Christmas Eve Table & Tradition

Christmas Eve is definitely one of my favorite times of the year. Growing up we would go to my Grandma and Grandpa Bailey's house and have German food and watch old home videos. "German food" typically consisted of bratwurst, hot potato salad and macaroni salad from Siegfried's Deli on 200 S. in Salt Lake. This has always been the tradition for many years until all the cousins started getting older and we needed more excitement than just each other's company. 

After a few years of Christmas Eve lunches and sleigh rides with or without snow, we decided to restore the tradition. About 2/5 of the Bailey Family along with my Uncle George (my mother's brother) came over to our house on Christmas Eve for a great German feast. 

Here is the tablescape I made for our dinner: 

[please note the olives on the table - this is a Bailey family necessity]

Jingle Bell details on the napkins

[I would recommend not using the sparkled kind - the sparkles get all over the napping]

I had fun adding small, unique accents to the table like the gold coils, jingle bells, Christmas theme glasses (FROM THE DI) and cranberries in each water glass. 

This was the centerpiece of the table - Mistletoe and pine branch with gold jingle bells and cranberries. This seemed very popular on Pinterest and actually smelled very nice. 

This is definitely a Christmas Eve that I won't forget and I have enjoyed each day that I am able to spend it with family and those I love. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Turn Any Event into a Party!

There is only one time a year when a group of girls get together to watch another group of girls walk down a runway half naked. And it is completely acceptable to eat popcorn, candy and oreos!

This year I decided to invite over some girl friends and watch the show together. Plus, some of us have a small girl crush on Taylor Swift and we wanted to watch her performance. 

No matter what kind of party you throw, I feel like invitations will always set the mood. 

I had a group of dairy farmers host an event at work last week and they drank a lot of milk! I thought that Strawberry milk and cookies would be something fun and different for my PINK themed party. [Lets just say, Strawberry milk is not everyone's favorite]

I LOVE POPCORN! It should literally be its own food group and is very necessary at any party. 

We had a complete buffet of treats to make any viewing party fun and exiting. 

I recently found the Archer Farmers Sparkling Soda at Target which was also pink!

Diva and her best friend Whitnee

It was a great night and I loved having my 4 best friends together!

I feel like you can turn any activity or event into a fun and memorable party! It doesn't take much just a little coordinating, great company and fun food. I like planning events and parties because I enjoy the outcome, I love seeing people get excited over the small details or unique treats. 

Until the next party - Happy Holidays!

xoxo,

S