welcome home, pirate ship chandelier!

Timmy and I threw a teeny, tiny dinner party to welcome this newest addition to our dining room. Pirate Ship Chando! I've wanted it since the moment and I saw it and in the topsy turvy, can-i-have-it-please, i have cash?, oh everyone else hates it, world of the Merchandise Mart it is now. MINE. We showed it how we do with a winter menu: tomato cashew soup, packet fish, gratin.

My favorite soda is Diet Coke! What's a pirate's favorite soft drink? AARRGGGHHH-C Cola.
Ha.

champagne and sequins: how'd we do?

This year's Champagne and Sequins. Was it the best year ever? Let's review what we did right:

The addition of the Family Dinner Band was VERY well received. What a wonderful moment.

BUT. When we get right down to it, something was missing.

Oh well. It was fun! We will just have to try again next year!!! Thanks for coming!!

a very martha (shelby) thanksgiving.

For the first time EVER, I had nothing to do on Thanksgiving. Which was great, since there was TONS to do! We went to Shelby and Paul's place where we ate and ate and ate and then watched the latest Shrek. It was the best.