Merry Christmas Everyone

Just wanted to wish everyone a very merry christmas. I'll be taking the next week off to spend with my family! Be back in 2008.

Preppy Cookie Exchange

I promised pics from this year�s cookie exchange so here they are!

The spread -

I love these fun placecards from Pottery Barn (last summer), they are super cute!





I used these placecards from the Martha Stewart collection at Michaels so people could write the names of their cookies.
Here�s the bar. I did champagne and chamboard with blackberries as the signature drink, so yummy.
And the other food table, I made this recipe for pigs in a blanket (one of my favorites). They were all gone by the end of the party.
I also got this awesome cookie box kit (also Martha Stewart Crafts) for everyone to take home their treats in.
All in all, a great party.

And just because I had the camera, here are some shots of the Preppy Wedding House during the holidays.


And Santa�s favorite elf.

Happy Thanksgiving ... is it Christmas yet?

Just wanted to pop in and wish everyone a very happy thanksgiving. I got to attend dual celebrations yesterday (my parents and Mr. Preppy Wedding's extended family). Not counting the 3+ hours in the car, not a bad time. I managed to succeed in making this peanut butter pie (it was really good) and the good old standby - the green bean casserole. Next year, Mr. Preppy Wedding is obsessed with deep frying a turkey, which sounds like some fun!

Today, I popped over to the local outdoor mall (still wondering why an outdoor mall is a good idea for Richmond - it was 40 degrees tonight) and got the husband's big gift.

Right now, I'm still up burning holiday CDs for the 2007 Preppy Wedding Christmas Cards.

I know y'all are dying to know, so here goes for our selection this year ....

Here are the his/hers letterpress cards for relatives and work contacts. If you like these take a look at Looky-Loos etsy site. Her stuff is so beautiful in person and very economical.






And for our young friends this year, we're doing personalized holiday CDs using this kit from Chronicle Books (one of my favorite go to gift sites). I'm really excited about how cute they turned out. Just a little nervous about figuring out how to mail them, but I'm sure I'll make it work!!

Here are the songs I picked for the CD:

Christmas Time Is Here - Ivy
Love Came Down At Christmas - Jars of Clay
All That I Want - The Weepies
Maybe This Christmas - Ron Sexsmith
It�s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Martina Sorbara
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Sixpence None The Richer
O Come O Come Emmanuel - Sufjan Stevens
Grown-Up Christmas List - Michael Bubl�
The First Noel - Leigh Nash
All I Want for Christmas Is You - Billy Paul Williams & Lauren Carter
What Christmas Means to Me - Mandisa
Wonderful Christmastime - Jars of Clay
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve - Kate & Anna McGarrigle & Rufus Wainwright
Auld Lang Syne - Barenaked Ladies
Be Thou My Vision - Van Morrison

Hope all of you had a very happy thanksgiving and a very happy long weekend!

Happy Halloween

I'm off to DC for work, so we celebrated Halloween in style on Monday night.

Dempsey & LuLu (our preppy pooches) wish you all a very Happy Halloween.

Preppy Pup Wear

Quick post today, as I am trying to get my photography projects ready for class tonight!

This weekend, I went to a local art fair and had to show you the cute bandanas that I got for the pups. I certainly had a why didn�t I think of that moment when I saw how precious (and easy) these bandanas are. You see they just slip onto your dog's collar and can be easily washed or interchanged.

You can see how Dempsey and LuLu love their new looks.



Visit abcPetWear to see the entire collection.

Lulu Monster

My lil Lulu woke us up at 6:00 this morning and was a very sick girl. I have been feeling so guilty here at work, knowing she is at home not feeling well. I can�t imagine how having children will feel. From the minute we picked her up, she has just charmed her dad and me.

I may just have to skip out of here early to see this pretty face.