Sheila's Shower: Round 2

For those of you who aren't Facebook friends with me, here is another round of pictures from Sheila's amazing bridal shower! 

~ Desserts again ~

~ Chalkboard menu ~

~ Favors ~

~ Me w/ the beautiful bride ~

~ Strawberry ice cream with the itty bittiest spoons ever ~

~ Hanging lanterns ~

~ Sheila's gorgeous cake pops ~

~ Couldn't leave out the cutie little flower girl ~

The cookie favors got more fuss and attention than I anticipated haha... they were so easy to make, anyone could make them I'm convinced! So I'm going to put together a little tutorial for you in case you're interested in making some custom cookies for your next shower or party! Check back later if you have any interest :)

Sheila's Bridal Shower

I can't get over the amazingess of Sheila's bridal shower yesterday afternoon! It was co-hosted by her sister Sher, her friend and bridesmaid Lauren, and moi. Sheila's sister has the most perfect home for entertaining, and an uncanny ability to take inspiration pictures and ideas from around the internet and recreate them (but better)!

The color scheme was inspired by Sheila's wedding colors - blush and gold. The food theme was a modified tea party, with lots of miniature menu items. I'll let the pictures do the talking... but in a word, the whole day was simply beautiful!

~ Dessert table... Cake. Lemon Curd Scones. Cake Pops. ~

~ Drink station. Lemonade, Water and Hot Tea. ~

~ Beautiful dessert tables and back drop! ~

~ More sweets! Mini Cupcakes, Cookie Dough Dip, and Tea Bag cookies. ~

 ~ THE most AMAZING cake! So simple and girly :) ~

~ Sweet, simple hydrangeas. ~

~ Gorgeous guest of honor with her giant balloon ~

~ Wedding dress cookies for favors. ~

~ The so-so-soon-to-be Mr. & Mrs. ~

~ Mini salad cups w/ Raspberry Vinaigrette. ~

~ Mini Quiche, Mini Chicken Salad Pitas, Deviled Eggs. ~

Girly and feminine and chic. A lovely little afternoon spent celebrating the most lovely bride-to-be! If y'all have any interest in recipes or specific details of the day, let me know :)

Friday Favorites

Fridays are usually the best... this one, unfortunately, is no fun. I came down with a weird head cold yesterday. The left side (and only the left side... somehow...) of my face has a cold. My left nostril is runny/stuffy/feels like I need to sneeze 24/7. And my left eye won't stop watering. The watering is making it look like my left eye is also 1/3 of the size of my right eye... so unattractive. I'll spare you pics of this lopsidedness, but just believe me when I say it ain't pretty!

To make matters worse, our cable and internet haven't been working since MONDAY! Seriously, what's a sick day without TV?! Its 2012 and I'm living like I'm Amish (plus electricity, thank God for that) and I'm currently waiting on my couch for a NEW cable and internet provider to show up. Because when things stop working around here, I don't fix them... I fire them. Oh really, Comcast? You can't come fix our broken stuff for 4 days? Ok thats too bad I'll just have to switch to AT&T because you annoy the heck out of me! Bonus: We'll get DVR in every room and save $33/month. Soooo there. Fired.

Sorry for the rant. I think its the sinus cold meds talking......... Enjoy these Friday faves, because they took approx. 20 min to upload thanks to the 2 measly bars of internet I'm currently enjoying courtesy of our apartment business center across the pool :)

Great way to save Christmas cards to look at year after year! And great for people like me who hoard the cards rather than toss them when a new one arrives the following December.....

Prettiest little Blueberry Cheesecake... I love the rich color!

These have been re-pinned a zillion times so they must be amazing... Peanut Butter Cup Brownies!

I should toss in one favorite unrelated to food, right?? Hinged canvas to hide ugly wall stuff! Smart!

Tres Leches Caketini......... need this. Now!

On my agenda for the weekend: regain normalcy in the left half of my face (and hopefully stop dripping weird fluids out of my nose/eye!), take down the decorations from last weekend's engagement party, and become bffs with the DVR that should be arriving annny moment now! I've never had DVR so I'm giddy over the thought of getting to watch shows when I want to rather than when they air! Any good ones I should start recording?! Leave me a comment and let me know!

Engagement Partay

When a couple of our good friends got engaged over the long holiday break, we decided we'd get all of the Atlanta friends together for a little celebration once everyone got back into town. After comparing calendars, the only Saturday in the foreseeable future that would work was just 5 short days away! Never mind that it was short notice... we shot out a quick e-vite and every single guest on the list was able to come!

Also never mind that we invited 14 people to our itty bitty apartment. That ended up sort of working out ok too! People squeezed on the couch, we brought in some extra chairs, and no one seemed to mind being a tad bit crowded :) Good friends, good food, good drinks, good times!

Little blurry :( But we had a fun appetizer spread!

Kept the decorations simple. Red, purple, and "Love."

Easiest update for every occasion - new chalkboard art!

Lucky for me, the Valentine's Day decor is out in full force!

Boys watched football, girls thumbed through Us Weekly haha..

The future Mr. & Mrs.!

And what's a party without a sleeping little babe on my lap?!

Despite the fact that I drank much too much wine and got practically no sleep at all {people were over until 3 a.m.!} we had a really great time and it was sooo good to catch up with friends after parting ways for a few weeks... and of course, it was so great to toast the newly engaged couple and to celebrate their happiness with them!

The details:

Red party poms - $3 each from Party City

LOVE blocks - $10 at Home Goods
Plastic champagne flutes - $1.20/4 at Kroger

Ham & Cheese Sliders - Click for Recipe

Baked Brie (sans jam) - Click for Recipe

Butter Pecan mini cupcakes w/ vanilla frosting - Click for Box ;)

Crock Pot Meatballs - Click for Recipe

Stuffed Strawberries - Click for Recipe

Also on the menu ~ buffalo chicken dip, stuffed mushrooms, & a champagne toast!

Last minute party planning stresses me out just a little... but by keeping it simple (both the decorations and the food) we were able to pull off a fun, low-key celebration ~ and I'm always reminded that its not the decor or the fluff or the price tag that makes a night special! Less was definitely more on Saturday night!