Happy New Year!

counting down the top 12 of 2012...

12. Celebrating our 3rd wedding anniversary

11.  Jet setting from Omaha to NYC to NC to DC to Cancun and in between

10. Bro-in-law getting engaged

09. the{little}details busy wedding season

08. Weddings of great friends

07. Year of babies

06. The Mister accepting a fellowship position

05. Celebrated the big 3-0

04. Welcoming Parker home

03. Taking 4 pregnancy tests before admitting to myself that we were pregnant

02. Finding out we are expecting a lil' sir in March

01.  Ringing in 2013 with the Mister

Happy NYE!

Hope you lovelies have wonderful things planned for tonight.  Whether it's ringing the new year with your nearest and dearest, or with a couple hundred new friends, here's to 2013 and all the amazing things it will bring!

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Welcome 2012

It's officially 2012, the start of a new year.  Which always brings hope for new things and experiences.  My new year's resolution complete more of the things on my 30 by Thirty list! 


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Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy new year!

A Toast to 2011

Happy New Years Eve! Hope you're ringing in 2012 with your nearest and dearest, a toast to 2011.

2011 most influential stories, alphabetically:

Adele, Amy Winehouse, Arab Spring, Casey Anthony Trial, Charley Sheen's Winning, European Debt Crisis, Gabrielle Giffords, Gadhafi out of Libya, Japan's earthquake and tsunami, Kim Jong-il, Kim Kardashian's wedding/divorce, Occupy Wall Street movement, Osama bin Laden's death, Penn State Scandal, Steve Jobs, William & Kate's Royal Wedding, and Winergate.

DIY :: Minty Fresh for NYE

Nothing gets your pucker ready like these festive Tic Tacs for your midnight kisses/besos.  Just print the following labels and attach to a 1 ounce Tic Tac box.  I am a sucker for orange Tic Tacs, but I happen to think the white stands out more.  Happy Minty NYE!



{photos via ME}


Template: Re-size template to 1.5 by 4.5 for a 1 ounce Tic Tac box.

Tasty Thursday: NYE Edition

New Year's Eve is around the corner.  Here's a fabulous dish for those of you entertaining this year.

{Fig and Port Tarts}

Other NYE appetizers:
Wild Mushroom Ragout on Crispy Polenta
White Bean Soup Shooters with Bacon
Bacon-Pork Pops on Lemongrass Sticks
Oysters with Serano Chiles, Avocado, and Cherry Tomatos
Endive Spears with Lobster, Avacado, and Grapefruit

Entertaining ideas for your NYE soiree:

Photo Credits from the top Left:

1. Classic vibe with an 'Auld Lang Syne' banner and clocks

2. Wall display with numbers counting down to midnight

3. Balloons are perfect to fill a room, hang them upside down by adding a marble before inflating them or fill a room for a festive feel.

4. Festive food displays: Golden smores framed with a vintage frame, Countdown cookies perfect for NYE

5. Keep your guests well lubricated with personalized champagne and water bottles.

6. Fun way to help your guests with their NYE resolutions- coasters

A Golden Champagne Toast

Whether it's a night in, or a night out with your friends, girlfriends, or loved one, hope this NYE is golden.   Gold is the perfect color for any NYE event if you're hosting a wedding, a get together, or going out.  Gold is bright, shinny, and new, the perfect way to ring in the promises of a new year.  Other must-haves are cocktails, confetti, and of course champagne.  Some golden-champagne inspiration for you NYE 2011 soiree, Enjoy!

{First Row: Bucket, Girl on Balcony, Champagne Bottle; Second Row: Place setting, Candy; Third Row: Invitation, Poster, Champagne Flutes, Gold Glitter; Fourth Row: Couple Popping Champagne, Cate Blanchette; Fifth Row: Car, Champagne Flute & Cork}



Black & White NYE Dessert Table

I love the back to basics approach to this festive NYE dessert table.  With simple and elegant black and white decor, wintry accents and yummy treats.  The takeout boxes make the perfect midnight snack container, and I adore those silver cones, so festive!

{photos via The White Library}