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    Birthday Party Ideas

    My birthday is coming up, and I need to decide (rather quickly) what I want to do to celebrate.

    Usually, I make a big deal about my birthdays. For several years, I hosted a random acts of kindness scavenger hunt. Two years ago, a bunch of us trekked to a YMCA camp in the Colorado mountains for a snowy slumber party. Last year, I hosted a retro prom party, complete with a photo booth.

    This year, I’m feeling rather uninspired. I don’t want to do anything flashy or showy, but I also don’t want my birthday to slide by stealthily without much notice.

    I wonder why I’m feeling different … Read More

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    Monthly Dinner Party

    Apron courtesy of Anthropologie

    Matt and I like to have friends over for dinner, but if we don’t make a concerted effort to do it, the entire month can fly by with no dinner parties.

    At the beginning of the month, I like to sit down and decide whom to invite for dinner that month. Matt hates such calculated planning, but he puts up with it!

    Last month, we met a really cool couple at a party. They seemed like the perfect choice for January’s dinner party.

    Now we have to decide what to serve…

    I’d like to serve a salad and bread, so pasta seems like a logical choice. … Read More