Thank You
For the grin on my face that my co-workers had never seen before or even thought existed. Sometimes the little gestures in life can mean so much when they are least expected. The most perfect and beautiful end to an exhausting week.
Posts tagged #love
Pins to Inspire: Feb 11 | 14
Celebrate Love Day
A thoughtful and sweet gesture can go so much further than any amount of money spent on a gift for your loved ones. So this Valentine's Day, check out these creative and lovable celebration ideas via Pinterest. Happy Valentine's Day to all!
- The best alternative to real flowers.
- An inspiring drink menu for a celebration at home.
- A DIY garland that seems too much fun not to try.
- A card that says it all, cutely.
- The best way to celebrate love - good food.
- Simple tags I want to attach to pretty much everything.
- A design-savvy love cookie.
- The right kind of start for your day.
- Easy DIY boxes for a small and thoughtful gift.
Happy New Year!
Some Party Essentials
I Always Start with the Menu
Wrap it in a Theme (Polar Bears!)
Unify with a Color Scheme (White, Gold and a bit of Black)
Happy Holidays!!
I must confess, I am rather sad the holidays are over. But at the very least, I have this blog to write about them and remember how much fun it was to plan for a good meal and enjoy the party with my loved ones!
A few posts ago, I shared with you the menu I was planning on for Christmas and I am happy to report that all the dishes came out beautifully! Hands down, my favorite was the turkey. It was fresh, juicy and just perfect! And as usual, I spent quite a lot of time setting up the table decor (my favorite part of any party). This time however, I had help from the best of helpers: mom. After a trip to the local Marshall's (where we purchased placemats and a few decorations) and Target (where we found the polar bears at 50% off plus the paper christmas trees and candles), we were able to complete our polar bear theme.
The colors we used this year were gold, white and a punch of black. It was all inspired by the design of the menu I did a few weeks back. The menu also inspired the handsomest party favors - custom made cookies by Cakes and Cookies by Claudia.
All in all, I think I am really liking the idea of hosting celebrations! I am already looking for an excuse to have another one soon!
PS: A shoutout to our lovely hosts: Jessica and Stefan Popov and the great help from Jenny Blair (still dreaming of that casserole!) and of course, mom and dad, who are always willing to assist in any loving way they can.
A Holiday Menu!
This year, I will be spending Christmas in Orlando with my lovely sister-in-law and her not-too-shabby husband, my brother (and I should also mention mom, dad, nephew and much more, resulting in an altogether rather large family affair!). And since Stefan and Jessica just welcomed Dimitar Nolan Popov (my nephew) to this world, I offered to take over the entertaining and hosting duties for the festivities. First things first, I put together the menu for Christmas day. Still on my agenda? Christmas Eve menu (which this year will be a traditional Bulgarian meal) and Christmas Breakfast! Can't wait to get cooking!
A few months back, a co-worker of mine convinced me to join my company's Spartan Race team. He didn't talk it up much: he mentioned it's a long-ish run with a few fun obstacles. You know, no big deal. Something someone who runs as much as me should complete more than easily (read, you don't really need to train for it). Ha ha ha.