Three Years

Three years ago today, I married my best friend. Each day brings greater understanding and renewed love. I thank God every day for my husband, my soul mate, and the daddy to our little bean. I love you baby!

Summer Catch-Up

A busy, travel-filled summer left little time for me to think about blogging. Enjoy some photos of our summer fun!

Party Planners are We

Whether its a small birthday party, backyard BBQ, or a full blown, extended-family Thanksgiving dinner, we Masons were born to plan. It is in our blood. We have all been given the gift of hospitality, and we LOVE to use it. In fact, we find just about any excuse to host parties of any size in our homes. Combine that with each of our creative talents, and you have an over-the-top celebration.
I can remember planning parties and neighborhood socials back to when I was younger than 10 years old. For one of my sister's birthdays, I threw a Disney's Aladdin themed party. I made a Jasmine cake and even dressed up as the Genie. At any and all block parties, I was always organizing a circus, a play (which I wrote and directed, of course), a talent show (who could forget my bff Nicole and I lip-synching to the entire Tiffany album), and a beauty pageant where we crowned Miss Ohio.
Now that I am all grown up, not much has changed. I still host themed parties. I drive my husband crazy when I have to have coordinating flowers to go with our table settings at a BBQ for friends. And I am always thinking of the next big party I can host.
This past May was no different, when my mom, sister Sarah, Aunt Alice, and I all got together to plan the bridal shower of the year. My fabulous cousin Abby (the most girly and fun-loving bride-to-be I know) was the last of the first cousins to get married. So of course we were going to give her the most fun shower ever...at least the most fun to plan. And it was! I will let the pictures doing the talking.