spacing issues because we had invited SO many people, but it turned out perfectly and I think all of our guests had a great time. Needless to say, we had lots of cleaning to […]

Since I like to bake more than say “cook”, this Thanksgiving I was assigned by my lovely mother to bring a dessert to the big family celebration… wanting to think out of the box and prepare something that wasn’t necessarily a seasonal/holiday dessert, I decided to try my very 1st pineapple upside down cake. Leave […]

This year for Thanksgiving, my parents and I got to host our family’s celebration at their house (my aunts, grandmonther, and mother rotate each year so it’s not a burden on the same person every year). It was so great to be home in my bed and in my room and hanging out with my […]