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It’s Fall Y’all
To me, fall means crisp air (here is Utah we can get snow), college football (GO SEC), and fall decor. My oldest daughter told me I needed to decorate my kitchen cabinets and pantry door. We went to Hobby Lobby and bought fall plaques, and fall ribbon. I used Command Strips (3M) on the interior of the cabinets to hook the ribbon on. If you do not like how the plaques hit the cabinets when you open them, you can use museum putty on the backs of the plaques. The wreath came from Michael's.
Have fun with your cabinets. They can brighten your kitchen.
Southerners Do Unique Things
A lot of southerners have a name for their properties. It can be a name that has passed down through the years or a newly created name. Being a transplanted southerner, my home is named Deer Run at Crestview. First, we live on Crestview Dr. The Deer Run is because when my husband saw our house for the very first time, a deer walked past him and brushed his body. He was sold on the house after that. Yes, we still have deer in our yard.
Once we had the name, we got our oldest daughter to come up with a logo. When you visit our home, you will see the logo used in a variety of ways. We have caps, sweatshirts, mugs, gift bags, and. even a flag for our flagpole.
Be creative, come up with a name for your home. If not at name, have a theme that you love. I have a friend that has peacocks around her home. What a great theme! She can use the peacock or a peacock feather as a theme. I know that you have ideas. Make them happen.
Know Your Guests
When I have guests, not family, come for the first time, I email a guest information sheet to them. This sheet lets me know the guests likes and dislikes, food allergies, or dietary restrictions. I keep this information in a notebook so I can reference it if needed. This information allows me to plan what I am serving. I occasionally update the information as people’s tastes change. This idea is not original with me. I got this idea from my sister-in-law who is a phenomenal hostess. Let me know your ideas on getting to know your guests.
One idea is that you can send this as an email and print the emails and save.
My Nod to Halloween
For some reason, I just did not have it in me to full on decorate for Halloween. I have actually done more for Fall/Thanksgiving this year. I feel like Thanksgiving gets skipped over and I made the conscious decision to celebrate Thanksgiving this year. However, I did give a nod to Halloween. I have my pillow covers (from Sarah Strader Design) and my table decor (from HomeGoods). I finally got the fall decor on the backs of my bar stools (from Hobby Lobby). I was too lazy to get zip ties from the garage to attach them. All of this being said, it is ok to skip a holiday. Save your energies for the celebrations that mean the most to you.
The Guys are Back!
We host a guy’s weekend every year. It is always an unknown as to what will happen. Truthfully, I really don’t want to know what happens. What happens at the fire pit, stays at the fire pit.
When we have guests, I always get the question, “What is your Wifi and password.” I answered that questions by putting the information in each bedroom. I printed the Wifi log in and password, along with our logo, and put it in frames that I purchased at HomeGoods.
As I complete my set up, I will post more pictures as I prepare (and brace myself) for the guys.
Keep the Flow Easy
In my kitchen, the coffee maker is between the stove and the sink. When you have guests, it makes it awkward. I came up with an idea (I am sure someone else has thought of this) to allow guests to have easy access to coffee and not crowd the cook. I set up a coffee cart. I have different coffee creamers because my guests sometimes have different tastes. With the men’s weekend, I have sugar free (one is diabetic), one only likes hazelnut, and my husband likes something else and I always have half and half just in case. Quick Tip: Put hot water in the coffee urn to warm it up before putting in the coffee.
